Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-12

A brief debate ensued when, without taking
the question on the resolution,
The House adjourned.
Senate, january IL, 1854.
The Chair laid before the Senate commu-
nication from the Secretary Of War, transmit
ting the report of the officers appointed to So
lect site for military asylum at the West
Referred
Mr. Butler said that no quorum Of the Judi
ciary Committee was in attendance. With
view Of enabling that committee to proceed
with its business he moved that an additional
member be appointed to act until the regular
members shall have arrived and the motion
was agreed to-
MhCooper presented the memorial of the
Accessory Transit Company, signed by its
President Charles r. Morgan, praying the
passage OF an act which will authorize the
steamers belonging to that company to obtain
American registers; the steamers were owned
prlncipally by ci6rens Of New York though
tne company was chartered by the State Of Mic
aragua; and under the construction of the
revenue laws Of the United States, the compa-
ny are obliged to obtain registers for their
steamers from Nicaragua. and cannot sail
them under the American flag without the in.
Prevention of trustees. Referred to the Com
mittee ON Commerce
Mr.. Weller gave notice Of bill TO establish
semi monthly mail between the Atlantic and
Pacific, by way Of Nicaragua.
Mr.. Chase. ! ask leave to present the me-
mortal of Edward A. Stansbury and others, of
the city Of New York, praying for the prohi-
bition of Slavery in the Territories, and wher-
ever the General Government has constitution,
al power to do 30.
recognise among the signatures of this Pc
tition the names of not a few among the prom
inent business men of New York observe
also, the name of John Jay, worthy grandson
of the first Chief Justice Of the United States,
and that Of John p Hale, recently one of our
associates in this chamber The character Of
the memorialists and, in my Judgment, also
the objects which they seek, commend this me
mortal to our favorable consideration. | am
aware, however, that the Committee on Terri.
tories, TO which memorials Of this description
would perhaps be most appropriately referred,
is opposed to the passage of these memorials.
shall therefore move that the petition be re-
ceived, and, for the present, laid on the table
give notice. however, that | shall, hereafter,
submit a motion that this memorial, and others
ON the same and similar subjects, be taken up
and referred to n select committee.
Mr. Mallory introduced bill to repeal the
discriminating duties on Spanish vessels
On motion Of Mr.. Adams, the Committee on
Retrenchment was authorized to employ clerk
And ON motion Of Mr.. Gwin, the Select Com.
mittee on the Pacific Railroad was allowed To
employ a clerk.
Mr. Fish reported bill for the relief Of the
captors Of the lrigate Philadelphia
On motion of Mr.. Badger, IL was ordered
that xhan tho Gauafa adsonr., x aH,ou.., gslI
Monday.
Mr. Badger submitted a resolution, chang
ing tho 18th rule, regulating the admissions to
the floor Of the Senate. Laid over.
The Senate then resumed the consideration
of the Message Of the President, transmitting
certain correspondence relating to the Clay.
ton Bulwer treaty.
Mr. Clayton then addressed the Senate i'm
reply 10 the speech made yesterday 10y MIR.
Cas- He said that he was surprised, after liz.
tening to more than one half Of the Senator's
speech, to hear him arrive mt the same conclu.
sion on the whole subject, that he Mr.. Clay
toni had long since expressed He read para
graph from the speech Of the Senator to this
effect, and expressed his qualification at being
able cordially To shake hands with the Senator
on this point and would stand side by eide
with him in maintaining the treaty, and in en-
deavoring, il possible to compel Great Britain
to observe it,
Tho Senator complained for two hours Of
him. nd he feared that the Senator would
wind up by declaring the treaty to be alto
gether null and void. But they both now saw
that Lord Clarendon desires a new treaty and
they both concur in saying the request should
not be listened TO, but that the Government
OF the United States should insist on England
observing faithfully the treaty. The senator
chided him for two hours, and then said he was
right II reminded him OF an anecdote Of
schoolboy days, where boy was Aogged and
scoldcd for half hour, when the master told
him, You have done right you dog but you
didn't intend it--you were right only by acci-
dent"
The error Of the Senator in January of last
year was in supposing that the Central Amer
lea meant by the treaty, included the British
settlement at the Belize, commonly called Brit.
fish Honduras; that grevious error the Senator
still persisted in.
Mr. G. contended that the Senator has pro
duced nothing new TO sustain this position, ex
cept the reliance he seemed to place upon tho
ignorance displayed in the recent English dcs-
patches on this subject He read a note from
Mr. Champion, in which il was said that the
position assumed in the recent dispatches, that
the Belize formed part OF Central America was
not correct so far ne il admitted that Honduras
was part Of the political Central America.
He proceeded TO show that the maps and Mt
lases relied upon az showing Honduras 10 be in
Central America, also described Mexico, Texas.
and California, as parts Of Central Americn.
Such authorities he held 10 be unworthy 10 be
used by any statesman. II the Senator, IN