Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-07-01

he thought that the gentleman from Alabama
mr. Housros) and asked him If the papers were sent
in The gentleman said not He (Mr b. thought that
he then spoke the gentleman several different times
about the committee getting the papers, and the last time
that he insisted the committee ought obtain them
The gentleman thought very differently and they parted
with differ ent opinions The two gentleman from New
York Messrs HAVEN and PEcKHAM) not subject to
the censure which had been upon them Of delay in
making application for these papers
lie then briefly replied to remark of Mr.. HousTos,
saying that he (Mr. H. had confined himself in his
gumen instances in which negotiations had rpened
into acquisition of territory and the great point he made
was that legislative action had before there
treaty of acquisition He repeated, he had limited him
self instances Of acquisition In each of the of
Louisiana Florida, and California the money appro-
priated before the acquisition made
Mr. HOUSTON said he disappointed in the strongest
terms, gentlemen this floor attempting to bring up
private conversations which intended to be made
public. He had recollection Of the conversation to
which the gentleman had alluded He had never init
mated the gentleman that he would call for the papers
MIR. BENTON. You told me you would not.
MIR. HOUSTON. Then why this poor child's play of
bringing this matter before the House. when the gentle
man says promptly told him would not bring the
papers here,
He denied that he had ccnsured the gentlemen from
New York, and further replied to Mr.. BENTON.
Mr.. PECKHAM replied TO Mr.. HoUsToY, stating that
single objection would have prevented the Introduction
of his resolution any day but Monday on which day
twotrds would have enabled him to bring it before
the House. The gentleman had said that he would have
been willing TO let the papers in had the appl-
cation been made in time. When in the opinion of the
gentleman would have been the proper time II only
onchaf the time consumed in attempting to prevent the
Of these papers had been spent furnishing
them they would have all been here in time, and the
House and the country would have had the benefit Of
them.
Mr. HAVEN inquired why this pertinacity. Why not
let the House have this correspondence? There was
som ethng rotten in Denmark he feared In any court
on earth, that he knew Of in criminal cases. where
man was arraigned, unless 1t capital case, he
stood silent he adjn ged to be guilty He would
not have the issue changed The issue not whether
they had asked in time, but whether the gentleman would
dare let them have tho papers This the issua and
he would hold the gentleman to it.
Mr. ASHE denied that the House had any right to the
papers, that the Executive was in any compro
missed by their refusal This old question, which
had long agated in the country and the people had
decided that the House had right to the papers for
they part of the treaty making power The mes
sage Of Gen. Washington this subject had satisfied him
this point The House, however, could withhold
appropriation to carry into effect treaty which in their
opinion coniced with the Constitution might engender
injurious the interests of the country
The papers could give them information to whether
or NOT treaty constitutional. That was to be de-
termined by comparing the treaty with the Constitution
Mr.. HARRIS, Of Mississippi, said that this the
Gadsden treaty; it not the Mexican treaty 1t
a treaty which own Senate had made. The House
been done by refusing it than the whole correspondence
could have created He would for the treaty, but
the who framed it must take the responsibility He
would vote for because he did not want to embarrass
i
He attempted the other day to put entering wedge in
here regard to the President about Cuba
He wanted the President to issue proclamation
against those citizens of Missouri who armng them
selves to prevent emigration to Kansas Laughter
1t gross outrage against the fundamental principles
OF the Constitution and the country because attempt
made to prevent foreign emigrants coming to
shores But the people Missouri had declared that
Northern should not settle in Kansas unless they
were sound on the slavery question Much laughter
Mr. TAYLOR, Of Ohio, said that he would vote for the
he clp hutfh ipfnr
ton they had in regard the necessity for this appro
pra ton Of ten millions what had appeared in the
newspapers and what was asserted by rumor 1t could
not be expected that he would vote for the treaty without
any reliable information upon which to form Judgment.
In his opinion the House had right to the papers, and
he that every member should be jealous of the
rights of the body They should call for the information
aud if the President should not think compatible with
the public interests to transmit it he would have perfect
right, il would be his duty to withhold it,
Mr.. CLlNGMAN commended that the House had right
TO call FOR the information said that he would have
voted for resolution requesting this correspondence
But any thing in the correspondence would not affect his
VOTE he was in favor Of the provisions Of the treaty
MIR. PECKHAM then urged various objections to the
treaty, and Mr. WALSH expressed himself for it.
The amendment Of Mr. Benton was then rejected when,
On motion of Mr.. PRESTON, the committee rose and
reported the bill to the House
Under the operation Of the previous question the bill
then read the third time and passed by the following
vote
YEAs-Messrs Abecrombie Aiken James c. Allen viii |
lis Allen, Ash David j. Bailey Barksdae Barry, Becher
Bell Bliss Bocoek Boyce, Brecknridge Bridges Brooks
Caskie Chamberlain, chastan, Chsman, Clark Cngman,
Cobb, Coqu Cox, Curtis, John g. Davis Dawson Dean,
Disney, Dowdell, Eddy, Edmundson j. NJ Elliott Ellison,
Ewing Faulkner Florence Gamble Goode Greenwood Grow
sampson W. Harris Hendricks Hem, Hiye Houston Hunt
ingerso johnson, George Jones CLANCY Jones' Roland
Jones, Kc Kerr, Kidwel, Kurz Lamb Letche Lindsey
McDougal, McMuen, McNair, Macy, Maxwell S. Miller,
Mson Oids, Orr Packer, John Perkins, Phelps, Phillips,
Powell Pratt Preston Puryear Reese Richardson Riddle
Robbins Rowe, Rufin Seward Shannon Shaw, Singleton,
s. A. Smith, VIM. Smith, g. w. Smyth, F. p. Stanton, III
L. Stevens Sraub David Stuart, John Taylor Thurson
VAIL Vansant Walker, Walsh, Westbrook, D. Wright and
Zoliicofer-l03
NAYS-Messrs Bennett, Benson, Benton, Campbell, Car
pener Chandler Cook, Crocker Cullom Thomas Davis De
Witt Dick, Dickinson, Eastman, Thomas D. Eliot Eyerhar
Farley Fenon, Flagler Gddings Goodrich, Aaron Harlan
Harrison Hastings Haven, Hester Howe Hua hes Daniel
jones' Knox Lindley McCuloch, Matteson Maya Middle
swarth j. g. Miller Morgan, Murray Norton, Andrew Oliver
Modecai Oliver Parker Peckham, Pennington b. Perkins
Prnge David Richie, Russell, Sabn, Sage Sapp Gerrt
Smith, j. L. Taylor, N. G. Taylor Upham, Wade, Valley
b. Washbune, Israel Washburn, John Wentworth, Tappan
Wentworth, and Wheeler-62
The House then adjourned.
THURSDAY, JUNE 3d. 1854.