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XXXIII CONGRESS--Flrs Session
WASHINGTON, Jan. IL.
SENATE

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trail American affairs. His main noint wa,
that while the terms of the treaty with Grca
Britain, as originally ratified by the Scnat,
under Ten. Taylor, excluded Great Britain
from dominion IN any part of Central Amcr
ca. Its effect was modified by II declaration
appended by the British Government, ant
asscnted to by President Taylor, without tn,
knowledge of the Senate, that the British set
Element in Honduras was not intended to b,
included in these stipulatlons. Mr. CLAYTON
who negotiated the treaty, indicates this ace
by the allegation that the Senate 80 under
STOOD the treaty when they ratit, ID it. Thi.
General Cass denies, and strongly contests the
propricty Of the arrangement
HOUSE.
After debate the following resolution wa,
ADOPTED by vote Of u to 9.
Rcsolred, That the thanks of Congress he and mr.,
hereby presented to Mr.. Duncan n. lngraham. com
handing the United States sloop-of-war St. Louis
fsyhiS Judcious and gallant conduct on the second ri
July last, extending the protection of the American
Government to Martin koszta, by rcscung him from
ioreiple ana illegal seizure and imprisonment OF
board the Austrian brig-of-war IIuzzar That IN,
President of the United States be and is requested
to cause to be made medal with suitable dcyccs
he presented to Duncan n. Ingraham, as a tcstimo
MAI "i the high sense entertained by Congress of his
valor, promptness and judicious conduct on tho
above mentioned occasion. That he cause the fore.
going resolutions to be communicated to Captain In
graham, in such terms as he may deem best calcu.
lated to give effect to the objects thereof.
The committee on printing reported against
printing additional copies of large volume OF
census returns, upwards Of twenty thousand
having already been ordered for tho use OF
Congress, but reported in favor of ,rintinc
fifty thousand copies, Compendium Of Census
WASHINGTON. Jan. r.
SENATE.
MIR. Clayton spoke in reply to Mr.. Cass
Before concluding, the Senate adjourned to
Monday.
The House resumed the consideration OF
the report from the Committee on Printing
proposing to print fifty thousand copies of the
compendium of the Census, to be printed in
royal octave form, and not exceed four hun
drcd pages.
Mr.. Mracham Vt, moved an amendment
providing for on" hundred thousand copies.
lie said, the census information had been col
lcctcd at a cost Of one million and !; half of
dollars, in the large book, which not one
in Il thousand can see. lie, therefore, wished
to give the proposed compendium the largest
circulation.
After II lengthy debate, tho amendment
then adopted.
ASHINGTOS, Jan. 49,
HOUSE.
Mr.. Cutting from the Committee on the
Judiciary, to which the subject was referred
reported a bill providing that persons hereto
fore born. or who may hereafter be born out
of the limits and jurisdiction of the United
States, whose fathers were. or who shall be t
thr tin pf tbnir lirtb .;t;y,,u Of a. 1
States, shall be deemed and considered. and
are hereby declared to be citizens of the
United States. provided however that the
rights of citizenship shall not descend to per-
sons whose fathers never resided in the Uni
ted States. Second section rcads--Any wo-
man married, or who shall be- married to n
citizen Of the United States. shall be deemed
and taken to he citizen,
Mr. Cutting urged The Immediate Passage
OF the Bill, and it was passed
WASHINGTON. january l..
In the United States Senate and House
""St""inH. r"SplutiuuS wnr" ..n,.rnI tn .nn,int
Il committee to express suitable thanks t. the
r"Scucrs OF the passengers Of the San Fran
cisco, y bill WnG also reported 70 grant each
officer and privatcs ON board the steamer San
Frlncisco four month S extra pay I; in ease of
death 10y the disaster to 90 to the widow and
Children
Mr.. Dixon's amendment to the Nebraska
bill WAS ordered to he printed 1t proposes
to add an additional section, providing that
so much of the Sth section of the bill admit
ting Missouri. as prohibits slavery or invol-
untary s"ryItude other than AS punishment
for crime, in the Territory obtained in the
rcsson Of Louisiana lying north of 80 30m,
shall be deemed wholly inappIicablc to the
territory Of Nebraska, and all other Terrific
rics of the United States, the people of which
alone have the right of deciding whether
slavery shall an shall not exist therein,
Nothing of Importance was done in the
House this morning.
AsHINGToS, Jan. IS.
SENATE.
Yesterday Mr.. IIamlin from the Select
committee on French spo'atlons, reported
bill appropriating 100000 to pay those
claims
Mr. Sumner gave notice of an amendment
to the Nebraska Territory Bill, providing tina,
nothing therein shall he considered an abro
0"''" w wv -iiSSOuFl compromise.
HOUSE.
The Judiciary Committee to whom was re-
fcrrct the resolution of Mr.. Ewing, proposing
an amendment to the Constitution, as to the
mode of clccting the President and Vice Pres
ident of the United States, made Il renort
stating that there were evils in the present
system, and proposing that the matter be re-
fcrrcd to a Joint Committee.
The Deficiency Bill was then taken up,
when there was II tart discussion, Mr.. Walsh
of New York, making a scyere attack upon
the Administration
az y TREATY WITH MENICo.-Mr. Gadsden
our Minister to Mexico, has returned to New
Orleans, having made Treaty with Mexico,
which, it is alleged, cedcs to the United
States the Nesilia Valley, settles the qucs-
''"ns OF the Garay grant, the Tehuantepcc
grant, and the claims of Mexico for Indian
dcprcIp tons. 1t is asserted that the tern,s