New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-27
UorsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr. DIXON 20, the floor. and at a. clock the Senate
oojouIscd.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House refused to suspend the rules TO enable Mr.
Bliss TO introduce bill authorizing die Secretary OF the
Treasury appoint agent TO investigate and bring TO
Justice certain offenders against the United States laws
and approua;ing So for that purpose lie audedto
the Martha Washington conspraor aud those who recent
lv robbed tie Pittsburgh Cusiom-llOuse.
MIR HOUSTON moved that the House 90 into Commit
tee of the Whole the bill appropratng $40 900 for
carving the recent treaty with Mexico into effect
Mr.. Pee KHAN wished TO offer resolution, winch was
merely read for information, calling on the President II
moi inconsistent with the public interests to communicate
COMES of all correspondence touching concerning the
treaty concluded between this Government and Mexico
on 30th December last and all subject matter thereon
Mr. BENTON-I have a question to make which
think will take precedence of both motions | propose
now to make the motion of which gave notice some days
ago of the privileges of this House. 1t is which
annrcbeDd takes precedence OF all other motions and es
nrcav docs il take precedence of that made to 20
INTO Committee of the Whole for the purpose OF taking up
this BILL Ii right i'll my apprehension Of the dignity
and of the obligations which attach to the privilege
shall plead, viii go on and state my motion. ,
The SPEAKER-The Chair will hear the gentleman
motion before he decides TO the question of privilege.
Mr. BENTON-I have Ieduced to writing the points
of privilege which make to the House in order to avoid
any misconception or misrepresentation.
esred House will consider the question Of appro
pr4tDg into effect the Mecan Treaty OF De
cenber So 1885, acquisition of foreign territory until 1t first
shall. have whether there breach OF the privilege,
of this negotiating and concluding said Treaty nor un
House shall have obtained full Information on the hesoa
ton and conclusion Of said Treaty.
Resd That the said Treaty. depending for rs execution on
law Of Congress passed subject submitted by the Constu
ton the power Congress it is the constitutional sh and duty
of Representatives to deliberate on the OF
of carrying such Treaty into effect and to determine
he Judgment may be most conducive the
public good
That is coped from the resolutions adopted by the House
of Representatives in the year 1885, after President wash
ngton had refused communicate papers TO the House on
that subject -. :,
Cries of q Wait until he is head on it,
Mr.. HOUSTON-As far as the gentleman has gone !
desire the decision of the Chair. Cries Of order. |
am in order and know what en- doing. have right
10 state my point TO the Chair
MIR. BENfON-Certainy
Mr. HOUSTON We'll, Sir, want the decision oi the
Speaker whether the question of the gentleman from MIS-
souri, is such question Of privilege as VIII arrest the
motion which have submitted for the adoption OF the
The SPEAKER-The Chair prefers first to hear the ad-
ditiona resolution There three OF them. as the
gentleman from Missouri announced The Chair Will then
be allie 10 decide at once Under the circumstances the
gentleman from Missouri will excuse the Char for lndcat
ing that remarks should be dispensed with until the ques-
ton of order privilege is presented
Mr.. BENTON-Yes, Sir. The third resolution Is as
follows:
That the admission Of new States into the Union oens
exclusively granted Congress by the Constitution any
the acquisition OF foreign territory WIN ght
TO be admitted o State without authorization from Congress
h,ch of the privileges that body violation Of the Constitutions
and Illegal and void
Rered That purchase foreign territory by the Federal Gov
eminent not having provided the Constitution concur
ce 0 the and Departments Of the Govern
meut-the former by of Congress the latter by treaty stp
uaon necessary the contamination of the nc and mas oen
40 held in the purchase Louisiana Florida and California
Rd That the Representatives mas right TO the IL
formation which would enable judge the merits the Mexican
Treaty in its legislative consideration thereof and that the reden
h e,pecy requested furnish the House OF Representatives
cory Of under which the same was negotiated and
90 re, With subject; said copies be
uned confdenay it, in the opinion OF the president the pnoc
coed may admit Of their pubiicsion
These are the points, Sir.
m spy AK Ek-The Chair thinks the introduced
nv the gentleman from Missouri rather for the cosdea-
ton of the body in connection with the OH referred To-
than for the decision of the Chair as question OF privilege
s Cor any reason the gentleman from Missouri should pro-
nose 10 the President of the United States or any
tber officer il would not be for the Char to nqure INTO
the validity of the given. but the proposition eii
,rouId involve n question Of high privilege and would
tale precedence. The Chair, therefore, overuies me
Question of viege made by the gentleman beng unable
10 see in the papers presented any question OF PVhedse
nc tho gentleman from Missouri has done The question
now recnrs upon the motion made by the gentleman from
Alabama that the House resolve itself into COMMITTEE OF
the Whole on the State Of the Union.
M CAMPBEII~-Would it be in order to move sus-
penon of the rules in order 10 enable the honorable gen
eman from Missouri to submit his question o. PpN1s
suspepd the rules which will take precedence oil any mo
tion 10 suspend for another purpose.
Mr. CAMPBELL suggest then that after tha' motion
ia dsnosed of motion be made 10 suspend the rules 10
enable the gentleman from Missouri 10 submit HIS 4"eso"
Mr.. WASHBURN, CMe.l-I would inquire, whether
II wonld not be in order 10 suspend the rules 20
enable the House consider resolution when may Dc
off, red. ~ :, Tho t,ba;r
mon former occasion stated that motion 10 suspend
the rules TO go Committee of the Whole and motion
IN snsp,n nd the rules for the introduction OF bh or Tor
any other purpose OF equal dignity ana ""uiu 10
so considered by the thar ana pun III e "ruei VA '
which they were made . -, out. /. IA NO,
Mr.. WASnBURN-l would ask the Char II he dd mol
decide that nasmuch the rules OF the House e9ud nor
be suspended except upon Monday MOTION ioi u"' ~"
The SPF iKER-The Chair only indicated at the mo-
mon, such view of the sublec; but corrected very
soon after he made the deeiSloh' i, ,,:L.ho- ,s,or
- - cot into the Committee Of the Whole on the stare
of ,be Inon either OF the resolutions oneed ny uese
,,na from Missouri and myself can he introduced OF
adopted ~ Win e ,b.p, can he adopted after
the House has gone into COMMITTEE. a., ,,o.o, ., NJ
The questio then TAKEN on '"' ~ -
Houston and Il was agreed 70 II. go, C.,,r,;,,ae of
The House thereupOn resolved ~" N''' N
the whole Mr. DISNEY in the Char. I'm J., .,-,;r,
Mr. HOT STON-I move 10 amend ,he Oh ~ as so
out al after the word treaty IN the eie'en' ' " W.
lows: ,, linz shall
" And the remaining - ZOO oto 81 soon ~ "'
be marked and estsbished e nan;,r m the
offer this mendmen for the purpose OF oPv"ink x b.
bill in the proper form OF discussion Inc pi ra,n,
lust been read as well the Message OF he - BE-
accompanying the treaty were laid upon inc 'hoi and
members of the House Friday or SATURDAY .as' a
therefore il would be useless for 10 reiind Tue .
mittee that according the spuatons of the treaty
the rafcaiions have to be exchanged by the oOh " |
month thus leaving but very few days for the acno
this House in making the appropriation proposed VI ns
I;il II the House intend 10 make IL at all oncr heso
arks for the purpose Of claiming the indulgence OF inc
House for speedy action upon the bill If they propose