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MrlSTANTON, Of Tennessee, presented sundry reso-
lutio Of the Legislature Of that State various sub
ects (which were appropriately referred and ordered to
be printed.
THE MEXICAN TREATY.
Mr. HOUSTON moved TO terminate the debate on the
bill t3carry into effect the late treaty with Mexico to-
morrdw at twelve o'clock.
Mr,HAyEN. Iwish to ask the gentleman from Ala
bamao withdraw his demand for the previous question:
would like TO say word in reference to the closing
Of debate before the resolution is passed upon.
Th} SPEAKER. II no objection be made, the gentle
man tillbe allowed to make his suggestion.
AIr HAVEN said that from the turn the present
deba& had taken it was evident that if the House
did MT cali for the correspondence upon this subject and
for the instructions to Minister who negotiated the
seemd to be conceded upon all handsby the gentleman
from Tennessee (ir. JoSEs the gentleman from Mis-
souri, Mr. BENTON, who asked for the correspondence
yesterday as well as by the gentleman from Virginia.
(Mr. BAyLY) THAT the House had the right ccnsttu-
onaly AMI as matter fexpediency fitdeemed fit to
do So to withhold this appropriation becomes there
fore, said he) not constitutional question for it
seems that is DESTROYS of raising and debating
that question Every body comedies that it is the right
Of the House to withhold the money If this be So and
If to dispose Of this business upon the face of the
treaty ITSELF let US proceed to do it at There is
Of talking about it. Of sitting here looking each
other in the face II the friends of the Administration
If the friends of the band do not desire to raise
political or party issueare willing that the instructions
to the Minister and the correspondence shall be laid be-
fore this House, that act upon this subject
matter of expedicncy and propriety, then the
sderation becomes different and debate ought be
closed for at least two days suppose the correspon-
dence is in such condition that it could be got at i'm
mcdiately 1t has been sent to the Senate and pre-
to get it would take time than to go to the
other end Of the avenue break the seals which guard it,
and bring it here.
Ja.;~ 10 fat haf ria de
this measure, that this treaty stands upon little differ
ent footing from that Of any treaty which has come
this House FOR series OF years 1t is as well known az
any thing be- though not before the House officially
thst this treaty came here last winter with provision in
by which, for substantially the consideration
is contained in now We proposed to agree TO pay the
sum Of 800 000,000 instead of $I0,000,000. 1t is well
known that when the treaty submitted the Senate
for their ratification they with the correspondence and
the instructions to the Minister before them, fit to
repudate that agreement, and amended the treaty by
striking out that portion of it which agreed to pay
0O0 and instead thereof, for substantially the
consideration, the country understands substi
tutcd agreement to pay SIC, 000, 600 only.
Mr.. HAMILTON. regret to be obliged to interrupt
the gentleman from New York. but believe the House
did understand that the gentleman to be permit
| ted to MAKE speech in opposition to the treaty.
The SPEAKER. The Chair did not understand that
the gentleman from New York had right enter into
the general discussion Of the merits Of the treaty lie
supposed that the gentleman only desired and asked per-
mission to make few remarks in reference to the time
| Of closing debate
Mr.. HAVEN. was just rounding up my remarks fol
the purpose of bringing them to close did not ant
do not intend to raise any political question about it,
simply saying that the House, seeming unanimously
TO have the conclusion that they had the power
Of dispong of this matter and withholding the appro
priation, that it becomes simply question of expe
dency, only saying that the treaty did stand upor
little different footing from any other treaty in refer
to which we have been called to act. Some susp
con has been thrown the transaction. have
|
have mentioned or two more, but if there is any i'm
propriety in doing it, in the opinion of single membe
of the House, will not pursue that Of remark
all will only sny that If it is the intention of the House
not to call for that correspondence at ALL had bette
close the debate ut once.
Now, what desire to say, and intend to stop afte
having said it, is that the indication seemed yesterday
be pretty clear that the House would call for tb
correspondence. No renewed application has been mad
for it to-day and it is useless for to discuss the
ton whether the House has the right to reject the
priation, for that to be universally conceded
that the only question left discuss if
ing into the merits Of the treaty itself had very few
words in addition which did intend TO say when
but, make these remarks by the indulgence Of tn
House, will not attempt, by indirect means, to
plish my object.
The question was then taken and it was decided i
the affirmative: Yeas "a, nays 5S.
! On motion Of Mr.. ROBBINS. the House went into Con
mitee of the Whole the state of the Union r Dis
NEY of Ohio in the chair and resumed the considera
ton Of the bill to enable the President of the Unite
United States and the Mexican Republic Of the thrtie
December, thousand eight hundred and fftythree
amended by the Senate Of the United States
Mr.. JONES, of Pennsylvania, said that the treaty SC
cured to the United States twenty millions of
land. This ACQUISITION was not deemed of so much i'm
portance account of its intrinsic value, but because
secured to what had supposed would be obtained
by the former treaty. right of way for southern rail
road to Pacific possessions. Another provision Of
this treaty abrogaed the eleventh article Of the treaty
Guadalupe Hdago in regard to the construction of which
there difference Of opinion between the two Gov
ernments The abrogaon of that article would release
Government from the obligations it imposed upon it
and would settle any dispute with reference to its
structian which otherwise might possibly lead to wal
between the nations by this treaty, therefore,
would get rid of the whole difficulty, and it struck hin
that those gentlemen who in favor of the peace
Icy would show the sincerity Of their professions by
ting for the recent treaty.
He then replied at length to the arguments of Mr.
| BENTON.
Mr. HAVEN said that each of the gentlemen who hat
addressed the committee this subject had conceded thu
right of the House withhold this appropriation if
their Judgment in their good sense in their Legislative
discretion the interests Of the country required that il
should be granted This being So the only question
left was the question Of eEpediency and the only nfor
nation they had upon that subject upon which they coult
the face of the treaty. with the very brief
sage the President had seen TT to lay before them III
would be willing take these fer he had sectional
other eaousies crafty and would vote for this
praton if every thing in regard to the treaty stood clear
which be did not think was the case.
he then narrated various which had been cir
cuaed in regard to the negotiation of this treaty
inquired if it not due to the Administration that the
correspondence in reference to the treaty should be
duced that the various charges urged in connection with
it might forever be put and honorable stanc
justified before the country Had he the control Of Tho