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WASHINGTON. May ] E.
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Mr.. Weller submitted a resolution calling on
the President for any correspondence. not hereto
tore communicated with our Minister to Ncara-
run. In regard to the recognition Of the new Nj
caraeuan government.
Mr. Weller said he was in the constant receipt
Of letters inquirug whether be sustained the pc
LEV Of the administration IN regard 10 the Mica
rsgnan government. aud he now took occasion
to remark that be entirely disagreed with that
policy. II the executive thought it eSpedient to
r.iae, Colonel French upon personal grounds he
thought the NcaragUan government should have
been notified Of that fact and been officially re-
cognized. The usual practice Of the government
had been to recognize the usual South American
governments. whoever were IN power there
Those which lie on the route To the Pacific espe-
eially ought 10 be treated with courtesy and
friendship. He did not desire 10 see Central
America annexed to this republic, bnt he want
ed stable government there. and this was only
10 be accomplished by diffusion of Anglo Sax
on blood Therefore. he thought that emigration
10 that country ought to be encouraged rather
than dscnunienonced. He said that no man had
been 81 shamefully misrepresented as Gen. Walk
err who was not free booter. but a man Of pure
purposes He read letter from Gen. Walker.
in which the fact is shown that the British Gov
eminent have interfered in the present struggle
between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, and have
furnished the former with arms. A state of war
was now existing between those governments;
Costa RIGA had invaded Nicaragua, but had
never declared war against her. they had only
declared war against those Americans who had
aided the present party in power in subyerting
the old government.
Mr. Weller also alluded TO the recent riot at
Panama. in which thirty Americans had been
killed The best feeling existed between this
government and that Of New Granada, and he
baI yyh al hat
ment would be exercised to bring the offenders
10 Justice
Mr.. Seward mentioned that two three weeks
ago on his motion a resolution had been adopted
calling on the President for information on this
subject, which had not yet been responded to-
Probably the President had good reasons, lin view
of the complicated state of affairs, for delaying to
answer that resolution.
Mr. Weller not aware of that fact, or he
would not have offered this now.
Mr. Seward thought il better to let the subject
rest for day or two, as nior nation concerning
it WAS daily being received in this country, and
it was important to leave the President free to
exercise his discretion in ih, licate matter.
Mr.. Douglas believed that the Clayton Bulwer
treaty heiEg violated every day by Great
Britain aud thought something ought to be done
about it. He regarded the present government
of Nicaragua as legitimate government as
much as other existing governments in Cen
trail America. 1t was the firmest and most sta
BILE government they had had since throwing off
the Spanish yoke and so far as he knew. Justice
was more impartaly administered and the rights
of man and ot property were more saeredly guar
ded and protected under the existing government
than under any previous Nor was it any OBJ
lection to his mind that an American by birth was
in command of the Nicaraguan army. Nicaragua
had n much right to brcome an asylum for em
grants from this country we had 10 receive
European emgrants. She had to naturalize
Walker and give him military commands as we
had to do the same by Gen. Shields. Further,
Nicaragua had as much right to send an Ameri
can by birth M Minister to this country as we
hove Ia send "a man of foreign birth to represent
Us AT the court of Spain. Italy or Holland. He
believed that ought to enforce our neutrality
laws, but not TO go one hairs breadth beyond the
line of strict duty.
Mr.. Butler thought ought to be careful and
not involve ourselves in war with any nation
through the act intermcddling adventures
Mr.. Weller withdrew the resolution.
Mr.. Toonbs made speech in opposition to
the acting of the Naval Board, contending that
the law had not been properly executed and that
the proceedings under it were all null and void
The Senate. after further proceedings adjourn
ed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House passed the Indian appropriation
bi the bill revising the act If 1853 relative ia
suspended entries of public lands; and the act
of 1916 concerning suspended pre- emption land
claims.