The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-15
In CONGRESS- OF THE u. STATES.
Thirty Fourth Congress First sessio
WEDNESDAY, MAY IA, 1856.
SENATE.
MEMORIALS, PETITIONS, Ere.

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SENATE.
-.m ast MEMORIALS, PETITIONS ERE
Mr.. EVANS presented the memorial of Thomas Osburn
late lieutenant in the revenuecutter service, praying
that he may be allowed the pay of lieutenant of the navy
while he served in the navy which was referred to the
Mr. BRIGHT presented petition OF citizens of Indiana
praying such modification of the graduation laws that
ed further time for the improvement Of their lands and
authorize the Improvement to be effected by agents. which
was referred to the Committee on Public Lands
Mr.. BlGLER asked leave to withdraw from the files OF
the Senate the petition and papers OF John L. Messerean
which was agreed to.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr. YULEE, from the Committee of Claims reported
bill for the relief Of John H. Scranton and James Hunt
owners OF the steamer Major Tompkins which read
and passed 10 a second reading.
Mr.. BRoDHEAD, from the COMMITTEES of Claims, to
for the relief of the heirs of COL Charles Smms late
collector of the port Of Alexandria, reported without
amendment and recommended its passage.
Mr. b., from the committee, to whom were referred
three memorials praying compensation for the seizure OF
the brig Susan by the officer in command of the United
States brig Perry asked to be discharged from the further
consideration Of the same and that they be referred the
Court Of Claims; which was agreed to.
Mr.. WELLER, from the Committee on Military Affairs
to whom referred the following bills from the House
OF Representatives seyerally reported them without amend
ment, and recommended their passage:
Bill for the relief Of Capt r HATCH of the United
Bill for the relief Of the legal representatives Of Captain
Joseph II. Whpple, deceased.
Joint resolution FOR the relief of Dr. William A. Hail.
late of the Tennessee volunteers in the Mexican
Mr. w, from the committee, to whom referred
the bill for the relief Of the widow Of Adatani General
mended its passage.
Mr. W., from the same committee submitted adverse
report the memorial Of David Butler and asked 10 be
discharged from the further consideration Of the memo
rial of David W. Rogers and that it be referred TO the
Committee on Public Lands; which was agreed to.
Mr.. PRATT, from the Committee Military Affairs,
reported bill for the relief Of Brevet Brgadier General
John b. Waibach, Of the United States army; which
read and passed to second reading
Mr.. MASON, from the Committee Foreign Relations
reported bill for the relief Of Horatio Perry, and bill
for the relief Of Charles E. Anderson which were read
and passed TO a second reading.
Mr.. JOHNSON, from the Committee on Printing report
ed adversely the motion TO print the OF the
islands, and the motion to print the report Of the State
Department commercial relations with foreign
countries and the reports were concurred in
Mr.. j, from the committee TO whom was referred
the motion to print the report Of Lieut. Warrens explora-
on Of the country between the Missouri and Platte rivers
After debate the further consideration Of the sub
ect postponed until tomorrow.
RESOLUTION ApoPrKp. ...
On motion by Mr.. CASS, a resolution adopted In
strucing the Secretary Of War communicate to the SEN
the report of Ieut Col Graham of the typographical
corps respecting the improvement of the navigation Of the
fats Of the st. Clair river
BILL SrRopucrp.
Mr. sLIDELL asked and obtained leave TO introduce
bill granting bounty lands to certain officers and soldiers
employed in the protection OF the public property at Baton
Rouge the year 1896, and during the Florida Indian
war which read twice and referred to the Committee
on Public Lands.
PERSONAL ExrLAsarIoS.
Mr.. CLAYTON said that he had been much surprised
this morning In OF the newspapers what pur-
ported to be extract Of letter from Mr. Champion 10
Lord Clarendon, dated Washington March 81 1856 which
as follows:
alt will be within your lordhips recollection that Mr..
Clayton informed by Sir Henry Bul~e before the tres-
british possession and Mr. Clayton bas on vsrou. occasions
SINCE In conversation with stated that he considered
Rustsn much British possession As Jamaica or any other
Mr. c. said that this statement utterly untrue in
every part Of and the British minister must bave labor
ed under haucina,on strange ever entered the
brain of any to have made such statement Nothing
like that had escaped him. in conversation with Mr.
Champion any else Fortunately for him, the fact
did merely upon the statements of Mr. Champion
and himself but he had living witness to refer to- Be
fore doing however he would call the attention OF the
Senate to letter written by Mr.. Crampon and read TO
the Senate by himself the 18th of January 1854 in the
of speech in which he endeavornR 10 prove
that Ruatan dependency OF Belize and not
exempted from the provisions Of the treaty Of 1880 He
had Mr. Champions own testimony the subject which
he then read to the Senate and he proposed TO read IL
again tor the purpose OF conradictng this statement
which made known him this morning for the hrst
time and OF which he had the most remote conception
Great Br,an rested her claim to the island OF Rua-
entirely the assumed fact that It was dependency
Of Belize that the only ground upon which she pre-
tended have title to IT. In the debate In the Senate
upon that very question Mr.. Q. bad produced letter
from Mr. Crampton in which that gentleman had said,
"he dependencies OF British Honduras are in my opinion,
distinctly enumerated in the treaty OF 1885, Mr. Cramp
ton had records of his legation and after doing
so he arrived the conclusion deliberately and after
full examination that the dependencies OF British Hondu
rss were distinctly enumersted in the treaty Of 1885 Now,
that treaty described the small islands that dependen
ces Of Belize viz Saint Georges Key and those small
islands embraced in triangle within the distance Of three
or four miles from Belize These islands, then, having
been marked out and distinctly enumerated in the treaty
1885, the irresistible conclusion that Ruaan which
at a considerable distance from Belize, and was not
among the dependencies distinctly enumerated, was not
exempted from the provisions Of the treaty according TO
| the admission Of Mr.. Champion himself
Mr. O. proceeded 10 say that while he was detained at
his lodgings by sickness in February March last ho
called upon by the senator from Kentucky Mr. Carr
rysDKs and while they engaged in conversation
upon this subject Mr. Champion came in 70 invite Mr.