The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-15

CLAYTON To dine with him being sick 20 accept the IA,
yitaon be took the opportunity 70 ask Dir champion
he knew any thing Of the report or chatss tnnl ne
CIAYrosl bad ever admitted him that Raatan was eA-
enpted from the operation OF tho treaty OF 1901. MT
Crampton ia the most unqualified terms acknowledge
that there was truth in the report that Mr. CLAYTON au
ever made any such intination 70 him,
Mr. CRITTENDEN corroborated the statement 2. mr.
CLAYTON He could not pretend 70 detail the
saton az which thus accidentally present put &C
cording his recosctop the substance u :, "as - &c
lated BY the senator IRON Delaware ana atvsuy
the statement in the published letter o. f sl
pech In the Senate the object OF which was TO prove the
direct reverse of the letter had represented MIN as
admitting He was willing % pa. ne mos,
Mr. CASS thought II very certain that the senator
from Delaware unless in iii Of insanity could never
have said 70 Mr. Champion what was attributed TO him
Mr. PRATT inquired what evidence there OF the
Authenticity of the letter published In the newspapers
He thought il most probable that there was some mistake
Mr. CLAYTON had no knowledge as 10 the authenticity
Of the letter. When his attention was called 10 ~ ,hs
morning he never more asonished IN his me anu 40
he found il the public prints he felt that bis hrst duty
was prove that the statement no matter by whom was
made was false. II Mr. Champion made such sae
lnent be could be injured by these remarks put ne
did make it, it for him to explain IT, The letter had
gone forth to country through the newspapers 81 lne
day and until il denied or disayowed ne was pouha
10 suppose that 1t genuine document Out he shoau
be very happy to be assured OF the contrary, t.t
Subsequently, Slr FISH, at the request Of Mr. CLAYTON,
stated that he had had repeated conversations dafng e
present session with Mr. Champion IN relation to me SUD-
iect Of Central American affairs and Mr. v had tod nm
That Mr. CLAYTON denied the British title to kua
tan lie thought doubtful whether the letter which the
senator from Delaware had rad authentic one.
Mr. CASS remarked that Great Britain had heretofore
only claimed and the other Bay islands on the
principle they had been spontaneously settled oy BRIT
sh subjects but II The usual course OF that govern
nent when they driven from one point to fall BACK
upon another and another and another; and this might
be one Of their new discoveries
RAILRoADs IOWA. E&E NJ
NJ ,a,a resp mad The considerable Of the motion of
Mr. CarTENpRs 10 reconsider the vote by which the bill
from The House of granting land to the
State of Iowa alternate sections To aid in the construc-
ton Of certain railroads in that State, was passed
MIR FOOT continued bis remarks, which he commenced
Yesterday in favor Of the motion, urging that as the Dill
had passed the House without discussion under the opera
ton of the previous question: ought to have been
terred TO the Committee Public Lands in the Senate
for their examination II had been stated that the bill
as il passed nrnged upon tbs rights OF another railroad
and il this should prove TO be the case the Oil
ought 10 be SO amended avoid this Objectionable fea-
ture. @ sE4sH Bst4 5e 47i8 .s1s.- s#s- fsaa +.
Messrs JONES OF Iowa, WADE, JONES of Tennessee
and BlGLER discussed the subject at much ength and
the question being TAKEN the motion was not agreed to-
yeas IL, nays las follows: H "s .ostN#H .""@
YEAS-Messrs Biger, Bright, Clayton, Colamer Crit
enden, Fish, Foot Foster, Mason pugh, Reid sumner
Thompson of Kentucky, Wade, and Wilson'S.
NAYS-Messrs. Adams, Benjamin, Brown, Cass, Dodge
Douglass Durkee, Fitzpatrick, Harlan, Johnson Jones o.
Iowa, Jones of Tennessee, Mallory, Pratt, Sde stuar
Toucey, Weller, and Yulee-l9. sA#M # Ta. y"
On notion the Senate adjourned.