The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-17
Our Washington Correspondence.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 1887.
The DALAI Clarendon frea,y-Iu Probat. Fate IN IL
Senate.
informed you by telegraph Yesterday th,t the Com
mtee Foreign Relations had reported back TO The Be-
nate, while In executive session, the Dallas and Claren
don treaty with suDdry amendments. wha, the amend.
ments not definitely Informed, but understand
from Pretty good authority that they are intended 70
obviss the objections urged against the treaty by ~ op
ponents on the ground that 1.-THE Dallas treaIyiutsr
feres rather changes the construction pu, upon the
Clayton. Bulwcr treaty by our people.
Another objection and nsupcrabls IL IL, too-sc
fr - majority OF The South concerned, and which
perhaps viii have much TO DO In sending 10 the
tomb Of the Capulets where u mus. inevitably so-s
The treaty between Great Britain and Honduras. This
reaiy-vh,ch was orispsy publishei In the HERALD,
and win append TO This letter, 40 IL 10 now one Of the
principal topics In executive scssion-wIl have
70 DO recognized Dy our government provided The
Dallas treaty should be ratified. That portion Of the
thrssty prohibiting slavery on the islands, and which
Honduras engaged herself no, 10 allow or permit par.
uculsry obnoxious 70 South and their representa-
uvcs do hesitate 10 state In the debate which has
taken place IN the Senate. Is very Singular and some
what remarkable that but In the Senate
Of the United states be found TO stand up Esd
defend n, (tbc treaty, and that 10 Mr.. Mason, Of
Virginia. DoasIas, Csss Toucsy, snd ell, Brown Clay,
Ioompe denounced u IN nrtt psthCe 10 uumos
surtd terms; aud yesterday, when reported bs,k
70 the Senate with object OF which Wa
TO meet, and possible, obviate the oeeohons urged
anew and dealt death and destruction on AL sides Thai
be made aCosytsbls TO the Souate BY amspdmenta
Ia out Of the question mere Is deadly htsiiiy 70 %
shich canntt be overcome Thst q treaty ~ necessary
for the adjustment OF oil dlicutiss and for anil
cable and satisfactory OF peculiar rcia
IONS With Gress Brsaiu apparent 70 every SENATOR,
but they never vii cohsummate . treaty which vii
unusty 10 the interests u rhis
Daas. Clarendon treaty therefore dead and buried for
am ssusned from tAs nfos nation whoh have that i've
rati icaron notw ths,aDcins m thousand amend
ments, " out OF the oua,ton.
The following II the treaty saween Gres, Britain and
CONVENTION BETwErs GREAT BRITAIN AND NON.
DURAs RnLATrvE TO rae BAY ISL ssDs.
Her Majesty he Queen Of The United Knedo~ Of Great
sirous to settle in friendly manner certain questions con
neced with the ns Of the republic have
% heir penpossntsries se &c, Who have ssreed upos
and concluded The @o .<,ces r.cr.,
ca position Of Honsas and in order % secure the neutrality
or osbsr line on nIs ossspc communcston wscb nav ~
constructed scrcss the territories Honduras her Britannia
declare the Islands Of Russian Bonsccs Helena Usls and
BsTss ,s situated in ne Say o. Honeqrs free territory
The present legislative judicial and executive Authorities
the Legsstve Assembly the said islands may Otherwise
provide, with however, The following exceptions
tain and By the Governor o. Jssics in he roveremen And
sg.,on Of he said island shall from he date q the
ton shal be made as soon possible amer the exchange OF
functions hitherto exercised BY the superintendent, Of the
british settlements in the Bay Of Honduras In the capacity
maeist therein resident IN the government aud egsa,on
Of the said Islands shall aer the date above
vide substitutes for The above mentioned iunconsres
The inhabitants Of the territory shall then permanently
LIST TO govern hemse Of their own municipal
government TO be sdm'nSersd BY legislative, executive sns