The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-06
House Of Representatives.
wAsuSGros, May 6, 1856
FRENCH sPolIATloSs.

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FRENCH sPouAroSs.
Mr. CiISGMAs, (sdm) of n. c., from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs reported bill for the satisfaction of
French spolia,ons, being copy OF the one vetoed By
President Pierce He said ne had been instructed to AJAX
the postponement of the subjec, until the 10th Of May
On motion of Mir SHORTER, (adm) Of Ala, the consd.
Grafton of the subject postponed TIL the first Mon
DAY in January next, by 90 against CO.
oAPTuIE or GEN wALKER-THE rRIsARH AND cLnToN
urIwrg rRFATus-rrE cooim TRAFFIC, ETC
Mr. CIsexAs addressed the House the subject o. s
report which made yesterday concerning the capture
OF General Walker main,a ming that the arrest was with
out authority OF law cannot Introduce troops into
foreign iurisc Tie act Com. Pauidng IN us ef
iects was calculated aid British aud not American In
tefcss He held tbs ought 70 exercise our influence
on Nicaragua the right OF aud trusted that
tue treaty making powtr OF taeI United states will not
allow regulation 70 be maze by which our interests
viii damaged. Ia stated, he said, that steamship
company New York has thu rignt TO carry passen
gers Yrssari hss ssped proclamation that persons
shall travel other line Could any such res;ric
ton bs placed American citizens, and were they to
submit TO an enormous monopoly granted oy the govern
Of q country containing not more than hall mi lion
Of people, and they mostly negroes and Indians After
speaking Of the non fuhmer, Of the Clayton Balwer
Of al asonsant efscu nes was to abrOgase IT,
We engaged for eight Ia negotiating with
Great Britain, AID have obtained nothing Dom her AZ
20 who shall control Central Am-rca-Gresi Britain the
United saieshe argued that We have the best claim BE
condemned the trade Of Great Britain Ia Asiatcs and OF
III
have nov on the coast of Africa a squadron, in
connection with Great Britain, for the suppression
Of the slave trace, and yet Great Britain s transporting
other islands under the pretence OF sborers
Was mockeryY We might at least protes, against
this ~ stem, we are not prepared W stop the traits
He was mortified at the fact tina. A.ican citizens q
san Domingo actually protected by the British
Consul Was It difficult for the Secretary OF tho
Navy 10 get ship TO send thitnor
IL was bad enough 10 submit 70 the insults Of white peo
po and TO those OF free negroes he hoped thst
inc example ,et a. Greytowh would DO oIlo~ed y tbs
case and that there would be reform generally IN these
respects The administration has not Of bad al oppor
tunity show s hand on foreign policy, but from the
anecedents OF the President and the Secretary Of state We
have right 10 expect better things Hs quoted and sp
proved the sediments uttered by Mr. Buchanan In the
Ostend manifesto.
Mr. GrDDNes, opp OF Ohio, inquired whether he On.
Mr. CISoxAs replied that he would be very glad 10 see
Cuba annexed this country any fair terms. Four
years ago and ought to have taken 10, alter the Black
Warrior affair Its annexation would put An end 70 the
Mr. DAVIS {opp Of Nd, inquired whether the resolution
reported from the COMMITTEES on Foreign Affairs proposed
the abrogaton Of the Clayton nivcr treaty by prccla
nation or through negotiation.
Mr. CissexAS-The President sayr ought long ago 70
bsve been serosascd BE clnsmsn believed me present
full Of other important matters He knew very
well there disposition In par 10 have 'he reay
abrogned on honorable terms and he believed
the Executive could have It done nj this time.
ADMISSION MINNESOTA.
The House then resumed the consideration Of the Senate
bill providing for the admission OF Minnesota INTO shs
Messrs Dlvrs, OF Md, asd ANDERSON, OF Mo-, opposed
the bin on the ground Of ie permitting Alien suffrage
power In Congress 70 say who shall be the electors IN
state.
me House wen, into Committee on the
tsszfsryy JvpIaAt Exscrrrvx APPROPRIATION nii-
The proceedings dull aud at their conc usion the
oomuiiiec rose and the bill vas reported 70 the House
Adjourned.