Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-06-18
pECIaL. SESSION OF THE U. 5. SENATE.
wrnxrsn,y- ,Juyy Ii. 1853.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE l, lCCOs
Immediately after the Senate ssenbled on motion
by Mr.. Stuart. they proceeded to the consideration OF
executive business. After some time speht therei!,
The doors were %reopensd.
Mr.. Msson then moved that the Senate proceed {"
the confederation Of the following resolutIous, which
were submitted by him yesterday:
Resolved, tas the judgment OF the Senate,l lhat
American vessels on the high seas, in time oil psaGr,
bearing the American flag, remain under the %lurlsdic.
ton of the country TO which they belong, and there
fore any visitation, InolestatlGn, or aetsnt,o on0 Vi nn s1 tba
vessels by force, or by the exhibition OF force' on inc
part OF a foreign power, is in derOSatIon OF the sOVe'
reignty OF the United Slater.
R.solyed. That the recent and repeated violations
Of this immunity, by vesse'soi a 70, :,
longing to the navy Of Grsst Britain, in the Gult OF
Mexico, and the adjacent seas, by hrlng into, inter.
rupting, and otherwise forcioly OBTAINING men on
their voyage, requires, IN the Judgment oi Tue oeu".
such unequivocsl and final disposition OF the eno)eci,
by the Governments Of Great Britain aud the united
States, touching the rights involved, 8s shsll satisfy
the Just demands of this Government, and preciuoe
hereafter the Occurrences of like sggressions.
Resolved, That the Senate fully approves Inc sciio"
of the Executive in sending q naval force into the III
tested seas with orders 'to protect all vessels OF TIE
| limited States on the high aeas from search or deten,
tjon by the vessels .of-war Of any other nation And
il ia The opinion of the Senate that. II II become neces:
.nry, such additional legislation should be supplied
in aid Of the executive power az will make such pro-
lection %etectuai.
The question being taken, the motion was agreed
to-yeas -, nays GAS follows:
YEas-Msssrs. Allen, Bell, BsnJaniin' b'gier'
Brown, Clay. CIingman, Crittenden, DAVIS. Douglas
Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Gwin, Hammond, Hayne. Hous'
ton. Hunter, lyerson. Johnson Of Arkansas, Jones
Kennedy. King, Mason, Polk, Reid, Sebastian, Sill
dali, Stuart, T:umbull, Wade, Wright, and fu!ee-
81.
NAYs-Messrs. Broderick. Harlan, and Pugh-o.
ABSENT OK SoT -Messrs. Batter, Bayard'
Bright, Cameron, Chandler, Clark. Collamer, Dixon
Doolj,,le, Durkee, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Green
Hale, Hsm!n, johnson of Tennessee, Mallory
Pesrce. Rice, Seward, Shislds. Simmons, Sumner
Thompson of Kentucky, Thomson OF New jersey
Toombs, and Wilson-2S.
Mr.. Mason remarked that, notwithstanding the I'M
portsnc of the subject, he had refraiued from parti
ccipsting in the discussion, and now would only cay
that hs hoped the question would he taken Without
debate. n.
The resolutions we're tben adopted without a disi'
sion.
Mr.. Clay, from the Committee On 10
whom was referred the joint resolution TO authorize
thu Secretary Of War ID modify the contract mad
with RICHTER and Cain for the removal OF oostruc
| lions in the Suuihwert Pass and Pass a j Ou're, NJ The
I mouth " the Mississippi river, together with the re-
! cumpanyirs papers. reported them back. ami asked
70 be disonGr.ed from tho further confederation o:
| the sub, act, on the ssouGu tEst te ~"fk has been
! completed aud the contract complied With, aud there
is no necessity Tor any further sct.on IN The PREMISE
| The motion was agreed 10.
% MOTION Of Mr.. Slid=l!, the Senate then adjourn
I'd siac die.
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