New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-25

-. and Porto Rico, and that SPAN could nave
annnyessed it as co petey as nraxI has done, oul
49, so Therefore hose who desire to ex-
nas W. ,Le .ave-tr-ds find in their sympathy
oWfhe African an centive to tupport tins bl.
IT, ,n,ppg round tie report p oceeds to relieve the
;,d of Southern gentlemen Oi ihelr Apprehension
~ ar;l 70 their in, tuon from the different elements
W VI ch Cuban socie made Of; further adding thst
~ annexation would increase the conf 'rts of the
.I.ves Mex, the circumlocu'ion Of Hispano-Cuoan
S;,lomacy il referred 10 and cOnd' mned. "
i,as,ics are ed to show the value al the isau''
..necally ~ it would give the monopoly cf sugar,
and 6pslly Purchase ia mmenc ed now as eaos
~ eooromy before the price b. raised' ouo1 70
refereroe Of The b II to tie COMMITTEE, the
PAS snnouooed that no cone.pon'ehoe ,bs, snv
tLspged, ard he takes occasion ." ftPess 'n C'
yeeotatioo should ~ ecev The prior saucuop vi 'u
eress This emphatic rsi'eta4on thro"s uPyu c1I
Sress the responsibility % allure, " Ue .L,
indeed tie inference is suf'cienty c-a' .naV "uou.
com. ern,e,siop f OPINION by Congress the President
vii rot lei Justified 10 riok the nee"iaton;
My MASON ssid it was pfrbaps understood toeI
al who coucGIret with tie Cohmttee 10 Tue pre7cn
t.,io. of this report did Dot concur in some of is
70 comm sbdatOns. The report bad stated tnat " Is
tbs pocy of tb. Govern nt to extend .. donnlons
by successive scqmsition OF territory He did not be
Leve 10 sDch pohcy. RI,
mir or ty Of the CGmmttes, intFos ucsd ot ciog on
tie PIesdeDt 10 transmit to Congress, at t1e com
mepcen eLt Of the Jext essboo, stst nent OF 70
latoo then existing between this country an1 oPso;
The bill also REQUIRES stat.m.'t Of tue confitl0o oil
the TIE asuty atd ef. Give condition OF toe Army ana
Navy at that Ii De so to enable C,ugreSs to jude
xbether il msy be necessary TO ADOPT any e1uao'o'
nsiy measures to mstan the ngnts aud Interests OF
the United states in regard to Spain.
Mr.. Seward proceeded to show the hoancia
bipderauce 10 tie acquisiti OF Cnba. Tne pas
eepe of this bill also conferred upon tue Pfesi1ett
povers which would compel the S-na'e to raty tnem
II exercised THIS bill was 10 derogaon OF Senatorial
powers. He bao supposed that p ltcal necessities
would cause Cuba To gIavita to the continent as mas
teep stated by asriOus state sGep, but the ne nor
opportu ty had presented ilse and ne doubted
if we aa arrived 81 that point noS. For ten years
we had ade oveTtures u Spain Tor ne purchase
of Cubs and she chpgs more CONSCIOUSLY 10 ene
isispd than when sbe was 10 a Ices prosperous c0ad-
tiop. She was DOW ir peri ct tepose. He iea1 10 tee
s. nate report Of debate IN the Spanish Chafnoer Oh
Debuties showing that the Government inteo0ed 10
deu,srd IeparatiOn from the Pfesoept o. toe Cbited
States for the alleged iasult Coz t4ned N bis Message
REGARDING the purchase. Mr.. Sc ward thought the
proposition 10 buy Cuba Dow un wise and ridiculous,
ana charsc scterized its purchase as such necessity
az that offered by the auction woman 10 ths pay VINO
Thought that il light " come so handy.
Mr.. BAYdkD (Dtl briefly advocated the passage
Of the bill reported. tie thought it night be passed.
whether the otject at,ai0ed or not
MI FOOT (Vt.) said that when the proposition vas
fairly befoe the Senate be would give his views upon
the subject.
Mr.. fOOMBS Ca replied to Mr.. Seward, arguing
the Copstitutioua ohi.ctiops. He thought the Sec
obliged TO Tatfy the treaty made by the Pfesldenti
was no derog alton of Senatorial power as a0y Senator
could exerc bis Cobsrtu iOOhl powers by opposing
il v ben IT csne before the Senate.
Without action the Senate went into executive ses.
sion, and afterward adjourned.