New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-16

sfonI5 revert 10 the Governmcnt.
/ Tie bill was referred 10 tho Comiaiieo On Public
Lands.
Mr nAyp (Md.) from the Committee on For
elgn Affairs. reported the following rsoiuiion
A..ked, Tint Congress has consitson-l Tsbt q ha
authoritative in GecaI!E and scrbig tho foreign
policy Of the United States vel "a in tie ccor alton q
new powers in other matters aud il the
dny the Pre- iicu 20 rgPec, that poll D. less ia dplo
il,c relation .hAn IN the ssc Of The National force when
suuolsl by law, and the rrcp1e'y o. sny declaration o.
foreign policy ty Cougr-ss sufficiently proved by the vote
wnrh ponouncss g. ad .uoh proposition While pending AM
undetermined not Il topic Of DIPLOMATS e1 nasioa VIII
fny foT,i-u power.
llF DAVIS moved the previous question Oh the passage
" the resolution.
Nj u gyswoRrH moved that te resolution lie OF the
table which was decided IN the affirmative by yeas ~
nay Is ~ follows
YEA.-sles,n Alley, Aules. Anterior, Arnold Bailey
Baldwin tAass:l Baxter bs.maa, bsinr, Bla'r Bouiwcll
Boyd. BIoomsll. Ambrose ". Clark Cobb. Cole. Davi
Fioi Far7sworth GoscR Grinneu Hale Hieby iotr1l;s
ubhHd Comb Hml0ud lHgeEsol. Kelly kellogg Mlch)
h~t$s .,4h LE,e)oin Lensyrar ms,yin, @sbi,dS
NJ lndce Miller a. J. Mooiheod, Morril Morris n ~
Amos Myers Leonard Myers, Morton, ONcl Ncun.l Pat
teson i'efhan PIKE, fOweToy Pnte. tcc ,A.as Rollins
o. 49, Scottld ScheuclS smith Spsldus Tiomas Trscy
Epson, "eshbagro (lassb Whs-ey, Wheeler Wisol
E1rs-Nersrs. james C. Aucu. Allison Aneon, Ashley
Baldwin 81 Mchigln Baxter Bias, BLOW. Brooks. brown o.
West Virginia CAmiot Cox Ciavens, Devil. Of Mesyiand
usasgn D,n.soB Eden Eagcrton Eltr1gf Firck Gsnson
S,.iel. GUswe.l Harding, He.rick, llomau Luhbra Of
To- J,ucse JoAnsou Of PcnnsyvsIia hsbfisrh kcrr an
King Luos. Law ieB,oud Loan Mallory Murray. Meals
teI. Miller OF Pcnusy lyania Mogs Of ONO Morrison Noble
pdci Vel OF uhio DTth Pcudeton. Perry, bedord Ran
do Of Pcausylvss, soheuck. Sioan. Smhri starr Slc
o. Neville ay Steele Of NcvYoik, stsyis, stls stuart.
s'scse lowDsend. sdsworsh and feamsu.
Mr.. DAVIS (Md) VIXEN the resclt Of tlc vote
vas announced, asked u I've Followed from service on
the COMMITTEES On Foreign Relations. lie desired 10
take eu tho responsibility connected With any service
which The House might PIT upon him; but when, IL
The oouIsc o. tie discharge Of his duties be found him
self 20 otter from tho opinion Of the majority. nc
thought no should no longer hold any suoh position.
Tho House az the last session. his motion. passed
resolution touching the foreign policy IN relation TO The
Republic Of Mexico. ard IL was adopted unanimously.
IL was 90 tho Senate and there it Still les ii hHd
been passed by the House only very rev ua!s' wien
tie officer charged With the foreign correspondence o.
the Government directed our representatives abroad
virtually 20 apologize 10 the French Government ipI
the resolution passed by the representatives, OF the
American people ASSERTING in ohccI that
this House had gore beyond its lust u
The President The rule y which he should be guided
TINS correspondence made the subject OF eifoulaI
20 an The foreign Governments 90 le' them undeIstlu
that Congress has right speak with regard 10 the
foreign Affairs or the Government and that nothing was
to be regarded but what came with sanction o. the
Executive branch Of the Government lie CORE
poDccuCe ofth Secretary Of SiaeWHs ln8 tone dlsfc
spcctfl! 20 the dignity ana Character or the ho7e o.
Representatives. Tie Secretary OF State had, ~ the
face q I'll LuroPe SLAPPED the House OF Represent,
tiyes IN the face IN his correspondence with the French
Government aud he asked the House whether II would
not TO-DAY assert Us Owu dignity.
Mr. Cox said II the House s1oud excuse the sonle-
from Maryland be hllsei NOuO 10 oe tlc4h7l
nom further scTgico or the Committee on Foreign AZ
fairs The House sent the resolution OF French ln'er
vention 20 the Committee. TIE gentleman c1omined
with Great dcberatiOn and much learning. rs the 70
port in the case would show. That report challenged
the admiration Of everybody, excepting those VIC are
not intelligent enough read The proceedings OF Con
gress OF who do not understand tie diplomatic history
OF tie subject There was nothing OF personal eAsi-
acter in IL. Every intelligent man reading II must DC
satisfied. Congress has some voice ID onet'lE the
fore, n Affairs Of tho cOuury and the dipomHuc NJ
= l. v To-
rbe Wa. no reason why the voice 81 The Chairman OF
the Committee should lot Lave been treated r. speca
IN ,lis House. The House passed taat res9lan an
IL went 20 the Senale and these, Tor certain
reasons Il sleeps the sleep Of death inst knows 10
waking. The cuntry ard the continent has Sech y,
suited By this FIeuCl iuteTrcnicA m Inc eAu.l9 "
Mexico Tie House. in momet Of lfi0e cru "atV '
stv and bravo dignT, asserted it, proper preIok.Fc
on the question and the C0aLifee OF Fo!,lsh Az
carried ont it wishes He dld nol thA VIZ. w &
flornau from MarylsDd should ask 70 Dc e1cln"I nun
serving on the Committee unless he hods inns hv1r,
ana Congress In utter and eD.oiu,e contempt, ~
iord e0rnehnc vonld be done 10 vniicate the HOnse
nom Executive OF Diplomatic aggren1Le mont. -
bsre RAD for three years sne 0f tho Old questions
which have egitaiod England Tor centuries hAlAel
the contest between royal preiogaNe su u ,SS 80
priyiege with the exception thai IN hisln VI. a.
lament IS paramount and we II tls country ~. ~
he Tho gentleman from Maryland. hoi only ~ tnla.
hut In Oh her matters had asserted tcht' ~
;naf YYacutiye ugurpai on and, therefore uesr -
fe thanks Of every national man. lie appeared 70 t'oi
Gentleman here o. yndiCetc toe ulehlY VI Va
lN.-p dOuht IL LIS lI4iN tuhl itr -
no n controlling large voice 10 directing tie
,et ION, OF Tie country. Itseoms however! ~ lh!lHs
Inc rcsout on tho table the House thQugnt
~ tte gertnmnn from Maryland should not take uu
bree az rthiug tAis House should do a. be e1psed
II inteFfs louco by the manifesto Ehleh ne nae
~ hopess 20 yindcatc before tho people IN c9nosu
sioa be expressed tho hope that tire House "Oua ho
-. vote Of cpuerre on the frmttec ~ cKcln!n.
10 Gentleman from Maryland nom service on II y
N. Home would do 50 II would link 20 the lowest Is'et
al dcser 10 be placed az TIE iootsO0 o! power eha
Il. 81 4
rusioo tie gentleman. He cOld testiij 10 r onirto
ken irsusncss and nationality. nnd We Leea I1s' sASA
man and hereafter, on "a. tQnl.I's., so.,,,,,e
Mr. BL,IS2 said parallel OF history Wss foue'iln,
r,cT,n look ne at The foreign cOriespon1cGoe VIII
France mad brought this question 6esoro ths hon.'
tbrre.ausrteTs Of century ago. Nc had am
ts tbis SANG nation and tLs difficulty resulted IL
g;vi,e'u "a nrecedent The very same objections an
snross we're made during the adniaist'st OF WASH
lngton b. Genet and pressea upol oene,soH W,
Reading them from the life o. JeiiersOhI tehCt az,
leGerson had DISCUSSED friendly proportion WHO
Genet bad brought r?m 15 ON nS .,, d an
! snliug Congress-. Genet having got INTO nor
rroderate tone Jefferson stopped hD' Gl9 eNli.i.e'
tie functions OF orr Government rny-9 thtl q. 'ues
one, lions belonged 20 the Executive u'pti'mtAI az
IN A. Congress were III session they Cou1 not Dc ~
fer-p1 10 IL" Genet asked q" u CObf.ess NNt hO
sovereigr" and Jefferson Eaid no." aad - thai Voc
eress rss sovereign Oay IL making l1W., 'he Lhecu
j Ave IN e,rcutipg them ard the judiciary IL construlo
them Saldtho ctzen Genet congress DHiu8 Us !
treaties end their observance" Jerefhoh taid.
tier are yerr few cases arising ot ft:e'ies Of Hs
| So1gress car take notice" Genet was sstlfned W
hove N. sAnne Constitution when 0xlsoo ~ I'M g'
~ e,-Id No. ,ss ANYTHING more mlscheyols ttau 10
Cor gress 20 plan; itsef on this resolution. BJ H.
sSs6irtsv denv eoucrrren. power on tie pait 0. u
Tfecutiye Il OvertuTns~ the eatiT. his'piJ 81 ou
COycrnner, aud sets ont on on entireJ nsW OUT
~ Though. tho Hocse justified its sen respect BY i2yiS
the resolution on tbe table
Ma STrvRss 1ienn) sLdd ho was 90 ob,nse !ha'
saed 90 SEQ the least analogy LetTeel Tue gases c
h. RE gentleman from Maine Jeiterson very proper
tod Gene. that Congress bad no night 70 interfere Wit
treaty s;pulatlons FOR treot!eg by Tie Constitution az
Law 81 tna land Ilia N tho MhOe eyten