The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-01-14

tion OF the people In Congress- Messrs Buckalew,
Anthony, Ferry. Norton Warner. Rice and Wade
COUNTING THE ELECTORAL VOTES.
adopted authorizing the President Of the Senate to
ne votes for r resident ana Vice
The Senate them on motion Of Mr.. CoNKLISG, at
twenty-five minutes past four, adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WASHINGTON, Jan. Is, 1859.
THE MINT AT CARSON CITY.
On motion Of Mr.. wAsHBURNE trep.) Of Ill, reso-
luton was adopted calling upon the Secretary Of the
Treasury to furnish statement OF the expenses Of
conducting the mint at Carson City, Nevada; also
the expense the operations Of the several
minis and the income from the same. He also Of
fered resolution, which was adopted calling upon
the Secretary Of State TO furnish to the House state
ment showing the total amount expended by the
Northwest Boundary Commission, giving al details
MEMBER FROM ARKANSAS SWORN IN.
Mr.: DAWES, (rep) Of Mass, rom the Committee
on Elections, presented the credentials OF J. +.
to Gl the vacancy caused DY the death Of Mr. Kinds
Mr.. Dawes asked that the oath Of office be now adj
mlnistcred to that gentleman.
Mr.. Elliott then advanced to the chair Of the
Speaker, who administered the O8th.
THE BANKRUPT ACT.
Of the Board Of Trade OF Philadelphia, favoring
continuance Of what Ia known as the fifty per cent
@ which, wa to sSs
mittee for the Revision OF the Laws.
DUTY ON ALKALIEs.
Among the memorials presented was one from
Messrs. McKeone, Van Hoagan 4 Co.,, and other
Philadelphia soap makers, asking that the duty on
not be admittee fred which was referred to the Com
mittee on Ways and Means
PROTECTORArE OVER 81. DOMINGO.
The House resumed the consideration OF the Joint
resolution extending the protection Of the United
States TO the governments Of Hayu and st. Do
Nj. BANKs (rep,) OF Mass, said that an appeal had
been made Ia the strongest manner 70 this govern
ment for action In this matter and on this appeal the
~ Mr. CuaLon !rep) Of H., inquired IN what shape
Mr. BANKS SAID he did not propose to 60 further in
Nj. CUILox said it was important to know.
Mr. BANKS replied-By parties authorized to speak
for those governments. The more the proposition
was discussed the better would be the understand
that the resolution which he had reported should be
passed. He repeated that armed intervention was
lot PROPOSED, and there was nothing In It which
Mr.. BUTLER. (rcp.) OF Mass, ofrered substitute
for Mr.. Banks joint resolution, as follows
Is q ss q % ss az sss: sy,
either o. the l.nds q ne Antilles % such may
Jon: sSsns,sr s:ssS.ssa i either q them
0e
so
tracsed for without the previous authority Of Congress-
ment-namey, after the word Antilles, insert sor
any other islands In the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean
than to thar Of any foreiSn royernmept.n '''''
Mr.. BUTLER said the substitute he had offered ex-
tended the right Of TO all the islands OF the
Antilles The honorable gentleman from Ohio tMr
Spading) proposed to extend the principle to the
islands adjacent to our territory on the Pacific look
ing, he supposed, to the Sandwich Islands, II the
time should come or in the event OF their desiring
to be placed under protection. He looked not only
to the future but to the immediate ate present while
crumbng to pieces and these islands going ont OF
the possession Of the present owners. They belonged
REQUIRE the interpostion Of our government
officers. A revolution was now In progress In the
until the people there put themselves in position
TO receive our protection BY accomplishing their
own Independence. Then Il would be time TO assert
the traditional or Monroe doctrine against inter-
governments on this continent He called the at-
ton Of the Mississippi river to the importance Of
protecting all the islands in the West Indies We
haa y S gss n an me
Of st. Thomas TO vote whether they belonged
to Denmark or TO the United states they
and therefore they seem to have cut them
selves OF from Denmark, and Ne are not
ssss q Yelling IL e d s ~ :, s e end G S soR
paying money for any island ON the American CONT
nent. AZ he supported the acquisition OF Alaska so
tory. Gentlemen might ask him whether, by his
substitute ne proposed armed Intervention. In
Ue s s
deslgned shall not be Inconsistent with the law Of
nations and violative OF any treaty stipulatoDs
Tn sp plnm aqss'0 rpe ana pe eaay 3 i
Shall we have our mouths open and ready
q he m has
us TO Intervene We should extend helping hand
to those who desire stable government under
would not throw cold water on The emancipation OF
slaves In Cuba. white black or In the island OF
all those who were DESTROYS Of placing themselves
under our projections He had listened 70 MS very
o. s me SnS ana oer
tiguous territory a. objects OF our protection He
did not mean to antagonize hts proposition with
OF the general principle OF protection under the
limits and restrictions which his substitute con-
Mr. SpALprva said he was impressed with the be-
lief nc had often asserted that u was The destiny
Of the ne ia, hut aver sf a ss nSs
adjacent thereto. If there was anything decreed In
the counsels OF infinite wisdom it was this fact IL
say that IL was sohd national policy at this time to
adopt any resolution; but II IL should he adopted to
rom Inc Atlantic 70 the Pacific. The gentleman
from Massachusetts, (dr. ButerI did him no more
than Justice when ne said that ne Mr. spading) had
Ocean IN winch the work of dlsntegrationAwas now
going on lie asked those who were Interested
III tue IntuC Cvsrt W Nutt uf WHICH
was In accordance with the substitute ofIercd by the
gentleman from Massachusetts. 10 occurred to hm
that IL was auneienty guarded. We incur no breach
OF treaty of peace, because that was guarded against
by the substitute. The President could only extend
the protectorstc when the application voluntarily
came from the people Interested. The gentleman
from Massachusetts said that he tMr. Spadingj was
conservative. Perhaps the, gentleman would nnd
him radical than himself lie would no with
him VINO went the farthest, and he should vote for
the substitute a. amended or ior the original resolu-
tion N4s sF4 ttt
lar. suEIIABsnoEn. lrep.l Of Ohio. said be could