New-York tribune., 1869-01-14
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


the Treasury to furnish statement OF the expenses Of
conducting the Mint at Carson Valley Nevada Also the
expenses attending the operations OF the several mints
and the income from the He also offered resou-
state to furnish to tho House n statement showing the
total amount expended by the Northwest boundary
Commission giving all details.
ADMISSION OF ELLIOTT OF ARKANSAS.
Mr. DAWES usep.. Mass). from the Committee on
Arkansas, elected "A member Of the House, to fill the
cancy caused by the death of Mr.. Hinds Mr. Dawes
gentleman
Mr Elliott then advancedto The chair of the Speaker.
MIR RANDALL (Dem, Pal presented the petition OF tho
Board OF Trade OF Philadelphia, ayorng continuance Of
what s known the 80 cent clause In the Bankrupt
act, and which took effect January l. 1869.
Among the memorials presented one from Messrs.
McKeOne, Van Hagan Co, and other philadelphia
soapmakers, asking that the duty akali shall not be
increased. and that kroyollte shall not be- admitted free
PROTECTION FOR IGAYTI AND SAN DOMINGO.
The House resumed the consideration OF the JOINT reso-
luton extending the protection of the United states to
the Governments OF Hayti and San Domingo.
Mr. BANKS rep, Mass said that an appeal had been
made in tho strongest manner TO this Government for
oluton based.
Mr. CULLoM diep, Ill inquired in what shape the ap-
Mr. BANKS said he did propose go further in his
Mir CUILOM said it was important 70 know.
Mr. BANKS repled-By parties authorized to speak FOR
tnose , lHe inSa' nor & an1 vas - %
which he had reported should be passed Io repeated
that armed intervention not proposed and there
nothing IN II which would involve the OF force.
Mr. BUTLER Wcp., Mass) offered substitute for Mr.
Baukss joint resolution as follows:
Re r,d d. That The PTenieut and hereby authorized 20
extend he protection Of the United sate' either o the Islands Of
be Antilles TO such extent b. deem sedien and not aca,
the Law Of nations vheuetr the Government established in
ad stsie provided aay their behalf pr Of the
Lise-i.s "a. pc , lI - @ 20 e % @ an n aE r M
,a ss bo made contracted G without the previous authority Of
Congress
Mr. sPALDING Rcp., Ohio offered an amendment,
namely After tAe word "Antlles insert ~ any other
ISLANDS lh ie AuA, 81 acme Oeahs, Nllic. "9 W,
nearer To the coast OF e United states thah 10 ha1 oi
any foreign government"
Sir. BUTLER said the substitute he had offered ex-
tended tie tlgh of protection TO al INC ISLANDS OF ie
Antilles Tho honorable gentleman fTOE Ohio CNr.
IOod TO 10 Sandwich Islands. II the time should comr
o n the % their dcrng To be placed under our
Protection lie looked not only TO the future but 10 the
Immediate pr, sent. while the systems Of government
m the Auuc. were cruubnct 10 pieces and these Islands
gong out oi the possession oi e present oWbeIs' Ihe5
belonged To 80 FAR by position and the laws OF nature
revolution now IN progress IN the island OF Cuba
which We would take no part in until the people
ceyo our protection by accomplishing their own
independence. Then it would be time TO assert
ference by foreign Goyer"i1entS with repaenSn govern
eniierncn Interested in the navigation OF the Missss
spl River The Importance az protecting all the Islands
IA no Wcst Iudc-. We had by action put ourselves
n an anomalous position our Executive mad called
the people ~ Thomas TO whether thoy belonged
e. Dcunark or 10 :e United states lhcy decided that
They belonged ths country, aud therefore they seem
To- have cut Themselves on from Denmark, ana We are
not ready or willing 20 ratfy the treaty and pay the
chase money lie dd not by his substitute look TO pay
INK money Tor any Island ON the American continent As
be supported the acquisition of Alaska so ne was adverse
10 tho purchase ot any other territory Gentlemen
might ask him whether. by his substitute he pro.
posed armed Intervention. IN reply he would
say that 1t was expressly and carefully
be- inconsistent Nh The low othatous or IN violation OF
any treaty stpulati0us. Ihe simple question was IN
plain language: The plum - IiS ana ready 10 i"lG
shall keep mouths shut that may ia 10 othcrs
Tie time had come Tor us to intervene We should e1-
tend helping hand 10 those VINO desire hlspe govern
ucnt under republican form, ana he trusted tat The
House would not throw cold water on the cmanepa'lop
of slaves ia Cuha Nie w black OF IN the lAhd OF ~
Domingo, place themselves ln am tgolsh 70 an those
who were dc.Iou of placing themselves under our pro-
iccilon. lie had listened 20 ms very tl."
from Ohio (ir Suadingl Who desired 10 add the sand
~ich Islands ana otNgr eioy ~ -.
Our protection. lie dld not mean 10 ahthEo'
nlzo his proposition with that OF ms coIeague,
lie desired tie establishment OF inc genera piIucV ol
protection under the Limits aud restrictions Whieh DIS
substitute contained. -
Mr.. sPALDING said he was impressed with tho be,
cf he had often asserted, that wa, the destiny OF
the American Government TO spread Hstf not only over
all this continent but over All tho Islands a9a,ent
thereto The gentleman from Massachusets lsil bu,,,J
did hm than Justice when he shld that ne thr'
Spadiug had reference To the cluster OF Islands III o
Pacific Ocean Ia whch inc WORK OF u9hlcHau,on " Was @
going lie asked those who were Interested IN the
Pacific Coast 10 vote for his amendment when was IN
accordance with the substitute ohered ny te tonen,h
from Massachusetts,. IL occurred to him that II was sum
centy guarded We incur no breach OF treaty OF peaS
President could only extend the proecorate wheh tne
nupleatiuu voluntarily from the people Interested
The gentleman from Mnssachusets sald that nc lNlr
Spadmg) conservative. Icfhaps the gcht4cinah
would ind him more radical than himself lie would go
with him who went tho iurthes ana he should yoe ior
the substitute amended or for the original rcsoluto
Mr.. sHELLABARGER Rep, ohio said ho could not
support the original proposition. any of the amend
mcns submitted to the House IL was conceded by tue
Chairman Of the Committee Foreign Affairs and other
gentlemen, that the proposition pshung Was ,
dnary and not extraordinary IN tho ordinary sense oi
the word but 80 extraordinary that WAS unprecedeed
I'm the history Of the Government That proposition
which was unprecedented should be brought into tho
House this time and sought 10 be disposed oi as thS
one was rather 10 him subject OF surprise Inc SUD
and effect Of the proposition were hat the author
iy Of the Government should be transferred Dy congress
Executive be exercised IN protecting hat was
the significant word the government or the people OF the
Islands indicated In the resolution III meant ths or
nothing. He assumed that the resolution meant some
thing and that the protection could be exercised only IN
force which was 10 be found IN the military and naval
authority OF the Government for there was no other way
Of protecting them than In this way Inc resolution was
declaration OF against somebody on the part OF the
Mr. MIiiiINs Rep.. Tenn) said: We arc city set
upon a hill and our light cannot be put under bushe
Mr.. JUDD tRep, IJ thought thai the influence OF our
principles should other lands, but we should
make influence felt in proper form He freely con-
fesed that he listened TO the remarks OF tne aD gentle
10 get al some reasen information for the introduction
OF the resolution. II was, any existed carefully ana
The Executive delegate to him the power that right
fully and properly belonged to the branch OF
Ohio. Mr. shellabarger, that 1t was not known where
these things might lead. We 90 not Know what instant
territory The House had not sufficient Information 10
warrant them acting the subject OF the resolution at
Mr. ROBINSON Dem, N " proposed an amendment,
TO insert before the word "Hayu that OF Ireland"
OF The propostion and made country adjacent to the
limited states Ho wanted ireland protected. The heart
aud substance OF Ireland were IN THIS country.
MIR BIjTLER had only word to say TO tho gentleman
from Ohio mir shellabarger) who 80 oloquently had
aad ottentlon 10 he warning words OF fathers OF
hIs country lie (Ar Buerl did not think all tho ntell
gence OF the country died with the death of those who
s,a,,ad ina GoveTnment. He thought ought TO
adapt our legislation the power position. and innn
anca vbcb we ne a nation, have nOw and not 10 tho
i,.., anh nnnnna whlch we had In l1qa Xe had no