The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-07
Washington Waits.
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WASHINGTON, June 6.-The house COM
mlttee ON elections today disposed of the
Alabama contested election case of Smith
VS.. Shelley, by the adoption of q resolution
which declared that Shelley, the sitting
member, is not entitled to u seat, and re-
commeHds that in consequence of the death
ofcontesant the seat is declared vacant
Jones, of Texas, (greenbackerl, voted with
the republicans on the adoption of the res
olutiOn.
TOWN ALMOST DESTROYED.
Private dispatches received from Mem
phis announce the almost total burn
| ing of the town of PoCahontas, Arkansas.
REFLECTED.
Dispatches from Portland, Oregon, indi-
cate the reelection OF Congressman NJ. {.
George republican,, by about 1000 ma.
| lority. The democrats claim a majority of
the state legislature.
| STILL FIGHTING.
| Charles Reed, Guiteau's counsel, to-day
made another effort to secure the correction
of the record in Guiteau's trial but failed.
| His object is to bring about such an amend
mcnt of the record as will enable him to
apply to the supreme court for writ of
habeas corpus. After his failure to.
day he had another conference
with Guiteau, and determined upon some
further step, the nature of which he does
not disclose. lie announces his intention
not to cease his efforts as long as his client
lives.
THE TARIFF COMMISSION.
Indications at present are that the tariff
commission will be composed of the gen.
| tlemen whose names follow: Wheeler. of
New York; Hays, of Massachusetts, Oliver
of Pennsylvania; Garland, of ILLINOIS; Am.
bier, Of Ohio; Phelps, of Missouri; Under
wood, Of South Carolina; Porter, of the
District of Columbia, and Duncan s. Ken.
ner, of Indiana.
THE CLAYTON BuLwER TREATY.
A copy of the dispatch from Secretary
Freylinghusen to Minister Lowell upon the
Clayton Bulwer treaty, was received by the
senate today. The dispatch acknowledges
the recei' through Sackville West, Of two
dispatches from Lord Granville in re gard
to the treaty, ard states that he has been
instructed by the president to transmit the
opinion entertained in the country regard.
ing the traditional continental policy of the
United States in connection with the
treaty, which is that canal across
the lthmus for vessels OF all de-
nominations and every character would
expose our western coast to attack and des.
troy our isolation. thus obliging us to in
crease our deienses and possibly compel
us, contrary to our traditions, to take an
active interest in the affairs of Europe.
Lord Granville, in his dispatch of ofNovem-
Der 10th, 1881, in reference to the canal, as
determined by the Clayton-Bulwer treaty
of 1880, says; Her majesty's government
relies with confidence upon the obsery-
ance of all engagements of that
treaty" An important object which the
United States had in view in tins treaty was
to dispossess Great Britain of her settle
ments in Central America, and the United
States was tenacious that Great Britain
should not extend further her occupatio n
of threatening the military or naval STRAIT
cgic points along their marine frontier. 10
assure this, the parties to the treaty Jointly
agreed not to exercise dominion over or TO
} fortiiy or coloni2c Nicaragua, Costa Rica,
the Mosquito coast, or any part of Central
America. Great Britain, however, exer-
cses dominion over Balize, or British
Honduras, and the impression pre-
walls that since the conclusion OF the treaty
of 1850 English inhabitants have spread
into the territory of the neighboring repub.
lies and occupy land which belongs to one
of the republics, but over which the govern.
ment of her majesty assumes to exercise
control. Such dominion seems to be inCon-
sstent with that provision of treaty which
! prohibits the exercise Of dominion by Great
Britain over any part Of Central America
At the time oi the conclusion of the CLAY.
on.Bulwer treaty the English privileges in
Balize were confined TO right to cut wood
and establish saw-mlls, and were conferred
by treaties in which the Spanish sover.
eighty was recognized. Upon con-
clusion of the treaty Sir Henry
Bulwer filed n declaration under date Oi
June 10Th. 1850, that the treaty was ratified
with the understanding on the part of her
meiesty's government that IL did not apply
to her mnjesty's settlement at Honduras
and its dependencies. Clayton answered un-
der date July OF ith, 1850, that he so under.
stood, but that he must not be understood
to either affirm or deny British title there.
In Each OF these declarations was
4 made after conclusion of the treaty by
joint action of the president and senate,
and that declaration was not made 10 or
accepted by them. The United States have
never given their assent TO this conversion
OF a British settlement in Central America
| under Spanish American sovereignty, into
a British possession with British sover.
eighty. The parties to the Clayton Bulwcr
treaty anticipated that canal by the Mic
aragua route was to be at once begun, and
II was under this anticipation that the
United States consented to waive exclusive
and valuable rights which had been given
to them and that they consented to agree
with Great Britain that they would not oc-
cupy. fortify, colonize or assume dominion
over any part of Central America, and that
they consented to admit her majesty's gov.
crnpent at some future day 10 share in
the control which. they have exercised over
the Isthmus OF Panama. The government
and people of the United States, though
rich In laud and industry, were poor in
money floating capital. In 1850 the
scheme Of canal, even without the
complication of the Mosquito protectorate,
was too vast for the means Of the Americans
of that day, who. numbered then less than
half they number to-day. They went to
England, which had what they had not,
surrendered their exclusive privileges,
offered an equal share Of all they had In
those regions, in order, as expressed In the
seventh article OF the treaty, that no time
should be unnecessarily lost In commencing
the construction of said canal. Through
no fault OF theirs, time was un.
necessarily lost, the work was never
begun and the concession failed. The pres.
ident does not think that the United State, Z,
are called upon by any principle of equity