The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1841-01-09
CONGRESSIONAL.

In SENATE "A bill was introduced to provide
for the protection and settlement of Oregon, and
to extend the laws of the United States over the
same Mr.. LINN, who introduced the bill made
some remarks explanatory of the causes which
induced him to offer it to the consideration of
the Senate, and went at some length inc the his
tory of the settlement of that Territory, and the
encroachments made on it by British traders.
Mr. WALKER submitted the following resolu-
ton, giving for his reasons that the papers in
que stion would serve to disabuse the minds of
the British colonists.
Resolced, That the Committee on Foreign
Relations be instructed to inquire into the ex-
pediency of causing to be procured and submit
ted to the Senate copies of the debate in the
British Parliament prior to the year 1920, in re-
lation to the Northeastern Boundary oil the u.
States, and copies of land titles emanating from
the British Government repugnant in the calls
of said titles to the boundary now claimed by
said Government.
Messrs. WEBSTER, CAY, of KY, PRESTON,
ALLEN, and WALKER participated in the debate,
and after some further remarks from Mr.. WALK
Err, the resolution, at his own suggestion, laid
on the table.
And the Senate adjournedto Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
STEAMBOAT DISASTERS
Mr. UNDERWOOD, from the Select Committee
on the Explosion of Steam Boilers, made the
following report:
ssThe Select Committee to whom was refer
red the petition of John Coates and others, re-
Iating to steamboat disasters and the means of
prevention, and likewise the report and bills
. al - br,f Ia
select committee to whom the petition of Samu-
ell Paub relative to his sel-acting valves was re-
ferred, report: That they have adopted the re-
port and bills submitted by the select committee
during the last session, and herewith present the
same and recommend tho adoption of the fol-
lowing resolution:
eeResolued, That the bills herewith presented
shall be considered on the day of and
made the special order on that day and each
succeeding day until they disposed Of"
The bills are the following:
A bill to authorize the President to employ
persons to construct apparatus with view to ex-
| tingush fires on board steamboats,, and to test
its utility;
| A bill to provide for purchasing the patent for
Raub's self-acting valve;
A bill to amend the act to provide for the bet
ter security of the lives of passengers on board
vessels propelled in whole or in part by steam,
approved July 4, 1888, and for other purposes.
| The bills were severally committed to the
Committee of the Whole House on the state of
the Union.
The question then came upon the resolution
to make them special order
| MIR. CUSHING suggested the propriety OF ap-
pointing distant day for filling the blank in
the resolution reported by the committee for
| a special order on these bills.
| After some remarks from Messrs CUSHING,
UNDERWOOD, and JONES, of Va. as to the day for
filling the blank, it was filled with Monday
next two weeks, 0he 25th inst.) and the resolu-
ton was then adopted by vote of two thirds.
| And so the bill was made the special order of
the day for Monday, the 25th inst.
MIR. CRABB obtained leave to introduce the
following resolution, which was read and adop
| ted:
t, Resolped, That the Committee on the Judici-
sry be instructed to inquire and report whether
it be legal FOR Justices of the Supreme Court of
the United States to reside out Of the limits of the
circuit which they respectively assigned; and
if it is legal so to reside, to inquire into the ex7
pediency of prohiting, by statute such residence.
PRIvATEER PENSION FUND.-Mr. SALToN-
STALL obtained leave to offer the following reso-
luton, which was read and agreed to:
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Navy be
directed to communicate to this House what
amount of money was received by the United
States under the act of June &c, 1912, and the
act of Feb. 10, 1913, providing the two per cent.
the nett amount of prize money arising from
captures made by the private armed vessels OF
the United States be set apart as pension fund,
as set forth in said act; also, to report whether
the same, or any, and what part thereof was In
vested, and il So in what stocks or securities,
and at what prices the said investments, and al
so the sales thereof were made. And also report
when the said pension fund became exhausted,
and how much of the same, or the nett proceeds
arising therefrom, was paid to persons other than
those for whose use the said fund was pledged
BY the said acts, and under and by virtue OF sub
| sequent acts.
| The EIGHTH OF JANUARY.-Mr. TURNKEY said,
as this was the sth Of Jan,arg, he would move
that the House adjourn.
MIR. sTANLY said the eighth Of January