The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-06
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
TWENTY-EIGHTH CONGREss.
FIRST SESSI

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 1874.
PETITIoNs-Numerous petitions We're presented.
One by Mr.. BAYAgp, from Philadelphia, rela-
tive to Naval Pensions, asking for provision for
widows and orphans One by Mr. HUNTINGTON,
relative TO drawbacks One by Mr.. BUCHANAN,
from Pennsylvania, to complete the Public Works
at the Harbor OF Enc.
Fox RIvER.-Mr TALLMApeE reported a bill for
the Improvement of Fox and Wisconsin Rivers
Ordered to a second reading
| CUMBERLAND RoAD.-Mr. HANNEGAN'ss bill ,vma-
king appropriations to extend the Cumberland Road
through the States of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois,
was read twice and referred.
INsrRucTloNs TO Mr.. EvERErr.-Mr ARCHER.
| Tin feeble healthy made his acknowledgements to
the Senator from Ohio tMr. Alen,) for his courte-
sy in delaying take up his resolution, asking for
copy of letter, Instructions &c. ash efore reported,
TO Mr. Everett, relative to the Oregon Territory
He was now ready to have it taken mp.
The resolution was then read by the Clerk.
The question then arose on adoption of resolu-
ton.
On the point of its being declared adopted
| Mr.. MoREHEAD rose and stated, that he had
doubts and difficulties in his own mind, in relation
to asking for copy Of letters Of Instructions, &c,
during the tendency OF negotiations. He question:
ed the expedlency, and even the right desired
consideration thought it might be very wrong
to disclose the plan policy to be pursued by tho
ed in the usual way, (if the President deemed it
expedient &c.,) yet he thought the matter deser-
we'd serious consideration. Still. he would not be
understood as throwing any thing IN the way Of
as rule to call for instructions, Nc, during the
tendency Of negotiations would be a precedent
| which might hereafter be deeply regretted. He
said he chiefly to call attention to the matter
MESSAGE RoMTHE PREsIDENr.-Here Mr.. John
| Tyler, Jr., presented from the President several
| messages in writing, among which guesswork says
there is the appointment OF John G. Spencer to the
U. S. Judiciary.]
Mr.. NJ, in contnuation.-If the Senator from
Ohio (Allen) has no objection, | would move that
the resolution lay on the table.
NJ Az Ind nth and l,
considerable feeling. AS am anxious to dispatch
this before three o'clock, | shall condense: He
imputed proper motives to MIR. Observation-Disclosures
his apprehensions had no sufficient ground. 1t is
not proposed to establish precedent the custom
old the Senate itself-has been the practice
from the beginning to call for such Instructions.
gotatons; he has no power to bind the government.
Mr. NJ asks why call for copies &c during the tendency
,ion when all the evil that is possible under the circum.
has been done Mr. A. referred to the late ASH
burton treaty. and asked what was the strongest ar
sument in the late treaty to cause two-thirds of
the Senate to vote in favor of it The reason
because the President ha! acted and compromised tho
country-put arguments in the enemys mouth by
cesson Mr.. Allen here made many severe structures
upon the terms Of the late treaty and the sacrifice of ter
rtory made Great Britain He had to believe
that negotiations were going on tending to thwar the
Legislative action OF this government The Senate has
PEELED after ali has been conceded and settled by
the President! The resolution is guarded in the usual
wayand the President knows as to the propriey of Civ
ing the desired iniormaton it is addressed to his udg
nent and he will withhold it if he deems it expedient-
The resolution is particularly proper while there legs
atve action upon the subject-alludng to bills before
the Senate the Oregon question How can the Senate
act inteigibly upon these bills if ignorant Of the state of
| negoci aons7 There two departments of govern
nent acting at the time, and ndependeny-and it
may be in direct opposition to another Here Mr..
Allen alluded to the remarks made by Sir Robert Peel in
imaing that the action of theSenae certain occasion
might have been just cause of warhns holding out
threat in Mr.. Allen spurned the idea Such
the interest felt by the people in this question: that
millions of petitions would be sent in whore now there
was one if il deemed necessary If this bill be-
which would oppose the final passage of bill to
occupy SC. Mr. Allen would not go home to his consti
uen and tell them that he had voted against the rcsou
ton because there negotiations pending In con-
cluson Mr. Allen said il this resolution failed here today,
he should offer before the Senate another when acting
in another capacity that is when is in secret session.
Mr. MoREHEAD replied briefly that he should still move
% lay it the table; he wanted time to deliberate did
not clearly the proprety as Mr. A. did-docs not
like to interfere with pending negotiations which go
ing according to LAWS not certain that all this pro-
perwants time to reflect. He proposed that lay over
| till next Tuesday.
1t finally agreed to let the resolution lay till
next Monday
FRAsKISc-Mr Fulton gave notice of bill to extend
the frankng privilege to ExVce Presidents OF the United
| States
After some further unmporant debate upon $50
penalty of the Captain Of the Pacolus the Senate went
into executive sessonin which nothing Of importance
i W done.