Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-02-10

was referred 10 q committee OF The whole,
ip gTpsr Chg, the subject MIGHT baSe "a free
4 Wo,ion was ,hen mnao 10 Suspend the,
Jt.Hes Tor the purpose of going into CON-
mi,,se. II failed. Yeas 100; nays G3-.
I'Hot tVSo.ihirds.
The 1louse then jfqsnypel The ,cohsidera.'
ton of the Report of The Select CQmpit-.
lee on tIc Mules. Tte question pepding
was op lie ppoiion Of Mf.I$laqk to re.cor-
rect the report. with instrVGtions TO e-in.
sert the tweny4frs, ,Rple.
after the reception of executive cotntnu-I
nications the House adjourned
The Geport of the majority of the ,Com-j
hittee on Elections, ynoiiced 10 yesterdays
proceedings, upon The right of the membersi
from New Hampshire, Georgia, Missouri;
and Mississippi TO their seals, was in favor
Of ,tbeir right, and concluded With the fol.
Lowing resolutions
| Resolved, That the second section OF pn "Aeti
| for the sppor,ionment Of the representatives
among me several States, according to the sixth
census" approved June 25, 18f2, is not a ld1o
made in pursuance Of the Constitution of the
United States, and valid, operative, and binding
upon the States
Resolved, That all The members Of this House,
(excepting the TWO contested cases from Virginia,
upon which no opinion is hereby expressed,)
have been elected in conformity with the consti
tuition end lays, and are entitled TO their seats
! in This HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. Douglass, the above
report was referred 10 the Committee Of
the Whole House, and ordered to be
printed.
On motion of Mr.. G.. Davis, leave was
granted to the minority of said committee
to make report on the same subject.
Mr.. Elmer then gave notice that he
would call up this report tomorrow two
weeks, Immediately after the expiration Of
the morning hour. :,
On Wednesday the cath, nothing of
much general interest was done in the
Senate. The debate on the tariff bill was
continued after which the Senate went
into executive Session. j
In the House the 2tlst rule was again
discussed; among other private bills re-
ported was one providing for the payment
of .she passage of Lafayette from France
TO the FGnited.SlRtes ip 1924.
The report Of The COMMITTEE on Foreign |
Affairs adverse 40 notifying Great Britain
to suspend the joint occupation Of Oregon.
was debated.
Mr.. Owen expressed his sorrow that ne
gotiations had been proposed again to
Great Britain upon this subject. Negotia-
tons had been twice proposed TO that power
by our Government. The next proposition
ought to have come from Great Britain to
US. We had hupbled ourselves. in the
view of the member from Indiana, by sub.
hitting as we had. Negotiations ought never
TO have been made. fIe ahqpghi, too, that
ii was time that legislation had commenced
upon this subject. The people of Oregon
should be protected. The territory of the
Oregon should be settled. We needed
pioneers there, not the smooth chinned
cadets from West Point but ADLER and bet
ter ,pIopeers. Hsrfy men should go there,
and there should alsotac az AIMED Qccupa
ton Of the territory.
A distinguished statesman had BSid Inc |
who vind,cateS The honor of coultry
%ipdicates its ,poblest interest. for he pre-
serves the peace Of a country Our coun.
trymcn should be settled in the valley Of
the Columbia. Free and ipdepepdept |
States should be there destined oae day to
form part of the Union, and thus become
one with us in feeling and in action.
Mr.. Thompson of Ky. replied. lie
agreed with Mr.. Calhoun that there was
no necessity for ap mmeda,e action upon
this subject. The pioneers would soonlbe
strong enough in the Oregon 10 take pos
session of the Territory for hhemSelyes.
Mr.. Y, spoke briefly and said he was in!
favor Of the Report from the committee.
Mr. Wentworth of Illinois spoke briefly.
more in opposition TO the policy of Great
Britain, than upon the question, when Mr..
Hughes Of Missouri got the fooT, hpt was.
not ready 10 continue the debate.
tOp Thursday the 18th, ip the Sepate,
the Oregon subject was taken ,pp ON a
similar resolution TO that IN the House, on
which Mr. Archer objected to any definite
action, op The gropnd that lis passage
would he az improper step TO take in adj
vance of the negotiations about being en-.
tered into with the special minister of Eng
land, who is daily expected at the scat Of
goNerngpent. The delay, whilst it would
not Prevent Legislation hereafter, would
give us the ibonefit of having acted with
beGowing courtesy TO this special minister
The debate was continued by Mr. Semple,
Mr.. Buchanan, Mr. Allen, and Mr.. More
head, when its further consideration was
postponed until Tuesday, and the Senate
adjourned until Monday. ln the House
debate arose on resolution do print the
report of the Committee on Elections, with
all the evidence, which was finally carried
by vote Of l05 to 81. On Saturday the
2eth most sdiscredtable scene occurred
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