The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-18
Mr. RATHBUN reported bill for bs rsl,.f %

Mr. RATHBUN made several other reports
which were appropriately disposed OF.
COMMITTEE ON INVALID PENSIONS.
Mr. CULLOM presented the petition Of Jane, &
Davidson, praying for a pension.
IL was objected 10,
ROADS AND CANALS.
Mr. OWEN reported a bill making an appropria.
ton for the Improvement of Lake Michigan, Which
was appropriately referred
Also, several other bills making appropriations,
which were appropriately disposed Of
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.
Mr. PRATT offered resolution authorizing the
Doorkeeper, with the sanction Of the Speaker to
employ messenger to take Of the furnaces IA
the east end Of the Capitol.
! II was objected to, and laid over.
Mr.. CAMPBELL, from the Committee on the
District of Columbia, made a report to amesd and
continue the charter Of the Corporation Of Washing
! ton.
Also, bill extending the cha ter of the District
Banks which were appropriately referred.
Mr.. CAMPBELL moved that the report in relation
TO the District Banks be printed.
MIR McCAUSLIN moved to lay the bill on the
table, and then withdrew it, understanding that IT
debatable
Mr. McCAUSLIN proceeded to discuss the merits
Of the bill; when the Speaker admonshed him that
he could not discuss it. He then renewed has
motion to lay on the table, and demanded the yeas
The reading Of the report called for, and il
was read by the Clerk.
Mr. BIDLACK rose 10 point of order, and said
that the rules had been suspended to entertain re-
ports which did not incur debate.
Mr. McCAUSLIN withdrew the motion to lay on
the table, and the report referred.
The SPEAKER announced the first business in
order to be the reconsideration of the Oregon Reso-
luton, and that Mr.. G. J. lscERsoLL was entitled to
the floor.
A desultory debate point Of order in
which Messrs. WHITE, Of Kentucky, WINTHROP, and
c. J. INeERsoLI, participated
Mr.. G.. j. lNGERSOLL then moved to suspend
the rules for the House to resolve itself into Com
mittee of the Whole on the state of the Union.
MIR. WINTHROP demanded the yeas and nays,
which were ordered
The clerk called the roll and the following is the
result yeas SO, nays II.
So the House resolved itself into a Committee Of
the Whole on the State Of the Union, MIR HAMIis
in the Chair.
Mr.. C J. INGERSOIL moved that the Commit
tee of the Whole the state Of the Union take up
the resolution OF the Committee Foreign Affairs
in rela ion TO the Territory of Oregon, which
agreed 10.
Mr. INGERSOLI. then addressed the House at
great length in favor of giving Great Britain notice
Of the abrogation Of the treaty for the joint occupa-
ton OF the Territory Of Oregon. He made an aple
speech on this subject, reIlete with sound argument,
and full of American feeling and spoke until his
hour expire d.
Mr.. WINTHROP next took the floor, and con-
tended that the Oregon question not purely of
West IN character but that its discovery belongs
the enterprise of citizen Of Boston, who discovered
IL and IL IS necessary that there should be harbor
in the Pacific for our whaIemcD, nne-tenths of which
belong to one town in Massachusetts He however,
opposed to giving Great Britain notice of an alb
rogatlon Of the treaty for joint occupation Of that
Territory, upon the ground Of ehpedency, and the
DARK forebodings Of the future. As TO the right of
the United States TO that Territory there was not
shato nf dpuht vet p bia
time to sgitatr the question.
MIR. MCCONNELL said he was not in the House
when the gentleman from Massachusetts made alu-
sons to Mr. Van Buren's Administration.
Mr.. WINTHROP said hat he had stated that Mr.
Van Buren,, when he retired from the Presidency
had left the country on the verge of a war; and, IN
tie language Of his colleague, Mr. Adams,) he had
set fire 10 the citadel, before he left it,
MIR. MCCONNELL said the charge was in char
acter with the black heart that uttered it, and false
IN every particular.
He was called to order from various parts Of the
House.
Mr. ELMER made a few remarks, and compli-
menled the Treaty of Washington, and said that
nne-ienths OF the country approved of that Treaty,
and particularly the people OF New Jersey
MIR MORSE, of Maine rose and defended the
Treaty OF Washington and the Maine Commission.
ers, and alluded 10 the remarks which fell from Mr.
lngersol charging that those sioners had been
deluded by trick.
Mr.. c. J. lNGERSoLL made on explanation,
and SAID he alluded TO the manner IN which ii was
carried through the Senate.
MIR MORSE continued his remarks, and said
after the explanation he would leave IT, lie then
gave his views a, some length in opposition to the re-
solut on.
MIR. sCHENCK rose and said that some gentle.
men seemed 10 suppose that this was a Western
quesuon-which, so far as Ohio is part OF the
W'st IS not so. The people of the West are not so
ANXIOUS Tor Oregon as 10 60 10 war lie said he
knew something about the West, and he had heard
NOR here in
Western spirit, than from the people Of the Wet
themselves. He said Il il wa. Western interest.
be wanted Mr.. Clay TO be the standard bearer and
not the Sage Of Lindenwald. He spoke at length,
and mace party speech IN favor Of Mr. Clay.
Mr. kENNEDY, OF Indiana, next occupieI
the hoor, aud SAID that the whole body of
The people Of the Western States were i'm
favor OF extending jurisdiction over the Terrtots of
oregon out the gentleman from Ohio MIR ScheucD
had alluded TO Mr. Clay f,elerto PREF ar. tie u,o.
pie Of the W,a to anticipate that he !, ornos,Jto
'sking o session Il Oregon. Let hat be known in
the est, and he will find oul thai The West. IN MOO
pie VII never ,ubmit To surrender Of that TIE rcry
beeau IN LOOK at IL a. a quesiun of a nat, nal
ehsrsc'er AID not as one belong exclusively 10 the
Wesi. - ~ "
Mr.. WHITE, Of Kentucky, opposed the res,lu.
uon, and reil'rd TO some Of the remark. of MIR
'ng,r'oI and said that there no doubt as t. our
night TO the Territory Of Oregon but opposed the
ehg d'sney Il agtaiing I at present.
mr' WELLER moved thltthe Comm ttee rise and
was decided ia the affirmative
MI HAMLlN reported that the Committee Of the
whole on the state OF the Union bad had the Union
generally under consideration, and particularly the
eso'uon IN relation TO the JOINT occupation Of the
Territory Of Oregon aud had come TO no conclusion
thereon.
Mr. ADAMS said be had offered a resolution a
lev days ago, calling upon the President OF the Uni.
ed stes for certain information IN relation to the
hhode Island controversy, and II was at that time
pronounced out Of order but the chairman Of the
Select Committee on that subject said that he would
Introduce a resnlIIi.nn a. iIlni