Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-02-10
CONGRESS.
In SENATE--January 20, 1914.
The Senate did not sit to day.
HousE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


TO annullng. by joint resolution. the ar
ticlG in the Convention with Great Britain
Which provides for the common occupation
of the Oregon Territory. The resolution
was not received.
A resolution was submitted that the
Committee on the Judiciary be instructed
to inquire whether there was any law for
m'ns'ering oaths to applicants for pen
SONS, and if not, to consider the expedi'
ency Of providing one.
Mr.. Cave Johnson moved a suspension
Of the rules in order TO go into Commit
lee of the Whole. which motion, after one
or two counts prevailed.
Mr. Winthrop took the Chair. and the
debate was continued upon the reference
# the
Presidents Message.
Mr.. Stewart. of Pa. and Mr.. Causlen, of
Ohio addressed the Chair almost simulta-
neously. The Chair assigned The floor to
Mr.. Stewart, unless his right was objected
to as having already occupied the floor.
Mr., Stewart asked the gentleman from
Ohio. as matter of courtesy, to allow him
to make a personal explanation.
Mr.. Mcdonnell said if nobody else oh.
jeccd. he would.
Mr.. McCausIen then addressed the COM
mittec. lie advocated the rights Of the
West, but did not wish to have the subject
If improving the western rivers made an
isolated question. The interests involved
were Of national not local character. The
gentleman from New York says New York
is a great State, and pays 10th Of all the
revenue. SO is Ohip great State, and
| if the officers of The Government at New
| York collected the revenue, it was the
west that paid the duties. What made
| New York a great State?-the west and
her rivers. Mr. McC. spoke in strong
terms of disapprobaton Of what he had
heard in the house about dividing the
Union: such language ought never 10 be
INDUCED in here. There was no sentiment
among the people to justify it.
Mr. Stewart. of Penna.. and Mr. Boards
lev. of New York. rose next.
The Chair gave the floor 10 the latter
gentleman.
Mr. Stewart again appealed strongly to
the courtesy Of the gentleman entitled to
the floor to allow him 10 make some expa-
nations; he promised not TO allude to the
djsgraccfuI scene in the House yesterday,
except in language strictly decorous
believed the power TO appropriate money
for the improvement of the great naviga-
be rivers of The country was 10 be found
in the constitution, and he rdiculed the
idea "f Mr.. Holmes, of ). c., who pre-
tended 10 find this. one of the highest
powers conferred on the government in
an old ordinance.
Mr.. ScmPe, OF H., mex; addressed the
committee.
Mr.. Petlit, Of Ia. had but twelve min
u'cs (hcforc the subject was to be taken out
of Commi;tee) to speak, which time he inn
proved in making a speech studded icith
gems Of eIogucncc.
The hour of two having come round,
the debate ceased, and the resolution of
reference. with its amendments. was voted
On. All other amendments ,cere roted do,rn,
ond the origin0l resolution, whiCh refers The
subject Of tie Western rircrS to tie Commit
tee on CommerCe, 'rGS adopted.
Smithsonian Fund.
The resolution to refer this subject to
Select Committee. was changed into one
for difference TO the Joint Committee on
The Library.
Tie committee then rose and The Speaker
resumed the chair.
Mr.. Redng. of n. H., moved the pre-
vous question on the report Of the COM
mttcc.
Mr.. Stewart. Of Pa, again appealed 10
he courtesy Of the House to allow him a
hearing, but resistance was made in several
/ qnarrers-princpaIIy. however, and with
great tenaciv of purpose by
Mr.. Mcconnell. of Ala, who moved
with his cane raised, and pointed towards
NJ ST. wart, that The genteman's appeal
be laid on the floor. and if he have any
Explanations 10 make that he should make
them out of rors He (Mr McC.) was for
making an individual job of IT,
After considerable lime spent in alterca-
ton on the point of allowing privilege.
never before denied, of members max
ing personal explanation.
Mr.. Schenck, of Ohio, sug gested that or
the question Of voting, the gentleman from
Pennsylvania could assign his reasons foI
desiring to be excused.
/, The yeas and nays were then called for
on agrc eing to the report Of the committee
, and
, Mr.. Stewart rose 20 he excused from
voting. He appealed to every gentleman
in the IIonsc to bear witness that he hac
, never uttered a single word that iustifie,
r The personal assaults that had been mad
:" upon him in so macy different quarter,
G One error he acknowledged to have com
mittcd, that of attempting to respond a