New-York daily tribune., 1844-01-10


special Minister upon the Oregon Cues
tion-PassaSe OF bill to refund Gen. Jac X
S''A W.sulScroS, Monday, Jan. s.
In the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, to-day, on
motion of Mr.. SAUNDERS, Select Committee
was ordered, to wait upon Mrs. Madison andmvite
her whenever il is her pleasure TO visit the House,
to take q scat within the Hall. Mr.. S. remark
ed tha, he had noticed Mrs NJ. on Saturday IN the
gallery of the House.
Mr.. TuoMpsox, of Mi. moved suspension OF
the rules to offer resolution to terminate debate
in Committee of the Whole on the Union, on the
bill Ito refund Gen. Jackson's fine CGr7led-lc cas-
III, Nays 81. ~
The resolution being one accepted by Mr., /.
from Mr. PRATT, OF n. Y. recltlng that Is State
Legislatures and large majority of the people
had declared in favor of the bill was then adop-
ted; and the House again resolved itself into CON-
nittee Mr. DAVIS, of Pa in the chair and resu-
med the cor sFseyation of the subject.
Mr.. ScnENck Of 0. with much ability and Co
ouencc opposed the bill, at least in any form M
pying censurc upon Judge Hall, and replied with
power to MIR Douglass and others.
The discussion was continued until four o'cock
by Messrs. A. " BRowN, BELsER, STEESRoD and
4. JOHNSON of Tenn. in advocacy, and by Mr..
SEVERANCE of Me- in opposition to the bill.
The debate having terminated, the committee
proceeded to vote. Various amendments were
rejected and among others, the substitute OF
MIR. SrEpl!ENs of Ga. providing that no censnre
should be implied upon Judge Hail. by ayes 81,
noes l22. The bill was then reported to the
House and pressssssM89 through under the operation
OF the previous Fon. Mr.. ScuGNcK appeal,
cd, but unsuccesssI \ y, to the mdgnn"'m'ty OF
the majority to a s $ays the Wings to record their
yeas and nays on tiE substitute of Mr.. STEPHENS,
The bill lmercly rclunding the 1000 with IN
tercst at per cent? was then finally passed:
Yeas los, to the following Nays:
chlpps, Cia,s,on G951e{t DAVIS, Fi:h FOOT, tia]ss
Gdsr Hudson, joseph r. Insstso Ieqhs Dsne r kns
elance Tllden yer, Va4ce, VameteF linton, Winthrop
-2S.
The House adjourned.
In SENATE, various communications were re-
ceiyed from the Departments among winch was
one from the War Department containing lie
port from the Typographical Bureau with refer
encc to the practlcabllty of the construction OF Il
Ship Canal between Lakes Huron and Superior.
After the usual morning business, the prescnta-
ton of petitions, reports OF committees col prl-
vate character) &c, the resolution ol Mr.. AL
LEN calling upon the President for all official
action upon the Oregon case came up and gave
rise to a debate of some interest, extending
through the day.
Mr. ALLEN corrected an assertion Of his, in
putting to Sir Robert Peel the statement that had
the bill of the Senate of last session for the occu-
patton of Oregon become a law, it would have
been considered equivalent to declara ration of
war with Great Britain. 1t was, however, the
declaration Of Lord Palmerston. To this he made
reference to show the state Of feeling in England
upon the subject. He INDUCED, usual, In
sweeping denunciatlons upon Great Britain,
nstancing the omission of the settlement OF the
question IN the Ashburton Treaty as an evidence
of disposition on her part to keep open some
cause of quarrel with other countries; aud advo-
Gated summary action, in claiming the territory
so clearly ours He would not surrender one
quarter of square inch OF 1t.
| Mr.. ARCHER said he had received authentic m
formation that no negotiations between the two
Governments upon this subject were now pend
| ing, but that Great Britain had sent an EmbaS-
sador 1ho might be expected here In q teD weeks
to nepotiate on this subject. This fact in view,
he was decidedly opposed to the call proposed by
| the resolution, and presumed 1t would no longer
be considered desirable IN any quarter.
The debate was farther continued by McsSrs.
BERnlES, and KING in opposition, and by Messrs.
BENTON in advocacy Of the resolution, and by
other Senators, confined principally to the pro-
priety or improperly of making public this nlor-
nation at present, embracing also the question of
the proper manner and extent of consultation by
the President, of the Senate, upon the subject Of
negotiations with foreign governments, and (ac-
cording to former usage during the progress Of
such negotiations, Sc, sc.
The resolution was rejected, by Nays 81, to
the following yeas:
YEAs-Nessrs. Allen Atch5on Benton Breese Colquitt,
Fairfield, Fulton, Hannegan, Senple Sturgeon, Iappan,
Walker, Woodbury., Wrlght-li.
The senate adjourned. ARGUS.