Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-03-22
eNrY-EIGHTH CoNGREss--First Session
.Nondm, March j., 1914.
SENATE.

Mr. BAYARD presented memorial OF citizens o
Philadelphia, praying that appropriation may be
made for repairing the Piers at Port Penn in the Rive,
Delaware.
Mir. WHITE presented memorial OF citizens of In
diana pray ing grant Of lead TO ai The completion
of the Wabash and Erie Canal.
Mr.. STURGEON presented resolutions Of the Legis
aturc of Pennsylvania, in favor Of granting half pay
and pensions 10 the widows of tue officers and soldiers
Of the Revolutionary Army.
Mr.. MOREliEAO presented 4 memorial Of citizens
Of pennsylvania, demonstrating against any alteration
Of the Tariff,
Mr.. BUCHANAN presented the memorial Of the
widow Of Condy Kagnet, praying compensation for DIP
onatc services rendered by her late hus5lnd, Will
Consul Rio de Janelro aso memorial Of citizens
Of Pennsylvania PRAYING that alteration rlay be
made in TIE Tariff
Mr.. WHITE from the Committee on Indian Affairs,
asked be discharged from the further consideration
Of the petition If citizens of North Carolina, in rea-
lion the Cherokee COMMISSIONERS also, from the re-
solution Of tie Legislature Of Ohio, tie subject of
making provision ior the occupants VI the lands for
nerlr owned by the Wysado: lnddas.
Mr.. BAlARD, from lie Committee on Naval Affairs
asked 10 be discharged from tue further consideration
OF the resolution CT the Senate Of the 3lst January,
relation 10 Naval Depot, At near the confluence oil
the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. and that communica
ton upon the subject By 'he Hon. Sidney Breese, b,
presented.
Mr.. B., also from the same Committee, reported I
bill providing for certain experiment, in relation tie
proper iorui and model Of steamships and other YES
,cs THE bill aPPTopra.es : 900 lor tie purchase
and ,Giipneut of The ,.eImboa, Germ and five thou
sand lor making experiments for the purpose oc deter
mining the form or modeI which may atain the greates
velocity with The least motive power.
| Mr. WOODBRIDGE, from the Committee Pub
lie Land- reported bill 10 grant-ior the purpose OF
aiding The State of Indiana IN extending and completing
the " a5a.h aud Erie Canal from Tertc Haule 10 :hc
i -half IF ,J
en- tie line 81 sad Canal Is strip i've miles wide Oh
each side in alternate sections, and noieiy Of land
! remaining ut.s5l Is the 'iaceares Ian! district
! The resolution Of .ir. Ssmple, relative TO the ,erm
nation Of the Convention for the joint occupancy Of The
Oregon Territory, was taken up.
! length.
Mr. RIyES followed on the same side Of tie que.
lion and al the conclusion Of lis remarks th Senate
adjourned.
! The Standing Committees were called upon for re-
ports aud number were presented. principally con
| nscted with pri,a bills
| Mr. CAMPBELL from the Committee on the Dstric
Of Columbia reported bill 10 extend the charters
Inc banks in tile District for ten years, which with h
report accompanying it, ordered 10 be printe'.
! hIr C. j. INGERSOLL moved suspension oil In
rnl,s FOR the purpose of going into Committee Of t
Whole On the state Of the Union, which agreed L
i-a,cs 50 noes - The House then resolved .ef ntc
I Committee al tie Whole, Mr.. HamIin in the chair,
and took I'D for consideration The report OF The Commit
lee ON Foreign Relations upon The resolution submitted
b, Nh Owen requesting The President 10 notify tie Bri
tsh Government Of our eesre 70 terminate the CONVEX
ton for the joint occupancy II Oregon Territory. Th
resolution of the committee declared il 10 be incSFcdi
/ eat to adopt the resolution.
Mr. ISGERSOLL teen addressed the House a
rreat length in favor of giving Great Britain notice
II the ebross,ca Of the treaty for the JOINT occuaio
10 scr
on tin. subject, ,seta wh sound Argument, aid I'll
II american fasi,ap and spoke uati has hour pIred
/ Mir WINTHROP next took the floor, and Contend
81 tia, he Orcg7a question vas not one purely oil
Western character but th't rs discovery belongs
III enterprise oil citizen OF Boston, who discovered
liz: aud ii IS necessary tat there should be hafbor II
tho Pee &c 70: cur waa!e.Gen, nne-ien;hs o. wt'c
belopr to one town in Massachusetts,. He. howeve'
was oopr sed 10 giving Great Britain notice Of an obfo
alton Of The treaty for JOINT occupation OF that Ter
r,tory upon the ground of expediency, and the da1
\ forsbod nps OF the future. As 10 the right of the
S,a,se "a hat Territory there was not a shadow
dub, yet he vas not disposed al this time to gtai
! The question. ,
NJ. MCCONNELL said ne was not in the Hons
\ q hen the gentleman from Massachusetts made aiu
sions to NJ Van Buren's Administration.
i MIR. WINTHROP sad he had stated, that Mr.. Va
R,,ec. when he retired from the Presidency, had II
the country on The verge OF war and IN the lar
ouars of his colleague Mr.. Adams, he had sci Il;
! 10 the citadel. before he let IT,
/ Nj MCCONNELL said the charge was IN charaets
with The black heart that uttered IT. ana false IN ever
particular ;.
i Re was called 10 odsr from various paris OF ~
! House.
Nr. ELMER made few remarks, and comFl'tnen
cd the Treaty of Washington. and said ha;
Of The country approved OF that Treaty. and Partcua
T. he people IF New jersey.
4 Mr. MORSE OF Ma ne rose and defended the teal
Sc WASHINGTON ard the Maine Commissioners, en-
5lcded 10 the remarks which lei! from Mr. lnge'so
charging tia. hos. commissioners had been de!otsd
a trek
said he alluded to the manner n which !! was carrie
through the San-,e.
Mr. MORSE continued his remarks, and sad an
the explanation he would leave IT, He then gave h
yis~s at some -rgh in opposition 10 TIE resolution
i Mr.. SCHENCK rose and said that son'e seLusme
seemed TO suppose thst this was Western qnes''o
which SO "a. rs Ohio part Of the West, not 50
/, Tire people OF the West are not 50 anS'ous o' or
ron az 10 90 10 war lie said he knew someih'r
sbou, the West, and he had heard more here in Was
pc.on from tee politicians on this Western spirit TIL
from the people OF the West themselves. he sac