The Arkansas banner., 1844-01-30
TWENTY-EIGHTH CoNGRess
 FIRST SESSION.
We have made the following synonss

fAM jects of most interest to our readers.
 OREGON.
 IN THE SENATE, Dec. O MT. Allen, of Ohio, presented severs morials numerously signed, urging the \ ernment of the U, s. to take immedia,. session of the Territory of Oregon.-p1 red to the select Committee on that snI The Senate adjourned to Tuesday 2nd \
 Januar The Senate proceeded to Consider olution submitted by Mir. Allen on the 5 When MT. Alien spoke at some length i, vor of its adoption. Further considen was postponed until the Sth. Jany.
 IN THE HoUsE, Jan Mir. Hughes, pursuant to notice be fore given, asked leave to introduce ET organize Territorial Government in tba ritory of Oregon; which was read twic, ferred to the Committee on the Teri1 and ordered to be printed.
 January. hi Mir. Wentworth's resolution was take dlu agreed to, as lOlloWS, Resolred, That the President of the I, !, ed States be requested to communicate n House, if in his opinion not inconsistent, the public interests, copies of all corresn dence with any foreign Government res to the occupancy, title, discovery, and boI daries of Oregon Territory
 ABOLITION.
 IN THE HoUsE, Dec. B REPETITION OF RUNAWAY NReRo1 Much of the time of the House was consl ed in discussing the merits of this peal resented by MT. Giddings of Ohio, from in behalf of a negro confined in the Wash] ton jail as a runaway slave. On moiO| refer it to Select Committee MT. GiddI and Mr. Adams acclaimed and figured Isa on the abolition side of the question petition was finally referred to the Conn. tee on the Judiciary.
 PUBLIC LANDS.
 lN THE SENATE, Jan ! Mir. Atchison introduced Bill to eyy the time for proving preemption rights
 IN THE HoUsE, Jan l| Mr. Mc'Clernand Submitted the follow resolution; which lies over one day: Resolued. That the Committee on Pd Lands be instructed to inquire into and port upon the expedieney of ceding the lie lands lying within the States of Alat Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Miss Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana, to States respectively upon such terms as be deemed equitable between said States the Government of the United States.
 IN THE SENATE, Jan. Mr. Henderson, from the Commita private land claims, reported back, wit l mendments, the bill for the adiustmea land claims in the States of Mississippi, ! isiana, Alabama, and Arkansas. The amendments were orderd to be pn
 Jan. Ill Mr. FULTON, on leave, introduceda bd| surrender to the States of Missouri and Arl sas alternate sections of certain public reported not worth the expenses of suu for the purpose of increasing the valus| other public domain; which was twice Il and referred to the Committee on Pul Lands. Mir. FULTON presented petition irI William Wynn, of the county of fiafaye| Arkansas, asking for the correction Of m| TOT in the act of Congress Of the l7rh VI 1S42, granting him righs of ctis,sai certain lands, referred 70 inc Cornniitss| the Public Lands.
 WESTERN IMPROVEMENTS. |
 lN THE SENATE, Dec. 9 Mr. Benton presented Memorial ss by twenty-six Steam Boat Captains on Ohio River praying the Construction ofi nal by Congress around the Falls of River, on the Indiana side.-Relerred to Committee on Roads and Canals. alsofd encouragement of the Culture. Purchas Manufacture of American Hemp in the leys of the Ohio and Mississippi Riva the use of the U. s. Navy.
 IN THE HoUsE Jan. MT. Bowlin's resolution, calling on Secretary of War for the report of the < neer of St. Louis harbor, was agreed "a follows;
 l. Resolued, That the Secretary of Wa and he is hereby, requested to cause laid before the House the late report d engineer employed in the survey of @ Louis harbor, at his earliest convenient gether with his estimates of the prob amount necessary for its permanent imp ment.
 2. Resolred. That the Secretary of be, and he is hereby, requested to cau be laid before this House the amount o separate estimates fol the improvement of the Ohio river below the falls; secod1 for the improvement of the Mississippi thirdly, for the improvement of Aha river; J .tourihiy, for the improvement Missouri river; separating the general mates for these objects so as to inioTr House of the particular estimates of each The next resolution taken up was the lowing, offered by MT. BOYD. Resolred, That the Committee on M affairs be instructed to inquire into the es diency of constructing naval depot the Mississippi or Ohio river, in accolos with recommendation contained n@ port of the Secretary of War, bearing December 9th, 1840. No objection being made, this res0la' was agreed to. .ns POST OFFICES AND POST RoADSs
 IN THE SENATE, Dec
 krnm MT. FULTON, presented petition llOl w habitants of the counties of Marion, fu and Izard in the State of Arkansas P1