New-York daily tribune., 1844-03-20
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
nv THE REPORTER OF THE NEw-YoBK TRIBUNE
Oregon ia both Houses:

Oregon ia both Houses:
WASHINGTON Monday, Mlrcl Is.
In the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, to-day, re-
ports from Committees were received during Tie
morning hour under suspension of the rules
among which was one by Mr.. WELLER, irolA
the Committee of Ways and Means, for the prInt-
inc of $4,000 extra copies OF the Sub Treasury
Report: and one by MIR. WENTWORTH, from the
Committee on Territories, for theprnting OF H.
600 extra copies Of the Report and bill to extend
the jurisdiction of Iowa over Oregon-both which
were laid over.
Mr.. C. ]. ISGeRsoLL, who was charged with a
speech on Oregon attempted, but unSuccessiuily,
to deliver it in the House motion to recon
slider. After some delay on points of order, on
MS motion the House resolved itself into Com
mittee of the Whole on the Union MIR. HAMLlN
Of Me. in the Chair and took up the negative
resolution reported some time since from the Com
mittce on Foreign Affairs by him, declaring it IN
expedient to give the notice to Great Britain for
the termination of the joint occupation OF the ter
ritory. Mr. |. occupied the hour IN a violent ln-
flammatory speech in opposition to the report ard
in favor of giving the immediate notice. he re-
capitulated all the wrongs OF u. Britain he could
easily cal! to mind, and advocated the chershlng
war spirit among the people, as the means et
preserving peace (?) and the only defence IN
case of war. He attacked MIR. Webster treaty,
alleging that the assent OF the Name Connls-
sioners had been obtained by trlckery,' and
that against the unanimous choice OF the people
of that State With reference to Texas he talked
very sauey as to the state OF negotiations, but de-
clined TO communicate 1t, and SAID he would
make the annexation purely domestic concern
holding ourselves n instant readiness tor war
the moment g. Britain interfercd. He would 60
to war the moment England took Cuba, and
would have seized Oregon by military force by
way of retaliation, had Lord Paulels capture Of
the Sandwich Islands been sanctioned by his
Government. He made party appeal on the
OREGON question, calling on Mr. Clay's friends
to declare their standing on It, but conlesslng
himself, when asked, unable to tell MIR. V. Bu-
rcn's sentiments further than that he 'gencrally
deferred to the ,oiH Of the People 20
MIR. WINTHROP made an unstudlcd but success
full reply; opposing the rashness, after we had
slept 30 years over the JOINT occupation, OF now
taking the step an Ambassador had arrived
here to treat upon it; asserting the justice OF our
claim to all the territory; and concurrlng IN the
sentiments Of speech of MIR. Calhoun IN the
Senate, that ga wise and mastery inactivity
was all we needed-that time would place us IN
possession of all the territory we wanted. lie
defended Mr. Webster, stating that but few knew
or ever would know the perllous situation IN
which our foreign relations had been lett by the
retiring Van Buren, administration, JustltyEng a
former remark of Mr. ADAMS, that "t they had
seen fit to set the castle on fire when they could
no longer hold it, and saying not only that the
Maine delegation but fye-sixths Of the Senate
and fiye.sixths Of the population of Maine and
\ ri q whole
fed that treaty He was as Jealous Of our ma
tional honor as the gentleman, but whatever
taunts might be thrown upon him, he was not
10th to avow that in Difference to the sense OF the
civilized world, in Difference to the spirit OF Chris-
tianitv, which was now spreading It's benign
influence over both hemlspheres he would
make war only final resort. He exposed with
much severity the practice OF the Locos on all
occasions, of raising the war-cry with England |;
and as to Texas, denied the right Of annexation
without the concurrent action OF ailotr people in
its favor considering it question of the anal ga.
nation with ours Of a young Republic, and that
with equal propriety our amalgamatlon with Eng
land might be proposed, &c.
Mr. Morse of Me. replied to Mr.. Ingcrsol de-
tending the Maine Commissioners as men OF IN
tellqence and honor and not to be 'trlcked" by
any set of men.
Mr.. WHITE of Ky. replied particularly to Mr.. LIS
party challenge, stating that none of the Wings,
if indeed any in the country, were for surrender
ing our claim to Oregon, but many OF them were
opposed to giving the notice at present and ab-
ruptly terminating negotlatlons and very peril
nently made inquiry why 1t was that the LOcos,
having profoundly slumbered over this question
during the whole ofJackson's and Van Buren's
Administrations had now so suddenly aroused to
it on the eve of a Presidential election?
The debate was further continued until ad-
ournment, by Messrs. SCHENcK and ELMER in
opposition, and by Mr.. KENNEDY of La. IN favor
of the proposed notice.
In SENATE, among the petitions presented were
two by Mr.. BUCHANAN and MIR. MoREHEAD from
Pa, setting forth the beneficent operation Of the
Tariff, the revival of the trade and prosperity Of
the country under it, and protesting against Its
repeal or modification until demonstrated IN It's
effects to be otherwise.
Reports were made by MIR. BAYARD, from tie
Naval Committee, of House bills for the rehet OF
the families of those lost in the Grampus and
Sea Gull; also, to allow experiments as to the
best models for steam and other vessels OF War;
and by Mr.. WOODBRIDGE, from the Committee on
Public Lands, appropriating lands to Indiana to
enable her to complete the Wabash and Erie Ca.
nal-on which latter 1000 extra copies of the re-
port were ordered printed.
The Oregon question was further discussed by
Mr.. ARCHER with ability against the proposed
notice; and by Mr.. RlvEs on the same side, and
in a pungent reply to Mr.. BUCHANAN, particularly
with reference to the sneers he had cast upon
those-a large majority of the Senate as well as
of the countrywide had sanctioned the Treaty
of Washington. The Senate adjourned. ARGUS.
Neutrality-suspicious. are making in Maryland for
the calling of special session of the Legislature,
ON the subject of the Canal BILL lost at the session
recently terminated. Large meetings have been