The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-03-03
SENATE,
MONDAY, March 3, lSi5.


A communication was received from the War De-
parment.
Mr.. BREEsE preSe nted resolutions from the Le-
gislatuTe OF Illinois, favor of the annexation OF
Texas.
Mr.. JOHsON asked the Senate to take up a
joint e,Olutlon which was TepoTtad from the Judi
cary Committee, and passed by the other House;
which was not agreed To.
Mr.. WHITE made report from the Committee
on Indian Affairs, authorizing the Secretary of War
10 pay any balance that may be due to the Shaw
nee Indians, for services rendered by them TO the
United States, during the war in Florida. lie said
that The Secretary of War had directed the comma
dant of the United States forces in that territory To
employ the Shawnee and Delaware tribes for SIX
months IN the service Of the country, and those
wees having been rendered by them, II WINS proper
that they be paid.
Mr.. WOODBRIDGE made a report from the
Committee on the Public Lands, to whom was
referred memorial of the General Assembly Of Ala
bama in relation TO certain rail road companies,
he asked might be printed which was agreed to-
Also, report from the same committee to whom
were referred the petition of Stanly White, for relief,
recommending It's passage. This bill was then read
a third time and passed.
Mr. ARCHER presented two memorials for a
change 10 the naturalization laws; one from ST.
Louis Missouri, the other from the State of Misss-
sipp The petitions were referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
Mr.. WOODBRIDGE made an adverse report from
the Committee on the Public Lands, on the petition
OF Hugh Holngsworth for relief, and asked that the
committee be discharged from the further considera-
ton OF the subject; which was agreed to.
Mr.. ATCHISON moved to take up House bill
No. 439, for organizing the Territory of Oregon
and for other purposes.
Mr. ARCHER asked that the message of the
President Of the United States upon this subject in
answer to resolution of the Senate, be read In
that message, saii MIR. A. the President has said to
hat h.. .nhta
which II would be seen must be satisfactory to all
parties. Ii the President has been in fault that this
business had not been brought to a close before this
is that reason why should now go into the con-
sideration OF the SUBJECT at this timer He thought
not.
Mr. ATCHISON had but one word to saw in reply
10 the Senator from Virginia. He said that the Pres
ident had sent message to the Senate informing
them that there was negotiation going between
this country and Great Britain on this subject but
if he would look at this BILL he would see nat Their
was nothing in 1t that would compromise that negotia-
ton 1t not understood that are called upon to
interfere IN measures Of this going on about the
Oregon territory by this Government or to prevent
future negotiations. Ii this bill were to pass he as
certain that ii would bring the negotiation sooner to
close thar what might be the under other cir
cumstances.
Mr. EVANS said he was surprised that this bill
should be called up when there were all the
appropriation bills to be yet acted on. He hoped
the Senate would not agree to the motion.
Mr. ALLEN said the President in his annual
message recommended the passage of this or some
similar bill His views the subject were not Nm
like the bill now before the Senate SO that whateyer
may be the nature OF the negotiations pending
upon this measure, we ought to pass the BILL
Ii has been our practice here to postpone from
day TO day this subject, and now Il must be over
slaughed altogether. We had the Presidents recon-
mendauon toward It's passage, and yet nothing is to
be done Notwithstanding. No man doubts the title
OF the Government to the territory in question eyery
man knows that the people of that territory are now
without the prosctlon of the laws of their country -
The question then Is, whether are to let those
people be subject to the attacks of the British Gov
eminent. The President has recommended the mas
sage OF the bill, and he thought that it ought to be
passed ms question involves high righls-tbe
rights OF citizenship and the rights of property He
hoped mat all those who were the friends of the mea
sure-those VINO were In favor of extending the laws
oil the Republic over that territory would now
show their hands He had an idea that those neonIe
who had been encouraged by the vote of the Senate
who had been encouraged by Executive messages
by the unanimous vote of the House Of Representa-
uyes, ought to be protected; and that now when Won
had addressed bounty to American citizens IN ,ake
up their residence there you wish to postpone action
upon it. Mr. A. then called for the ayes and nave
Mr.. CRlTTENDEN did not see more unfayora
bic time for display of eloquence than this when
they had so many important bills to be acted unon
For his part he would say that he was not willing TO
take up moe of the time of the Senate bn, bs
would mark this subject
MIR. ALLEN SAID that the friends of The me,s,,e
had been waiting all the session in order TO take il mn
and they had been kept back til the last of the SEES
sion Whose fault then 1t that it has not been acted
upunf When they had proposed 10 shorten the
time that was taken up upon the Texas question. il
was an argument against them that II WINS too
late They implored them on the other side 70 give
consideration 10 H. but they would not do So He
had been induced 10 make those remarks IN Gomez
quenee oil the remarks OF the Senator from Kentucky
IN refusing To take up this measure at this late perod
OF the session. and to say to him that it ba. not been
the fault OF any one upon his side of The bouse
Mi CRIITENDEN said he did not saw tia,
lhere was any one upon any side Of the House who
was willing TO delay action upon It,
Mr.. ALLEN The gentleman from Kenioclv
SAID that ne called upon the country TO saw who II
was that delayed the business Of the session
MI: Chl lENDEN SAID he knew the gentle
man iroh ONO was sort Of champion upon this
question He hoped that all proportions of his sor,
would be abandoned at this time of the se.sinn I,
Ihey would not, the conscquence would no that oil
the business yet to be acted upon would be passed
over. f1
lie hoped the Senate would decide upon this sub.
ject without debate p'" ''' 'uO
Mr.. ALLEN For all that he has said upon tbis n,
any other subject, he responsible to the trbun,
oil tne people and be would say to the Senator that
upon tns sue OF the Senate there hearts stout
enough to take any responsibility They wanted ~.
vote. They we're ready to take the re.1on.ihiI, ~
the SUBJECT and they only wanted the other sid 10
90 the same thing II there was danger in taxing
resPonsioihV IN passing upon the other bill 1.-THE
upon this bill too.
MI WOODBURY. said that as lher. wa. som.