American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-02-03
iAERICAN REPUBLICAN.


WAsHIaGroN, Feb. J, ls45.
There was no session of the Senate to-day
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
After some abortive efforts to transact busi-
Hess OF no great consequence, debate arose up
OH a privileged question, which was motion by
Mr.. Robinson, of N. Y, to reconsider the vote
by which bill was passed regulating the mile
age of members. The points to be settled were
whether the mileage should be charged by the
most direct mail route, and whether the bill
should take effect upon the present members,
% those who are to come after them. A very
important consideration, this last.
On motion of MIR. Cobb, as the House was
thin, the subject was postponed until Monday
next
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole upon the Oregon Bill.
Mr.. WInthrOp's speech against the hlk0was
repote with sound sense and happy illustra-
ton. He protested, III the name of the COM
merCe OF the region he represented, in the
name of morality and religion, against the flip
pant manner in which war was talked about
here. Without deprccating its evils more than
every one should, he doubted not the assent of
the House would be given to at least thus much
that Of all nations, Great Britain was that
one which could do us most good in peace, and
most harm in war. In the constant hatred
manifested towards England by Il portion of
the members of this House, he was reminded
of the three maXims which Admiral Nelson
gave for the guidance Of midshpment: list,
obey orders without ever questioning their pro-
prietW ID, allow no one to speak evil of your
King; Sd, hate 4 Frenchman as you do the
devil (l.aughter.)
In relation to the charges made by MIR.
Douglass and others against the British Gov
crnment, for its desire to aggrandize its terri
tory, ho thought mldaiO nOtnlne, de te fubuta
narTdtlW, that the name Of the United States
might be substituted for Great Britain. Mr.
w. read from a speech of Mr.. Benton, made
in 1925, to shew that with him originated the
idea of separate Republic in Oregon.
Mr.. Cary, of the "yeomanry'' of Me-, fol-
lowed, and accused Mr.. WIS constituents of a
design to bring about dissolution of the
Union. In the course of his remarks he was
called on by Mr. iamlin, of Me-, to certify
something about the n. f. Boundary Treaty,
wherein Hamlin had been charged, as he i'm
piled, wronglully GARY certified for him.
tBut who will certify for Cary? This reminds
us Of the stranger at the race-course, who bet
largely one day, and won largely, too; but when
he came to look up his winnings not stake
holder could he find The next day, however,
he went again, and was asked by some person
if he would bet? eyes," said he, "lll bet but
who'll hold the stakes" "Why here's Capt
Brown he will take care of them" eyes
bat who the devil will hold Capt. Brown."1
Mr. Morse of Me-, answered his colleague,
and made ono of the best speeches which this
subject has called forth.
Mr.. Kennedy, of Ia, bclched out war
speech, breathing flames, hatred, vengeance
eternal and unforgiving vengeance against
England, that miserable oligarchy which fed
her voracious NAV upon the sweat and toll of
all the nations of the earth.
At O'Clock the Committee went to voting.
Mr. Adams then offered an amendment that
lmmcdlately after the passage of this bill, the
President shall give notice to Great Britain
that the convention for joint occupancy is at
an end, and that twelve months after the day
upon which Great Britain receives the notice,
the said convention shall be abrogated and an
nulled. Several points of order were here rails
ed, but overruled, and the question on MIR. AS
amendment was taken by tellers, and it was
rejected by 90 to II.
Mr.. Winthrop offered proviso to one of
the sections of the bill, that slavery should be
forever excluded from the Territory, except as
punishment for crime, which was adopted by
vote of IS to Sc.
A provision was agreed to, offered by Mr..
4. V. Brown, which secures, partially, the
rights of British ubiects in Oregon, until the
convention for joint occupancy is terminated.
An amendment was again offered, requiring
the President to give due notice to Great Bril-
tain of the desire of this Government to abro-
gate the article for joint occupancy in the con-
vention of 1878, providing that nothing of this
sort should interfere with the operations of the
bill, until twelve months after the notice has
been given. This amendment was agreed to
by rs to II.
MIR. @. Davis then offered substitute for
the whole bill, providing that if the negota-
ton is not terminated by the 4th of July next
it shall be the duty Of the President to give
notice, &C.; but the substitute was not agreed to-
The Committee then rose and reported the
bill
The previous question was then moved.
Some members desired the printing of the
bill, and It's postponement until Monday, but
the previous question was seconded by 81 to 81
A great deal of confusion, great many in
quiries of the Speaker, with motions to ad-
journ, then occurred.
eff the House ad journ, Mr.. Speaker, will
this bill be the first business on Monday?'
After good deal of backing and filing it
was decided that if the main question be now
ordered, and the House adjourn, the bill would
be first in order on Monday morning. There
upon the main question Was ordered, and the
House did adjourn,
Correspondence of the American Republican,
WAsHINGToN, Feb. ], 1915.