The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-02-01
HOUSE OF REPREsEN TATIvEs.

over 10 Monday. ~,
HOUSE OF REPREsEN TATIvEs.
REMEDIAL JU sTicE.
On motion of Mr.. REDING, a resolution was
adopted nslrucling the Committee on the Judiciary
10 inquire into the expediency of repeating act TO
provide for remedial justice in the courts Of the
United States, passed August 49, 1912
ABOLITION OF THE ARMY.
Mr. HARALSON. from the Committee on Mill.
taY Affairs, made several reports; one OF them ad-
verse and memorial, understood to DO from Attic.
bOro Massachusetts, asking for the abolition Of the
army.
The SPEAKER asked the gentleman what dispo-
sition he proposed TO make OF the report
Mr. HARALSON replied that il was not worthy
Of notice.
The SPEAKER remarked that il must be disposed
Of in some Nay
Mr.. HARRISON, then, would move to lay II Oh
The table, and il accordingly took that direction.
MILEAGE.
Mr. HUNGERFoRD called I'D the bill in relo-
ton 10 the mileage of members. His object was 10
amend it, so that the di lance from their residence
may be estimated by the most direct route without
reference to the mail routes, provided by the bill
Mr. DAVIS, Of Indiana, cared not what rule
might be adopted, but asked, as matter Of Justice
the present members-instead Of being made TO APP
ply especially 10 those who to come after them
Mr.. COBB. who originally introduced the BILL
would not object to such an application indi-
Gated by the gentleman; but II they pressed amend.
mens, the design Of the measure would be defeated
altogether. The bill proposed to reduce the amount
Of mileage, but more particularly TO render it uniform,
for, as he remarked on a former occasion, membets
living within fifty or hundred miles Of one another
often showed discrepancy in their accounts OF three
four, or five hundred miles.
Mr.. HOPKINS appealed TO the House to 20 INTO
Committee OF the W hole on the Oregon bllI as they
had but little more than two hours IN which 10 con.
sder i before the debate would cease
Mr. COBB consented that the bill in relation TO mi
leage should be postponed until Monday
And the House resolved itself into Committee of
the Whole on the state OF the Union, and resumed
the consideration OF the bill to establish the
TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT OF OREGON.
Mr. ADAMS (afor our paper was put to press yes
terday) complained of the precipitancy with which
The bin was passed and the debate curtaed after the
House had ordered book the sui ect, and had
called on the Executive for information, bat had got
neither the book nor to the call. He was
Tor passing JONI resolution directing tn. President
TO give notice Great Britain that The i,int occu-
pancy OF Oregon must be terminated twelve months
IRON this lime. This he thought the most likely
mode OF bringing the pending negotiation to point.
Alter that notice had been gwen be should not object
TO the passage OF the presen' bill with some modl6e
lions, and expressed hope that in this manner we
might obtain possession, IT Of the whole that We
claimed, at least very large part OF it, without war
But to pass the bill In ts present form, without that
notice, must lead 10 war, # 1t was not itself war
measure
Mr. A. v BROWN replied, explaining and yindi-
eating the course of the Committee, referring to ex
sng authorities Of an official character, which con-
famed sufficient Information on the whole subject
without waiting for Nj. Greenh book winch
w n ell nt At hi1h h.I
been published long ago. IL the gentleman from
Massachusetts was now ready TO act, why did he
complain OF the House for not waiting for inor
nation2 Mr.. BRows explained the amendment
which the Committee on Territories propo -ed to Offer
and insisted that the bill did not go British
legislation had already gone. Their laws made no
exception IN favor of American citizens this bill did
except in favor OF British subjecs. An American
charged with crime sent some three Thousand
miles TO be tried in Canada British settler charged
with the offence handed over TO the Brush
courts on the spit He commended that the bill should
bepassed first and notice given afterwards.
Mr.. COLLUM, 10 day, sent to the Clerks table
an amendment, which was read FIR information, and
which he intended t. submit in the form Of proviso
that thing in this shall be taken or construed
to authorize any greater jurisdiction sovereignty
than the United States now have according to the Sd
section OF the Convention of 1918 between the
United States and Great Britain, and confirmed by
its extension IN lS21-said Convention to be taken
and Construed as part of this act.
Mr.. WINTHROP thought that the discussion
was unwise and unreasonable, especially now, and
when negotiations we're pending, in this very city,
and when they were entirely ignorant of the grounds
Of the title to Oregon presented by Secretary of
Safe to the British Minister. They had been ro-
ms-f communication from high authority, before
the close Of the present session. giving exact stale
ment of facts, aud the result of the negotiation. Why
not ten, wait Tor It's termina ion il would occasion
the ielay of but few days. To act in the absence
Of III wouid nj Of Sc
etary, and perhaps impede the Progress of the nego
iition. He was however, opposed to action on This
hl during the present accommodating it to be inds
ensably ecessary first to give to Great Britain the
noice required by the Convention of 1927
Mr s. CARY, Of Maine, commended that we had
nothing to expect from negotiation; the State which
he, in part represented had lost FIVE millions of
acres by the negotiation of Mr.. Webster and Lord
Ashburon; and it should be solemn warning with
Nysrd to proceedings hereafter, where territory
Was in dispute. lie spoke, principally of the man
ner in which the Maine boundary line settled
and the part taken by the negotlaiors; to which
Mr.. +. II MORSE replied, and insisted that Maine
had acquired more than an equivalent from the Bri-
fish Government for the surrender to her of tbs ter
rhory adverted to by his colleague.
Nr. HAMME TT sent to the desk amendment
which was read for information requesting the
prsiden Of the United States due notice to
Be alvep to the British Government of the desire and
nehtion of the Government Of the United States TO
anhu and abrogate the convention between the TWO
Goy,rnments concluded August 6, 1897, agrecaby
the third ar icls OF said convertion--anytking in
this ct to the contrary not TO be in force until the
( pTaton of twelve months from the passage of this
81 act. ...... -."
M-HARDlN, after few remarks in explanation
submitted two additional sections, as an amendment
one them the same, in substance, as that of Mr..
hsmunu, and the other that the act shall not be con-
strued or carried into effect to interfere, in any
way with the joint rights Of occupancy according to
the convention between Great Britain and the United
States, until the expiration Of twelve months alter
noce shalI have given of the abrogation Of the
third article by the President OF the United States.
III Mr. KENNEL OF Indiana. advocated The bill