Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-02-04
ThENTY'LIGaFI! CONGRESS.
(SECoND SESSION.
Far AZ, ."nutry 81, lS45.
) nate ut iu session L DAY.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Mr. Saunders ui n, &. from the cum
mi tee "n the Judiciary. reported Bml es>
"a fishing uniform laws upon the subIec,
{ naturaliz zion.
Mr.. an reported Bill far the paw,
ment OF the Iowa Militia called into ser.
vice in 1889.
Resolutions were offered in relation 10
The purchase Of ammunition, aud pIopo-
sing AN expenditure OF So 1900 per an-
mum Also in relauon 10 an improved
plan for the yeas and NAYS and some OH.
or ma tiers, The House refused 10 sus-
pend the Rules IL receive ANY ut these
roposilions.
The ORrcaS
Mr. Weller fired a X solution to ter
inmate The debate upon the Oregon ores
tiol TO m rrow, at - o'clock. Objections
Mere RAISED, AID the yeas and NAYS were
'a'led upon Inc Rcso!ui m.
The vote was: ayes 81. noes 65.
The House then went into committee
OF Ih3 Whole, Mr.. Vance of Ohio having
previously made an Intellectual. efinr, Ia
have the day given 20 the con liberation OF
private business
Before the dea'e commenced, MIR. a.
'. Brown desired 10 offer two amendment s
which he said he should submit TO the
committee AT the proper lIme-the one
was proIiSo that the Lands i'm he Oregon
should no. by the act before the House Be
considered as an adjudication flhe claims
to incm Ms affected by any nego.ia,ion.-
! The second ameCdme left all bays,
creeks and harburS open 10 the free ingress
and .gress o. British subjects, so that the
! Bill beiure the House should not be regar.
ded rs violation OF any treaty stipulation
The debate now " nj on, MIR. Hunt of
n. Y being entitled 10 the floor. lie was
E'"owed by MIR. Morris upon the same
side
NJ. Douglas Of III. answered aud was
replied 10 briefly by Mr.. Severance Of
Maine.
MIR Adams continued the debate. lie
regretted the manner in which this Bill
had been brought forward, and was to be
driven ihroug' the House. lie thought
there should be some delay after The votes
Of the louise, calling Tor information from
the President, and for books having lnfor.
nation upon the sui ct.
Upon The subject, Mr. Adams said he
fell discouraged The House, by vote
Of IA 10 4, had ordered a book upon this
subject, and yet 10 morrow the question
was to be taken. The Chairman Of the
committee on Territories. MIRA. Brown,
was one OF the four and therefore said he
was not responsible for it. This seemed
to bin like saying that, us he had all me-
ces'ary information, II was idle Tor the
Hos TO ask Tor more
Mr.. A. said he was surprised at this
precipitation. The question was seri-
ous one. The gentleman from Illinois,
(Mr. l'ouglass) was very belligeren'.-
! he British Government, lie said, had
three and twenty military Posts in the Ore
gon. and The Bill before the House 2ropo>
scd five forts TO the top OF the Rocky
| Mountains, and then we were 10 have
twenty three beyond. Ii was not without
much and serious delberatioc that he had
come 10 the conclusion to give the notice
10 Great Britain 10 put an end to this qnes
IIon--to all negotiati1n, indeed, in refer
ence TO it, so that we might have an end
Of this question.
Why, said Mr.. Adams, did we come TO
The conclusion 10 have int occupancy of
| this territory, and why consent IN The 10 b
| degree OF latitude? 1t was because we
thought that Great Britain had some claim.
| The other alternative was inslan, war.
| Siuce then we had negotiated, and by one
! OF :he ablest men ever engaged in the
/ Councils Of the NaIon-Alber: Gdllatin.
| Mr.. A had these negotiations before
bun, and presumed, as they were printed
conhd nt'ally, no other member had copy
ol these documents lie was disposed to
make use Of them. and to allow the House
the use of them, as tho time had come
when II was, IN his view. necessary 10 end
! the questions at issue between us. lf this
was done he desired most earnestly that il
should be done in proper manner. Take
my word for IL that if you do have war,
/ you will soon have thousands, hundreds
pi thousands and millions OF the People Of
this country asking why this war was
| commenced?
! lie was ready, nevertheless. 10 give the
notice, to pass such Bill as that before
he House, If it was so amended as not to
| 20 INTO operation until such time as The
year req tired in the notice Of the British
/ Guvcfninent.
II Wet are to have war wish TO put our
footsteps upon the ground "f everlas ing
/ right. THIS done We can then discuss the
policy of war and the consequences OF
! war.
Mr.. A. said he was ready TO say tina,
The terms OF the treaty with Great Britain
were hereby Terminated lie dld not ~
gree that the President should take it upon
blmseIf To give this notice. This House
was the war power. We had seen en-
cro chmcnls enough Of the Executive on
the prcrogalIves Ol lhis House, AID it wa
with great rain that he bad seen them 81
ticlly 81 m.ucd to. Mr.. a. roin'cd Ia
'hc discussion between Mr.. Hamilton and
Mr. Madison upon this III jet, aud bcggrt