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FR,aAY, Jan. 81.

IN Inc House W representatives lic o'cE'"
Question was dcb,ed until 2 o'clock, when, in
compliance with the resolution adopted on
former day, the discussion was brought to
close, and the question was taken on the amend
mcuts IN order. \ number Oi amcndnenis, ma.
terially changing the character Of the b1I, were
adopted.
a new section, requesting the Presd mt 10
give notice to Great Britain Of the termination
OF the JOINT occupancy WAS agreed to BY vote
ui 90 10 81.
The committee also agreed to an amendment
declaring that nothing IN lis Act shall be con.
srrued 10 interfere with the teh's If Great Brit
ain under the 81 article vi the Treaty ol 1927.
until the termination OF three months after Civ
ing the above notice.
Another amendment was adopted relative to
the rights OF the ludIan tribes TO Ike lands which
tine bill grants Ia settlers.
The bill and amendments we're reported, and !
the previous question was ordered upon them,
and the House then adjourned to Monday.
SATURDAY, Feb. l.
The Senate did not ST.
The House, a, an early hour, resolved itself
into committee Of the Whole, Mr. Weller ol
Ohio in the char, ami resumed thu onsdara-
ton of the bill establishing a territorial govern
ment in Oregon. Mcssrs Winthrop and L. II.
Morse opposed nc bl, and Mcsrrs :. Cary,
Hardin, and A. Kennedy supported it. Al two
O'Clock the committee proceeded 10 vote oa the
pending amendments, several Of winch were
agreed to; among winch was a pruvia1 request
ing the President 10 give to the brush govern.
ment the twelve months notice required by HE
treaty OF 1915 of the Termination oi the j,jH'
occupancy of the country. The cnmmllIee lose
and reported the bill 10 the iiouse ard the
previous question being moved ahd seconded,
the House adjourned.
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resolutions u' ne legislature III louisiana OK
pressing Tie "plnInh that tn people OF that STATE
are IN favor OF the immediate annexation OF
Texas to the United states. Mr. }. TOOK orca'
sim to say that lie had, before he received these
resolutions. avuwed himself to many gentlemen
~ favor oi annexation, # 1t can be dDnc ~ a
constitutional mode. He had his doubts as to
whether the project passed by the II ,use for
anncxing Texas was The urapcr form in which
i. should be done, ihouuh he had not fully IN d.,
IN his mind upon the snri,c,. Mr. DIrrow. h
colIeaoup. en,hrarcI ,Lis n.casi., a,oy a..
hostiliIv ,n anna>a,inn. il, ,,v farm, in vl;cb i,
could nnssIhlv no nrn.eo,nd f., ii., Sonata. He
would opnose tho aims inn of tina, in,.pa ,d,n,
State inin tho Irri,, i, arv tor,, ro,t,rdo.s nj
tho o,i,iors of tho no,,io H., ,vu,ya,ih ,rr
nose 10 enIi,tb,er H., rons,i,uo,cv bv , s,nocI
sucb as yvould shiny tha, the ADM: in, of i, "a.
would he destructive of tho host intore.,s r.
jnuis,,n, Nr pnr,or nrnsen,o1 - n,,,,i,,,
fran D,,roi, nrav;r,, tho nrneya,,o, If C,naI
10 the Tn,,cd S,aies as sn,, condition ~, ,ybi,l
Texas shall he anuryad Mr. roster and Mr.
Bagby promp'lv denounced this a,temp, on Ibr
part OF the abolonsIs to bring the mp,ran
question Of anne%ng Texas into contempt by
rldicne, and warned them against pursuing tn,
course, the tendency of which was to dsrup
re IA - hot 'an n land
and the United States. Mr. Porter defended
the petitioners IN their prayer IN speech ol
sohc ien.I'. i"r VIM bate ",,' be moro
a''c, P"o,.,"Su ne F'',""'' VAS ,l'",Y 'du
off;co Hi was ros,,rnoI ,bc .,,oa,;,, n,n,,,,
heinz on MIR. Blrby's motion to continue the
frankinp priyilece 10 members OF Conrrass
'rhe question was decided in the ne rative--yeas
l6. nays pa The Thanking privilege to the exc.
cutye, heads of departments, &c, was srucl
out but motion BY Mr.. Huntington, to strike
out the 9th section, which reserves 10 members
OF Congress the privilege of receiving letters
postage free, during each session, and tor ih''l.
DAYS before and thhly Gays al or eAc" session
was relec'ed--yeaS ID nays ~. Oh Ar nan
1lngtons motion an amendment was adopted
yeas II, nays lS--the effect OF which VIII be I
preserve to publishers OF newspapers and peri
ouIcaIs the rIght OF distributing their p,ol ca
IONS 10 their SUBSCRIBERS IN whltever way the
pease' w""out oe'hS controlled ny the 10.
ol'ee Dtpa'',ic'', eN'cP' 50 Iar as regard
n'a,er ,ranSh"'eu ny man. Pending mo- %
w mr A9"'cy l" PROVIDE rom me treasury , l.
'oo'ooo against al contingencies OF The eXper
"'ehl CT cheap postage he Senate adjourned.
In the House. the bill providing for the estat
lishment of a territorial government in the Ter
rI'ory OF Oregon, on which the previous aqe.
ton was moved and seconded on Slturd ~. wa
taken up, and the amendments made in Com
m'tee of the Whole being concurreI in. IN
bill was ordered to be engrosscd and then rea
the third time and passcd-yeas 40. NAYS ),
No other business OF Importance was transacted
TUESDAY, Feb. l.
In the Senate. tod,y Mr. rv,,s fam, u,
Committee n, Finance ranor.aJ ,,,;,,a, ~, ~
MASSAGE of the indo,,,I,n, ,oa'.,,., All w.
gave notice that WHEN il cana m for con.'Jsr,
ton he would move lis Indefinite nnsInon,,on
Alter the Transaction Of much nni,nnor,an, hns