Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-03-07
Monday, March ), 1915.
SENATE.

The Scnale met al 10 o'clock.
Mr.. BREESE presented Joint resolutions from
the Legislature of Illinois in favor oil The annex
alton of Texas.
Mr.. CHOATE presented a memoria from
Essex, Massachusetts, against The annexation Of
Texas.
OREGON.
MIR. ALLEN OF Ohio moved 10 take up The bill
from the House OF Representatives Tor establish
ing Territorial Government in the Territory Of
Oregon.
Mr.. CRITTENDEN opposed the motion, as
one whose success would necessarily supersede
all The important business Of the session, which re-
manned vet 10 be completed. ard would require al
The few remaining hours of tins, the last remain
ing day. lie remarked upon the zeal displayed
by Mr.. Allen in urging this measure. lie dli
moi complain OF what might be a very proper am
bilion. and which induced 4 gentleman 10 pm
himself forward and take n conspicuous stand as
a champion of what he believed a popular Inca
sure; but would the gentleman expect thai, be.
cause he himself was ever 50 strongly convinced
of its propriety, the Senate was TO go blIndiold m
10 a measure of this great importance, ana push
il through on the last day oil The session, al The III.
Ter sacrifice of all olIrr business Of The country?
THE Senator could not but know, that if that bill
was now 10 be taken up and discussed, all other
bills which had been %lnaIurcd, and now only
awaited The final action Of the Senate, must iail,
and The Government come 10 a stand-slill, Tor
wanlo of The requisite appropriations 10 carry il ton.
MIR ALLEN said he referred himself 10 The
anprobaiion OF his own constituency rs Il trlbu-
nal 10 him far above the judgment OF the Senate,
or of any particular Senator, upon ms conduct;
and he was ready 10 take the responsibility oil
promoting, according 10 his " view, OF his du-
tv. the best and highest interests Of The country
The Senator might rest assured, tiiai, on MI.
AS side OF the Chamber, there were hearts siou'
enoushto encounter any results that mishl come
from The measures they proposed. Should Tue
bill bye taken mp, theydesired 10 waste no Tune upon
il; the will Of the people was wen hho""i and
~. ac,inn oflhe other llonse. and The rccolna:en-
darion oflhe Executive, all concmrred in eyincing
wLat was The public will in this matter. The
wanted IN vo,r and not 10 talk aboni il. They
were willing TO stand by the responsibility oil ma
k;no his lGoliop; gentlemen on the other side
ms abide by The responsibility Of opposing II:
lnr let il he remembered, that there was 4 respon-
sitiiIi,y an both sides; and he held that Of resisting
spch : measure as this, TO be far greater than that
of endangering the bills which lay behind il.
Mr. WOODBURY. said this was a practical
oues,ion. and il should be looked al diSpassionate-
~ The business before the Committee on Fl
nance was. he believed, in as mature a state oil adj
vancement as usual at this Stage OF Inc session;
Mr. w. was friendly 10 the Oregon Bill, and
wished il 10 be taken mp al least Tor a limited ume.
This. he presumed, might be done Withoul neceS-
sarily sacrificing important business OF another
lind He would sacrifice neither one branch oil
the nubl,c business nor the other. he thought
there was a good opportunity 10 consider ms o,ll
while some Of the appropriation bills were being
perfected in committee.
Mr.. HUNTINGTON demonstrated against
The coursc of Mr.. Allen, and considered II most
extraordinary that, at a time like this, within
,,velve hours OF the termination OF this session
and Of the present Congress, a measure OF this
maonilude should be called up; As TO the fact,
,hsf The Other House had passed The bill, and the
Presidenthad recommended the measure, ne would
ash, had the Senate nothing to say in the matter!
The taking up this bill would interrupt all other
business. How could the committees, still having
unfinished business before them, mature any thing
while their member we're sitting here debating
and voting in open Sena'e2
Afer some further remarks from MIR. EVANS
and Mr.. WOODBURY., the question was taken
on MIR. Aliens motion, and decided as follows;
YEas-Messrs. Allen, Ashley, Atchison, Ath-
erton. Bagby, Benton, Breese, Buchanan, Col
ouilt. Dickinson, Dix, Fairfield. flanagan, Hay
wood. Lewis, Semple, Sewer, Sturgeon, TaPpan,
Walker, Woodbury-2l.
NaYs-Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Berrien,