The Columbian fountain., 1846-04-03
II WEN TY-NIN CONG RESS
SENATE.
THURSDAY, April 2, 1916.

ITdyeT ny the heV. WT. / uStOn.
Journal by the secretary, Mr.. Dickens
A message was read from the President re-
laling 10 the Seneca Indians.
Mr.. Speight was excused from serving on
the military committee al his own request
The chair appointed Gen. Houston.
A few unimportant petitions Were presented.
Reports from committees were made by
MeSsrs. Dix, Dickinson, and Benton,
Mr. Benton corrected an editorial mistake in
the Union this morning He objected to The
sen encr saving hat he based his remarks
about the neaty Of Utrecht on new authorities
he hid recently met with.
Now. MI b. SAID, all his au,horities we've
very old, and he had been acquainted w, h
them for ~ years
The sJbIect OF E>py's ventaor was discus
sed. The resolution proposes 10 give him $3.50
Mr.. E. his been clerk Of the weather at h,oh
pay tor some time, aud II is pity il he cannot
raise the wind from the Senate 10 the air of the
tune Of five hundred. II he manufactures
Storms for the public, he surely can raise
breeze in the Senate.
Mr.. Breese objected TO it, but it was passed.
MIR. Ashley moved 10 dispense with the ge-
neral orders and take up the special order on
Oregon.
He had given way to Mr.. Benton Yesterday,
and he would give way again to-day to allow
Mr.. Cass to answer him. Mr.. c. was under his
parole it had been said, and this was due 10
him.
Mr.. G. rose and thanked Mr.. A. 1t was not
the first time he had been captured-once in
war, fighting against British prelensons, and
now in peace, also fighting against British
pretensions The Senator from Missouri had
found fault with him for preparing his speech
10
ought TO do so TO the utmost Of his ability, be-
fore he comes here to address the Senate-he
hoped never 10 hear an unsluded speech here.
He had been msquoted by MIR. b. and misre
presented in points which he explained, and
commented on at length. Mr. b. erected
fort himself, and then brought his own arte-
ry TO batter II down, attempting to place his
opponent In the breach, and SO demolish him.
He had not said that he would stop at 40 him.
sell II the line was attempted to have been run
by the treaty of Utrecht, but it il had been es
tabliShed west OF the mountains by that treaty
He proved that Mr. Madison did speak doubt
fully as to the running of that line at all by the
commissioners under the treaty But he, (Mr.
CO. had only pledged himself as 10 that line
dividing the country west of the Rocky Noun
lains. The fifty four forty men were small
band, but they had contended for that bounda-
ry long before il became political question.
Mr.. Benton thought lie had understood him
rightly, but he was yet afraid that Mr.. e. had
got out Of the frying pan into the fire. He
gave his views at length for that opinion.
MIR. Cass still insisted that the line talked of
in 1907 as being determined at the treaty of
Utrecht, did not divide or affect the territoty
west OF the mountains.
Mr.. Webster wished some gentlemen would
investigate as 10 when the point Of Davis's
slralghls was liked as the dividing point be-
tween Great Britain and the French posses
slons on the coast, as also the curve line until
It lnterSecled the 49th parallel Whether
the strong presumption was not that the line
AZ was founded on mistake made at the lrea-
ty of Utrecht.
Mr.. Hannegan moved an Executive session
and the doors were closed
The split III the Senate between Benton and
Cass has turned out 10 be tempest in lea
pot, and turned more upon the question Of how
the little dog Of the, Duchess of Marlborough
turned the tea on to the other lady's dress than
any thing else.