The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-04-17
TwENTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
In senate.
WAsHrN GToN, Wednesday, April ID,

In Senate.
WAsHM eToN, Wednesday, April 10, 1886
Weather fine and windy. A rather unusual as
sembage in the galleries, In anticipation OF speech
from Gen. Sam Houston. Prayer by Rev. Mr.
Millburn-Journal.
Petitions by Messrs. Bagby and Sturgeon.
Mr.. DIX presented petition from ship owners
and ship masters OF New York. against the p!opo-
sed repeal Of the pilot laws. Also, the proceedings
OF public meeting at Batavia, IN reference to GER
tain Indian treaties.
The Senate resolved to meet tomorrow at ii
o'clock
BILLS OF DEFICIENCIES.
The House bill, providing for certain deficiencies
in the annual appropriations OF l86, was taken up,
with the amendments Of the Finance Committee.
One OF these amendments approprlsies some
SIT 900 for arrearages in the expenses OF the terri
torial government OF Florida, tor the years l8AS,
"a. AS
= Mr. EVANS opposed the amendment with great
energy, showing, BY the laws Of lsl1 that tne ter
penditures TO specific appropriations by Congress:
and conending that had the Legislature 90 confined
ts expenditures to legitimate purposes, there would
bic for any deficiency created upon any prstext
other than the specific appropriations
Mr.. LEWIS, Of the Finance Committee, explained
the deficiencies, as arising from legitimate causes
OF expenditure; when on motion, the oonsideration
Of the bill for the day, was suspended.
THE OREGON REVOLUTIONS.
Gen HoUsToN rose to the discussion OF the spe.
cial order He was ne. insensible to the position
which he occupied, in rising to the discussion Of
the subject, before enlightened and intelligent
body as the Senate of the United States and with
some farther remarks Of an introductory character
he took up the general subject Inc Llsn. % Evs
the opponents OF the measure. Ii was treaty pro-
vision; the President had recommended i, and the
only question was it expedient at this time, or 90
notice moi should be given He thought they
did. The dangers that were before ID We're
not to be obviated by withholding the notice.
The state OF the was such that something muse
be done Some gentlemen were OF opinion that the
notice would lead to war and all it, calsmities. He
was not Of that opinion But that was not the ques
ton. Should we hesitate about the assumption Of
our rights from apprehensions Of war What had
negotiation had failed Of any definite result; and
here the General reviewed the recent overtures
which were passed between the two governments,
and argued that all that England desired was delay;
proposition might be received from England, II
not before, at least after the adjournment Q. vi
gress, Gen H. thought -ould prove fallacous. no
approved Of the Prcsident's course. va MsS .od
question OF the campaign in which ne wns eleG'oIs
and he was bound to carry out the pc'cy v oosr
brought HIM into Office. Had ne Ru, ~. .nb;ect Of
course he would have been stu ue lillian.
complaint. The proposItion OF .ne Coinmh,s
~ ~ ,s,;oct nations Of people, Gen. Hous-
~, ~ hs,;ewsd weuid Inevitably lead 70 COLI
s;on.' strIe. and war. II England desired 20 ne
gonate inc I, was our duty to act, however. with
prvser to what England may DC OF ssy to our
Let S Ss 60 ssG 81 cua Sss. IL
~ inc pdscided objection TO the word compro-
mao Il was Like temporzing to comprcmiss-.,
and il appeared to him that acomPromise s,enned
Illuminating concessions on the one part, ana unrsa-
.cnshle demsnds ON the other rs would expuogs
sOv,S;no ike temporiz,ng from our International
restions. a. well a. from the private relations BE-
tween man and man lie would eschew me loea o.
ismporizing or compromising. What d'd nApoN