Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1846-04-23
THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL %, 1916.

nom countries may DC tue more c"fuest-
ly and Immediately directed 10 renewed
Efforts for the settlement Of all their
differences and disputes in respect 10
Said territory.
Resolved by the Senate aud House
of Representatives Of the United States
of America in Congress assembled, That
the President Of the United States be,
aud he is hereby authorized, at his dis
cre,ion, to give the British government the
notice required by the said second article
Tor the abrogalion of the said convention
Of the sixth OF August, eighteen hundred
and twenty seven.
On motion of Mr.. flanagan, the
Senate adjourned till Monday.
The House was occupied all Gay de-
batting the other Oregon business.
The SENATE was not in session on
Friday, April II.
IN The IIoUsE, the Notice resolution
was received from the Senate and laid
Oh The table, while The Oregon question
Jurisdiction bill was taken up in Com
mii,ee Of the Whole. After the discus
sion was closed, amendments were offer
ed thick and fast. One expressly ex-
empling British settlers from its opera
ton was rejected % to 90. Another
defining the boundary from 4? To 81 40,
was rejected 10 to 60. The two regi-
menis OF rinemen were stricken out, aud
the $500, 900 asked for, reduced 10 lOO,-
600. Finally the bill was reported TO
the House, the Previous Question was
moved, and the House then adjourned.
The SENATE was not in session to-day.
In the House Saturday, April IS, the
bill for extending jurisdiction over Ore
gon was taken Up, and finally passed
ayes l03, nays 64.
The SENATE resolutions about Oregon
were then taken up. Mr.. Owen OF, In
diana, moved an amendment, and called
the previous question. Tho previous ques-
ton was sustained, and the amendment
adopted by a vote Of SO 10 81.
The amendment is in these words -
Strike out all after the word Earnestly,
aud insert directed to the importance Of
a speedy adjustment Of all their differ
encos and disputes in respect 10 said
Territory
find be IL further Resolred, That the
President OF the United States be re-
quested 10 give the notice to the British
Government, the notice required by its
second article for the ubrog alton Of the
said convention OF the 9th of August,
1927
The resolutions, thus amended, finally
passed by vote of l66 to Al
The material difference between the
resolution of the Senate, and those a.
dop,ed by the House, is that the former
left the giving Of the notice in the dis.
cretion Of the President, and the latter
requires it to be given.
In SENATE, Monday, April co.
Many petitions and memorials were
presented.
A message was received from the
House, returning the Oregon resolutions
with the amendments adopted on Sutur-
day
Mr.. Mangum called for the yeas and
nays, which were ordered and stood
for agreeing 22, against it, 90. So the
Senate do not agree 10 the amendments
Of the House, and the resolutions are to
be returned.
The HOUSE adopted a resolution to
adjourn over from Thursday to Monday
next TO allow time for the carpets to be
taken up ard mating substituted.
The House then went into Com
'nittee OF the Whole, and took up the
bill relating to Indians in Oregon, which
was amended, and the committee rose.
A message was received from the
President in reply to MIR. G.. J. Inger-
SOILS resolution, relative to the secret
service money.
The message simply states that about
$1,000 were expended while Mr.. Web
sier was Secretary of State, but refuses
10 say for what purpose the money was
expended.
Mr. Adams got up and denied that
Mr.. Webster had in 1913, written to the
Committee Of Foreign Relations, asking
an appropriation for n special mission to
England, as had been charged by Mr..
lngersoll he had.
At least, MIR. A. could say, he had
never seen or heard Of such letter at
The time.
MIR. J. b King, Of Georgia replied to
MIR. lngersoll with great force and ef-
feet, after which the House voted to
lay the message on The table aud order.
ed to be printed.
MIR. Webster has triunphantly come
,ut Of the matter, and MIR. lngersoll is
lat OH his back.