The Columbian fountain., 1846-02-27
TwEsTY-NINTH CONG RES 8

THuKsDAr, February 26, lS46.

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had nQlIhed this Government that he was
about to depart from the country. The only
apparent ground suggested for The truth OF the
rumor IS the very ambiguous way that the
British Premier spoke OF that Minister'S prompt
refusal to9acceprihe 49th parallel as division
line IN Oregon, and that he has been super
seded and recalled.
/ Aiterprayer and the reading Of the journal.
! MI. Davis, of Mass, presented the remon-
strance OF many cizens against the repeal OF
bountes 70 codfshing vessels. Also petition
tor the re-establishment oil similar bounties,
Of which they have been heretofore deprived.
Also against the repeal of the duties on salt.
Ihey were appropriately referred, and the
printing Of the remonstfance and peuuons,
without the names, Was ordered.
Mr.. Evans presented a pension petition.
Reports from standing committees were
stated % be in order, and el >p
Mr.. Cameron submitted that the Committee
on Patents be instructed to report the printing
OF sixty thousand extra copies, for the use OF
the Senate, OF the annual report Of the Corn
missioner Of the Patent Office, which has been
recently received by Congress.
i MIR. Benton, without rising, said 10000
copies would cosl SO or $4,000 dollars.
| Mr.. Niles was opposed to the great number.
MIR. SpeghtE moved to strike out sixty and
insert ten. s3a ri,ea,s...a,
| Mr.. Critienden and Mr. Simmons also COM
mented on the resolution and Mr.. Cameron,
after stating that 81, 1000 had been ordered last
year, and he was not aware that there was
any difference between the last Commissioner,
Mr.. Ellsworth, and the present one, Mr..
Burke, he had drawn the resolution accord
ingly. (Mr. G. probably thought that, as sci
enli6c knowledge has advanced about ten per
cent during the past year, the number Of re-
ports must undergo corresponding increase,
or perhapshe thought the author Of Bum
dlecund y deserved proportionate greater CIR
culaton.) He accepted the modlncatlon OF
Mr.. Spelght, and the resolution passed. sa
| Mr.. Bagty and Mr.. Phelps reported on pri-
vate bills, tie first favorably, the other adverse
| ly. Mr.. Westcotl reported five private Peti-
tons.
ssstEAs H STATUE OF wAsHINGToN.
A resolution was submitted that the Com
mit,ee on tie Library be instructed 10 r,por
bill for the employment of Hiram Powers to
execute the work. ,as @
Ii was adopted with modification offered
| by Mr. Sewer that said committee inquire into
the expediency of employing said Hirana
Powers. a
"A message from the House was received
with the Senate bill concurred in, for the re
peal ofthe act requiring one of the District Cir
cult Judges to reside in Alexandria.
| Mr.. Ashley moved its third reading with
view Of acting upon il now, inasmuch as ii
was identical with bill that had been some
DAYS before the Senate; but il that cours e
should be objected to, the bill might take il
place upon the calendar and come up in its re-
gular order.
Mr.. Miller was in favor Of its going on III e
calendar. .tS
Mr. Westcott opposed it. He thought it
highly important that the bill be considered
now and passed. and he enlarged on its neces-
sty. He objected to the bill going on the ca
lendar. When he had concluded, however,
the bill was, by general consent, put on the
calendar.
The special orders were then postponed on
motion Of Mr. Speight, TO take up Mr.. Wood
BRIDGES Michigan Canal bill from part of the
discussion whereon Mr.. w. had been cut off
Yesterday, by the expiration Of the morning
hour Mr.. w. continued his able, interesting,
and instructive argument in favor OF the bill
until the morning hour had again expired;
when he gave way to motion to take up the
Oregon notice with the amendments to the Sc
nate committees joint resolution--the joint re-
solutions OF the House, and the amendment Of
| Mr., Colquitt to the amendment OF Mr.. Critten-
den.
After some unimportant business, including
message from the House concurring in the
resolution of the Senale relative to the French
books. H
/ Mr.. Breese offered a new amendment, not
varying much from the propositions now be-
! fore the Senate. 1t was similar to the House
resolution without its quali6cation-and moved
postponement until Monday next.
| Mr.. J. M. Clayton made some statements
and inquiries as 10 precedence Of the different
amendments and the House resolutions.
| Mr.. Allen said that The House resolutions
had been incorporated and referred. together
with the whole subject Ii is of no importance
whether the argument aim al one or the other;
they are all substitute Of each other; diffe-
rent forms Of the same thing, and all have TO
be voted upon, each separately.
| Mr.. Calhoun asked what was the question
| as it now stood before the Senate.
| The Chair stated that il was to postpone the
subject until Monday next. ~
MIR. Benton thought il was most proper, re.
| spectfu 10 the other house, and most usual,
TO act first on the joint resolutions as passed by
the House of Representatives. Their clerk
had been directed TO ask the concurrence ofthe
Senate, and we ought 10 pass upon them and
transmit our action thereon, as soon as conve-
nienl, to The other house. He moved TO post
pone the consideration of the Senate resolutions
q nd all amendments ,heroto for The ptirnose of