The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-03-21


dered, whether the number Of officers had not in
sessed more pldly by tar than the increase Of the
pubic service, And why he had caiISd upon the
President for tIis mkoralnfon vas, that IL should
have lhe force Of his official certificate
Mr.. JARNAGIN referred the Senator to the several
annual reports OF the executive departments
GEN CAss asked the reading Of the resolution.
The resolution was accordingly read.
GIN. CAss inquired II the resolution contemplated
return OF officers under the government, year by
year, every year since its commencement
Mr.. YuLsE Every ten years
GIN, CAss opposed the resolution, lMr. Jamagn
-"Wlll the Senator speak louder u as leading 10
an unnecessary and extravagant expense.
Mr.. EVANS, in detail, showed that In the prepare
ton of this information required, all the clerk
OF all the departments would be employed for two
years to come, 10 the exclusion of all other bust.
ness and that after II was furnished, il would be oil
no value whatever
Coz. BENTON seconded the objections Of the Sem
ator from Maine and resisted the resolution from
the great cost and labor that would be required in
It's preparation, the great cost of printing, and be-
cause all the useful information called for was al
ready embodied In the official documents In the pc ,
session OF Congress.
Mr.. YULEE maintained his position He desired
TO show wherein extravagances had crept into the
government, and wanted his data from official au-
thority
Mr.. EVANS commended against the necessity of
this expensive compilation. As an exhibit OF COM
parative expenses, it would scarcely be worth any
thing; for the expenses of the Indian and pension
government since its first administrations, were
equal 10 the expenditures of the whole government!
in the days Of Washington.
Col. BsNroN (across) More, sir-more, sir.
Mr. YULKE persevered in the exhibition of the
necessity OF having the information the resolution
called TOR. ~.
NJ. Alr.sv sand, If the Senator had no objection,
he would move that now the Senate proceed TO the
SPECIAL order OF the day.
Mr. YuLEg, said he had no objection, but should
avail himself OF the interim, in looking into the
subject matter CT the resolution, with view to con.
vince the Senate Of the expedleacy Vi his move
ment.
MIR. NANGua, suggested that the motion be pass
ed informally by, or laid upon the table.
Af. ALLEN, thought the motion OF the HONORABLE.
Serater not strictly IN order.
Mr.. NANsuM, persisted IN his right to the floor
liz had n motion IN make TO the Senate, and il was
from case OF strong public necessity alone, that he
sshcald make 1t at this time bur the motion which
hs wou'd submit was, that when the Senate nd
jo'rn, it shall adjourn over to Monday next Zee
neral laughter above and below.
Diyic--Division 2ztoS
The Senate resolved upon adjournment, that il
would be an adjournment over 10 Monday next
WHAT Is 1T.
Mr ALLEN notified the Senate that, on Monday
next. aiIer the morning business, he should move
that the Senate proceed into executive session, as
WITHIN few days.there would be motion of i'm
por'ance before the Senate, which he was not at
liberty 70 name here. But he would now give the
notice OF his purpose, that the Senate might not be
tekrn Oy SURPRISE.
Mr.. ASHLEY took occasion TO say that in the set
ing aside the special order, to-day, he should move
snort executive session to correct mistake made
yesterday, Un a name, perhaps)
MI. DIX presented several petitions
THE OREGON RESOLUTIONS.
The special order being lifted from yesterday.
Mr. NILES, having the priority to the floor, arose
and spoke tor nearly two hours in clear and argu-
mentttve strain upon the following leading PROPOSE
tons: That the resolutions Of the Baltimore Demo-
cratic National Convention OF 1874, were entitled to
no weight whatever, neither in the Senate nor else
where. They should not have been brought into
this discarded, because, if war should grow out of
a blind adherence TO their recommendations, il
might Justly be called party war. He discredited
and discussed such authority entirely. e. That our
tte was decidedly the better one. g. That the Pre-
sldent IN declaring for the whole of the territory
did not commit himself to 81 40. That the notice
is exPedent, because recommended by the Presi-
dent, and because it will facilitate negotiations and
steady and peaceable settlement. g. That the
great business interests of the country were right
eously opposed to 6. That the amendment OF
Mr.. Co'qultt was Objectionable, because it looked
Ike begging OF the question. T. That we ought to
proceed boldly, manully, and without appearance Of
fear IN the prosecution OF rights and of no
Than our rights 8 That the 18th degree is an equi-
table and iair division OF the territory, and that we
ought 10 claim II as at all hazards and no more
3 That we ought to yield not inch south OF - -
10 There would be danger in claiming the whole
annexation before to the southwark, we shall
have quite enough otterrtorywh less than thewhole
OF Oregon IL. That there is no danger OF war.
Alter executive business, adjourned to Monday
next.