Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-02-10
IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON.

We rejoice that the House Of Representatives
have a, las, determined TO bring The diiuse Ore
.on debate 10 a close. The people have become
tired OF 50 many speeches, which, lar from DIS
cussng the merits OF the great question, 50 Often
run into personal and sectional sqnabbies. a:
soon as the Oregon question snail &c gone
through WITH The House will lie enabled 10 pro
coed with the other important measures OF the
Tariff, &C., upon which the nation demands e.
ficient action.
In the House of Representatives, on THURSDAY
MIR. Price, OF Missouri, moved resolution io'
closing The debate on the resolutions icr giving
10 Great Britain The twelve months noice OF the
termination of The Convention OF The 9th August
1927. respecting The Joint occupation OF the
Oregon country on Monday next The OH inst. al
thee o'clock p. ii.
Alter a call OF The House. MIR. Caleb B. Smith
moved 10 lay on The liable. which was los, % &c
l07.
The resolution was then adopted by The fol-
lowing vote:
YgAs-Messrs. John @. Adams Anderson, A.
kinson, Benton, Bisgs, James Black, James a.
Black, Bowlin, Boyd BfnkeThoii, Bro"ken
brough, Brodhead, WIN. G. Brown J. II. Camp
he'll. Ca,hcart, Chipman, Clark, Cobb, Collin
Cnllom. Cnmmins. Cunningham Daniel, De
Mot, Dillingham;, Dobbin, Dromsooe, Dunlap
E1sall Ellsworth, Erdman, Faran, Foster, Gar
van Giles. GOODYEAR, Gorton, Grover, tlamn
HARRISON. Harmanson, Henley, Hogc, Hopkins
Honoh George s. Houston, Hungertord, JAMES
Hunt. Charles ]. InseISoi. jenkins, James Il
Johnson, Joseph Johnson, George W. Jones,
Kennedy, Preston King, Lawrence Leib La
Sere. Lyon, Lumpkin, Maciay, McCiean, NC
ClellaDd, McClernand Mcconnell, McCrate,
Mcdowell, Mckay, John P. Martini Barclay
Marlin. Morris, Mcaon, Norris, Owen, Pa
rish Perrill, Perry, Phelps, Pollock, Price, Reid
Relf, Ritter. Roberts, Russell, Sawtelle, Sawyer,
Scammon, l.. II. Sims, Thomas Smith, Robert
Smith. Stanton, ST. John, Strong, Sykes, Tho
mason. James Thompson, Jacob Thompson,
Truman Tibbstis, Towns, Tre!way, Went
worth. Wheaton, Wick, Williams, Woodwork,
Yell and Yos,-lC9
mold Ashmun, Baker, BaIrlnser, Ben B.ane Ct,
ard. Million Brown, Burlington, Bnr', W. w.
Campbell, J. G. Chapman, A. A. Chapman K.
Chairman, Cooke, Collamer, Cians,on, Cfozief,
Cnlyer Dargan. G.. Davis, J. DAYS, pelano,
Dixon. Dockery, J. II. Ewing, e. IL Ewing,
Fickiin Foot Geniry, Giddiags, Grinnei, iiar-
ner. Hampton, Hcrrick, Hiiliard,. Z. B. HOLMES,
Edmund w. Hubbard, Samuel D. Hubbard, tlud-
SON. w. Hunt, Hunter, J. X. lnsersoli e. John
son, D. P. King, Thos. B. King, Leake Lewis,
Long, McGaughey, Mctenr: Mclvalne, MI
Ter Marsh. MoSeley Payne Pendleton, Ramsey,
Rhett J. Rockwell. j. A. Rockwell, Root Runk
Schenck, Scion, Severance, Alex. Sims,
smith. A. Smith, G. 3. Smith, StarkweatheI,
S,pnhens Sthrom, ThibodeauX, B. Thompson,
'Tildep. Toombs, Trumbo, Vance, Vinton, White,
winthrop, Woodruff, Wright, Yancey, Young
ST.
On motion of Mr.. Mckay, the House agreed
10 meet at 10 A. M, unit! Tuesday next.
Mr.. Cunningham was refused leave 10 intro
duce a resolution for giving the twelve months
police. Il declares the lille of The United States
10 10 81 dogs. 40 minutes 10 be ''cear and un'
questionable, and that the homer, The dignity and
true interests oil the people Of the United States
demand that their title thereto be maintained, aux,
that The entire and undivided occupation control,
and government thereof be assumed by The United
States.
The Oregon debate was then resumed.
Mr.. Gentry addressed In committee. ard. alter
,dvcr,ing 10 The importance of The question, ex-
messed MS belief that negotiations had been re-
sumed between the British Minis,c: and n"
American Secretary oi State Insisting that, 4;
snch were The case, all necessary Information
oupbt 10 be laid before The House before il VS.
called upon 10 act. He then inquired OF MI
Charles j. lngersoll. as Chairman O The Com
miriee on Fortign Affairs. 70 say whether ne was
preDarel 10 say nuw Is he had formerly, that
negotiations had nc; been re-openec!
Mr. G. ]. lngerso replied as follows do no,
recollect what | said before. rather think said
nothing. | do moi remember saying any thing
this point think ; y, bn le 81 has .G s, e
eorrespendenls bctfrecn he BRITISH Minister mi
MS Gorctna.ep,, which lc;N Le ta,d jcfors TN,
House without delay. As 10 instructions, do not
know that instructions have been called fJf
MIR. Gentry went on 10 conclude his speech in
opposition 10 the notice as needless and PERM
cious, and certain 10 lead 10 war. he denied our
title TO beyond The 49th parallel, ard denounced
any war undertaken 10 maintain IL Tor me coun.
,ry above tina, line as wicked wholesale murder.
MIR. Dargan went into an argumen'ative
speech on the question Of title, which he very
fully discussed, and arrived at The same conclu
sion with MIR. Gentry. that our tile was undcnia-
bic as far as latitude 40 deg. and no father. lie
went. however, for qualified notice, Is mea-
sure pacifc in lis character and consequences.
Mr.. Delano followed and made speech in IA
yor of immediate notice as peace measure; but
contended that i, should be in the form proposed
by MIR. Hi!liard Of Alabama, empowering The
Presiden, TO give it, whenever, in his Judgment
the public interest should require H.
After Mr.. Delano had concluded, Mr.. Rhe
obtained the floor, b., afera discussion on points
OF order, the House adjourned at twenty minutes
10 P. M.
Is THE SENATE.
MIR. Baeby in pursuance oil notice, asked an
Obtained leave 10 bring in bill 10 authorize IN
President of The United States 10 increase IN
naval establishment ot he United States, by add
,,tt ,ch nj no Lars Re
public of Texas.
,Tbe bill was referred 10 the Committee on Ma
val Affairs.
The whole siSt Of this bill is TO provide ih
number of officers by such addition as shall M
exceed the Toll complement composing the navy
OF Texas
Mr.. Yuce moved 10 postpone the prior or
ders, with view 10 take up The bill lor he aus
men,ation Of The navy which
MIR. Wescott addressed the Senate a, srea
Length. He advocated the adoption Of he bill
peace measure II was Indispensable as
peace measure but still more indispensable II
war should unhappily occur. lie was averse I
a war between This country and any other; no. INA
he feared The respl, OF conl Ct would be our DE
feat. for he believed when the national energle
were aroused American arms would be trium
nl-nt in any encounter; but ne dreaded war q
destructive of The commercial interests OF NATIONS
and as creating ne" anu eEoithous i's' VI lSn
sionrrs the pension list even now embrace
NEARLY thirty thousand ramcs costing The Govern
men, annually within a fraction Of two million
of dollars. War was 10 be dreaded on accoun
oflhese consequences which j! would email up
on us, and not IRON any danscrto the safety 9
our republican institutions. Il would create
national debt, and render necessary The establish
men, OF banks AM the paper money system, an
that still more odiouS feature, protective laiii
Mr. Westcotl, without roncaains, gave way I;
motion that The subject be passed by informal
IL, being, in consequences Of feeble health, 10
much exhausted 10 proceed.
The bill from the House making an appTopr'
alton to authorize tho President Of the Unite
States 10 Ieceiyo from The State OF Texas the :es
sion of certain property was, on motion OF MI
Sewer, read first and second time by its Il
lie, and referred TO The Committee on finance ;,
Mr. Dix moved to take up the bill from IN
r1o,,o ra,o,;no IN collectors and other officers &