The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-14

! Mr. ASiMUN said, l am correctly reported IN
the lntelligenoer and Unioni and my language was
most emphatic and unequiyoca denial Of ths truth OF
the statement which the gentleman had undertaken
10 make upon the authority Of the newspapers
| Mr.. YANCEY. | am satisfied, sir. All | now
have 10 add is that leave the matter between
| the two gentlemen from Massachusetts--on of
~,hon TMr. AsHmUs, denies that Mr.. WEBsrEK is
ga pensioned agent Of the manufacturers" and the
other, [Mr. WIsrHRor,l states, "by authority"
that he is in enjoyment of "an annuity for lfe,"
given by the commercial interest. IL the mature Of
things cannot be changed, 1t seems that The names
may. .. -n...
sMIrHsonAS BEeuEsr POSTPONED ONE WEEK.
Mr.. OWEN said, that many of his fellow
members had, this morning, urged him TO consent
TO postponement of the Smithsonian bill, the spe-
cal order Of to-day, for week, with the under
standing that there should be farther postpone
men, that he made that motion, adding to IT, by
| the consent Of the gentleman from Pennsylvania,
| Mr. @. J. INGERsoLL, a motion to postpone bill
relative to a duty Java coffee, introduced by him,
and made the special order for this day week-one
| week longer.
Mr. HARRISON moved to amend, by inserting
two weeks instead Of for the first bill, and three
weeks instead Of two for the other,
| Tho motion on the amendment was lost. And
the question recurring tho original motion OF Mr.
Owns, il was carried. So the Smithsonian bill is
made the special order for Tuesday, the 2lst Of
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the special order for Tuesday, the 2sth OF April.
u srRnGriLLD LAND OFFICE.
| Mr. PHELPS gave notice Of motion for leave
to introduce bill TO confirm certain entries Of land
made at the Springfield land office, in the State OF
| Missouri.
| Posr-RoUrEs
| Mr. PHI ELPS offered the following resolution n,
viz:
Rs.oIpsd That the Committee o. the Pos. Once and Po.
Roads inquire into the expedshcy Of eAsb
fishing posroutss from 6resnhsld Dads county BY Buck
aey county in the sais ot Mi,,ourI from Gsos-tOwn
Peters c0any. BY ciesr Mile % Lssiaytoh. Lsisystts
county Missouri by osceols and Batssvils to Fort scott
In the indian terrtoyi from whbourne Prairie barry
county, Missouri TO Msysyils IN ArkRnEasj from Bolivar
Polk county by Iumsnsvlle to oSeeos, st. Clair county
| Missouri
The said resolution was read, when
| Mr.. MCCONNELL moved TO amend the same
| by adding thereto the following:
"That the Committee on the Post Office and Pos
Roads be instructed to inquire into the expedency
of establishing mailcoach-route from Huntsville
by Gunter's Landing, Double Spring, Jackson
| vile, Talladega, 10 Montgomery, Alabama, the
present seat Of the State government"
| Mr.. PHELPS accepted the said amendment, and
modified his said resolution accordingly, and the
said resolution, as modified, was agreed to.
| AMERICAN SETTLERS IN OREGON.
| Mr.. HARRISON moved that the House re,
solve itself into Committee Of the Whole thu
state OF the Union, but Withdrew the motion at the
request Of
/ Mr.. BOYD, who offered a resolution in the usua
form, providing that all debate in Committee Of thu
Whole on the state OF the Union on the bill to pro
tect the rights of American settlers in the territory
of Oregon, until the termination of the joint occupa
| tion of the same, should terminate Thursday
| next, at 2 o'clock.
Il Mr.. H0GE moved 10 amend the resolution by
striking out Thursday next, at o'clock" and in
serting "half an hour after taking up said bill;
| which motion was rejected
/ MIR. II. further moved to amend the resolution by
striking out Thursday" and inserting Ito NOR
| row." Rejected.
The question recurring on the resolution
| Mr.. YANCEY inquired whether it was in order
to state his objections to t2
| The SPEAKER said no discussion was in order
Mr.. YANCEY then moved to amend the resolu
ton SO to substitute Monday week" for the day
therein designated.
i Which motion was rejected
Mr.. G. S. HOUSTON moved to amend the reso
luton by inserting lone O'Clock )" instead of two
i Which motion was rejected.
} And then the resolution was adopted.
Mr. HARRISON renewed his motion that tn,
House resolve itself into Committee Of the Who'll
on the state of the Union.
Mr.. G. S. HOUSTON suggested that the com
mittees should be called for reports.
i Mr.. HARRISON persisted in his motion.
And the question thereon having been taken, ant
decided in the Affirmative
The House solved itself into Committee of tn,
Whole on the state oakhe Union, (Mr HAMLiN, O
Maine, in the chair,) and resumed the consideration
of the bill to protect the rights Of American settler,
in the territory of Oregon until the termination o
the joint occupation of the same.
Mr. FARAN, who was entitled to the floor from
last evening, addressed the committee in a speech
which is in course of preparation, and which vii
|, appear hereafter.
The points only are here presented
: He said he could not agree with the venerable
gentleman from Massachusetts, [Mr. ADAMS, l tina
, they should postpone action upon this bill, unit
they saw what was to be the fate of the notice in tb
Senate Let them do what they believed to be ,hei
duty and if the Senate failed to do theirs, on then
would rest the responsibility.
} He thought it proper that they should define tn
limits Of Oregon in this bill. The common accep
ation Of the extent Of that territory was that portion
of country lying between the Pacific and the Rock,
mountains, embraced between the 400, and $40 ii
north latitude. If the limitation to ago, as pro
posed by the amendment of Mr.. McHENRY wer
made in this bill, he argued that it would debar GU
government from hereafter setting up claim to an,
portion above that parallel
He justified the President iu refusing to reveal [,
the country and to the world the exact point t.
which he might 60, while the British government
made no declarations, nor were asked to make any
of the basis on which they might hereafter agree t,
settle the question. He also vndicated the Pres
and contended that the British government havn.
previously, at several times refused the 49th parallel
their offer Of arbitration was with view to obtai,
something better than that line, to which the prea
majority of both political parties in this countr,
were unwilling to assent
The impression attempted to be produced on tn
minds Of the people of the country that this aues
tion would be and ought to be settled on the basi
OF Ago, he considered an erroneous and injurious
impression. 1t was founded upon the erroneous
assumption that our government had claims I,
nothing more, inasmuch it has several times mad
the offer; but that he said was by way of compro
mise, in which each party offer to surrender to tn,
other by way of settlement, that to which the,
think they have the best right; and also upon tn,
assumption that by the conventions of 1918 ant
1897, we had agreed that Great Britain has rights il
that territory. But that convention, so far from
acknowledging any claims expressly left that who'll
question in allegiance. 1t was also unwise. he con
tended to make this impression, because W,
have no proof that Great Britain will accep
: of this line; in order to show the improb
If yuh he