Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-02-06
CONGRESS-.
UNITED STATES SENATE
Correspondence OF the Baltimore American.


WA.Bissros, February 4,b
UNITED STATES SENATE
Mr.. BENTON, from tho Commute Finance, reported
without amendment, bill 10 abolish tho duty Salt and
fer other purposes.
Mr. YuLEE. leave, introduced bill TO repeal mart
OF an oct relative to the Territorial Council Of FLORIDA
Read twice and referred to the Committee tho Judicial
~.
Mr. NILES. from tho Committee on Post Office, and
Post Rosds reported bill authorize trnas.r-
Genera TO enter into for the mail service IN Tex
The bill for the relief Of Nathaniel Goddard and other.
came up In ord Z, and was opposed BY Mr. TcRNEY
Mr.. CoLoUlrr. Mr. PENNYBACKER, Mr.. ALLEN
and hr. NILES; and sustained BY Me,sf- j. NJ. CLAY
TON, BaGBY, DAVIS and JOHNSON Nd
The d.b,c occupied upwards hours, and the bill
was ordered to be ensrossed for third reading ayes 90
%.
Ga motion Of Mr.. SEVER the Senate then wen, into
Executive Session. and after short time adj urned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. HOLMES offs C.usked leave TO PFC cut Resolution,
from the Memphis Convention upon questions sppcrtaninp
10 the interests of the South Wet
Objection. were made, and Mr.. Holmes asked for a .u.
pension OF the rules The House refused ayes ~ noes
Mr. TIBBATrs Offered , Resolution proposing to close
oil debate upon the Oregon question Mondsy near, at
hall PATTI o'clock.
The House having laid such Resolution upon the t.bl.
previously, Mr. WINTHROP said was not N order
Two o'clock was then named sod the previous question
moved upon the adoption OF the Resolution call of the
House was moved and refused 90 ayes and 70 noes
motion was made to lay the Resolution upon the TIA
bic. and the yeas and called upon In. There was
great confusion IN the Hall while the called
The stood 80 to 81 The Speaker for tn. Clerk
that the names, which had been called should
led .gsin.
The House refused not until one member had given
doubtful vote agnnst the laying upon the table.
Mr. MCKAY OIL c. reported bill to enable the Pre.i-
dslt to receive certain property from Texas. Read al
refsrred 10 the Committee OF the Whole.
OREGON DEBATE.
Mr.. MCKAY Of n. C. moved that the House 20 into
Committee Of the Whole The motion prevailed los
Der, voting the sfiima i've
Mr.. BELL If XIV. addressed ire Committee in ,peeeb
which commanded almost undivided Of the
House. He defended tho notice a qualified form md
commented intelligeny and with pleasant voice ana
agreabe manner upon oil the questions involved IN the
controversy IL was agreed that there would be no war
from the giving Of the notice, and that not war
M asure The whole of Oregon claimed the coure
OF the argument.
hr. CHASE. OF Tenn. continued the debate and took
TO task all the members who uf he whole
OF Oregon, ana particularly menbsrs OF his own parry
who had given evidence OF sufficient ependence TO hi
Tor lhtmseVes Upon the merits Of the quesion he claim.
ed The WHO'D OF Oregon, ind eIprt opInio
that England would compromise upon the 80 degree
OF norm latitude lie for the whole OF Oregon there
fore, IA her upon the ground that could compro
mise OF this question, than with desire OF eeciing
promise upon Mr. C. desired that Congress should take
the responsibility upon this question, and thought tho 1t
did not belong to the President upon his .houl-
Gen
hf Jones OF Ga offered an amendment, pretty much in
the following wnrds:-
Resolved. That tie people Of the United States have
Confidence IN the Executive, aud that the event OF the
resumption OF negotiations. they would feel willing to con
de The adjustment OF the question the President the
United States.
Mr. Jones fad that he should vote for the notice a, pro-
posed by the Committee Foreign Relations then he
should propose the above additional Resolution MIR
Jones Hdv Gated the notice, and he ~ho went
inrhest in defence OF the claim the whole OREGON
Our hag, wassad, must be made float whole
Continent.
A TEXAS BILL
The hoor was given TO Mr. GENTRY, OF Tenn when
The ulnfnV. Lid.
OF NJ C. 10 take up the Bill reported this morning asking
possession OF all the public property belonging Texas for
te purpose of receying from the Republic Uf Texas and
placing II under the cags Of the Il. ).
Mr. ASIMUN OF Mass. desired 10 know what and where
this property
Mr.. Mckay did not know. The Joint Resolution of
Congress pr"vIced { r It, reception.
Mr.. CULVER slao desired get some information
a. 10 the value OF This properly, but there none IN
the tfouse
Mr.. BROWN Of Tenn. thought that 4, wa, a mere lob
which was proposed, and by which an expenditure OF
$1,000 was To he made, for no practical good whatever.
Mr. YELL Of Ark gave the House account Of this
property, end IN bust Of Texas eoquence, the like OF
which has not been heard for just year the
month"; proposed that she all her Houses
ell her vessels all her army and aud all her pub
Tic property lie would take nothing from her. least u
those arms which IN measure identified with
her past glory. and with which she had part achieved her
independence.
Texas should he surrendered her notwithstanding the
terms Of the Joint Resolution.
M. HENLEY Of To-, feared that this Bill was but tho
prelude which would be up,n Congres. Tor pay
ing tho debts Of Texas That proposition had been con-
drmned BY tho great body the people in oil seeons of
the Union. and he would do nothing favor the inuoJuc
ton Of such BILL
MI RArHBUN Of n. Y. oppo'ed the Bill ns use.
less
Mr.. CULVER OF N. Y. prop sed IN smerdmsn,,
that shoud be optional with the any time
whn the year pay the agent the three thousand dollars
Trpo'ed for his feryces g. give him oil property he
should receive from Texas OF the United Sntcs
The amendment was rejected, aud Sir. YELL with
drew he amendment giying notice that he would renew u
ns an indeI endent proposition.
motion Yves msds rhst the Committee rise wboutre
porting the Bill. aud lost
The o mmittee then rose and the . II was reported
and passed, when at quarter past four tho House I'D