New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-04-04
TwEETY-NINTH CONGRESS-. First Session
Reported Specially for The Ns.D- York nr.b,sae.
WASHINGTON. Aprila. 1866 o'clock, P.
SEGATE

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SENATE
Some unimportant business having been per-
formed, such as the Presentation of Petitions, &c
Mr.. ASHLEY moved that the Senate proceed to the
special order of the day on the Oregon Resolutions
Mr.. CAss requested Mr.. Ashley TO Weld the floor
for an PLANTATION and reply to Mr. Bentons crushing
attack upon him yesterday. He took up the speech
of Mr. Benton by paragraphs and tried to set himself
right twas rather tedious process and took him
A long time He acknowledged that Mr.. Benton had
given him good hit about the influence ofwomen in
the affairs of the world, in msstating historical fact
about some of the wars of Europe. Mr.. BENTON had
charged him with saying that he would be bound to
the line of ago if the Treaty Of Utrecht established
that line. He made no such assertion. But that
Treaty did not establish that line Ihave then broken
the bonds OF 40, and am free from captivity.
He contended that our right to SO 40 was good.
He contended that we had no title TO the Oregon
Territory which could have 490 for boundary. If
gentlemen said that we were bound by previous
offers of our Government to compromise that line,
he might be ready to acknowledge that it had some
weight.
Mr.. BENTON rose and looked rather ominousy
around him. The 81 10 men felt that thunderclap
YVES coming and gathered together round Mr.. HAN
NEGAs He stated Mr.. CAsss proposition. Mr..
CAss made some explanation. Mr.. BENTON repeated
and asked-Am correct now Mr. c. again asked
il to be repeated Mr.. B. then went through some
manipulations on his eyes and forehead like those
INDUCED in BY mesmersers when they want 10
make their patients in perfect state. He stated it
again. and then went with his reply. He said
that the Senator only got out of the fryingpan into
the fire. He showed that Jefferson followed
the Treaty of Utrecht in 1907 10 the ocean
40. If the Senator from Michigan tries TO es-
cape here he must deny that we had any ter
ritory West of the Rocky Mountains by dscov
erv or otherwise previous 20 1907. II would
not do TO call Mr. Jefferson British. We might all
go over the board. yet he would remain. Therefore
his opinions must be explained away, and another
Greeuhow must write another book TO explain away
his opinions. He had risen to correct the impress
sions which might have been entertained of the
Senate by endorsing such a book as that of Mr..
Greenhow. He had been compelled TO mention it
thus once but would not do so again.
The controversy closed by pleasant little re-
miniscence of the different times at which the two
Senators had trod upon each Others corns
Mr. HANNEGAN moved to go into Executive Bust
ness.
Mr.. WEBSTER rose and said he wished the gen.
temen who are about TO discuss this question his
toricaly which he not, would turn their atten-
ton TO one or Two questions which he would pro-
pound.
How came Davis's Straits to be mentioned as the
starting point of the division between the two coun
tries and how came the parallel of 80 to be gene
rally received as the boundary, unless it had been
understood as sanctioned by the Treaty Of Utrecht
The Senate then went into Executive Session,
where they remained about two hours. They have
just adjourned.
believe there were few nominations confirmed
but none of any general importance.
believe that the principal part of the session was
occupied in discussing the nomination of Judge
Crawford Of this District.
The Senate will meet tomorrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House was occupied entirely with the Sub
Treasury Bill Mr.. DAVIS of KY made an able
speech agains; it. Mr.. DRoMGoeLE Of Va. followed
in reply. The hour Of o'clock having arrived, the
Committee of the Whole proceeded TO vote on sew
eral amendments About 3 o'clock the Bill was re-
ported to the House and was finally passed by vote
of Yeas 1913: Nays 67. The House then adjourned