The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-03-10
sGosst GSdsesuatott.
s3.h Consress---iss Session.
From fhe PennsylrGsia Telegraph.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.
FERRUARY 25' lS46.

o.sT 70 Tuesday TO pay proper respect to
aHe memory CT Washington.
On Tuesday Mr.. Dickinson having
&c floor, weni into the merits OF the
Oregon question from A TO Il, and sue
reeael in sending sundry Senator'S n the
llnd-of Nodbc The hour los I'd cunning
rad arrived. he FTas in .2yor OF settling
ii4e question BY compromise if possible,
and 10 this end he would vote for the no.
tee as beng the p'sa 10 hasten such
consumation. When he was about half
through thc Senate went into Executive
Session.
In the House, after the transaction Of
some morning business, motion was
mads TO go into committee of the Whole,
and take up the river and harbor appro-
priation blil-which was agreed to-
Mr.. Mcconnell OF Alabama moved to
lay aside the harbor bill, and take up the
bin, introduced by Mr.. Wentworth, of
New York, some time ago, relative TO the
appointment and classification CT clerks,
bur it was not agreed 10. Failing in this
way. he attacked the bill in another form
aad made one OF his remarkable speeches
IN support Of his motion, which kept the
house IL continuous roar of laughter
lie denounced the bill as most niquitous-
" corrupt, and the part Of making oppro-
p.iations to Lake Michigan, tWentworlh's
district he said that Lake had grown
very lang Of iale-'long, quite long, long
Is long John Wentworth" lie said he
was opposed to the bin or sectional
g.ennds, bat he did hate log rolling He
would rs soon vote appropriations for
one part Of the country as the other. tie
was a Southern man, but he felt interest
ed in ali parts OF the linton. We have
not The choice Of our birth places; if he
had this choice, instead Of being born in
iceland, and raised basket maker, he
saould haze been born the oldest child of
George III.
lie spoke four or Eve times ON thesame
sarect, and was tolerated only on the
ground that the members wanted some
hing to relax their gravity. Before any
thing defuite was done the House ad-
jaurned.
Mr. Dickenson. concluded his remarks
In the Senate yesterday morning. After
IL had said his say, Mr.. Dayton rose, and
moved the pcstyonement Of the subject
for two weeks, in order to let members
5ndge Of the late news, and to get through
The press of other business which is
crowding upon them
htr. Allen was opposed 10 the post
ponement. He thought NOW was the
lime to act upun. the subject. He did
Eo;, he could not regard the late news as
pacific, although nappeared so OH the sur
face. He stated when he rose, that he
did not intend TO make war speech, bat
his remarks savored most wonderfully of
gnnpowder before he got through.
Mr.. Cass followed. He said that he
did not regard the news as pacific at all
aid as 10 the queens speech,it is stereo-
typed one, handed down from one reign to
another. He was in favor of continu-
Ing the debate at present, and although
he regarded war as inevitable if the notice
be giEcn-yet we ought to give it.
Mr.. Calhoun was opposed to the post
HOptN lilC CCttdlC WOulO
al upon one of dle amendments before
j., 50 that Senators could speak directly
70 The purpose.
Mr.. Colquit offered substitute for
M'. Crittenden's Observation-Disclosures
eng the President TO give the notice If he
thlaks nscessary-which was ordered to
be printed. Tue vote was finally taken
G. The motion to postpone, and it was not
agreed 10.
In the House, after the reception Of re-
ports from committees, and some unim-
po.tant matters disposed of, the House in
committee Of The Whole. resumed the
consideration of the harbor bill, and the
9ie0aie upon It's merits kept up until the
House adjourned.
Ia the House this morning Mr.. Dob
t:ss gave notice that he would tomorrow
c.ll up the New Jersey contested cleo
iion case. The majority report gives
hi9. bunk, the sitting Member, the right
N said report 10 his scat Hamlin, the
most violent and unrelenting Locofoco in
fhe House, IN minority report favors the |
}ccoloco contestor. We will see to-raor.
row how they act.
Mr. Mcconnell offered resolution
'hatno Member shall speak longer than
ten minutes on private bills. Objected
10.
The House, in committee, then re-
sumed the discussion of the harbor bill.
Some very animated speeches were made
upon the subject. Mr.. Rhett of South
Carolina took occasion TO define his po-
Hition and the position of his colleagues.
& said tle Democratic party for policy,
.iightgo with the Wings on the tariff
question, butfor himself and his colleagues
5, would say, they would stand crfall by
TIC Constitution-if the repeal of the tar