The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-14
TwENTY-NINTH CONGRESS,
First session.
TUESDAY,. April IA, 1916.
IN SENATE.

IN SEN ATE. I'D.
The journal having been read,
PETITIONS.
Mr.. CHALMERS presented the memorial of the
legislature Of Mississippi asking the passage OF
law TO confirm and regulate pre-emptisn' claims;
which was laid on the table.
Mr. STURGEON presented the petition Of Eliza
beth Byars, praying pension; which was referred
to tho Committee on Pensions.
Mr.. ARCHER presented the petition Of John ID.
Wyatt, praying permission to locate a quantity OF
land, in lieu Of that to which he had patent, but
which had been previously granted certain Indian
claimants, by treaty; which was referred to the
Committee on Private Land Claims.
Mr.. ASHLEY presented the petition Of Leroy r.
Evans, Of Conway county, Arkansas, praying pay
ment for horse, alleged to have died while IN 'he
military service Of the United States which was re-
fsred to the Committee Of Claims.
REPORTS OF ooaMrTrEEs.
Mr. HAYWOOD, from the Committee on the
District OF Columbia asked that said committee be
discharged from the further consideration OF the
petitioa Of John ID. Carter; which was agreed TO-
LEWIS, from the Committee on Finance,
reported without amendment, the (House) bill max.
ing appropriations for the payment Of revolutionary
and other pensions Of the United States, for the
year ending the 3Oth June, ls47 and for other Pur
poses POI. .ana
Mr.. l.. also, from the same committee, reported
with an amendment, the (House) bill To supply do
hesnees in the appropriations for the service Of the
fiscal year ending the Both June, 1876.
The report Of the COMMITTEES on Printing, in rela-
ton to the subject Of printing the report Of the
Commissioners Of Patents, was taken up, and at the
suggestion Of 1#. H
Mr. CAMERON, was passed over informally.
Mr.. JARNA9iNS resolution, calling for ac-
counts OF the disbursement. Of the secret service
fund, from the year 1875, TO tho present time, was
again. at the request Of that gentleman, passed over
informally.
PUBLIC Accommodations IN rHI SENATE cHANsER.
The Senate resumed the consideration Of the reso-
luton reported by the Committee on Contingent Ex-
penses OF the Senate, in relation TO providing add-
toaal accommodations for the public in tho Senate
chamber, and changing the location Of the accom-
nodations afforded to the public press. An amend
ment, providing that equal accommodation should
be afforded to the public press, now 30 afforded
was offered and agreed to. ,..... ....
The question then REQUIRED upon an amendment
To the effect that the required appropriation be paid
out Of the contingent fund. . =. &, -.
Alter desultory conversation, in which Messrs.
CRITTENDEN, WEBSTER, BREESE, and
ARCHER took part, the resolution was negatiyed.
So the report of the Committee Contingent
Expenses as TO proposed alterations IN the Senate
chamber, was not concurred In.
Several messages in writing were received from
the President ofthe United States
SPECIAL oRpER-"THI NOTICE"
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration
OF the Especial ORDER"
MIR. WESTCoTT, to whom the floor was
yielded by Mr.. HANNEeAs, made a speech Of about
one hour and half on the Oregon question. He
took the position that the British claim to Oregon
was wholly founded upon the stpulatons Of the
Nootka sound convention and the conventions with
the United States of 1918 and 1897, and that Great
Britain had no just lights founded discovery, ex-
poraton or possession, of any part of the coast OF
Oregon from 40 to $40 40; that her occupation
under and therefore controlled by, the treaties
above mentioned, and gave no right TO Great Brit
to continue it or to predicate any claim to the
exclusive possession Of any part Of the coast within
those limits IN the interior country naturally tibu-
tary to the rivers emptyng into the Pacific on that
coast; and he further argued that when the
ton of 1897 abrogated, when the twelve months
after notice had expired, she was bound to
der the territory the United States they had in
1919 acquired the paramount title of Spain by the
Florida treaty. Though Mr.. w. sustained the title
the United States to the whole of Oregon, he was
opposed the notice. as he believed it would lead TO
war before the year had expired. He was in favor
of colonization by the United States Of the coun-
try, and preparing for war before the notice was
given.
full report of his remarks will appear here
after.
message from the President of the United
States in relation the erection of fre-proof build
ing for the use of the War and Navy Depart
ments and estimating the expense of the same, was
read.
Mr.. HOUSTON then moved that the Senate ad-
ourn, but withdrew it at the request of
Mr.. FAIRFIELD, who moved that the Senate
proceed to the consideration of executive busi-
ness.
Mr.. MANGUM renewed the motion to adjourn,
which negatived-ayes IA, noes 10.
Mr.. JOHNSON Of Louisiana expressed the hope
that, as many senators were absent, the calendar
would be taken up, instead Of going into executive
session. [Cries of "No, no."l
Mr.. FAIRFIELD withdrew his motion at the re
quest Of Mr.. McDuFrIE.
After some remarks from Mr.. McDUFFIE ir
reply to q portion of the argument of Mr.. WEsr
corr as to the Spanish title to the Oregon terri
tory, -: y. -..-.
On motion of Mr.. FAIRFIELD, the Senate wen
into executive session, and alter some time sc
spent,
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REP REPRESENTATIVES.
The journal Of yesterday was read and approved
PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS.
Mr.. DANIEL rose to privileged question, and
said the reports in the Union and Intelligencer o.
the remarks he felt constrained to make on yester
day in the Committee Of the Whole on the state O
the Union upon the Oregon bill, were such, tina
he felt himself under the disagrceable necessity Of
following the example often set, of asking tn,
indulgence of the House for moment, in order tc
correct the erroneous positions which he had beer
made TO assume. ."" Fl" ...
Leave having been granted, Mr.. D. continued
In the report of his remarks in the Union, there
scarcely single position taken by him. cor
rectly presented The whole tenor of the published
remarks were much at variance with the grounds
he actually assumed, that to prevent himself from
being drawn into false positions hereafter he might
be under the necessity of publishing the substance
Of what he did say. 1t but justice to the stand
ing reporters of the Union, that he should state,
that the report was not prepared by them.
In the brief report Of the lntellgencer he waf
correctly reported, as far as it went, with two ex
cepdons He was made to say, "Let US state oul
utmatum, and then we should know whether we
were to have peace or war" So far from saying
that, what he did say almost precisely tho con.
rary. In expressing the regret he felt at the delay
in passing the notice. and the diversity of opinion
among us, he said in substance, that in his opinion
it would have been infinitely better for us to hav,
passed the notice promptly, and with becoming
unanimty, and to have left the maintenance of our
title the country in question, to the executive de-
r,rlnlant of the goyarnment. whom hu the com