Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-01-31
CONGRESS-.
UNITED STATES SENATE.


Petitions were presented by Mes.n. ARCHER AT
Gibson: BAGBY, BENTON. CoRwIN. DIX. PEN.
and YULEE, and appropriately referred.
Mt. CAMERON presented a memorial from . large
number Of citizens Of the Valley Of Wyoming, in Pa. in
favor OF our title to the whole Of Oregon, end deprecstine
inc surrender OF any part oi that territory to Great Britain.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mr.. PEARCE offered q resolution instructing the Com.
m,tiee on the Library To order for the use Of the Senate
i5O copies d the scientific results or the Exploring EIpe.
diuoo, now In course Of publication. Laid over.
Ga motion Of Mr.. BREESE, IL was ordered ,b., when
the Senate sdjourns, IL adjourn to meet on Monday nett.
Inc resolution heretofore offered by Mr.. WEBSTER,
ce'lng upon the President OF the United States for copies
OF the correspondence which has taken place between the
governments OF Great Britain and the United States on the
subject OF the Oregon territory, subsequent to the date Of
his message, was taken up and adopted.
Mr.. WESCOTT presented Q report Of tho Committee
on Agriculture OF the Legislature OF Florida, in favor of
encouraging the growth Of tropical productions Of Florida
by donations OF land or otherwise. Ordered to be printed.
Mr.. BREESE offered n resolution directing the Secretary
OF the Navy TO communicate to the Senate all the informs.
ton in his possession relative to the present means of Ma.
val defence on tie Northern lakes. The resolution was
adopted.
The bill for the relief Of Charles G. Page was read . third
time and passed.
n number OF adverse reports from the Committee on Pen.
sions (among them one in the case Of the widow Of Com.
modore Porier) were taten up and concured in.
On motion Of Mr.. BAGBY, the resolution heretofore Of
iefed oy him, proposing certain amendments to the Consti.
tuition, was postponed and made the special order for The
n 81 Monday in March.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration of the
special order VI the day. being the bill re portcd by the Com.
mitiee on Naval affairs to provide for the construcuon of ten
steamers, and for other purposes.
MIR. SPElGHT, who was entitled TO the floor, spoke At
considerable length against the bill. II il was 4 war mea.
suis' II was entirely too small for that object But Mr.. S.
od not believe that thsrc was tho lie ast probability of wal.
ei'her with MEXICO or Great Britain, aud therefore he could
not vote Tor any Increased appropriations for the Navy or
Loo any thiog else. Mr.. S. took occasion 10 give a side
blow to the Tanf, in the course OF his remarks, which he
said was the most oppressive and iniquitous mode of railing
revenue that had ever been adopted by any nation.
Mr.. 5. then went into the Oregon question and spoke in
favor OF the rights which Great Britain had in that critic
~. and took occasion TO regret that Nj. buchanan had
not made the able argument which appe 4red in his last LEI
ter before Withdrawing the offer TO compromise on 40 deg =,
Instead ot after, as II was by no means improbable that il
might have had such effect with Mr.. Pakenham ms to in
ducc him TO accept that offer.
MI WESTCoTT obtained the floor, and the Senate
thea adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. LASERE, the member elect from LOUISIANA, in
place OF Mr.. Sliden, Minister TO Mexico. was qualified and
took his seat this morning.
Mr.C. ]. lNGERS0LL proposed a resolution TO close
all debate upon the Oregon question on the 9TH OF Februa-
ry, at two o'clock, and that the Committee should then
proceed TO vote upon the amendments.
A motion was made TO lay the resolution upon the table
and the yeas and nays ordered. The vote was yeas "a,
nays 81. The House then went into Committee OF the
Whole on the Stale OF the Unon.
OREGON BAT
Mr.. HOLMES Of &C., addressed the Committee Of the
Whole upon the question Of tile. lie went at once 10 the
merits OF the question:. and Commended that here was no
%" ONNbNH toAANk WIN u y wa EgUKlanQ
did not equally participate in. IL was Just as good with
her as with US, Mr.. Holmes said ii he could not make
good this position he would forever hereafter give up all
preiensots to logic.
Mr. EWING Of Tenn, addressed the Committee in a
very able speech against giving the notice in the time pre-
serbed by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. II was too
brief. and presented in too much of a spirit Of unkinJness
to produce peace. In his views il would be war, and here
the horrors Of war wss depicted in strong colors-so strong
indeed AZ TO rebuke the %belligeTent men who have been and
are DESTROYS tor war.
Mr.. L. said there were men here old aud experienced,
honest and calculating, just and honorable, to whom all the
gaseonade Of the House must be eminentiy disgusting.-
There was too much gasconading in the House and too
much irihing upon the subject Of war.
Mr.. BAKER Of Hin i claimed the whole of OREGON
up TO 81 80. and advocated the claim with great earnest-
ness. Mr.. Holmes was replied to and an intirnation thrown
out that Slavery was al the bottom Of this opposition 10 the
Oregon. The interests Of the Cotton growing Suites, It
was limited, entered largely into the argument Of men who
thought more differently upon this question than they did
upon that which came up when the annexation Of Ters.
wac proposed.
Mr.. D. spoke his full hour. The floor was then given to
Mr.. HOGE Of Illinois, who was but one Of a score Of
members who struggled 10 obtain il. The Committee rose,
and without further business the House Adjourned