American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-02-11

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Ashburlon and his treaty-the red line mar -
the bad faith of England-her impuden' n il,
laughing nj US after she had cheated re &r
&c. were the next topics. Whether 4 .f, oo,,co
would produce war or not, was not, fur as to
stop TO inquire,
Here MIR. Mangum said, may | ask the Sc
nator one question:
MIR. Allen said yes, if he was not to be in
terruPted long.
Mr. Mangu,n. only wise. in reference to
his last allusion TO ask wzclhar there is not
among the suppressed correspondence, the as
sertIUn Of Lord hberdeen TO MIR Mclane that
tho ncIice would no, be received as oilensive}
Mr.. Allen. 1t Is probable that the Senator
asks question which he himself is capable of
ansN orlng, and therefore II supclsedcs the ne
Cessity OF my answering.
Mr. A. continued VIII Great Britain 90
to War with US sing ohandod tor Oregon alone
He asserted that che would not, and dare not.
lie was going on TO explain why, when Mr.
banncgan, Mr.. A. giving way, and being cX-
hausted, moved an adjournment.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
The journal haylng been read and approved
The Speaker land before the House sundry
communications from the Treasury aud War
Departments, and the President, all which
were appropriately referred and ordered to be
printed
From the War Department the House was
furnished with al abstract Of tho number of
arms and am INT Of ammunition, in each Of
the States and Territories.
Mr.. Mckay called for the orders of the day
and insisted upon their observance, when
The Speaker commenced and concluded
call upon committees for reports. They were
mostly OF private nature and therefore of no
general interest, the only one approaching TO
that point being the report of bill from the
Judiciary committee, making an appropriation
tor the roIiet OF tho heirs Of the late Daniel
T. Tompkins of New York.
Mr. Ralhbun, from the committee on the
judiciary, reported a resolution calling upon
the Secretaries of the Treasury and War, to-
report TO the House whether any person ori
persons connected with either the Army or Ma
Wy arc, or have been, in any shape or manner
employed by either of the Departments or any
bureau connected Herewith; if SO, whether
such person or persons were paid for such ser
vices in addition to the regular pay received rs
connected with the Army or Navy; also, 60 |
furnish tho names of all such persons, and the |
amount of the salaries or compensation paid
each person. Adopted.
Mr.. Rathbun mado an adverse report on the
prayer of certain petitioners for change or
repeal Of the naturalization laws, with reso-
luton in which it was declared that no altera-
ton was necessary for the better protection of
tho ballot-box, or tho prevention of fraud on
the purity of the elective franchise. Referred
to the committee of the whole, but the motion
to print 5000 extra copies of the report being
objected to, lies over for debate.
DIR. X. Smith reported from tho committee
on roads and canals, bill for the continuation
and completion Of the Cumberland Road
through the States Of Ohio, Indiana and Hi
noIs to Jefferson City, Mo. Referred TO the
committee Of the whole and ordered to be
printed,
Ga motion of mir. Mckay, the House went
into committee of the whole, { Nlr. Brodhead
of Pa. being called to the CHAM and passed
two appropriation bills, one OF which maao
appropriations for the completion ard repairs
OF certain i"rtifca ions and The other provided
for the payment Of revolutionary pensions for
tho year ending June so, lS47.
These bills were read through aid passed, .
in committee and then reported to the House
whore tboy now await action, a motion pre-
yalling, before they could then be considered,
for adjournment at I'D O'clock,