Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-04-30
Congress---The Oregon Resolutions.

In the Senate on the Goth of April, the amendment
to the joint resolution of notice." reported from
the House of Representatives, taken up, and
read as follows
Resolred &c, That by the convention concluded the
10Th day of October 1915 between the United States Of
America and the king of the United kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, for the period OF ten years, and
afterwards indefinitely extended and continued in force
by another convention of The same parties, concluded
the 9th day of August, the year of Lord lo27, 1t
agreed that any country that may be claimed by
either party The northwest of America, westward
of the Stony Rocky mountains, now commonly called
the Oregon territory, should, together with its harbour
bays aud creeks and the navigation of all rivers within
the same be free and open the vessels citizens and
subjects of the powers but without prejudice TO any
claim which either of the parties might have TO any part
of said country; and with this further provision in the
second article of the sand convention of the 81 of August
1927 that either party might abogate and annu said
venon, giving due notice of twelve months to the
other contracting party, that has now become desirable
the respective claims of the United States and Great
Britain should be definitely settled, and that said territory
may longer than need be, remain subject TO the evil
consequences of the divided allegiance of It's American
and British population aud of the confusion alnd conflict
of national jurisdictions dangerous the cherished peace
and good understanding of the two countries And,
therefore, that steps be taken for the abrogaon of the
said convention OF the 9th of August, lo27 in the mode
prescribed in its second article and that the attention Of
the of both countries may be the Tear
nesily directed to the importance of speedy adjustment
of all their differences and disputes in respect to said ter
Ttory.l
Lind be 1t further rssolred That the President of the
United States authorized and requested give the
British the notice required by its said second
article for the abrogaOn of the convention OF the 9th Of
August, 1927
The amended clauses are those within the brackets.
After some discussion, relative to points of or
der, Mr.. Allen moved that the Senate concur in the
amendments of the House. The ayes and noes were
then taken, and the Senate refused by the
following vote:
YEAs-Messrs Allen, Ashley, Atclison, Atherton,
Bagby, Benton, BreeSe, Bright, Cameron, CaSS,
Dickinson Dir, Fairfield, Houston, .enness, Niles,
Pennybacker, RHSk, Semple, SeUier, and Tarney-
81.
NAYs-Messrs Archer, Barrow, Berrien, Calhoun,
Thomas Clayton, John NJ. Clayton, Corwin. Critten-
den Evans, Greene, Haywood, Huntington, Jarna-
Gin, Johnson of Maryland, Johnson of Louisiana,
Lercis, McDu1fe, Mangum Miller, Morehead, Pierce,
Phelps, SPeight, UPham, Webster, Westcott, Wood
bridge, and lalee.-29.
The names of democrats are in Itaiic of wings
in Roman letters. There was wing in favor of
concurring in the House amendments. Trenty-three
wings and seren democrats-the calhoun squad
voted against concurring.
In the House Of Representatives. on the same day,
(20th) Dir. OWEN moved the appointment of a COM
mittee Of three on the part Of the House, to meet
similar committee on the part of the Senate on the
subject of the disagreement between the two Houses
After considerable discussion points of ORDER dur
ing which Mr. Roberts moved that the House insist,
and Mr.. Gentry moved that the House recede from
its amendments to the joint resolutions,-theq question
was taken on Mr. Gentrys motion, and the House re-
fused to receas by yeas So, nays 95,-the Indiana
members voting as follows
For ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS c. B. Smith.
Against Receding-Cathcart, Kennedy, Owen,
Petit, Thos. Smith, Wick.
Mr. OWEN then modified his motion so to insist,
and to appoint committee of conference; and the
House agreed to the motion,-ayes l01, noes 3d.
the Indiana members voting follows
Aycs-Cathcart, Kennedy, Owen, Petit, Thomas
Smith, Wick.
Nocs-McGaughey, C. B. Smith.
Thus it will be seen that the wing members from
this State vote uniformly the British side, and in
company with the ''Calhoun squad,"-a singular CO.
altion indeed
The House having determined to insist, the Speak
er declared the question TO be on the appointment OF
committee of conference, and announced the deci-
sion to be that such committee should be ordered
Another discussion to whether the committee
should be appointed before to the determi-
nation of the House to insist from the Senate.
Mr. Chapman moved to reconsider the vote ordering
tie committee After good deal of confusion, on a
second count the vote was declared to be ayes 80,
noes 81; so the vote reconsidered! The ques-
ton again REQUIRED on the appointment of commit
tee of conference pending which, the House adjourn
ed.