The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-23
NEW YORK.
From the N. Y. Evening Post,


LEGisLArIyE suMMARr.--Thc mail from the north
reached us this morning about 9 o'clock, bringing
us Albany papers Of Tuesday morning. From the
Atlas and Argus we gather the following summary
OF the Legislative proceedings on Monday:
In the Assembly large number Of petitions were
received; among them one from Judge Herttell Of
this city, asking that habitua drunkenness, in either
party, should be consldered violation of the mar.
rage contract, and sufficient cause for divorce.
Bills reported for the relief Of the United States
and Jefferson Insurance Companies of the city of
New York. Mr.. Wells gave notice of bill to pro-
vide for Small Pox hospital in the city of New
York. Bills were introduced TO divide the sixteenth
ward of the city of New York into two wards, and
providing for proceeding In Justices courts against
nonresident debtors. MIR. Fullerton, one Of the
wings of Livingston, introduced the following reso-
lutions in relation Oregon which they endeavored
to make the order for Wednesday next, but the
motion laid the table, and there the subject
dropped: ..a.
Whereas, in October, ls42, after settlement by
treaty Of the northeastern boundary question: Lord
Aberdeen directed Mr.. Fox, her Britannia Majesty s
minister, TO open with our government negotiation
in relation to the line of boundary west of the Rocky
mountains, in pursuance Of which the American
minister in England was authorized to make offers
of compromise similar to those before made on the
part ofthe United States, which were made and re-
iected, and the negotiation was shortly afterwards
transferred to Washington: And whereas in Febru.
airy, 1874, Mr. Pakenham, the minister Of that gov
eminent at Washington, reiterated the anxious de-
sire of his government to come to early and salts
factory arrangement Of the boundary of the Oregon
territory; And whereas in July, 1874, the British
minister informed our government that he had been
Instructed to repeat the earnest desire of her Ma
jestys government, that question on which so
much interest felt in both countries should be
disposed of at the earliest moment consistent with
the convenience Of the United States: And where
AZ in the correspondence which ensued, the
rights and claims Of the United States to the
Oregon territory, in virtue Of discovery and pur-
chase were clearly set forth and vindicated: And
whereas this government, after asserting and sus-
tanning it's claim to the whole of the territory of Ore
gon, submitted TO her Britannia Majesty's minister
proposition conceived in that spirit Of magma
nimity which should characterize the action of en-
lightened nations, and cvincng on the part Of the
United States its strong desire to preserve the rela-
tons of amity which existed between the two gov
crnments: And whereas that proposition was, in
the opinion of this legislature, hastily and discour-
teousiy rejected: Therefore h. -.
Resolved, (if the Senate eoncur,) As the sense of
the legislature of New York, that inasmuch az Eng
land, after pressing our government TO the consid-
Grafton Of the Oregon boundary question, has re-
eced JUST fair, and conciatory terms OF settlement,
without offering any mode of compounds, it be-
comes the duty OF our government TO take the step
contemplated by the convention Of 1877, when in
the opinion Of either government should be DEEM
ed necessary for the protection Of its interests or lite
honor Therefore f"
Resolved, liz the Senate concur, That our senators
and representatives in Congress be requested to
vote for resolution advising the President of the
United States to give TO her Britannia Msjestys gov.
eminent, at early day as, in his Judgment, the
rights the interest," and the honor Of the American
people demand, the notice required by the conven.
lion of 1897, for the termination of the Joint occ,i-
pancy by England and the United States Of the Orc