The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-02-28

TO furnish the Clerk ofthe House with copy
ofthe project of Tariff, laid before the Com
mittee by the Secretary of the Treasury
Mr. Davis, 10 prevent all objections, moved the
previous question.
Mr. Rathbun moved to lay upon the table,
and MIR Ashmun asked tue yeas and nays
which being ordered, the resolution was laid
upon the table, by a vote of1OS to 60.
Mr. Schenk, of Ohio, called again for cop
yof the Tariff, before the Committee ofWays
aud Means. The resolution was laid upon
the tabe-l04 to GO.
The House finally acted as far as Louis
lana, in the order, of States, and then adjourn
ed, after Resolution ofinqulry,as to tile ces-
sion ofthe District of Columbia-excepting
Washington City-to the States of Maryland,
and Virginia.
SENATE. TUESDAY, IL. The Senate
has been smitted with the House fever, in a
modified form, and of n slower nature The
hearing ofone speech will generally occupy
day. Thus it was with Colquitt to-day, MIR
Hannegan yesterday, &c.
Mr. Wentworth ofIll., introduced bill, in
pursuance ofprevious notice, establishing
general Warehouse system, which was twice
read, referred to the Committee on Com
merce, and ordered to be printed.
The House then resumed the consideration
of the Pension Appropriation ll,upon which
@ somewhat protracted and interesting debate
ensued. The discussion arose upon the a.
mendment offered by Mr. Tibbatts of KY,
that no widow should be required to furnish
any other testimony 10 enttle her to n pen
sion than the fact that she is the widow of
the pensioner, where the husband at the time
ofhis decease was receiving pension from
the United States. The amendment of Mr.
Tibbatts was agreed to, and the House then
passed the bill as amended without any divis-
ion.
SENATE. WEDNESDAY, Feb. Is. MIR
Dix ofNew York occupied the attention of
the Senate to-day in long speech on the
title TO the Oregon Territory. The notice in
volyed the most important consequence and
was a most decided measure-for what was
1t, hut saying to Great Britain that at the en-
pralion of twelve months Oregon would no
longer be open to her? Such was his con-
sructiOn oft, ana as such he should support
it, He therefore thought it his duty to look
into the title, and this he proposed TO do,
without addressing 1.-THE could avoid it,a sing
lie word to passion or prejudice.
HOUSE. Mr. Thompson of Pa, from the
Committee on Territories, reported back to
the House Mr. Douglass's bill organizing the
Oregon Territory, with sundry amendments,
which was referred TO Committee of the
Whole on the State of the Union, and order
ed printed.
the same Committee for himself and Mr.
Price, Of Mo. accompanied by bill which
he offered as substitute for the whole;which
was referred in the same manner as the ma
jority report, and ordered to be printed
The remainder of the day was spent in dis
cussing the Indian Appropriation Bill.
SENATE. THURSDAY, Feb. 10. Mr. Dix
resumed and proceeded with his arguments.
When he had concluded,
Mr. RnnfOn fIa off
plimenting Mr. Dix for his speech, proceed
ed 10 give his own views, combining himself
mainly to the question of Notice. He drew
vivid picture of the evil results ofthe Joint
occupancy, as it was called, but which was,
he showed, like the reciprocity of n certain
Hihernian, "all on one side"-that of the
British. He would vote for the Notice, be-
cause it would terminate the present unfavor-
able state ofthings in Oregon, accelerate the
negotiations, and lead, there was good reas-
on to hope, TO an honorable peace.
The Indian Appropriation Bill was passed
by the House.
FRIDAY, Feb. 20. The Senate not in ses-
sion today.
The House, this morning, passed the Mile
age Bill, which closed the business of the
nlornin ghour, yesterday morning. The Bill
was passed by a vote of $50 TO 10.
Mr. HARRISON, Chairman ofthe Committee
on Military Affairs, made an earnest effort to
bring the House TO the consideration of his
bills for raising company of Sappers and
Miners-and for increasing the Army, by
adding two regiments Outrageous to the pres
ent force The House refused TO 20 into
Committee ofthe Whole, by n vote of 80 to
4S, and then proceeded to the consideration
ofprivate bills. Not one was passed or one
rejected, except by laying upon the table.
HOUSE. On Saturday the Senate did
not sit and the House accomplished nothing,
except to agree to adjourn over till Tuesday.