New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-02-07
From Washington.
CONGRESS".First Session.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 5, l74o..
SENATE.
The Senate resumed. 10 day, the consideration Oh
,be hill for the augmentation OF The Navy, and the
amendments offered thereto NJ. Westcou continu-
ing the discussion in speech II favor OF the Dill
Owing 10 the somewhat enfeebled state OF his health
the honorable Senator was obliged 10 suspend his
remarks before he had fully presented MS views Oh
the merits OF the question.
After brief but lucid exposition By Mr.. DIX OF
its objects and provisions bill regulating the COM
pensation OF the principal officers OF the customs
was then read third time and passed.
The Senate stands adjourned till Monday next
uOusE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The Honse consumed over an hour today IN folly
and fun. -. aoha,o
nm the Oregon business now before The House on
Monday next, al 3 0 clock-
TTnon this the Previous Question was called
NJ Mckay moved a call of the House. The
yeas and Nays were ordered on this, and resulted
Yeas 90, Nays So
The Roll was then called, la6 answering the first
time. The absentees being called over again, ten
additional Members answered 10 their names, ma
king 1876. n. e.
The doors were then closed from colleagues LOT
absences and excuses heard.
AS the names of the several absences were called
over, motions were made TO excuse Some were
SICK some were SO constantly IL Their seats that the
presumption was that they were not well or tney
would be here. Some were in the galleries telRih-
TO the ladies' which is always excuse tor absence
At length the House getting tired OF this proceed
ing Mr. JONES of Tennessee moved that farther pro-
ceedings under the call be suspended The ques-
ton was taken by tellers-Athrmatyes 81, Negative
rs. So the farther proceedings under the call were
suspended
The Yeas and NAYS were then taken on motion
to Law the motion terminate the debate on Monday
next on the table and resulted Yeas SO, Nays l07
So the motion to terminate debate was not laid on
the table.
The Yeas and Nays were then ordered on the mo,
ton to terminate the debate on Monday next, and
resuted-yeas l09 nays 81. SO the House resoiv-
that this broad Oregon debate terminate next Mon
day al o'clock.
On motion of Mr.. MCKAY of N. c. the hour OF
meeting was made 10 o'clock a. NJ till Monday,
during the debate on the Oregon question.
MIR. CUNNINGHAM of Ohio offered Resolution
declaring our title to the Territory between AZ and
54S 40, West of the Stony Mountains is clear and
unquestonable. The House did not suspend the
rules to receive this proposition
Mr. RATHBUN of n Y moved that the House 90
into Committee OF the Whole on the State OF the
| Union This was carried.
! Mr. GENTRY Of Tennessee having the floor from
Yesterday, proceeded to address the Committee on
| Oregon He condemned Mr.. c. j. lNGERsoLL for
having announced that there was no correspondence
between the two Governments OF the two countries
since the delivery of the Message.
More than week ago call had been made on
the Presiden, by the Senate, as also by this House,
asking if there had been any correspondence. He
had not yet replied, and it was but fair to suppose
that some correspondence had taken place He ask
ed whether the Chairman Of the Committee on For
eigu Relations would now repeat that no instruc.
tons had been given Minister TO England, and
whether he would now say that there was no cor,
respondence between the two Governments.
Mr. C. j. INGERsoLL did not know anything about
Instructions He had heard, however, that latterly
correspondence was opened by the English MIN
lister, and thai this correspondence would be LAID
before Congress at the earliest moment
Mr. GENTRYs speech was able and eloquent In
favor of Peace and opposed TO hasty action:
He was followed by Mr.. DARGIN of Alabama, in
opposition TO the Notice.
Mr. DELANo of Ohio next took the floor, but the
Reporter was compelled 10 leave to close this letter
II is now within few minutes of o'clock and the
House has not adjourned. Particulars by the Morn
ing Mail.