The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-02-05
LAfBsf INTELLIGENCE By fEE HALLS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 1876.



The Oregon question was not reached to-day in
the Senate the ten war steamers being laid up in
ordinary for the accommodation OF Mr.. Weucou,
whose health would not permit him to put GU, to sea
to-day. The Senate, we rather think, before they
resume the main question OF "war or no war" even
upon the ten war steamers, (or they, not less than
the notice, open up the whole merits Of the ques-
ton anxious for the House TO come to some de-
cision upon the subject Before the tenth, when the
resolution of Mr. Allen for the notice, will be taken
up, it IS anticipated that the House will have passed
upon it. And we now assume, that whatever may
be the majority by which the notice will pass the
House, even in the most unconditional terms, il
cannot pass the Senate without such qualification,
''pendng the negotiations" which are to settle the
question defntively, as will render II expressly ino
perative and inaPplicable.
in the House, Mr.. Leake, of Va, in beautiful
speech, sustained the positions OF his colleagues,
Messrs. Bedlnger, Pendleton and Bayly, against
war, against the immediate notice, If II be unQual
fled; and in favor of the "wise and mastery mac
tivty," In preference to headlong precipitation
into hostlll,ies, from which all would be hazarded
and nothing gained. Mr.. Strong, OF N; T., read
speech upon the ultimatum OF 81 4O-holding the
manuscript IN his hand He might have saved
himself the labor had he only thought of it, by
passing over the writing to the Clerk, who BY leave
of the House, would not only have read il eff
GENTLY, but would have thrown in all the gestlcula-
tons required to the Illustration OF the horoscope
Mr. Sawyer, from the northwestern corner oil Ohio,
followed next for 81 40, for the notice. and for war
He devoted a considerable portion of his hour to
caustic .reprmand Of Mr. Bayly, OF Virginia, and
O the Accomack District. Mr.. Sawyer was rather
amusing, than convincing or instructive, in his re-
marks For an elderly gentleman, he is evidently
not far advanced in the science OF geography. He
compared Virginia to the continent OF Rome, and
all the other continents Of the old country, that had
had their day. He conceived that our title was
good to the whole island of North America; and
that the very best portion OF the Oregon was
North OF foriynine it would be out OF all character
to surrender il for the sake of peace. He thought 1t
was the duty Of this government to hoe out all the
foreign weeds on this continent.
Previous to these harangues, Mr.. Dromgoole in
troduced bill for giving the twelve months notice,
with provso that such notice shall not interfere to
the suspension oEnegotlations. Mr. James A. Black
also introduced a bill on the same subject We
have now some twelve fifteen propositions lying
before the committee, as addenda or substitutes tor
the original resolution.
Mr. Collamer, after good deal Of opposition,
succeeded in getting resolution through, calling
upon the President for the latest correspondence
the Oregon question, between the high contracting
parties.
The day, which was very cloudy and Cape God
like this morning, has cleared up into an April at
tcrnOOn.