The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-01
TwENTY-rINTH CONGRESS,
First Session.
MOsDAr, June /, 1916.
IN SENATE
journal having been read

soldier praying pension which was referred 10 the
Committee on Pensions .... 49,.
Mr.. DIX presented the memorial OF merchants
and other citizens of New York, praying the adop-
ton of measures for establishing commercial inter-
course between the United States and the govern |
nent Of JAPAN which was referred 10 the Committee
on Foreign Relations
Mr.. LEWIS presented the petition Of Dudley
Walker, Purser in the navy, praying TO be allowed
credit on his accounts for commissions on certain
disbursements, and for clerk-hire, and other ex-
pensesi which wss referred to the Committee of
Claims
Mr. DIX presented the petition Of Meigs d. Ben
jamin, praying the repayment OF duties alleged 10
have been illegally exaeied Of him by the collector
Of the port Of New York; which was referred to the
Committee on Finance. .- ,
IA message was received from the House Of Rep
resentatyes announcing that said House had passed
the Senate bill making alterations in the pay depart
ment ofthe army, with an amendment Also, sew
eTal private balls
A message was received from the President of
the United States, announcing that he had signed
and approved the Texas post-route bill, and bill
relating the July terms Of the circuit and district
courts for the district Of Ohio. Several messages in
writing were also received.
Mr.. SEWER, from the Committee on Indian
Affairs, reported q bill 70 regulate trade and inter-
course with the Indian tribes in the country Of
Oregon, and to preserve peace, apd TO cultivate
friendship with and among said Indians; which was
read and passed TO the second reading.
Mr.. BREESE, from the Committee Public
Lands, reported bill to grant right Of Pre-emP
ton to Philip +. Dering and Robt H. ChaPion, OF
Iowa county, Wisconsin lerritoryi which was read
and the report was ordered TO be printed
Mr. JOHNSON, ofLouisana, from the Commit
tee on Pensions, submitted an adverse report upon
the petition Of Smith Cawi which was ordered TO
be printed
MIR. ATCHlSoN, from the same committee, sub
milted an adverse report upon the petition Of David
Curry; which was ordered TO Be printed.
On motion OF Mr.. A., the committee was dis
charged from the further consideration Of the above
petition
sMITHsoNAs MsuTUTE.
Mr. DIX, from the Select Committee, TO whom
was referred the (House) bill, establishing the
Smithsonian Institute, reported the same with
amendments; which were ordered TO be printed.
PAY DEPARTMENT or TIE ARMY.
The bill making alterations in the pay department
Of the army was taken up, when, on motion OF
Mr.. HUNT INGTON, the bill and amendment
made thereto by the House Of Representatives were
referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
PRIVATE.
The House, bill for the relief Of Thomas ap
Catesby Jones, was read first and second time,
and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
The (House) bill for the relief Of Nathan Smith,
and Charles X Smith, and others, was read FIRST
and second time, and referred to the Committee on
Commerce.
The (House) joint resolution for the relief Of
Seth M, Leayen worth, read first and second
time, and referred to the Committee on the Post
Office and Post Roads.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration Of the
report of the Committee on Foreign Relations, upon
the claim Of the owners Of the brig Gen. Armstrong
when
On motion of Mr.. JOHNSON, Of Louisiana, the
further consideration Of the subject was postponed
until Wednesday next.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
On motion Of Mr.. SPEIGHT, the Senate pro-
ceeded US in committee Of the whole, to the con.
sderaton of the bill appropr0'ng alternate sections
of the public lands, for the improvement Of the
Pearl river.
Mr.. s. submitted few remarks explanatory of
the importance Of the proposed measure to the State
of Mississippi.
Mr.. BAGBY opposed the bill upon the general
ground of the unconstitutionaity Of appropriations
for internal improvements, and asked for the yeas
and nays upon the bill; which were ordered
After the presentation Of some further remarks in
favor of the bill, by senator's CHALMERS and
On motion Of Mr.. HANNEGAN the further con-
sideraton of the subject postponed for the pur
pose Of proceeding to The special order of the |
day.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the spe-
cia order-o wit: the bill to protect the rights Of
American citizens in Oregon, when
Mr.. CASS replied at length to the remarks sub /
mitted upon the subject by the honorable gentleman /
from Missouri, MIR. BENToN.] eve are obliged to /
postpone the publication of Mr.. C.'s remarks until /
Io-morrow)
Mr.. c, having concluded
Mr. BENTON made some remarks, which will |
be given hereafter |
The PRESIDENT then proceeded to put the |
question on Mr. BENroN's motion to refer the bill
under discussion to the Committee on the Judiciary
with the instructions submitted by that gentleman
on Friday last. -Ig.
MIR. MANGUM called for division of the ques-
ton. |
The question, therefore, being upon the motion to
refer to the Judiciary Committee, it decided in
The affirmative.
The question recurring upon the motion to refer |
the Instructions submitted by the gentleman from |
Missouri to the same committee,
Mr.. MANGUM called for the reading Of said in
structions, and they were read.
The yeas and nays being called for upon the ref
erence, the same were ordered.
Mr.. WESTCoTT replied, briefly, to the remarks
made by Mr.. BENTON. mr. WIS. remarks will
Mr.. WEBSTER rose and observed, that he con-
CURED entirely in the proposition which had ares-
dy been agreed to by the Senate to refer the bill to
the Judiciary Committee, and he concurred in what
appeared to him to be the general scope and object
souri, but in regard to most Of those instructions
he thought suggestions might be made which
the honorable senator himself would acknowl-
edge were deserving Of his consideration. There
appeared to be three objects embraced in those
instructions: In the first place, the establishment
of temporary government for the protection
Of our citizens in Oregon until regular territorial
government should be provided in the secor place,
for the organization and establishment of such terri
torial government and in the third place, declara
ton in praesen of what shall be the line of bounda-
ny until boundary be established by treaty. The
first object sought to be obtaned-(viz: temporary
protection Of the citizens of the United States now in
oregon) appeared to be by proposing to adopt, un-
der the authority of Congress, law analogous to
that adopted by England, in 1884, for the protection
of her subjects within that territory. The phruseol
ogy of the first part Of the instructions being that the
committee amend the bill by extending the jurisdc-
ton and laws of the United States civil and Grimm
al, the citizens Of the United States in Oregon
to the same extent as the laws Of Great Brit
ain were extended over the territory by act of