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TWEEN NTY-NINTH CONG RESS,
SENATE.
Tuesday, March 81, 1916.


After prayer by Rev. Mr.. Tuston, the journal
was read.
Petitions, &c. were presented by Messrs. Speight,
Semple, Corwin, Dayton, Johnson, of La, West
colt and Dickinson. A message received from
the President stating that he had signed the bill for
encouraging the water-rottlng of American hemp
Several reports from standing committees were made
and most OF them passed over. debate in which
Mr.. Allen, Sewer, Bagby, Berrien, Hannegan and
Mangum joined, as to making / A. M. the hour of
meeting hereafter was had, and terminated yeas 3,
nays 81 against the new proposition. After. other
preliminary business was transacted or postponed,
the special order on Oregon was taken up and
General Cass took the floor. He should not go'
into formal investigation of the main topic; but
| sentiments and views had been adduced here in
which he could not concur. He would bring his
convictions as his tribute, and those convictions
were mostly gathered from others, and not original
with him. As to correcting the misrepresentation
and errors of the day. it is impossible; and no one
receives any thing but hard knocks for attempting
1t. At this time, when nothing but passion, inter-
est and prejudice ruled the advocate of truth must
expect TO be assailed by every weapon that is WELD
ed by power. But some seem called on to meet
these consequences. During long life, in most
varied situations, he had never shrunk from respon-
sibility.
1t was said that gentlemen who maintained the
fights of this country to the Russian dominions in
duged in rant and abuse; but he wished to know
if these anmadversons wore in good taste-when
himself and others cassed with him, were called
"the fighting men," "the ultra men," &c. He
theE read from volume of British Parliament
speeches. wherein he was most vulgarly abused by
Lord Brougham.
He ably argued our claims to title to the whole to
the Russian possessions, and that he for one
among those who were ready TO march to that line.
| Not one inch of Oregon would be surrendered by
any vote of his. He vndicated the administration
from the charge of supiheness in not preparing for
war, which Its measures said to provoke, and
read from the estimates made by the Army and Navy
Departments under the san ,tion Of the President,
ever since the 3lst of Dec last. He read abstracts
of these which had been kept in Senator's pockets,
not locked up by the President. He had listened to
all the descriptions of the blessings of peace and the
horrors of war; and he had listened attentvely though
he had heard them reiterated every year for 25
years. The cost of war should not be measured by
dangers, dollars or disasters; but by its necessity for
the support of our national honor. He could not
see any approaching millennium England's modera-
ton was evidenced by her flag on every coast, and
her drum rutfling every lake. Her moderation
proclaimed by her cannon's mouth.
Some said there would be no war between two
great nations; why not, as well as war between two
great nations combined and one weak one. Now
was the reverberation of the French and English
combined cannon disturbing the gorges OF the An
des, from the conflict of the La Plata. British
mics were trampling in blood and massacre through
lnda-there war in Madagascar-at the Cape
OF Good Hope, and it rolled round the peaks of Cau
casas--there had lately been in China, and Bri-
tlsh cannon booming among the mountains of Le-
banon and British bombshells bursting in her sepul
chres; and yet the syren song OF Peace Peace, was
still sung, when there no Peace. He concluded
with most eloquent description of this country,
its ability its stability, and disability to dsunion,
and ended with prognostication to the rapidty
with which could sweep Great Batain off this
continent in case of war. He said if we could not
do it in one-half the tme--one-tenth the time Mr..
Calhoun thought we should require--we were un-
worthy the name of brave people.
Mr.. Ashley obtained the floor for to morrow, and
the Senate went into executive session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. Sims offered resolution, which was adopted,
that the House meet hereafter at l / o'clock.
Mr.. Winthrop spoke as to the inconvenience of
attending SO early, when there was SO much COM
mittee business to be transacted in the committee
rooms.
Mr.. Mckay was in favor of the early hour of
meeting-anythingt that savors ofthe accomplishment
of business with the retrenchment of the vast ex-
penses of Congress, meets his appreciation.
resolution was adopted that all debate on the
sub-treasury bill be terminated in committee on
Thursday next.
The consideration Of the sub-treasury bill was then
resumed in committee--the debate pending still on
the amendment of Mr.. Caleb B. Smith, Deposite
Bank notes should still be received in payment of
public dues; and
Mr.. Chapman concluded his luminous and humo-
rous speech, commenced yesterday in support of the
bill.
Mr. J. r. Ingersoll, followed against the bill.
Mr. Holmes of S. c., advocated it.
Mr.. CD. lngersol, also supported it, and
Mr. Milton Brown, followed against the bill, until
the committee rose, and the House adjourned about
p. m.