Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-04-17
TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS
MONDAY, APRIL 10.

| Petitions were presented by hlessrs. AtchisOn,
| Corwin, Dix, and Johnson OF La.
| Mr.. j. NJ. Clayton offered a resolution direct
| ing the Secretary OF State 10 furnish the Senate
any proceedings or decisions Of the Commission
ers sitting under the Treaty OF Paris, OF 1881, By
which any claims for spolaiens, prior TO 1900,
were rejected or disallowed, and The grounds upon
which said decisions were made.
After some explanatory remarks from Messrs.
| Webster and Clayton, the resolution was adopt
| ed.
Mr.. Allen said'he believe. il mghlbe assumed
| as fact that sometime during the present week,
the debate on the Notice resolutions would be ter
minated and il would greatly promote The con-
/ venience OF Senator'S to have day liked Tor ia
! king the vote He also gave notice that when the
| Senate should come TO voting, he would move to
lay the resolution reported from The Committee
! on Foreign Relations upon the table, and to take
I'D the resolutions from the House, in order that
| they might be frs, acted upon. As some Senators
would be unavoidabiy absent one or two days
this week, il was desirable that their absence
should not fall on the day when The vote should be
! taken.
Mr.. johnson, of Md. Will the Senator name
dayl
Mr.. Allen. For the purpose of starting il, |
will name Wednesday, or, il that is too early,
Thursday.
Mr. Morehead said he had no objection TO fiS-
ing day for this particular case, il il was I'M
dersood that it was not 10 be deemed preccdeni::
Mr.. Johnson OF Md. said, he presumed that il
any Senator wished 10 speak on Thursday, and
had moi had an opportunity before, he would no:
be prvcluded.
Several voices. Certainly not,
Alter some further conversation between
Messrs flanagan, Allen, Morehead and Web
ster, the subject was dropped, with the general
understanding lha the vote should be taken on
Thursday.
Mr.. Houston gave notice that, should il not
interfere with the convenience Of any other Sena-
tor who desired 10 speak, he would on Wsdnes-
day address the Senate and stale the reasons
which would influence bis vote upon the Oregon
resolutions.
Alter some unimportant business, the Senate
proceeded TO The special order.
Mr.. Huntington addressed the Senate in favor
OF accompanying the Notice, If given, with a
strong expression of a desire Tor an honorable
compromise.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House then, went into Committee Of the
| Whole By vote of 80 to g; Mr.. Hamlin of
Maine in the Chair, AID by vote OF 79 TO 6o,
the bill for protecting American citizens in Ore
gon was taken up.
Mr. McHenry OF KY. moved TO limit the juris-
| dicton by the line OF 49ih degree, and defended
| his amendment in brief speech He did not
believe our title extended beyond 40, and would
not, therefore, advocate jurisdiction beyond that
line.
Mr.. Wentworth argued briefly that our title was
as good TO 6ly.our forty, as up 10 lory-nine, and
he was quite ready 10 extend jurisdiction over
the whole. he commended that the House was
committed TO ffyfour forty, BY the bill giving no
lice TO cease the loipt occupaDcv.
Mr. Rockwell, of Conn. stated that the bill H..
erfered with the rights OF British subjects as well
as others. Many Of those were in the territory,
and British laws protected them. A conflict must
ensue from the passage OF such bill as this.
Mr.. J. @. Adams next addressed the Comm
tee for one hour in opposition TO the amendment,
and In vindiealon Of our claim TO the whole o..
Oregon up 10 81 40, 10 which he argued we had
| good title against England or any other Euro
pean power. This title was mainly derived from
Spain.
Mr.. Adams went into an examination OF the
question Of title, and claimed ours as good, both
under the grams made BY England IN l76l 81,
and BY the grants OF Pope Alexander the 9Th, and
BY The treaty with Spain in 1919.
he expressed bis regret that so great portion
| OF members In both branches should now be in
favor Of relinquishing our rishiul territory down
to 49. For his pan, however impruden, and uD-
palaable It nigh, 10 him 10 say it, he must state
that his views had no, changed IN the least BE
was aill Tor Insisting Upon oof claim 10 81 10,
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