The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1846-01-17
From the Daily Union.
CONGRESSIONAL.

4 gress to-day do not possess any specla
public interest.
i In the Senate, the session was occu
pied by the presentation of petition
and the introduction of bills and reso
lutions vr7 gas.es
| After short session, the Senate ad
|journed till Saturday.
In the House, the reports of the stand
ing committees were called for, ,anc
presented. Several unimportant de,
bates took place on points Of order
and at three o'clock the House adjourn
ed till Friday.
Jan. 2. The Senate was not in ses.
sion today.
In the House some general business
was transacted, in the course Of which
some items will be found of more than
ordinary interest. Amongst others, II
will be seen that the consideration OF
the bill of Mr.. Douglass, to protect the
rights Of American settlers in the ter
ritory Of Oregon, is postponed for one
week. The original order of the House
was, that it should be taken up on
Tuesday next; but there had been
much misapprehension on this point.
many members being under the impress
sion that the second Tuesday of the
month had been the day fixed for the
discussion. TO obviate this difficulty,
Mr.. Douglass assented to the postpone
ment, and the House ordered it.
At later period Of the day, most
interesting discussion took place on the
same all-important topic, coming Incl
dentally before the House on a bill in
troduced by Mr.. HARRISON; the chair
man of the Committee on Military AZ
fairs, providing, amongst other things,
for the organization Of two regiments
of lihemen. The views expressed by
Mr.. Holmes, on the one side. that to
give the notice to the British govern
ment would produce war; and those
expressed on the other, by Mr.. Adams,
in favor of giving that notice without
the delay of another hour, if possible,
will arrest the attention Of our readers.
The most Indifferent observer could
not fail TO be struck with the strong
manifestations OF sympathy which Mr..
Adams carried with him both on the
floor and in the galleries, and which, at
times, all the energy Of the Speaker
was unable to repress. The subject
is still before the House.
Jan. 8. In the House the debate on
the Oregon question incidentally aris-
ing yesterday, was resumed. The
form Of the question is now so far MOD
ifed, as to confne it exclusively TO the
question Of reference. the additional
motion for special order having been
withdrawn by Mr.. Haralson. The in
dications in favor OF an immediate no.
tice to Great Britain seen to gather
strength as the debate proceeds, most
of the speakers to-day having express
sed themselves in favor of that step, at
the head of whom was the chairman of
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Mr..
G. J. lngersoll.) A remark by that
gentleman seems to justify the infer.
ence, that bill providing for such no
tice will be reported before the lapse
of many days. The debate is thrown
over until Monday, the floor being in
possession Of Mr.. Mcdowell.
Jan. 5. In the Senate, to-day, a bill
was reported by Mr.. Niles, providing
for the establishment of post Offices and
post routes in Texas. Also, a joint
resolution for enforcing reduction of
the Congress printing some SO per
cent. upon jobs exceeding five thous-
and copies, the composition of which
shall have been saved by previous
order.
The House of Representatives is the
principal scene of attraction. Today,
Mr.. Cd. Ingersoll, the chairman ofthe
committee on Foreign Relations, intro
duced a joint resolution, that the Presi-
dent should give notice of the cessation
Of the joint occupation of Oregon
minority report was read III OPP
position, and a long debate ensued on
it, in which Mr.. Giddings and Mr..
Mcdowell, Of Ohio, MI. Rhett, of
South Carolina, and Mr.. SIMS, of Mis-
souri,, spoke. They were all for the
notice, except Mr.. Rhett, who made
very eloquent speech in favor OF peace
able and honorable negotiation. The
House and galleries were crowded.
He took nearly the same ground with
Mr.. Winthrop.
Jan. 6. The session of the Senate,
to-day, was occupied by the presen-
tation Of petitions, and the reception
Of reports from the committees.
An act for the relief of James Be-
gardus, involving certain rights of pat
tentees, was called up for third read