Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1846-03-07

In Tns SsnArE, the resolutions OF notice
have been. and continue to be. the topic ofds.
bate 10 which the recent and final rejection Of
the proposition for arbitration lends additional
interest. Mr.. Allen has delivered an able
speech in support Of the notice, and. II its
conclusion. the speaker was greeted with
round Of applause from the gallsries-an svi.
dsncs Of ito ability end Of the state Of popular
sentiment at Washington. Nh. A. presented
elaborate proof Of HE position that Great Brit.
ain ''dsre not 60 TO war with this country upon
the subject Of Oregon" and eontended that ,hs
only course dictated BY prudence and wisdom
10 prompt compliance with the recommends
tions o: tho President, and the presentation 10
Great Britain Of bold, united and determined
front. The debate was continued by Mr.. J.
NJ. Clayton, Wing. of Delaware, who repro.
ba,ed the idea that this was party question,
and was in favor Of giving the notice because
he regarded il % the first step towards secur-
ing an honorable peace between the two coun.
tries. He regarded the notice az pacific
measure, but commended that the responsibility
Of giving il should rest with tho President a.
lone. If this be true we should like TO know
what Congress 10 made for? Mr.. flanagan
has also spoken ably in favor of giving the no.
lice. and there is no doubt but resolutions SIM
liar to those which passed the House. will al
% pace the Senate Dnring this discussion
the bill providing for an increase Of The navy
lies upon the table.
In THE HOUSE, the for,iication bill, making
the usual large appropriations for the East,
and small ones for the West. has been passed.
During the debate upon the bill, Mr.. Vent
worth showed the necessity of larger appro.
priations for the lake harbors, for the protec-
tion OF lives and properly there. While the
Western people pay the greater part of the
money raised for Government expenses, by
means of the public lands and the tariff, they
receive back but small fraction of what they
pay out, and their interests are comparatively
neglected. On motion Of Mr.. Martin the fol.
lowing Communication was read and entered
at length upon the journal:
"Augustus c. Dodge, delegate from the
Territory Of Iowa, and NJ. L. Martin, delegate
from the Territory Of Wisconsin, not having
right to record their suffrages on the journals
of the House on the joint resolution Of notice
10 Great Britain. passed on the 9th inst, and
being penetrated with firm conviction of the
proprety Of the measure, ask the indulgence
of the House 10 express their own, and the
sense Of their constituents, the people OF the
said Territories OF Iowa and Wisconsin, in
support Of the said resolution of notice, and Of
the honorable and dignfied attitude which the
Government Of their country has assumed in
the vindication Of its rights to the Oregon
Territory, and agains. the arrogant pretensions
of the British Government"
The COMMITTEES on Commerce has been dis
charged from the further consideration Of the
memorial of the Legislature Of Iowa for a
wharf a, Keokuk. bill providing for the
payment Of pensions for the present fiscal year,
has been reported to the House from the Com.
mities Of the Whole. The remaining time of
the House has been mainly occupied by the
consideration Of bills upon the private Cal.
endar, and which are Of no general interest