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CONGRESS-.
UNITED STATES SENATE
POTOMAC.
Correspondence Of The Baltimore American
Washington, April |.

Washington, April /.
UNITED STATES SENATE.
Mr.. PEARCE presented resolutions from the legislature
Of Maryland favor light house entrance Of An.
napolls HaTbor and another the Potomac.
Mr. JOHNSON oi ND. Presented sundy resolutions If
the Legislature Of Maryland, among which IN Ia
OF repeal Of the law Of the 9TH OF March, 1887 relative
% potage.
On mouon of Mr.. sPEIGHT the Senate proceeded TO
the special order OF the day. and the oegOa debate
sumod.
Mr.. BENTON made the most important speech upon
the Oregon question that ha' pobhby been delivered;
and ne much TO be regretted that he spoke low
rs q be almost wholly inaudbe the reporters gallery
He said that the object ol his vndcse the
trGth of his DRY aud the INTEL genco of the Senate. The
distinguished Senator from Michigan mir. Cass) had yes.
teTday pledged himself that II could be shown that the
line Of AZ was established by the treaty OF utrecht
Northern boundary Of the q. west Of the Rocky
Mountains he would stop upon that line but until then ho
would march 10 to the Russian boundary. Nr. Benton
then ebie'ed into minute history OF and IT our
uea les with England, and ths Purchase Louisiana 10
show that the line OF 40 esab by the treaty of
Utrecht between France aud Eng and and that by the
QUESTION of Louisiana became party the teaty aud
STEPPED the shoes Of france in reference to H.
Mr. Benton produced Fronch aud English mnps
published in the last century, IN which line Of 40 deg
was distinctly dotted The boundary OF the English
and French possessions the N. W. Coast.
MIR. Benton said he made this exposition with no I'M
kind feelings towards the Senator from Michignn-tic
AFamemnon Of Tho So deg ~ party-but as he had
made specific pledge and the conditions OF that edge
were now iuhled, he should hold him down the line Of
40 deg
NJ B. spoke upwards an hour and was listened to by
more than halt the members Of the House.
Mr.. HANNEGAN followed and said he would say
few woids In reply winch he would have done bot Tor
remarks accompanied with sign 6cint look direct
ed To where he eat he Senator from Missouri was tho
last man IN the word from whom no had expected al un
KIDD word or unkind look. lie had learned lesson
upon this Oregon question from that Senator himself AID
from speech which he had delivered four
five years ago upon the A-hburon treaty. 10 which he
had shown maintained up So deg, and thank
Goa!he could not unteach what ho hat taught HIM.
Tic Senator from ssruri boosted thai he he the Sc
nator from Michigan the Aganemnon Of hcir tie band
OF 81 iO's, os ne pleased 10 call HMM hrs power by
the pl, dye which he had gwen yesterday. lie Mf Han
nsg,n) would make thu same pledge now aud hcn,v.r
u could BE- proved that tho undsy between the d. = AID
England Sc tied upon the line 80 from the Lake Of
the Woods the Pac be Ocoan, by the treaty If Uucch
he wou 'nlv I'll, back upon A. but would seal his
Ups upon The subject Of cgon forever Nothing 1a the
Scnatr rom Missouri had ,aid had proved any hing IN
refer the line Of 80 Wes, ui Rocky Mountains
Mr.. flanagan cOnHaiuaied his rcnd the distinguished
Senator from South Carolina, that the Antpodcs had
length met IN bringing the Senator from Missouri over
life.
Mr. IT, said the Senator from Missouri had been pleased
10 speak Of tho Agamomnons and AJaxcs Of their Ltt
band Inc senator must remember that there Others
~ the bntc Of Troy besides IN ION aud Aat There
were Ach lies and Hector The Senator from Nicbiy,p
who occupied the before him was the Aebc 90 Of
tho ne band to which he belonged and LEI the senstor
from Missouri bcwaro let he prove the " Hector"
There were some manifestations Of spplruss from, the
galleries when Mr. flanagan had concluded which we're
pOmpuy checked hy the presiding Oicor.
Mr. WEBSTER said that these manifestations were IN
highly ndecorou hst the neat time they iudu gcd n
ne should exercise hs privilege Senator and insist that
the galleries should be cleared, without the exception Of
single individual.
The Senate then went into Executive session snd after
wards adjourned.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. HENRY, Of Ky asked that the ruler should DO
amended that there should be uniformity Of action ON all
appropriation H. The majority refused TO allow the
motion 10 be made
SUB-TREASURY BILL.
The House then went into COMMITTEE Of the Whole on
the Sub.Tpasuty Bill.
Tho members who engsged In the debate were Mossrs
ORDER Of Ky HARMONSON Of L., SAWYER Of
Ohio, DANIELS Of N. C., JONES Of Tenn, HUNT
Of N. Y, aud DAVIS Of Ky. The Committee then
rose, and tho House adjourned.