The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-02-21
.sndsrsd by Us in the subssqusnt treaties
-. By them ~ put the British IN possession,
had remained In possession ever since. II had
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more. The great evil was, that it had deprived ps
OF the possession Of the country The Columbia was ma
vigated by the British almost exclusive and who ever
heard OF an American Frazier river Our customs
and our traders had ost sixty cent from the ee u
oil he Columbia, surrendered by the OF JOINT
use The Huason's Bay Company had not only ex.
tended themselves over the whole territory, but
down into the heart Of California, and east Of
the Rocky Mountains, among tho head waters
OF the Missouri. The Americans were swept from
the country until 1912, when from the enterprise Of
the people Of the West their dauntess spirit OF emil
grafton were beginning TO recover back. Col b.
read from an old message o. Jackson upon the mpor
TO facts collected from the local authorities showing
that 500 American citizens had been sscdc cd. and
$500 QUO worth OF property through the operations Of
the compact of joint occupancy The convention in.
stsad OF being reciprocal just aterna and equal in its
operation upon both parties, injurious, onssdsd-
comforting all the benefits upon party, and all the
sxactions upon the other. But the people Of the
and they were not going to be expelled. They
, were not going to be subject longer TO British
contented with the existing state OF things coionei
adverted 70 the inuity of the lessons OF the past
The evils arising from the joint rights Of trading with
the Indians the Northern frontier by tho treaties OF
lss and "a had led to continued outbreaks OF the In
dans and in part to the war Of 1879 And yet all the
reasons Of objection urged by Jefferson against those
provisions OF said treaties thousandfold agra
waited by the conventions relating to the Oregon terrific
servan Of the peace in putting an end to this danger
system ont and conflicting interests and peope
oountsbty in giving to each people laws and
their own Jurisdiction II was right TO do Ho
None sir Lat us dissolve this convenion-.re then fan
back upon me treaty ~ Ghsnftre then hold The order for
ms r,..'raon = ns territory Great Britain wants
She has the free navigation of the riverside has three
fourths OF the territory in exclusive possession and
partial possession Of the other fourth The next great
advantage OF the notice will be- that II will accel srate
negotaons for peace and the series of measures to
the possession Of rights The notice right and
sequences may
general murmur Of satisfaction passed round the
hort
contentious and excellent speech
Mr. Dickinson next took the hoar, and said he h
General cry Of adjourn adjourn adjourn Motion t.
adjourn: Put, pira roee Mr. Allen desired motion.
Motion to adjourn withdrawn. Renewed from the other
side Division caled-ls to 10. No adjournment
Mr. ALLEN then moved, that as there important
soon as possible that the Senate 20 into Executive
zion Agreed to- Message supposed to relate to Next
After some time in Executive business, adjourned over
to Monday next
House or Representatives.
WARRINGTON, February ls, 1916.
MI. HAMtiN submitted resolution to grant the use Of
the hall of the House, in which hold Congressional
;, Objections made all over the House, and amid
the confusion,
Mr. HAMLiN was heard asking for a suspension of the
rules and calling for the yeas and nays Cries Of Oh
no. Oh, no J" "A count, count !"
The SPEAKrR requested gentlemen who were IN favor
Of auspending the rules then those adverse
70 tne motion were counted when il declared that
Several gentlemen asked for telers tho call for the
yeas and nays and twenty seven having voted in favor
OF the motion they were ordered
Mr. BaopHEAp inquired whether the rssolutioA pro-
posed to grant the use OF the hall to the Congressional
Temperance Society.
The SPEAKER replied that the question was on sus-
pending the rules.
Nh. BRopHrAp--Then vote yea.
The call having been concluded, the result was an
nounced-yeas, 30; nays g. Not two-thirds. So the
rules were not suspended.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
n ku frrrx 49,
Miieage introduced BILL to the effect that after the
close OF the present session Of Congress- the pay OF me m
miles eight doarsthe distance be computed by the
asceraned mail routes and the members produce evil
brs who live twelve hundred miles shall receive
ten dollars for every hundred miles; and no more
NJ moved to refer the bill to the Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union and several gentle.
men called for the yeas and nays the same moment
reading OF the bill again called said
tney didn't hear there being much noise in the hall
The sfEAxER called to order and requested gentlemen
70 take their seats and pay attention.
The bill was read
Mr., MARTIN called upon the House to sustain the bill
II II should pass, he said the Government would save
Gratis were in the msjority-Ana were responsible for
outlays Of money The bill, IL il should become a law
msnt should begin here. IA voice. Sc say III
The yeas and nays wer" taken the motion and the
bill was reerrsd to the Committee the Whole on the
State Of the Union-yeas So nays II.
An etsctual effort made name day for the s.e.
na, o. me 6Aone gentleman acously
much laughter)
large number of reports were made by the several
THE INDIAN BiLL-sLAvraY
The House VIC Mt into committee bill making ap.
lropratons Tor the indian Department an after short
Mr. O. II HousroS moved that the committee rsc and
Mr. CuLvkR. who had risen previously. claimed the
floor. and called the gentleman from Alabama to order
Mr. HousroS having taken his seat
Mr. CuLvER scted 10 that section providing for car.
rying into eHsct treaty with the SemnoIes, con-
cluded in is45, conceying that compensation for fug
tive slaves was included covered up ia the bill
and outrage.
Mr.. THOMPSON OF Mississippi asked whether the gen.
Isman proposed to offer substitute for the bill
Mr.. CuLvEs said he proposed such thing and he
sent to chair his amendme Mt in the form Of prov.
So that no portion OF the money to be shall
be applied TO adjust controversies arising from claims for
Mr. H.RALsoS asked does the gentleman design to re-
MIR CuLvsR replied that he did not mean to 60 SO far
Mr.. CuLvEn said that the gentle man was so impatient,
satisfy him. A voice yes you can't
Mr. Hov'ros was willing to give the gentleman time
An hour, If no desired il.
Mr. CULVER read portion of the bill to sustain him
In his position when, yielding tho floor to
Mr. MCKAY, that gentleman said Mr. Culver would
I'm at the close OF the bill that the objects for which the
money was to DO expended were specified such edu
Mr.. GinpISos arose, and with much esrnesness nd
dressed the House. He said gentlemen ought not to
thrust their hands into the public treasury and take
ont money for objects of which they knew nothing The
treaty had published but had been Kept Sc
cret II was an extraordinary in the Legislation of
the country gentlemen were called to take money out
ofthe treasury, without knowing why or the where.
lore They had seen the Chairman Of the Committee of
ways and Means, tMr Mckay yesterday, guarding the
treasury against the willows revolutionary
but on this OCCASION wien claims for slaves who left
their masters sixty years ago were brought forward
they found the same gentleman supporting them He
called upon the gentleman say why the seminole in
dams did not leave the graves of their fathers and their
hunting grounds according to the treaty of Paynes
Landing latter pauseJ The gentleman keeps his
seat-ne cannot answer But he (sr. G) could II was
because If the Seminoles placed in the Creek ma
non they would have been olsimed fugitive slaves
lie asked gentlemen from heNorth aud thsSouh again
they were willing to put Their hands
treasury and dispose OF the money OF the people
claims Tor slaves and the friends of freedom would cease
10 discuss the subject