Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-01-20
TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
THURSDAY, Jan. Is, 1916.

The Senate aier being in session halt an hour,
during which no business Of importance was
transacted, went into Executive Session, and al
forwards adjourned over until Monday next
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MIR. C. J. INGERSOLL, from the Committee
on Foreign Relations, reported bill TO carry into
effect the terms ola treaty concluded at Peru, in
March, 1871, and providing for settlement Of
the claims Of American citizens against that 60
vernment The bill proposes that the Attorney
General shall adudica,c the claims.
On motion of Mr.. J. @. ADAMS, the bill was
referred 10 tn Commilee OF the Whole and or.
dered 10 be printed.
Several private bills were reported from the
Standing Committees, after which The House went
into Committee Of The Whole on the State OF The
Union, and The debate on The Oregon question was
resumed.
MIR. COOKE OF Tenn. who was entitled 10 The
floor, addressed the Committee al length in OPP
position 10 giving The notice. He argued, that II
given, il would lead TO suspension OF ncgotia-
TONS the inevitable result oil which would be
war with Great Britain. MIR. G. descanted al
length upon the horrors Of war, and thought VIC
ought 10 count The cost before we hcedlessly
plunge inlo it,
Mr.. BEDINGER next obtained The floor, and
| gave the reasons which should induce him 10
vote against giving he rolce. He thought that
Eng land deserved good drubbng al our hands,
but she could afford TO wait Tor il, and we could,
Tor short period al least very we'll delay its in
fiction. He thought that Oregon was ours-ayr,
every rood and acre OF il, and, said ne, I'VE wi
have it," He was in favor OF extending terri
torial government over the country, establishing
block houses, post routes, Indian agencies, &c,
and would refuse any offer OF compromise, should
England think proper 10 make one. He wanted
The whole Of Oregon, and by delay we should
gain lime-tme, the truth-leller, and the over
thrower OF thrones. What had We gained by de-
lay so far! We have gained al least 1000 sci
ilers-snrdy sons OF the West-in the broad bo-
som of the Oregon.
Mr.. BEDINGER thought that if England
should reconsider the question and agree TO take
lbe portion of the territory that had been offered
10 her, il would no do for the administration 10
give il 10 her II would raise an uproar that
woud-shouid shame it, He did NOT think war
would come Out OF The licy he advocated. he
did not think that Great Britain would adopt any
hasly measures, and ne appealed TO the West 10
act calmly in this mailer.
Mr.. MORSE of Louisiana addressed The Com
mitee in favor Of giving The notice, regarding
This as al least The commencement OF action upon
this subject. He was for notice, because ncgo-
t:aiions were suspended. The British Govern
ment had rejected peaceful proposition from
Us Iul iUuItil, dIlu liC Idst tibiS
He desired 10 give the notice before England
would have lime 10 accept il again or 10 offer il
10 US II England should propose it 10 rs, we
should be bound in honor 10 accept it.
Mr. NJ. said that England lad never been
brought 10 her ullimalum upon this question
and we had been. We should never renew the
offer we had once submitted, and England would
understand this when We instructed the Presi
dent 10 put an end 10 The convention between us
Mr. DOBBIN OF North Carolina addressed
The House in favor OF giving The notice. He
regarded it as peace measure, and as such de.
Tended il al some length. The policy proposed
BY Mr.. Bedinger he regarded as ungenerous
and for magnanimous nation like ours unjust
Our first duty was 10 pat an end 10 The treaty
which lied up 'our hands. This done, negotia-
lions would be resumed, and the question settled
within the year. Hitherto it had baled the mas
ter minds OF The country, such men as Calhoun,
Buchanan, Clay, Gallaiin and others.
On motion OF Mr.. ROCKWELL OF Connec-
ticut, the Committee rose, and The House adjourn.
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