The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-27
TWENTY. NINTH CONGRESS,
FIRST SESSION.
MoNDAr, January 20, 1876.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..

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| The SPEAKER announced that the business 6rs
in order would lie the cali Of the States for petitions
commencing where the call was last arrested, with
the State Of Rhode Island
| OREGON.
Mr.. +. B. KING rose and asked leave that a
certain paper, which he sad) he would send 10 the
clerks table, might be read. ....r ...
The SPEAKER. Does the gentleman submit
any m0tiofR .. =. 3D..
Mr. KING. No, sir. But ask, that the paper
be read for information. -
No objection having been made, the paper was
read as follows:
JOINT RESOLUTION concerning thl'orsgon territory.
Whereas by the convention concluded the twentieth day
Of OctoDsr eighteen hundred aud eighteen between hs
United states Of Aasriea and the King the Unitsd
Kingdom Of Great Britain and ireland, for the period
ten years and Afterwards INDEFINITELY extended con.
unnsd IN force by another convention ofthe parties
Lord thousand eight hundred and twenty seven IL
was agreed that amy country that may bs claimed BY
either rary on the northwest coast Of America wsstw
OF the stony Rocky mountain commonly called
the Oregon territory should together With Its harbon
bays and creeks and the sigation OF all rycn within
ths be "irsS and Opea' % the srsse.
subjects OF tbs two powers bat wheat prejudice to any
clam which either o. hs pss, might have 70 any Ps
s.osia SD :. me .,S AZ
y might sesogste and annh said Convention, giving
due notice Of twelve months TO the other contracting
ld whereas become desirable the respes,sr
claims Of the United States and Great Britain should be
definitely settled and that said territory may longer
than need he remain subject TO the evil consequences Of
ias divided aSganeS Of q. A%s,issn sod British pope
dietOns dangerous TO the cherished peace aud good
Outstanding OF the two countries:
With view therefore that steps taken for sbroga
ton Of the said convention OF the sixth OF August eigh
teen hundred and twenty seven in the mode prescribed
in lis second article and that the aHsaOa Of the govern
OF both countries may be the earnestly and
Immediately directed TO renewed efforts oT the settlement
Of all their differences and disputes In respect 10 SAID terri
toy: ...
Rs,oirsd b. the Senate and HouIs Of Rrprs'eatanrs,
Of "a. Uniitd S0s Of .fasrd IN COBgtH asssSblsd That
the President the United ststes be- and he hereby
thorLed at his discretion TO give 10 the BRUSH government
said convention Of the sixth Of August eighteen
hundred aud invent yseyen; YroUta,d. ho1au, That IN
order to afford smpler time and opportunity for the AMIGA
Die sepment and adjustment Of all their differences and
disputes n respect to said territory said notice ought not 10
be given I'LL after the close Of the present session Of Con
gress
PrvvAsd further That the said shall be sccomps
MED with proposition from this government to submit the
claims OF the Uued States and Great Britain said terri
tory th arbitration Of person or persons qualified TO
determine upon their respective rights Ia and to the sams
whose decision shall be binding upon both nations.
Rs.olssd That the COMMITTEE On Territories be- and
hereby instructed to report bill organizing Terrific
nal In Oregon to go into operation at the eS
Iation OF notice aforesaid terminating the existing
between the two goyerpDehts until he PIes
dent in discretion and by proclamation shall suspend
the same (which be do until reasonable
time after the meeting Of the next session Of Congress
thereafter Proridsd, That at the time the rights Of the
nations to the territory in dispute shall not have
terminated by negotiation or arbitration ind Further
That copy the foregoing preamble and rs'outions shall
accompany tie the government OF Great Britain
herein provided for,
The reading having been concluded,
Mr.. KING said that his intention WAS 10 Offer
this at the proper time amendment to he
&c veral pending propositions on the Oregon ques-
Mr.. WENTWORTH gave notice that he should,
when the proposition came up, ask leave to amend,
as follows:
But no for arbitration concerning the said
territory shall he made by the government OF th. United
states until shall satisfied that the markets OF Great
britain shall be permanently open to the oreadsus o III"
The SPEAKER Undressing Mr. KrSG) said that
the proposition could only be received by unaDl-
m Gus consent, by suspension of the rules.
Mr. KING said he presumed there would be no
objection. He merely wished that the proposition
should lie on the table, and be printed. -
Mr.. c. j. INGERSOLL was understood TO say,
that the original resolution had not yet (he beeved)
been printed and to suggest that that and all the
proposed amendments should be printed together
: The suggestion having been assented TO, the
printing was ordered accordingly.
THE OREGON DEBATE.
IMPRESSION KING rose and asked leave TO
offer the following resolution; which WAS read for
information:
House on the OF the Unon joint resolution No O.
relating Oregon shall cease at O'Clock, M, on Mon
day next f the committee shall not sooner come to coG.
cnson upon the same, and the commtee shall then pro.
coed such amendments may he pending or o.
with such endments may have been agreed to ty e
committee ....
Mr. p. KING said he did not propose to ask the
House to adopt the resolution now. He merely
offered it by way OF notice, and asked That might
Mr.. G. ]. INGERSOLL was understood to ask
whether the gentleman from New York Mr.. p
KINGl had informed any member of the Committee
on Foreign Affairs of his intention to offer this reso-
lutionl 20. - a.. =
Mr. p. KING was understood to say that (the
resolution having been ready those gentlemen had
all of them now the Information before them. ~. q.
Mr.. C. J. INGERSOLL. That, then, is all the
information they have had. . .
The resolution was laid on the table,
OREGON
Mr. p. KING moved that the House now re-
solve itself into Committee of the Whole on the
state Of the Union. .,
The question was taken, and the motion seemed
on the point OF being rejected, when
Mr. COBB demanded the yeas and nays; which
were ordered. .,,.-...aI
And the question was taken, but before 1t was an
nounced, grCat Dumber OF mcmoeFb cha''5eu 'heh
votes from nay to yea.
The vote was then announced as follows
YEAs-aIessrs Abbott, John Quincy Adams. Stephen
Adams, Anderson, Arnold, Ashmun, Atkinson BaaIinyeI
Bayly, Bedinger, Bell, Benton Bown, BOYD, bimkei-
bon Brodhead, Milton brown. Burlington, John II.
Campbell Cathcart, Augustus A. Chapman chase Clarke
Cobb Cooke Collin Constable CraDston, Cuilom. Culver
Daniel Darragh De Mott, Dixon, Dobbnt Douglass tdsa
Erimsn, Edwin II. Ewing, Foster, Gentry, GIddings
Giles Grover, Hamlin Harrison, Herrick, HIlard Hoge
g. b Holmes Hopkins, Hough, George s. Houston, Wash
ington Hunt, j. b. Hunt, Charles j. lngersol Jenkins
James H. Johnson, Joseph Johnson, George w tones,
seabom Jones' Kennedy Preston King, Lawrence Leske
Lewis Levin, Long, Lumpkin Macay, McClelland. Nc
Conneil Mcdowell, Mcvane Mckay Moulton, Nofns
owen Parish, Payne fendleton Perr, Perry. Phelps,
Pollock Price, Reid, Relic, Ritter, John A. Rockwell,
Saw tee sawyer Leonard ii. Sims, Truman smith Ihos
smith Robert smith, Stanton, Starkweather Stephens,
rhomasson Jacob Thompson Thurman Tihbstts, liden,
Toombs Tredway Vnton, White, Winthrop, woodward,
Woodw ORTIZ and Yell-II2.
NAYs--Messrs Biggs, j. A. Black Brockenbrough, VIM.
G. Brown, Burt, William w. Campbell, John ~ Chap.
man Chipman Collamer, Crozier Cummins, Dargnn,
Garrett Davis Delano, John II. Ewing, Fries Goodyear
Graham, Hampton, Harper Henley, John W Houston,
Samuel D. Hubbard, Hungerford Hunter j. H. ingerson
Daniel P. King Leb, Mexican, McGaughey, Mehenry
Marsh Barclay Martin, Miller, Moseey, Rhett' hoberts
Julus Rockwell Roet Runk schenck, seaman, Seldom,
A. D. sims strohm, Thibodeaux Benjamin thompson
James Thompson Vance Wentworth, Wilmot ana young
| -53.
| So the motion was agreed to.
Whereupon the House resolved itself into Com
mittee of the Whole on the state of the Union, (Mr.
T,ps,rrs of Kentucky in the chair,) and resumed
the consideration joint resolution heretofore re