American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-04-17
American Republican,
Reported for the American Republican,
FIRST SESSION of the goth CONGRESS.
WAsHrNGToN, April l6.
SENATE.
SENATE.

WAsHNGToN, April l6.
SENATE.
As This was the day towards which public
expectation has been so long directed, the
crowd about the Senate Chamber was unusual
" large this morning, and goodIy proportion
OF }. was composed of ladies'
The only morning business was the presen-
tauOn of memorial by MIR. Breese, from citi-
zens Of the District of Columbia, asking Con-
Cress to pass law TO punish the depredatlons
committed upon the shade and ornamental
trees, which are now mutilated and destroyed
by evil disposed persons,
After passing over one or two subjects in
formally,
The special order was resumed.
Mr.. Crittenden then rose, and made a truly
eloquent speech, to which the Senate listened
for more than two hours with undated inter-
est. MIR C's. speech a5ounded with more than
the usual shew Of that force of logic and power
of persuasion, and wit in illustration which in
varably characterizes the Senator from Ken
lucky.
To give detached portions of his argument
would be doing injustice to the whole speech,
which ought to be published by every whig
paper, at least, throughout the country.
Mr.. Allen rose and said, that he might well
desire to answer many things which had been
stated on the other side in the course of this
long debate, but he would not weary the Sen =
ate, nor do injustice to the country by putting
any further obstacle in the way of an imme-
date vote. He then moved to lay on the ia
bic the resolutions reported by the Committee
on Foreign Relations, which was agreed to-
Mr.. A. next moved to take up the Joint
Resolutions of the House, which was done.
Mr.. Johnson, of Md, moved to substitute
for the House Resolutions, the preamble and
resolution ofthe Senator from Kentucky, eav-
ing out from the latter, the proviso as to the
time for giving the notice.
Mr.. Allen moved TO amend the preamble,
by inserting a passage from the Presidents
message, "whereas it has become the duty of
Congress to protect our citizens in Oregon,
&C."
Mr.. Calhoun thought that this had no per-
tinency TO the resolution which followed.
Dir. Allen thought it had.
Mr.. Penny backer then rose and inflicted
upon weary and unwilling ears-a speech.
After the Virginia Senator sat down impa-
tent cries of question" "question, - resound-
ed through the Chamber.
The yeas and nays were then called upon
Mr.. Aliens amendment and it was lost, ayes
90, noes SO.
Mr.. Breese then moved to strike out the
words sat his discretion" from the preamble of
the Senator from kentucky-lost, ayes 90,
noes SO.
The question then REQUIRED upon the subst-
tnte offered by Mr.. johnson, of Md, and it
was adopted-ayes 80, noes "a.
Mr.. Pennybacker then proposed an amend
ment, but afterwards withdrew it, as out of
order.
Mr.. Allen rose at this point, and made
speech against the vote Just TAKEN and upbra-
ded the Senate for their action.
Mr.. Crittenden replied defending the Senate,
and applying good deal of ridlcule and sar-
caslm to Mr. A. for his presumption in lee
turing the Senate.
Mr., Allen replied, defending his course and
right TO comment upon the proceedings of the
Senate, and to speak of the effect of their acts
Mr.. Crittenden rejoined with great bitterness
and severity.
The amendment was then concurred with
The question was then taken by yeas & nays
on the engrossment of the joint resolution, and
1t was ordered to third reading by ayes 40,
noes IA.
The joint resolution was then finally passed.
The Senate adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
few indifferent reports from committees
were received.
The House then resolved itself into commit
ice otthe whole on the bill to extend the iuris-
diction Of the L. S. over the Oregon territory.
The following gentlemen addressed the COM
mIttee, viz MessEs. J, lngersoll, Wood, Phelps,
Rockwell, S. Jones, and Pollock.
The House was thinly attended, and ad-
lourned at quarter past o'clock.