Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1846-05-09

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which will, Of course, be done without
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The following is the Joint Resolution as
reported BY the committee Of Conference
and passed by both Houses on the 23d ult.
together with the yeas and nays, Of both
Houses:
JOINT RESOLUTION concerning the
Oregon territory.
Whereas BY the convention concluded
the 10Th day OF October, 1918, between the
United States OF America and the king Of
the united kingdom of Great Britain and
ireland, for the period Of ten year, and
afterwards indefinitely extended and CON-
tinued in force by another convention Of
the same parties concluded the 9Th day Of
August in the year Of our Lord, 1927, it
was agreed that any country that may be
claimed BY either party OH the northwest
coast Of America, westward Of the Stony
or Rocky mountains, now commonly called
the Oregon territory, should, together with
its harGors. lays, and creeks, and the nav
igalion of all rivers within the same, be
free and open TO the vessels. citizens. and
subjects u the two powers; but without
prejudice to any claim which either OF the
parties might HAY 10 any part Of said coun-
try; and with this further provision in the
81 article o. the said convention of the 9th
Of August, 1927, that either party might
abrogate and annu said convention on Civ
ing The notice OF twelve months to the 9TH
er contracting arty:
And whereas il has now become desira-
bic that the respective claims Of the United
States and Great Britain, should be defin-
itely settled, and that said territory may
no longer than need be remain subject 10
the evil consequences Of the divided alle-
glance Of its Anne, lean and Brit sh popula-
lion, and OF the Confusion and conflict Of
national Jurisdictions, dangerous 10 the
cherished peace and good understanding
OF the Two countries:
With view, therefore, that steps be ia
~. ~. the ahrneation Of the said conven-
ton of the 9th of August, 1927, in the
mode prescribed in its I'd article, and that
the attention Of the governments Of both
countries may be the more earnestly direct
ed to the adoption Of all proper measures
for speedy and a'nicable adjustment Of
the differences and disputes in regard 10
the said territory:
Resolved By The Senate and House Of Rep
resentatipes Of the United STATES Of america
IN Congress assembled, That the President
Of The United States, be, and he is hereby,
authorized, at his discretion, to give to the
government Of Great Britain the notice re-
quired by The second article Of the said
convention Of the sixth Of August eighteen
hundred and twenty seven, .or the abro-
CATION Of the same.
/ G. J. INcERsoLL, Committee on
RoBERr DALE OWN, the part ofthe
/ HENRY W.H.LLlAaD House.
J. MAcPHERsos BsRn1Es, Committee
Tho. CoRwlN, on the part
/ Mn. H. HArwooD, jr. Of Senate.
" Vote of the House:
4 YEAS-Messrs. John Quincy Adams,
Stephen Adams, Arnold. A>hmun, Akin
son, Barringer, Bayly, Bedinger, Bell,
Bugs, J mes A. Black, Bowlin, Boyd,
Brockembraugh, Brodhead. Milton Brown,
Burlington, Burt William w. Campbell,
John H. Campbell Carroll, john G. Chap
man, Augustus A. Chapman, Reuben Chap
man, Chase Clarke, Cocke, Collamer, Col
lin, Constable, Cranston, Crozier, Cullom,
} Daniel, Dargan, Carrot Davis, Jefferson
Davis, Delano, Dillingham;, Dixon, Dob
bin, Dockery, Dunlap, Erdman, John H.
Ewing, Edwin H. Ewing, Foot, Foster,
Garvin, Gentry, Giles, Goodyear, Graham,
Order, Grinnell, Grover, Hamlin, Hamp-
Iton, HARRISON, Harper, Herrick, Hilliard
E. B. Holmes, Isaac E. Holmes, Hopkins,
: Hough, Edmund w. t,ubard, Samuel D.
. Hubbard, Hudson, Hungerford, Washing
ton Hunt, Hunter, Charles J. Ingersoll,
Joseph R. Ingersoll, Joseph johnson Geo.
w. Jones, Seaborn Jones, Daniel T. King,
Thomas Butler King, Lawrence, Leake,
Lewis, Levin, Lyon, Lumpkin, McCon-
. nell. McCrale, James Mcdowell, Me-
Gaughey, McHenry, McIlvaine, Mckay,
Marsh, John P. Martin, Barclay Martin,
Miller, Morse, Moseley, Owen, Payne,
Pendleton, Phelps, Pollock, Price, Ritter.
Roberts, Julius Rockwell, John A. Rock
well, Root, Runk, Sawlelle, Schenck, Sea-
: man, Seldom, Severance, Simpson Tru-
man Smith, Albert Smith, Caleb B. Smith,
Stanton, Stephens, Stewart, Strohm, Strong,
Sykes, Tho'nas.on, Benjamin Thompson,
. Jacob Thompson, Tilden, Trnmbo, Vance,
, Vinton White. Williams, Wood, Wood
, ruff, Woodward. Wright, Yancey, YELL
and Yost-l4l.
; NAYS essrs. Anderson, William G.
Brown, Cathcart, Chapman, Cobb, Cum.
. Minis, Cunningham, De Mott, Douglass
Faran, FickIin, Fries, Gordon, Hartman.
'son, Henley, Hoge, George S. Houston
James B. Hunt, Jas. H. Johnson, Andrew
johnson, Kennedy. Preston King, Leib
McCielland, McClernana. Maclay, Nor.
ris, Moulton, Norris, Parish. Perrill Pet.
iii, Ralhbusn, Reid Relic Sawyer, Scam.
+ mon, Leonard H. Sims, Thomas Smith
Robert smith, Starkweasher, st. John,
Thurman, Tibbatts, Wentworth. Wheaton,
and Wick-A5. 1855