Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-08-13
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FIRST SESSION.
HikGro~. August 6
UNITED STATES sF.N kTF..

Mr.. WEBSTER referred ~ an afl 70 IN tn, [ MOT
.. last night, shi The rtlrr Of lis Ma N1rk cuftrsp.
eHt reii.ralng The thai the duties upaa Il-
lnr'sliens tn be gss s>rd upm hate vautun IN
sesd oi o'e;gn vau under the new Tafn bill and
produced suudy auhoriiirs 10 show that The rdH VAS
mistaken and that neither he his spoudent un-
drrstNtd The law upon the SUBJECT.
y message ium the pfesideul at the ihitad : afes
snnHunring the rsniratin II The Ofrrrn ireaiy AID n
commanding The adoption al certain IN relation
10 that territory, vas reeeiyed AID read.
Ali. SPtlGnf united L. trei the nnssage 10 the
COMMITTEE On 1efriluties and thai II be pfinfed
Mr.. HANNEeAN could not see the pfopriey Of
attempting 10 lrg'sate tf Oregon his late stage Of
The Session. u any "f The Oregon bulls should be- taken
op. II wou'd inevitably lead Ia discussion.
NJ. II: said that re and others who had opposed the
treaty wuuld be obi ei Ia lake that Opportunity al YIN.
'dlcat1g their ciu,s. beiorp the country, He would
now say, and he wished the roanfy To know II, that
yhe treaty was nothing than a new CONVENTION al
joint occupation III w-sa curyeniinn huplllaiiru to lh
tniied States. fer fr the ,in nrchnancy si,uh
oi 49o where's we had II before rojio 40 L. sufreu-
derrd 10 England every hiog o i9o and gave her
the right II 'nt pdon sdtith Of ihs line all the
valuable Military stations ard The sggtt5n u the Go
ianba river irrrc,.
Mr.. SfEl1llr had moved he reference ai tSe mes
sage becanse II was Usual bat he nov Withdrew H.
MI SEWER thought there was time L. act an1
was due 10 our eilztns IN Oregon 10 pass laws pt lheu
ilfureciion.
Nj, ALLEN Mss Wiling 10 lerisate as far ns posi-
IDLE for the lue remnant oi Oregon thal was left u
lie wanted too. 10 l'eisale the llndson's Bay Campa
ny out of the territory.
Alter some further remarks, on motion of M. HAN
NFSAN. the age va. lald np,n the liable and u,
teird u be printed. Yeas 25 NAYS 10
Ca motion OF NJ J. NJ. CLAYTON The bin ffpm
the House Tor The rcfe q the helrs Of bert Falun
was 'skenur aud after tref debate was read a tifd
sine aud psssed-yeas 81 naysIs
The Senate then nuk ~ aud passed hill for the n.
lief Of the widos of Col McRae and then
on motion Of Mr.. McDtFfiE CARA qnlfiet past q
,lr Senate went into Executive sessun and remained
mTh closed d"irs nr live o'clack. and thtn sat win
open doos long emu upon the Senate amend
mens TO the Naval Appropriation Bill A Conference
" I'll be necessary
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The Committee Of fubIt Lands reported bill tins
morning 10 surrender the STATE III lcnnrssoe The pub
9ic lands laying that State.
Mr. HAMtlN OF Me moved to lay the Brl nnnn
The liable. hn The mnun was withdrawn ard then .en.
rwcd by Mr.. DANIEL ON. {. aud lost.
The Bill "hs Then ordered 10 lhrd rraJn, and pass
ed. aud ino'l'n was m1de 10 r,cnnsldr aad Inst
In 1911 Congress passed Bill allowing the refuse
Goveunment lands IN Tennessee h be- cnlcrcd Al ~
Gents an acre. bic qnanuur, wefr entered At
nm" price, and by The Bd passed to-day Consts,
'renders The balance.
OREGON MESSAGE
The Speaker lald before iha House M.~s.+e m
nouncinI the fafG aoH al tie Oregon treaty at .ndon
and recommending thai law, h. pissed hy winch ten
tmal 6pyernmeni SHAH be t,turd-lndnn Mons ap
p1lned-tegnla ions OF lflde aud wren the
indan tribes established and view vi the IN port.
1ancc OF having hardy population arfoss the Miunlans
recommending HAT giants oil land made to The sci
Mrs.
The Message having becn read on motion Of Mr.
DROMGuOLE, II was LAID upon the liable and ofdet-
ed II be printed. Nj. Douglass ii H. rs Chairman OF
she COMMITTEE on Territories, reported Bill IN aRsucl
IN part, Ia the recommendation, u the President rnr
Bh prop'scd Il efftutl Government, the iorm oit,uy
efumeni proposed Is lhat o Iowa territory. 4 Couu ii
three Judges To lara, supreme Court aud three ad
10 have circuits legislature Ia consist ufIhflrel
senators ntd twenty OF The House and a
Governor.
Mr.. THOMPSON oil Pa reported from the n,innr
atty and as an amendnen 10 The Bill Just submitted
iha, neither slavery involuntary setyilude be al.
lowed IN The Oregon ltfnoy except lot ermts aud ms.
demeanms.
Mr DOUGLASS asked Tor The cons. Iteration ol III,
b ut this TINE, but objections being made it was read
'"lce ind referred to the Committee Of The wt,or
NAVAL APPROPRIATION RILI.
The lloise went into Committee of the Whole, M
oa the Senate amendments To The Naval appropriation
The proposition Tor Dry D,ck at the PHIL lepha
Navy iard and al Pensacola renewed and one
hundred thousand dollars asked IN each o the others
1tl'rs ~'re asked and The amendments lest by utc
OF IS 10 "a.
The House having disagreed 10 most ii the amend,
menls Of The SENATE. The Bin was returned 10 The Sen
1he West Point Academy Bill (amendrd by the
Sruate)aas felefted 10 tho Committee Of WAY, and
Means.
OREGON AGAIN.
The II Sc went mla Jmniier Of the Whole IN Va
she ofeIun Bill reported IN the rlornlur --Mt HEN
a.Ei. ii Ia, in the Chan.
The Bill which covers twenty and more SIC ions was
read and open Ia amendment.
The FIRST secnn defined that all the Territory of the
1ned States West OF the summit al the Rocky Nouns
SANS. should be formed lato cHIvry to Or known as
abe "Ongou 1efrilono
Mr.. ADAMS inquired as 10 the line Of territory IL
this Bill.
Mr.. DOUGLASS lhous ht thai 1t was clearly eaonph
defined II said that all tie tefrIofy np west nj the
Rucky Mountains should be formed territory n be
known as the Oregon territory.
MIR. ADAMS thought that Tins indefinite aud
that the gentleman hlying charge OF the ll should de,
fine the boundaries IN 1t.
Mr.. DOUGLASS said the section OF the Bill was in
she precise language oi bill which had passed In the
early pari ui the session 81 Congress.
Mr.. ADAMS thought he buul dairy should be d fined
Tins was IN accordance with all practice. aud he could
not bun Ihtnk abe practise good ohe.
MI A. went 90 to alude IN bret q the OREGON trea-
~. BY the treaty which had been made there was a
surrender Of our rights All that Eqsl-nd had raceiv
ed the Pic fir, between The ffy ninth dpsfee Of
north iatade and the line of iy four iuny was grat
niiy part She had The shadow OF a tnIe To
shis Territory. and II present from the lu.t-d
States 10 her STRIP mother We had even exercised
sfw ciaim to what here told was the fighting
line. We had given Great Britain up 10 tori, -aInr
and below fofiysnne All ia 5 We had done I'd mure