The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-25


amendment, and ordered to be engrossed for third
reading.
Mr. n. JOHNSON, from the Committee on PEN
sons submitted an adverse report upon the bill for
the relief of Sally lockwood; which was ordered TO
be printed,
Mr. j. also, from the same committee, submitted an
adverse report upon the petition Of Samuel Knight;
which was ordered 10 be printed.
On motion of Mr.. j., the previous orders were
postponed, and the following resolution submitted
several days since was taken up, and agreed TO-
Resolved That the reporters ofthe Senate, who have
Of such documents reports &C. OF which an extra number
furnished the regular number printed BY order of
the Senate
Mr.. ASHLEY, from the Committee on the Judi
ciary, submitted adverse report upon the petition
of Charles Stearns.
On motion Of Mr.. CAMERON, the following res
oluton was taken up for consideration:
Resolved That the sergeant.atArms be authorized to
continue O schott assistant messenger OF the Sen
ate that pay be allowed for his services as
such from the list OF December Last to the end OF the SEES
sion.
MIR. BREESE observed that he was not alto
gether satisfied as the propriety of the resolutions
and he therefore moved that II be referred TO the
Committee on the Contingent Expenses Of the Sen
| ate. .
After some conversation between Messrs. CAM
ERoN, BERRlEN, EVANS, and BREESE, the
reference was agreed to.
| A message was received from the House Of Rep
resentatyes, announcing that said House had pessed
a bill entitled "An TO authorize the President TO
increase the rank and file Of the army OF the United
States;" which act was read twice. and referred to
the Committee on Military Affairs
| SPECIAL oRDER-oREGos.
Mr.. SEWER proceeded to address the Senate
| He commenced by observing that the President OF
| the United States in discharge Of solemn duty he
| owed TO the country, had at the commencement Of
| the present session given them full and detailed
statement of their relations with Great Britain IN
lation the Oregon territory; concluding that state
ment by recommending Congress to sbrogate the
conventions Of 1918 and 1927. The President had
also recommended other measures in cOnnexion
with that one but of those he would speak they
we're not then before the Senate. That part of the
| message of the President recommending the abro-
cation of that convention and the resolutions offered
| by the Senator from Ohio, Mr.. ALLEN were at
an early day Of that session referred to the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations. That committee act
| ed promptly on the subject, and the resolution
4 which they were now considering embraced the
view of that committee. II was a resolution sim
| pie, clear, and decided; yet it comprehensive
and unencumbered by any extraneous matter.
That resolution only proposed to do what they had
right, without offence, or explanation, at any time
| to do-to give the notice. The honorable chairman
Of the Committee on Foreign Relations, MIR.
| Allen on the eighth of January, "a day, blythe
by memorable in their annals, } directed the atten-
ton of the Senate to those resolutions asking that
early day might be set apart for their consideration.
| He made motion to that effect, but il was several
days before it was acted upon. That postponement
was made TO crafty some senator's who desired, be-
lore ac'ing on that important question, 10 near from
England. Ihey were told packet was expected,
and it was all-important that they should wait
uon until It's arrival other senators desired post
ponement because they thought it unwise TO act
until The House had disposed OF IT, A third class
OF senator's, VINO lWed not very remote, desired a
| hat thaur nuht vis hair an
business All these were grained, because thsy
constituted majority OF that BODY, and the eonsld-
GRAFTON OF that resolution was hxed Tor the lOth day
OF reoruary on tnat Jay the absences had return
co. he house nau Voted the expected packet mad ar
seu, anu they proceeded 70 CONSIDER the resouho.;
ana rom that day until then, when he spoke, It
haa formed .he Suolect OF thelr uehoerations. Ana
ye. ne uouo'ed any one theTe or ELSEWHERE conld
'eh "ha' was W pe i's 'ae. OF no" 'hey "oua dis-
pose OF IT, In lhe interim between the Gay me
resoiuuon W." LePoI.ea anu thaI named ioT us
consideration, the senator from hentucky, lMr.
CRITTENpEs,I proposed substitute which had for
Us ooJect ,he removal OF all responsibility from
congress anu 'hg P'asins OF IL on the shoulders OF
the Executive ne (Mr. . assured the Senate
'l'' lesai"'e VI ehat' Shou'u me nouce IN ,hat
,o,n pass as s"'ey as 'he sun rises on .hat Jay,
oeiole inc sun , s"oIlu Ae'' IL Woulu De acted
| upon ny ,he rresiueh' hut ne would ask,
was II Iisn', vi i'any, OF proper IN congress
P.aoe 'n1 responsloilty III lne nahdS OF the
rr.siue.. c was yriy uh'ihe e ganant bearing
oi uie Sehh'oI rom tirgihia' INF hRcHER'l VINO
the o.her aay haa saiu ne was unwilling to vote for
any measure leaulng 70 war, although he was pro-
.ec'eo oy MS age ana position from encountenng
Ine consequences OF 'hat war. but ne, lMr.
SEWER hau thought mere was sort OF wing con-
lessloha-one WIN matter OF this sort, that me
executive power OF TINS country was 100 great, that
II ~ was increasing, anu ough, 10 De diminished"
vow, war "as aPP,enehueu 10 come from that
nouce' was rght or becoming 10 propose to place
IN the hahus Oh the fresioent the power 10 make
war power 80 extraordinary, the senator had
SAID, ne would not confer on any PRESIDENT. And
what charge then mad come over him In proposing
TO confer that power on the President But they
possessed no power to place the President in that
position whatever he might do The resolu-
ton also proposed that the President in his dis
cretion might not give the notice until the expiration
of the present session of Congress. He thought,
however, that whatever, came Of the notice, it was
but right and proper that Congress shonld be in
session at the time to meet any contingencies that
should arise whatever they might be. He could
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