American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-04-03
Amcrican Republican,
Reported for the American Republican,
FIRST SESSION of the 29th CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, April ., ls46


WASHINGTON, April :, lS46.
SENATE.
The Chair laid before the Senate message
from the President, covering memorial from
Seneca Indians, delegation of whom are
now in this city, respecting the Treatyof 1887.
MIR. Speight was excus ed from serving on
the Committee OF Mlita.y Affairs, and Mr.,
Houston was appointed in his stead.
Mr.. Benton rose to correct an error in an
editorial of the Union, in which it was said
that he spoke yesterday upon "authorites he
had recently met with" This is great mis-
take, said Mr.. B., these authorities are old ac-
quaintances OF mine.
The resolution submitted yesterday, by MIR.
Dayton, providing that ono of Espy's ventila-
tors should be fixed to the dome of the Senate
for the purpose of removing the foul atmos-
phcre of the Chamber, was briefly discussed
by Messrs. Breese, Dayton and Mangum. MIR.
BreeSe said that the VentiIator proposed would
require to be worked by animal power, and
that similar one was tried by the British
House Of Commons, but was attended with 50
much noise that they were obliged to remove
it. He wished the subject to be further ex-
amined
MIR. Mangum hoped that the resolution
would be adopted at once, and observed that
the ventilator proposed would never require
manual labor TO operate it excepting in dead
calm-in the slightest breeze it was self-act-
ing
The resolution was adopted. This excel
lent project will furnish great relief to all who
visit the Chamber, and especially TO reporters,
who are chained to their desks, in the very
hottest position, during the entire sitting.
Mr.. Ashley moved the special order. He
was DESTROYS of speaking, he said, but had
given way to the Senator from Missouri, who
IN the episode to the debate introduced yester-
day, had taken the Senator from Michigan
prisoner as he supposed, and now had him I'M
der parole. The Senator from Michigan was
now present and desired to be heard, and there
fore, though somewhat earlier than usual, he
would ask for the special order,
The question before the Senate being stated,
Mr.. Cass rose, and remarked that he had
been twice captured-once when fighting
against British pretensions in war, and now
second time when struggling against the same
ln peace. In the former case his luntry had
set him free, and he came now to set himself
free. The Senator from Mo. had alluded to
his speech as studied effort-it was studied,
and he would not pay the Senate so poor
compliment as to come before them on grave
question like this without preparation. He
VI TIC SClSial tOtiC VI VI
the Senator from Mo. as moi what their mutu-
al relations justified
Mr.. C. then promised TO vindicate himself to
the complete satisfaction of every Senator pre-
sent, or to come down on the parallel Of 40,
which he should regard as the greatest calam-
ty that could befall him. Laughter. He af-
hrmed that he had not said that if 49 was the
line of the Treaty of Utrecht he would adopt it;
he had said that doubts existed with regard to
the adoption Of this parallel by that Treaty,
but the question was, did liz run lCeSt Of the
Rocky .Molntains2 When the Senator from
Mo. stops at the Rocky Mountains, he stops
Just where our difficulties commence. Mr.. G.
then went on TO give the reasons that made
him doubt whether the 49th parallel was estab-
hshed by the Treaty of Utrecht.
In the course of his remarks (Which were
characterised by great good nature and suavity
OF manner towards Mr.. Benton,) Mr.. G. allud-
ed to the noble defence of himself made in his
absence yesterday by his friend behind him
(Mr. Hannegan.) He had heard the gentle
mans defence spoken of as one of the most
stirring bursts of eloquence ever heard on this
floor.
Mr. Benton then took the floor in reply to
some parts of Mr.C's. remarks, but seemed pur-
posely TO avoid any mention ofthe issue which
MIR. C. had evaded.
Mr. B. spoke of the earnest manner in which
MIR. Jefferson had pressed the establishment of
the 49th parallel of boundary to our minister
to London, Mr.. Monroe, and told the Senator
from Michigan and his friends, how hard
task they had to break down MIR. Jefferson in
the estimation of the American people, or to
prove that he was under pernicious influence.
In abiding to another portion OF MIR. CasS'S
defence, Mr.. B. said that the gentleman had
Jumped out of the frying pan into the fire."
Mr.. Webster made a few remarks directing
attention to researches upon the treaty of
Utrecht and then the day being we'll advanc.
ed, the Senate passed into Executive session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Without attending to any preliminary busi-
ness whatever,
On motion of Mr.. Dromgooe, the rules were
suspended and the House resolved itself into
committee of the Whole, and resumed the con-
sideration of the Sub Treasury bill.
AIR. Garrett Davis made an animated and
argumentative speech against the bill, and was
followed by,
Mr. Dromgoole upon the other side. The
speech Of Mr.. ID. was characterized by great
force of logic, and was incomparably the best
delivered III support of the bill.
When Mr.. ID. had concluded-or, in fact
without his having fairly closed-the hour of
O'Clock arrived, to which all debate had been
limited, and proceeded to vote upon pendin g
amendments, and having passed upon a large
number, adopting one or two, the committee
rose aud reported the bill to the House, when
the amendments Of the committee were con-
Cured i'll, and the bill finally passed by yeas
1873 mage g. This done the House adjourned.
FORGERY. A man named Lester Tyler, of
Lee, has been committed to Jail in Berkshire
CO. Mass, for trial for forging the name of E.
S. May paper makers, to check of the