The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-02-18

Senate.

TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
Senate.
wAsHiScroS Monday, February Is, ls4o.
Prayerby Rev. Mr.. Milburn; the very best prayer
delivered Congress this session. being nothing
less than the beautiful example given by Christ to
his disciples, some eighteen hundred years ago
Good audis,ry in the galleries. and whispsrings all
around the semi circular AIDES balcony, contrasting TO
low. A pair oil beautiful black eyes are exactly oppo.
site reporter the width Of the Senate Chamber
20 Goss eyes are there re, we feel
iugs Of the day Quartsrpast twelve-not more than
twenty Senator'S below oocasonsl words rising above
the general murmur bslow. "Postmassr General says
that you said1" "Ha ha han
By the NIcE PREsiDErr.-The Senate will please
come to order. Members taking their seats and begin
ming to open their papers and budgets by the mornings
mail.
John c. Rivss coming into the lobby In his peculiarly
unsoPhistcaed and good-natured stylel
The Journal of Thursday was read
The Wee President laid before the Senate paper In
reference 10 the abolition of slavery. Also, paper
from the War Department Also certain memorials
Mr.. FAiRrklD presented several petitions for pen.
sions; Mr. Uphom' ditto; Mr. Dix from onondags and
treaties. BY Mr.. Archer, Ave memorials on native
Amsrcanism; Mr. Dickinson several petitions in regard
to the Indians OF Western New York. All appropriately
Mr. A.srrr reported joint resolution in relation TO
the rendition OF Judgments against the United States in
certain casss-declaring against the allowing of ba
lances in certain large class Of Read and
iarred. t0
Me-. CRirrENprr presented memorial for the i'm.
pro cement the Western waters. Committee Com.
merce
several House bills were read William B. Cheevsr,s
bill Indemnity for Treasury notes. sal 2i6) passed
increasing in tho galleries Pretty we'll pack
ed in around The venerable Mrs. Hamilton among the
LADIES' IN the first circle OF the semicirce gallery
BIZ for settling certain suspended land claims, pro.
posed to be taken up.
Mr.. .HusrseroS hoped the land bill would not now be
considered Motion to take up quashed.
WHITE. CASE.
Gill allowing some 1900 dollars to Elijah White, for
loss of CERTAIN property taken from him by the Pawnee
Indians, his journey from the Far West Washing
delegate OF the white settlers in the Oregon to the fede
Several messages from the President, by Mr. J. X
Walker
Mr. Farce opposed the bill II was not consistent
with our laws and treaties in relation to the Indian
tribes, particularly those Of the Rocky Mountains
More than that, Mr. White not lawfully in the Paw.
the risk OF coming from Oregon here with.
out the requisiton OF the government he must bear the
Mr ArcHrsos moved that bill be laid aside, and the
special order resumed which was agreed to- and the
Senate accordingly took up the joint resolution of the
Sesats with the amendm ents proposed for giving the
nstice for the
DISSOLUTION OF THE JOINT OCCUPATION
VI tho Oregon territory.
should more especially speak to his resolutions
protesting against the surrender Of any portion of the
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honor. &c and upon MIR. Calhoun's amendments dc.
lining the treaty the connicting claims" to Ore.
on and approving the course Q! the President in offer
twnetaer the President right wrong) Mr. Hanne-
gan said he should say nothing. Without waste Of
title Oregon for Whatever might be the claims
OF Great Britain. she had not the title to inch Of the
soil He took at once the task Of proving this posi-
to- Humboldt Q65D spaniaEds discovered Oregon.
Maie Brun, Quadra, Cook Vancouver, Nootka Sound
diDlomacy. ndl ling I'm md
Lonvenon-Treaty with France, l795-Pitt, Fox SC.
spain had not surrendered her sovereignty inch
OF the soil lmbecie as she when coerced by Great
Britain she ready to fight for the title Shall
do less than poor imbeciis spain' Mr. H. according
message that he had assumed after offering the line Of
40 in Difference to his predecessors rrefagble title
TO the whole of Oregon. Mr. II. read this extract to
show that Mr. Calhoun was not exactly on the qua rive
supposng that Mr. Polk in earnest the line of
deprecated that !, had been snssrnsly observed on
this floor that would be the extreme Of folly 60
war about strip OF wild land at the ends Of the earth
to himl ILL
Mr.. HAssEoAS minated that he did
Mr.. MAscuM said that conflicting were the different
he had read and heard respecting the charac
ter of the country OF Oregon he had not been able
to form opinion about it. Some had represented the
rain; and he had heard from gentleman of Ohio in the
other House. that the country the other hand,
souh-sugar and cotton thriving nrst rate as far north
as sixty -four degrees.
Mr.: HANSEoAS-N Nc, sir; no sugar and cotton there,
sir; Tor II they there, should not the OPP
position to this bill which in this Senate
As to the absence Of Lewis and Clarke declare that
they were nearly drowned outby ra during the winter
they were quartered the Columbia. Mr. H. solemnly
asserted he would give away every inch OF Ore
gon az surrender the territory north OF 40 The har.
bors the high tides the fisheries the timber region for
shipping, were all north Of the 49th degree. The
tract from an old speech by col Benton, descriptive Of
Oregon as perfect Misunderstanding like it and clos
nj he tha m vuh MON dcid
o. ALLEVIATE ito every word OF which, said Mr. H..
give my hearty The sturdy Senator believed in
the fOrmidsbls power Of Great Britain a. arrayed BE-
fore the Senate in his late speech BY the Senator from
iful sulogum upon MIR. Calhoun, looking at him all the
time, and then went into an argument against
Of MIR. Calhoun upon the Texas and upon the
Oregon, were two different things. MIR II denounced
the policy OF the Presdent were the stronr Il kind 81
evidence Of the intrinsic merits Of the policy ae admin
nmSSsa ssa Dses as M SO,sa w1 m
ana sgsinsi an ,gnomnious peace He denied the con-
sututonsiity OF the power Of the treaty authority to
uafnc with the public territory, cese away foot OF
IT, He had no lear Of the Oregon settlement provided
the people could be heard But ne afraid that 1t
brought Senate with closed DOORS it would
BE- strangied like Richards nephews in the Tower Mr.
H. protested against surrender OF foot Of the land.
as memory 81 ored d early history
Oregon forbid -every thing forbids 1t. He not .
party man upon this question had not discussed
party measure Aud in winding up this spirited argu.
msnt Tor the whole none, Mr. Hannegan appealed
Heaven Tor the honesty Of his and sincerity
Of his views There need OF such appeal We
all believe Mr. H. TO be honest and sincere without his
swearing to IL.
AIR CcIauirr. OF Georgia. secured the doors and the
senate adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
WAsHISeroS Feb. 10; ls4o.
This morning the States called for revolutions
large number were presented among which were the
following, viz -
THg rAnUr-PosrAos.
Mr. CANTON presented the resolutions OF the Legs.
lasurs OF Rhode Island declaring that the effect Of
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