New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-07
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proreeoiuas in Congress.
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SENATE.
Mr. WEBSTER again refuted the assertion OF The
Union that duties are 70 be assessed upon Home
I Valuation under the new Tariff Bill
Message was received from the President an
,opncine the ratification Of the Oregon Treaty and
recommending the adoption Of measures for the gov
eminent Of the Territory and protection oour Cit
zens
Mr. sPEIGH1 moved 10 refer the Message to the
Committee on Territories and have it printed
Mr. HAxxEGAy opposed the reference. He
could not see the propriety Of attempting TO
leg;slate for Oregon at this late stage OF the ses
sion 1t would lead to debate. and he and others
who had opposed the Treaty, would have to take
The opportunity which such debate would offer 70
vindicate their before the country He
wished now TO say, and ne wished the peo-
pie 70 hear H. that the Treaty was nothing more
Than Convention OF Join. Occupation South OF 40,
whereas. BIZ the previous Convention, we possessed
such .Joint Occupation Up TO 81 20. Il vas a Con-
vention humillating 10 this country and surren-
dered 10 England al the important military stations
South of 49 and the navigation OF the Columbia
River forever
MIR SEVER thought there was time to act on the
bill, which had already been reported
Mr. ALLEN was in favor Of cgislating as far as
possible for our citizens in the little remnant OF Ore
Con that was left 70
On Mr. HASSEGAS's motion. the Message was
laid on the table and ordered 20 be printed Yeas %
NAYS l9.
The bill for the reliefo; the Heirs of Robt. Fulton
was then taken up and after debate finally pas
sed Yeas 80, Nays IS.
After some unimportant business, the Senate at
- o'clock went into Executive Session. on motion
ofthe Chairman OF the Committee Of Foreign Re
ations.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A bill to surrender certain Public Lands in Ten
nessec to said State being the first business in or
der was taken up and passed y Message from
the President read, announcing the ratification
OF the Oregon Trea:y, and recommending the or
ganization OF q Territorial Government ana that
liberal grants OF lands be made to actual settlers
and that Indian Agents be appointed
Mr.. DOUGLASS Of III. from the Committee on Ter
ritories. reported bill in conformity with the Pres
ident's recommendations.
Mr. THoMPsoS, OF Penn from the minority OF said
Committee. reported amendments to exclude Slave
nv or involuntary servitude except TOR crime from
Oregon The bill was read twice and the whole
subject referred 10 the Committee OF tine w hole.
a Bill regulating Courts in Western Newfcrk
was taken up, amended and passed.
The House then went into Committee OF the
Whole. Mr.. COBB in the Chair and took up the Ma
val Appropriation bill.
Mr. SrASToY Of Tenn advocated his amendment
in relation TO the disposition of the appropriation for
the Navy Yard at Memphis.
Mr.. CRoziER OF Tenn. followed in support OF the
amendment ami in reply to an article IN The mon
respecting his vote on the River and Harbor bill,
and in reply to Mr. HousroS OF Ala IN relation to
previous speeches made b. them.
Mr. HoUsToN OF Ala replied and explained.
Mr. SrANroS's amendment was rejected.
One or two OF the Senutes amendments were not
concurrcd in, while one or TWO others were added
By the House.
Bills from the Senate were then takenup and ap-
propriately acted on.
The House then went into Committee OF Whole,
Mr. HENLEY in the Chair and took up Mr.. DoUG-
LASS Oregon Territorial bill.
The merits Of the bill, its object and tendency the
boundaries of Oregon, the conquest OF California,
&c were discussed with much spirit by Messrs.
DOUGLASS. john q. ADAMS. ScHENcK, THURMAN
and others.
The Committee rose and reported the bill with
sundry amendments.
One amendment excludes Slavery from the Ter
ritorv Tor ever and another limits the mileage OF its
Members of Congress to two thousand dollars IN any
one year.
The House voted on the amendment excluding
Slavery as follows Yeas l0s, Nays 10. The amend
mcnt was agreed to.
An amendment to give the widow of Capt Grey,
the dscovcrer Of the mouth OF the Columbia river,
township of $4,000 acres Of land was voted down
Yeas 10, NAYS ~.
The bill as amended was passed.
The Peruvian Indemnity Bill was next considered
in Committee and then amended, ordered 10 be en-
crossed, and finally passed Adjourned.
The Southern Mail is in bringing Ncw-Orleans
dates to the Both. a gentleman who left Yucatar
on the 9th ult reports that the people in all the
towns were for Mexico and not for the United States
The Mexican flag was flying every where
No news from the Army