Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1846-01-15
TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS,

We were compelled last week to omit our usual
summary of the most prominent measures submit
ted in Congress. To-day, however, we lay before
our readers the several important propositions in
relation to Oregon, and other subjects, which have
been submitted since our last report:
SENATE.
Monday, Dec 29.-Mr. Hannegan offered a series
of resolutions, which were laid over one day under
the rules declaring that the whole of OREGON Ter
rltory up to $40 40 is the property of the United
States, and that no power exists in this Government
to ALLEVIATE any portion of its soil or inhabitants
On Tuesday, the resolutions of Mr.. III. came up
IN order He said it would be dshonorable to re-
lnquish any portion of it, when Mr.. Calhoun offer
ed an amendment the reverse of that of Mr. Hanne-
gan, declaring the powers of the President and the
Senate IN making treaties, and settling boundaries
and conflicting claims, and that however clear our
right may be to $40 40 SC. there have lone existed
conflicting claims to the Oregon Territory, between
the United States and Great Britain, to adjust
which, frequent negotiations have been had and that
the President of the United States in renewing the
offer in the spirit of peace and compromise to estab
Iish the 18th degree of north latitude as line be-
tween the two countries did not abandon the honor
the character the best interests of the American
people, or exceed the power vested in him by the
Constitution to make treaties. The subject was
laid on the table, to lie taken up hereafter
MIR. Johnson Of Md, offered resolution instruc-
ting one OF the committees to inquire into the expe
diency of extending aid to the Baltimore and Ohio
Rail Road by the purchase of Stock, or in some
other way, the design being TO give in return facil-
ties to the Government, for the transmission of
troops over the road when completed to the Ohio
river.
Mr.. Benton, from the committee on Military At
fairs, introduced bill for the raising of regiment
of mounted rfemen.
The bills for creating anew the Office of Inspector
General and for authorizing the raising of a COM
pany of Sappers and Miners, were passed and sent
to the House.
Besides the above nothing of general interest
transpired in the Senate up to the 18th January,
when the bill providing for two regiments of mount
ed ritiemen was taken up, and after the insertion
OF an amendment appropriatng $40 900 for the ex-
penses attendant the bill, it was ordered to be
engrossed. The bill establishing presumption rights
was indefinitely postponed
On Thursday, Sth JAM, the Joint resolution from
the House, authorizing the Washington National
Monument Society to erect statue to Washington
on such portion of the public grounds in the city of
Washington the President Of the United States
may Designate was taken up and referred to the
committee on the District of Columbia.
The bill to raise a regiment of mounted rihemen
and for establishing military stations on the route
to Oregon, was read third time and passed.
Mr.. Allen, from the committee OH Foreign Rela-
tons, to which hadbeen referred the Joint resolution
offered by him the 18th ult. advising the Presi-
dent of the U. S. to give notice to Great Britain of
the termination of the treaty of joint occupancy re-
ported resolution ''that in virtue of the second
article of the Convention of the 9th August, 1927
between the United States and Great Britain, rela
tive to the country westward of the Stony or Rocky
Mountains, that the United States do now think fit
to annul and abrogate that Convention and that the
said Convention is hereby accordingly annuled and
abrogated-Proyided that this resolution shall take
effect after the term twelve months from the day
on which due notice shall be given to Great Britain
OF the passage of this resolution; and the President
of the United States is hereby authorized and re-
qured to give said notice. and also at the expiration
of said Convention to issue his proclamation setting
forth the fact.'
Mr.. Allen said he would move to take up the
resolution on Monday next, with view to have an
early day fixed for its consideration. He did not
press its consideration earlier, in Difference to an
honorable Senator who had informed him that he
wished preliminary question first to be disposed Of
The Senate adjourned over till Monday the 18th
instant.