Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-04-23

claims on the 49th parallel. His speech SEEM
ed to produce considerable sensation.
The Tariff Bill On Wednesday, Mr.. Nc
KAY, Chairman of the Committee of Ways and
Means in the House of Representatives, report
ed the revised Tariff Bill The following are
some of the provisions in the bill:
Thirty per cent is imposed by the bill on
fine.
Twenty-Five per cent. is proposed upon cotton
goods-or FIVE more than proposed by Mr..
Walker.
In case a sufficient revenue is not derived
from other articles named for the support OF
Government, it is proposed to put duty Of ten
pei cent. on tea and coffee
1t goes into operation on the first day of De-
cember next
The Oregon question has been closed in the Senate,
and the following is Mr. Chttendens substitute for the
resolutions of the House, which were adopted, Yeas
40, Nays IA.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Concerning the Oregon Territory.
Whereas, by the Convention concluded the twenti-
eth day of October, eighteen hundred and eighteen
between the United States of America and the King
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
for the period of ten years. and afterwards indefinitely
extended and continued in force by another conven-
ton of the parties, concluded the sixth day OF
August, in the year of our Lord thousand eight
hundred and twenty-seven, it was agreed that any
country that may be claimed by either party on the
northwest coast of America westward of the Stony or
Rocky mountains, now commonly called the Oregon
territory, should together with its harbors bays, and
creeks, and the navigation Of all rivers within the
same, be free and open" to the vessels citizens and
subjects of the two Powers but without any prejudice
to any claim which either of the parties might have to
any part of said country, and with this further provs
ion in the second article of the said convention of the
sixth of August, eighteen hundred and tweny-seven,
that either party might abrogate and annu said con-
vention, giving due notice of twelve months to the
other contracting parity
And whereas it has now become that the respective
claims of the United States and Great Britain should
be definitely settled, and that said territory may
longer than need be remain sub ect to the evil conse
quences of the divided allegiance of its American and
British population, and of the confusion and conflict OF
national Jurisdictions dangerous to the cherished peace
and good understanding of the two countries.
With view, therefore, that steps be taken for the
abrogaon of the said convention of the sixth Of Aug,
eighteen hundred and twenty-Seven, in the mode pre-
scrbed in the second article and that the attention OF
the governments OF DOth countries may De Tue more
earnestly and Immediately directed to renewed efforts
for the amcabe settlement of all their differences and
disputes in respects to said territory.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress as
sembled That the President of the United States be,
and is hereby authorized, at his discretion to give the
British government the notice required by its said
ond article for the abrogaton ofhe said convention of
the sixth of August, eighteen hundred and twenty
SEVEN
Both the Vermont Senators voted for the Notice
Those who voted against this notice, many of whom
have been most clamorous for the original notice. were
Allen, Atkinson, Breese, Bright, Cass, T. Clayton,
Dickinson Evans, Fairfield flanagan, Jenness Sem
pie, Sturgeon and Westcott
The house has passed the above resolution, with the
following important amendments Strike out in the
first resolution all after the words Earnestly" and in
sert directed to the Importance of speedy adjust
men of all their differences and disputes in respect
to said territory" and in The second resolution, instead
of authorizing the President, at his discretion to give
the notice, authorizing and requesting him to give the
notice.
The resolutions as amended, were adopted, yeas
l44 Nays Al. OF the latter, IA were democrats and
q wings.