Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-01-31
TUESDAY, January u.
GIN

SENh i L.
The PRESIDENT laid before The Senate com
mnnica,;ons from the Commissioner OF Public
Rnildinos and from The Second Auditor, which
we're appropriately referred
MIR. ALLEN presented memorial from Ben
iamin Green, praying compensation lot eH. MID
Services while acting as Charge dsA6aires OF The
United States in Texas.
Mr.. CAMERON presented memorials from
the Board Of Trade and sundry citizens OF Phi
ladelpbia, praying an approPria'on lof Tue IN
/ provement of The river Delaware.
MIR. ARCHER presented two memorials from
Pennsylvania, asking an alteration in The Nalu-
| raliZaon laws.
Nh. BREESE, from The Committee on Public
| Lands. made a report, accompanied by bill d.
recing The Pres dent 10 sell The reserved mineral
lands in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin, supposed
TO contain lead ore. Ordered TO be printed.
Mr.LEWlS. on leave, introduced a bill for The
relieiot Charles G. Page, one of The ExamIne:s
of Patents, removing The disabilities under which
persons attached 10 The Patent Office labor, 50 iar
as 10 allow him 10 take out a patent for his in
yenlion in electromagnetic. Ordered to be en-
| crossed for third reading
The resolution offered by Mr.. WEBSTER
Yesterday calling upon the President for the cor
respondence on The Oregon question subsequent
10 The date OF his message, was, al The request OF
Mr.. SEVIER, laid over until the day alter lo-inor-
| row.
The bill establishing post offices and pos, routes
in Texas was taken up, and ordered TO be en-
| crossed Tor 4 third reading.
The Senate then proceeded 10 the consideration
of the bill reported from The Committee on Ma
val Affairs, 10 provide for the construction OF Ten
| war steamers, &c.
Mr.. FAIRFIELD advocated the bill at some
| length and took the ground that the day was mol
far distant, when we should find ourselves involv-
g.. han
| very political existence. He also advocated the
increase now asked for as necessary even in
time Of profound peace, in consequence OF Inc
| vast increase OF our commerce and our territory
Mr.. F alluded also 10 the destiny" OF this coun-
try 10 90 on and spread until il shall cover Inc
whole North American continent.
MIR. BENTON said he had not made any wal
speech, because he had seen no reason Tor ma
king such speech, much less Tor advocating a
war measure. He looked upon the measure no"
proposed as ,car measure, and as such ne was
opposed 10 it in toto There was no necessity iol
it, What, said he, is the ordinary appropriation
for the Navy7 S6,390,000 and this bill proposes
10 add $500 900 dollars TO that sum Are
We the same people who lived six years ago Z
Was not popular administration overturned OF
The very ground, that the whole Governmen
ought TO be administered for 100000 dollari
I per annum2 And we now prepared 10 voi'
. a supply OF 100000 dollars for The Navy
. alonel And this, TOO, without taking into con
: sidcration The addition that will be necessary 10
the paw and support Of The additional number Q
men that will be rendered necessary by The pas
sage of This bill. He was not willing 10 plung
. into war measure, when every thing around u
4 indicates peace Mr.. B. concluded, by moyin
!, that The bill be postponed until the lstdayof Ma
o next.
. The debate was farther continued by MI
e DICKINSON, in favor OF the bill, and by M
HANNEGAN in an eloquent and impassiene
! speech, which gave additional evidence that be
one of The ablesl debaters in the Senate.
:, MIR. BAGBY obtained The floor for tomorrow
: and the Senate then went into Executive session
y and afterwards adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
i Mr.. TOWNS, the new member from Georgi
Z appeared, was qualified and took his seat.
+ The Standing Committees were called upo
: for reports.
n, Bills were reported, for ccding certain lands I
the State of Tennessee, and for other purposes
For building a free bridge across the Easter
Branch of the Polonac A bill placing The m
neral lands and live oak under the direction {
. the Commissioner Of the Land Office; A bill at
a lhorizing the President OF The United States, VI
,s der certain circumstances, 10 call into the SCI
70 vice of the United States body oil volunteers
n Also bill for the better defence OF the country
70 by organizing and classifying the Slate militia
NJ Also, bill for the reliefof the heirs OF Robe
If Fulton; For the relief OF Capt Errickson For
=. commission providing means for The better sect
rity of the lives OF passengers on board OF seal
:. vessels; Amending the Civil and Diplomatic bill
II The House, at / P. NJ. proceeded 10 The cons
: Iteration of the Oregon Resolution from The Con
" nittee on Foreign Affairs.
!. Mr.. DOUGLASS of Illinois, addressed III
N House a, length in favor oil our right 10 give ID
notice 10 terminate the Convention. The efet
IA OF this notice wouldl be peace, and II would CIV
to the United States the exclusive right OF pc:
70 sessing the Valley of the Columbia river Will
N treating with Great Britain upon The subject {
title. Mr.. D. declared that he would not be saii:
= fed with the valley of the Columbia nor wit
- 40 degrees, nor with 81 degrees, 40 minutes nc
N with any line, so long as Great Britain held on
:. foot Of soil upon this continent Even the Rn:
sian treaty establishing 81 deg. 40 min., was prt
% nounced TO be a mere partition for commerce.
:. purposes, and the treaty could be ended o-mo
!. row. Arbitration was also opposed, and LII
coupled By the doctrine that no European powe
was hereafter TO be permitted 10 have ioolhol
% on this continent.
,c Mr.. BAYLY, of Va, took ground decided
s. the reverse of this and he first argued The qne'
lion oftille. Our title was only regarded as goo
le up 10 40 deg and il was perfect there, while u
title of England was good to the territory beyont
E. Notice was opposed as war measure, and wa
II was opposed because we were not prepared 10
1. war. He believed tina, we should not get th
s. 49lh degree if we went TO war MIR. Bayly com
D. ,nented with some severity upon Mr. Adams
y course, and was particularly severe upon Nj
ID Hamlip, Of Me-, for his reflections upon Souther
s. men uponthe Texas question.
i. Mr.. CAMPBELL, of ". Y, continued the de
D, bate in favor Of the notice in qualihed form.