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hoy Alliance, consisting Of four men and
woman who, sought to divide the whole human
race between themselves we're the next topics.
Whether tho Notice would produce war or
not, was not for us to stop 10 enquire.
Hero Mr. Mangum said, may ask the Sena.
tor from Ohio question:
Mr. A. said yes, il he did not interrupt him too
long.
Mr. NJ. Only a moment and in allusion to
the Senator's last observation, may ask him
whether there is not, among the suppressed
correspondence, declaration from Lord Aber.
deem to Mr. McI.ane, that his government would
no, consider the notice in an offensive light!
Mr. A. The Senator is probably able to an.
swer the question himself.
Mr. Allen then continued. Great Britain
would no., dare moi, 60 to war with us about
Oregon
At this point, Mr. flanagan moved-it being
evident that Mr. A. was exhausted - that the
Senate adjourn.
Mr. Allen yielded, without concluding, and
the
Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-Acr the reading Of the journals,
the orders. Of iiui%iy were insisted upon by Mr.
Mckay, Of NORTH Carolina. Two communica.
tons from the Treasury Department were read
laid on the table and ordered to be printed for
THE House. a communicate was also receiv.
| ed from the President Of the United States, in
answer to a resolution of the 10Th December
| last, concerning certain correspondence. The
communications and accompanying documen ts
were referred TO the Committee on Foreign Re,
lations, and ordered to be printed.
communication from the War Department
was also read, transmitting an abstract OF the
number Of arms, and amount Of ammunition in
On IN pct ha o,I ~ A.
Mr. Rathbun reported resolution from the
same Committee calling upon the Secretary of
the Navy and the Secretary of the War De.
partment, TO report 10 the House at the earliest
Gay, whether any person or persons connected
with either the Navy or Army, are. or have
been, in any way, shape or manner, employed
in, or by either Of the Departments, or any of
the Bureaus connected with the same. II So
whether such person or persons were paid for
| such services, in addition to the pay they re
ceived as connected with the navy or army.
| Also to furniih ti.G,pamcs Of all such persons,
and the amcan, a salaries or compensation paid
to each person. Adopted.
Mr. Ra,hbun from The same committee, made
a report upon certain petitions from the State
Of Massachusetts, accompanied by resolution
declaring that no alteration whatever is neces.
sary in the present naturalization laws, either
to protect the ballot boxes from fraud, OF to
preserve the purity Of The elective franchise.
The House went into committee Of the
whole, on the State of the Union, Mr. Broad.
head in the ChaIr--took up tho Appropriation
Bill for Notifications, SC. The bill making ap.
preparations for the payment Of Revolutionary
and other pensioners Of the United States, for
the year ending June Sd, lSl7, was, also. under
| conside ration in the Committee.
| ho aknvo hill. ,oJ II,
and without further action thereon, motion Ia
adjourn prevailed, at quarter past 3.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. u,-SENArE.-Mr. Cass
presented ajoint resolution Of the Legislature
of Michigan, declaring our title to Oregon,
to be clear and unquesiionable, and that the
| Amef icah continent is not subject to COLOMBIA
lion by sny Eurrsean power.
Mr.. hrn1eAi ii Tennessee offered resblu.
ton calling on the President to report TO the
Senate, whether Mr.. Voss, who is said to have
received the missing Mexican ins,alment o.
the indemnity due from that government, was
bona .fde an agent Of The United States for tina,
purpose.
Numerous bills Of local or private nature
passed second reading.
The Senate then proceeded TO the epecia
order, being the joint resolutions relative to
Oregon, and Mr. Allen resumed his war speech
Alter he had concluded. Mr.. J. NJ. Clayton OF
Delaware obtained the floor and The Senate ad
ljourned.
HOUSE OF REpiEsENTATIvEs.-Mr. King o.
Georgia rose to make personal explanation.
He wanted to state the reasons why he did moi
vote on Monday, on the Oregon resolutions.
Mr.. Ralhbun of New York objec,ed-con-
tending that 1t was no privileged questions
He (Mr R.) might as we'll ask the time OF the
II ia toll hu ba Al vnto tko 0ruuor
preston.
The chair decided that Mr. King could pro
cead
Mr.. HsusSrA aAre.led from this decision, ant
on vote of the House the Chair was sustained
in its decision.
Ne King then resumed. He stated that par
Of line official correspondence had been suppress
sed by the President, which he Mr. X. held Il
be wrong, aud this it was that caused him TO re
frain from voting, as lie could not understanding
ly.
Mr. Ra,hbun Of New York then rose and ask
ed leave TO stale the reason why he hid vote o,
the Oregon resolutions. But his friends per
suaded hun to renquish the attempt, and thu
House went inc committee of the Whole, AM
took up the Pension Appropriation Bill.
Alter some debate upon this bill, and partic
ularly on an amendment which was objected Il
as out of ordeL the committee rose wilhou
taking any question. and the House adjourned.
THURSDAY, FsB. l2.-The SENATE at an ear
y hour on Tiumday took up the resolution
with regard to he Oregon notice, and Mr. Joh
NJ. Clayton Of Delaware spoke a, length in ia
vor Of Mr. (dltendcn's amendment Tn
r amendment aul.rizes the President to Civ
> the notice, but no, until after the close OF tn
l. present session Aeanaress. We take the fol
S lowing extract cimr. Clayton'u remarks fror
the Union.
: After reprobaing the idea that this was
u party question, Mr.. Clayton proceed in tn
q most emphatic m,nner, to express his opinio
in favor Of giving the notice. He was in IA
e vor of il, becauset was indispe nsab'y neces
sary as the first step in the way OF securing a
% honorable peace between the two countries
d But he insisted that with the president, an
d with him alone, should rest the responslblllt
i of giving this notice. Tue chief magis'ra'
n from his posi,ioI was best qualified to judy
III the whole matter, and to him should be con
Is mtted the discretionary power. Mr.. Clayto
rs ridiculed the IDEA of war being likely to re
I'd suit from giving the notice. Neither the Pres
re dent nor the heads of the War and Navy ID
er partmen,s, nor any member of Congess, speal
y, ing e,r cathedra, had given any ntimat'on oil IN
at danger of wal. and in itself, the measure,
L. far from having tendency to produce a rupta'
re in the peaceful relations OF the two coun'r,e
nr was the only means Of preventing that coils
De sion between the two classes OF settlers IN U
" egon which must be expected II the JOINT O
OF cupancy were permitted to continue ana VIM, ~,
no would almost necessarily lead to war ~
r. notice, then, was specific measure sno
IN such he was prepared to vote for H. IN
ne concluding remarks, Mr.. Clayton observed tn
l.iz a ,ato hal manifesto