Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-02-19


leaving twenty minutes, which Mr. Darragh of Pa.
occupied in favor of the Notice.
As they commenced voting Mr. Puhonham came
into the House where he remained for some time
Mr. Buchanan, NJ Bancroft, and other dignitaries,
forcign and domestic had been present most of the
dav.
When the votes came up on the several PROPOSE
lions Nj lngcrso moved to strike out the word
" forthwith from TINS resolution
Mr. llillilrds amendment was voted down, So
for it, and l36 against it, John @. Adams voting
for it..
Mr.. Dargns proposition to divide on the 49th
parallel and the straits Of Fuca was lost by vote
of 90 to lO2, Mr.. Adams, believe voting against
it.
Several other propositions were made and lost
without division of the House by Teers.
Mr.. Ramsey. (Whigl of Pennsylvania, played
pretty trick upon those who have been clamorng
! for the whole or none, by offering resolution that
| the Oregon question was no longera subject OF ne
collation. or compromise. Upon this iTcllers were
ordered to sec how many would vote ultra meas
urcs
The Ycas and Novs cannot bc collcl in Con-
mi,tce, but took down the Yeas. There were 10
for the motion, and ll6 against il. Those for it
were Mcssrs Ramsay lin fun Mcdonnell of Ala
/ Yell Of AK, SAWYER of Ohio. Dnrr5oh of Pa
lloge Douglass Wentworth, Smith and McClcr.
narj of iii. As Gen. Mcconnell led this band of
patriots through between the Tellers the House
was in a perpetual horse laugh
Mr. Schcnck of Ohio then offered the following
as an amendment TO the resolution for Notice.
Rcsoirtd by The SeHaie md House of ReDresentf-
tires Of The Unied states Of .2pcrica IN Congress
iasseulbicd That the differences existing between
III, Government Of the United States and the Gov
eminent OF Great Britain, in relation to the Ore
con territory, are still the subject of honorable ne
gotIation and should be So adjusted
The question was taken by Tellers and il was
carried by a vote Of l0l to 90 The Wings voted
for it, and the Locolucos generally against it, Thus
fulfilling my prophecy that we would carry the no.
tee by Whip votes and secure few I,ocns i'm fl.
yor Of IT, This was really the measure which the
| Members thouyht tho, vore sunportinr whom thc
] Committee rose Instead of this however bv some
ovorrnacbnr whom the nronnsifion ,yos r,9,d tho
cosiur resolution Of tla rro,os;t,o,, ,,ssoJ ,,,s
found TO have been substituted ortbe above nnoond
ment offered Inv Mr.. Srbencl Tbis n,,do some
Nhirs vn,c orssirst II who ,,ro .,II,. t ,,,,,',
TO the proposii1on ms if nnsseJ
Mr. Tibbotte a,tonntrd n verv Aorror, ou,ro no
in tryino TO hive n second connf on Mr. ScbcncL,s
ro.olution above. lie nnnoaInd to The IIoIso and
fund on in his f,vor and Iio ,@r,;nst L;,,
Thn measure that Gnal rassaI r,,,,od
bv Mr.. Bovd of Kentucky # Is rs toIows.
Rcsolred I'm Ue SENATE onJ JIo,,qe of Rom, e,uto.
6res oc HE Tr,;t,d S,,,{co IF 1,or;co a, T,.,c,o
cescn,IicJ ,rbot ,b prI, ~ tla rT,;.l So
cause notice to he ci,.aH ~ tbo Co,orn,',ant or
Great Britain tb,t tho convonto, bot,roon tho mi
ted Staies Of &merc, onJ Great Br;,,in
ino tbe torrif,r, an fIo Nor,L,.ost co9st ~ Nror-
len ,ycsf of flo S,,onv NT,nnt,ins ~ ,ho G,h of
Aupnst ls51 si,.,'od u Iono sIoII bo o'ilod
and abroGotod twelve months n9or r;yino so;I No.
tcc
j > .3ndbc u f,r,5,,. r,.o,.oy r1,,,,, ro.1- Lo.o
in contained l. rtandod to ;n'orfnro ,h 10 r;nlt
Fond Jscrct;o ~ ,ln ,r, n,,, W. .',I ,
contracing natia TO Iend or %
NJ, o,abio sottIain,,t o. t
snocfino tbo Oro,,,n ,orri,ar ''''
me onoston on enrross;nr and orjorinr ,o
third reading was taken nv Yeos md Nnvs-sYeos
lG3 NAYS a
VIZ Wins ~ Loon, 1911. Natives : To-
tai lG3.
N,ys-Wbios 81; L,ocos IG: Natives Ito.
tol "A
As far tbo resolution nossod il is substantially
WHO mcgsure. The Polk p3rlv wished mere
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