Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-04-15
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mt' AsHNAN OF Mass, asked leave to make personal
t"na',n to the House this morning. Leave gran.
u' anu VIZ sustained the report in Baltimore Amer
lcHn OF Saturday (he couccncss of which wa. denied m
Mr. fancey OF Ala Mr.. AsHNUx said that ON Fnd.v bc
had denied the charges preferred by Mr. YAScEy against
Mr. WEBSTER, and called for proofs. Ii the gentleman
had not heard hH was not because he had denied
the charges
The House then into Committee Of the Whole bv
vote OF 81 - a. Mr. HANS of Me- in the Chair and Inv
vote OF ~ to 6s the bill tor protecting American citizens
IN Oregon was taken up
Mr.. M'tiEHEy, OF ky moved TO limit the Jurisdiction nv
inc line OF the i9h degree, aud defended his
IN bret speech. He did believe our title extended
beyond forty ine, and would not, therefore, advocate -
nsdiction beyond that line.
Mr. WENTwoRrH argued briefly that our iitlo wa. as
eoou up TO hT-!our forty, forty nnc and he was
quite ready To extend Jurisdiction over the whole lie
c"nteded thHt the House committed 10 fifty four for
w. ny the ball giving notice the Joint occupanrv
MI kockwkLL, OF Conn. stated that the bill interiered
WIN the rights OF British subjects, well as Others
many OF those were IN the territory aud British laws
tected them. conflict ensue from the passag, of
such bill as this 'Ns' "
Mr. J. .. ADAMS addressed the Committee for one
hour IN opposition 10 the amendment and in of
our claim To the whole cf Oregon up to 81 deg 10 M TO
which he argued We had good title against England or
any other European Tins te mainly derived
from Spain.
MI ADAMS went into examination of the question of
nue. and claimed ours good both under the grants made
oy England IN l6-ei aud by the grants OF Pope Alex
hhu.r inc 51h and by the treaty with Spain in 1919
Mr. Adams had closed the expiration of his hour
MT BURT OF :. c. replied with some carnestness TO the
HPSSSH "i AuhlnS. lie commended Mr., Adams
was ehtey responsible for much Of the embarrassnens
growing out OF the question lie responsible for the
oHeTo MI GalStin, and II the gentleman from
Massachusetts, that he expected Mr. Polk partculay a
uded when he said that he offered deg out 1 RESPECT
his predecessors.
mr.. mcHenry's amendment then rejected
Mr. SMITH OF Conn. thea ccTcd an amend nj TINT .
Ia" should not be applied To British subjects west OF the
Rocky Mountains until directed by Congress.
MI = argued that rs the bill as the Executive had
power To carry on war Independently Of Congress and he
therefore mad moved a substitute u the whole bill
Mr. THURMAN o Ohio made long speech IN defence of
the night OF the U. 5. TO $40 40.
Mr. DANIEL oi ~ G. was opposed TO the expression Of
any boundary IN the BIZ II Congress had confidence in
the Executive they could allow him to defend the rights Of
the u. :. IN the u. States.
Mr.. WOODWARD =. c. was IN favor of the amendment
oi Mr. smith, OF Conn. Tie deslred that there should be
some limit M the bill to the point of Iunsdcton and that
the territorial jurisdiction should be extended over the
ot Oiegon 10 the Russian line.
lie did not claim the whole OF Oregon, and complained
OF the outrage which had been done his opinion a.
as To those oi his friends, in the made upon
OIL winch passed the House the last Congress
Mr. DOUGLASS and Mr.. WoopwARp had some pointed
remarks between them the character of TIN. Bill and
ihe committee then rose, on motion OF Mr.. FAREAN
MI HENLEY, on leave introduced Bill in reference To
the purchase Of Stock m the Portland and Louisville Ca
nal proposing Canal un the Indiana side Mr. ADAM.
asked leave TO be discharged from memorials IN ref
tfence To the Tnr (recrfed Committee on Mann
iacturc) and that they be referred the Committee on
ways End Means, which committee. Is now understood
have the SUBJECT OF the Tamil before them.