The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1846-01-31
Congressional lproreeoings.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. %.


WEDNESDAY, Jan. %.
SENATE. The Senate was again. occupied
with Mr. Fairfeld's Navy Bill. Speeches were
made by Mr. BagbyNof Alabama, and Mr Miller
OF New Jersey, in opposition to the BILL The
most spicy part of the proceedings was the row.
ing up which Mr. flanagan of Ia gave Mr.
Richie of the Union. The breach between the
organ and the party is widening rapidly. The
long article on Oregon, SC. in this mornings I'm
ion has created great Excitement
The Senate was in secret session about an hour
They confirmed the nomination of Fl. N. Ella.
worth as Charge de Affairs at Stockholm
HOUSE. A motion by Mr. C. j. Ingersoll to
terminate the debate Oregon on the 5th of
February, was voted down. Ehe House then
went into Committee Of the Whole
Mr. Owen, of Indiana, addressed the Commit
tee on Oregon in favor of the Notice, and in vim
dcation OF our rights to the Territory.
Mr. Thurman of Ohio followed on the same side
Mr. Thompson of Pa spoke in favor of the Tar
if and Oregon. The Tariff men begin to doubt
whether the giving Notice is more 10 be feared
than betrayal of their interest by Free Trade
compromise.
Mr. Thompson is sleepy looking speaker, but
his dry humor kept the House in perpetual
roar 1t was an amusing scene, and might have
passed off very well in circus performance, but
it was not very decorous for an American Con-
gress.
MIR Holmes of S. C. got the floor for to-mor-
row. He will give us what has been called the
South Carolina Wing doctrine on the subject.
VAN DIEMAN's LAND. Dreadful Shin
wreck. Ala LiUes Lost We are indebted TO
Linus W. Miller, Esq Of Chautauque County, in
this State, for papers late as Sept. 23d. Mr.
Miller was taken prisoner in 1888 at Niagara, du-
ring the Canadian outbreaks, and transported to
London, where he was tried and sentenced TO
Van Dieman's Land. Mr. Miller came here bv
the way of Pernambuco and Philadelphia, and is
ON his way to his parents, who, no doubt
will be overwhelmed with joy in welcoming him.
The Melbourne Herald, OF the 18Th of Sent
gives the particulars of one of the most horrible
shipwrecks on record, by which Ala lives were
lost. The &c Cataraqui," Captain C. W. Finlay
(emigrant ship of 500 tons,) sailed from Liverpool
on the goth OF April, with 500 emigrants, and
crew, including two doctors, OF forty-six souls
Nothing occurred worthy OF notice until the 4th
of August, on which day the ship went ashore in
violent gale, on reef situated on the West
coast of Kings Island, at the entrance of Basis
Straits The ship filled in a few hours, and
through the night scene of horror was exhibit
cd without parallel. Before morning but 80 of
the company Were alive, the rest having been
swept into eternity by she waves. Out of The
whole crew only nine were sa,ed.-W Y. Er.
The number of undergraduates in Harvard
University is 279, larger number than any wear
for the preceding % years. The aggregate mum
Der for The last four years is greater than for any
Jour consecutive years since the foundation of the
institution In the modern languages, 10 students
are engaged in Spanish, IA in Italian l5 in French,
and Al in Germans the last give particular evil
dence of being we'll instructed. A large proper
ton of the seniors and almost all the juniors elect
the Latin, and in this branch there has been an
evident improvement within few years, and
much more oral instruction is given than former
ly.-BOSton Post.
Hon BAYLIE PEYToN has addressed letter
to the President of the Native American Associ
alton Of Louisiana, published in the Tropc, with
drawing from the Association, having, he saws.
g become well satisfied, from experience and OBJ
servaton, that separate and distinct organization
upon the principles ofthe Native American party
is not calculated to accomplish the the objects Of
its creation, or to result in any real benefit to the
country; and, moreover, being convinced that
some of the restrictions and principles of the par
ty are extreme, proscriptive and unnecessary to
to the accomplishments the great objectin view.
wit, the purity Of our elections, and the Just adj
ministration ofthe laws