The Southern journal., 1846-02-28
From the N. 0. Picuyume.
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ID.

before the members two executive reports.
one from the Navy Department in regard
to contracts made the past fiscal year;
the other from the War Department
upon the expenses Of the national ar
mories. N
Mr.. Bagby gave notice o. hia intention
TO bring in bill TO incorporate the navy of
Texas with that of the U. States.
The Senate then took up the bill pro-
viding for the payment Of debt claimed
by Texas while an independent State
This bill was in relation to the disarming
OF Sniveley's company by body of United
States troops. After much discussion the
bill was laid on the table. The Senate then
went into Executive session.
In the House four resolutions were in.
'roduced on the subject of Oregon. One
by Mr.. aDargin of Ala. TO the effect that +,
was honorable and proper to settle our
NORTHWESTERN difficulties be renewed
negotia'ions--and suggesting the 49e as
convenient and wise basis of compro-
mise.
D Another by Mr.. Tibbatts of Kentucky
instruc!ing the President OF the u. States
to give immediate notice tha! the joint oc,
cupancy shall cease; but to accompany
said notice with assurances of a desire
upon the part of the Executive and coun-
try to preserve friendly relations, maintain
the peace of the world and strengthen the
bonds of amity now subsisting between the
U. S. and Great Britain.
The third was by Mr.. Petit of Indiana.
and was naked instruction to the Presi.
dent 10 give the notice forthwith, without
qualification or the expression of any other
thing than that the joint occupancy shall
cease.
The fourth was by Mr.. Brown of Va. Of
the same tenor as the third All these
propositions were referred to the Commit
tee of the Whole, and the mover of each
gave notice that at the proper time he
would offer it as an amendment to the bill
introduced by the Committee on Foreign
Affairs.
Mr. Winthrop of Mass. asked leave 10
present petition from Martha Gray, the
widow of Capt. Gray, the discoverer of the
mouth of the Columbia river. She was
married in l774, just one month too late to
receive the benefits Of the Pension Act,
but claims pension in view of the fact
that her husband had served during the
Revolutionary war, and was identified with
the great discovery of the Columbia river
Mrs. Gray represents herself as poor and
dependent. The memorial was refer
red to the Committee on Revolutionary
CLAIMS.
An hour was next spent in personal ex>
plantations between Mr.. Bayly of Va. and
Mr.. Johnson of Tenn, in regard to speeches
made by those gentlemen on the floor ol
the House. The House interposed and
stopped them, but not till after the two
members had made hot work of it.
Mr.. 1ibbatIs offered resolution to ter.
inmate the Oregon debate on the 9th inst,
which was voted down.
The House then went into Committee
Of the Whole, when the debate was resumed
upon the Oregon question, Mr.. Thompson
of Miss. addressing the committee at length
in favor of the notice.
Mr.. Leake of Va. obtained the floor, anc
on his motion the committee arose, and soor
after the House adjourned.
The proceedings of the whole sitting
were characterized by great disorder and
confusion.
February 3d.
In the Senate little was done besides re-
ceiving petitions, memorials and reports.
Amongst others was memorial, presented
by Mr.. Calhoun, from the Memphis Con
vention, which was referred TO a selec
committee, consisting of Messrs. Cal.
houn, Atchison, Semple, Barron and
Chalmers.
In consequence of the indispositon o
Mr.. Westcott, the consideration of the
bill TO increase the Navy was again passed
over.
In the House, Mr.. Black, of S. Carolina
offered preamble and resolutions looking
towards peaceable settlement of ths
Oregon question; and Mr.. Drumgoole pre-