The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-29

the amendment would break down the BILL il admitted
his application 70 the Secretary Of the Navy and had
prepared bill for larger force but on receipt Of the
is naS ,S.p as ,n
the bill provides for but upon rejection, he thought
would be unsafe to sdopt:
MT FaiIfeds closing remarks we're lost in the inter.
ruptionl
not tempered with reflection, which, he said implied
that he had acted without consultation of the conse
and his ardent snd manner l1s
honest one He could never deliberately plant thorn
ora dagger in the bosom of could he, Like
the Senator from Maine, smile whils he stabbed.
Mr.. FAIRFIELp-I am very sorry
Mr. HANSEGAS-I don't give way, sir don't give
Mr.. FAIRrIELp-very WELL
In reference to his amendment Mr.. H. had consulted
with officers Of the navy, aud Others before he submit
ted showing that he had exercised proper precauon
Mr. Hannessn next passed to the remarks q Col BEN
fence Of the seaboard Washington, New York Phila-
delphis; Boston. were all lying open to the enc
SSIsass-.hsy must Be designed for the United
against France and the powers Of Europe, but
against, the possible contingency of an invasion
o q 70 m sa n sa
the Missouri Convention had declared for 81 49, The
passed 10 the affair. McKee, and sS~ed that there
was an understanding between her and France and
England and that We bad not escaped war in that
honorable peace above all things he wanted war
like the last with its sacking Of the capital and burning
ton, but great American question, standing upon its
pedestal and towering above all sectional or party
Mr.. BAoBY next rose to address the Senate in few
observations, but induced to take his seat by the
On motion, the Senate went into executive session
House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81, 1916
Mr.. Towns, of Ga. DENY in place Of Washington
Poe (whig resigned appeared this morning, and took
Reports were then called from the several Standing
Committees; various resolutions and bills report
ed among others,one from the COMMITTEE of Commerce.
for the improvement of Newark Bay NJ j., and making
The House then went into Committee of the Whole
Mr.. Tibbatts in the chair
Mr. DOUGLASS, Of Illinois, having the floor, addressed
the committee in favor Of giving the twelve months
pressly provided for in the Treaty Of Convention itself
1t could not be O cause Of war;
documents from that body among which was bill for
the establishment Post Routes in Texas which had
on refer
Mr. DOUGLASS then concluded his speech He
tce He referred to the opinions of Mr. Adams in jan
uary or February ls45, in which he attempted to prove
Mr. ADAMS inquired what book he read FROM and to
what date he referred. Having been answered, Mr..
Aoams Pteo an expIanauon, out ME- bayly refused
to yield the floor.
Mr.. BArI1 then proceeded to Of the gen.
tlemen the other side, who had charged the South
with unfathfulness the Oregon question, when
trasted with their zeal the Texas question He
particularly severe Mr.. Hannibal Hamln, of Maine
He denied that this notice q party measure. He
was always party man-and he would support the ad
mnisration as lar as he could support body of fa
men.
Mr. w. w. CAMPBELL ofN. Y. (native) then took the
floor He commenced by beautiful allusion to John
Jacob Aston and Albert GalaD of his constituents
who had to this country from foreign lands and
who long sgo-one by making American settlements on
the Columbia river the other by his parcipancy in the
just negotiations this subject-had Identified their
names with the Oregon territory The allusion was
appropriate but would have been much appropri
ate in the mouth Of another, than native If his pr,n
ciples carried out, both these distinguished
would have been deprived Of having vote for twenty
from holding the offices, which, in the language of Mr.
Campbell he adorned. MIR. c. then branched out into
loud complaints about the way in which the native par
ty had been treated The poor Indian to the door
OF the White House and raps but there is response
and the native comes and knocks at the door Of
knocks them into cooked hat, and the wind carries
their voices down Pennsylvania Avenue. He was for
the notice.
Mr. ROBERT DALE OWEN, Of Indiana then obtained the
floor the committee rose and the House adjourned