The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-04-25
TWENTY.NINTH CONGRESS-.

SENATE. MoNDAY, April ID. The Pres
ident of the United States answered the reso-
luton Of Mr. Clayton, with the fact that there
was no correspondence upon the Oregon
question since February 4th OF the present
year.
A message from the President has been
laid before the Senate aud the House, recon-
mendiug a revision Of the Cherokee treaty.
| There is trouble among the Indians, aud n
separation is deemed necessary for peace.
The House, by vote 80 10 "a, then went
into Committee OF the Whole on the State Of
the Union, and by further vote Of ~ to %,
took up the bill for extending the jurisdiction
ofthe United States over the Oregon settlers.
| MIR MclIenry, of n.y., moved TO limit the
| jurisdiction of the line TO the 49lh degree OF
north latitude. He did not regard our title as
good beyond this, &,theretore,w opposed TO
extending jurisdiction where we had not a
| good title.
Mr. Rockwell, of Conn, said the passage of
the Bill would lead TO conflicting claims be-
tween the jurisdiction and subjects of Great
Britnin,and those ofthe United States There
were laws in force now, Us passed 10y ParlIa-
ment. lie mnvedan amendment limiting the
operation ofthe bill to the I9th degree.
Mr. Wentworth OF Illinois, argued that the
claim of the Uui,ed States was rs good to 81
40 Us To 49,
Mr. Adams moved that the committee rise,
with view To move that this bill be postponed
I'LL il should be seen whether the notice ofihe
termination of the Joint occupaucy be passed
or not, by the Senate.
MIR 4. was for the line of5l 40: la sing our
claim upon the command in Genesis, TO null
tiply and repleni.h the earth.
The amendment Of Mclleury,of Kentucky,
was then rejected, and Mr. Smith of Conn,
offered - proviSo, that jurisdiction should eX-
tend over no British subject in Oregon, until
The Congress gave authority to do So. As the
bill now reads more power was vested III
the Executive. Mr. ;. advocatedhis amend
ment in brief and very pointed speech.
SENATE. THURSDAY, April II. Mr.
Westcott, of Florida, spoke on the Oregon
question. lie maintains the whole claim up
To 81 i0, but is against the notice, which would
plunge us into conflict prenuturely, aud
disadvauiagcously.
HOUSE Mr. Yanccy (who charged la.,t
week thar Mr. Webster was the PenticneG. A.
gent f'the Manufacturers, aud which cnurge
was denied hN Mr. Ashmuu,aud w.o ',lso call
ed for prooi) was permitted TO ask Dir A. 1.-The
said that he Mr. Y. had made false state
/ menI, Of ithc meant that the Charge that he
borrowed from news paper against Mr. w.
was false.
Mr. Ashmun said he Gid not see how the
gentleman could put any construction upon
his statement hut That which was alone war
ranted. He had denied the charges and pro-
nounced them TO he false, without charging
the inepnber To have made false statement.
The Oregon Jurisdiction Bin came up, Mr.
Nintor of Ohio commended that the bill viola
ted british rights; and, to avoid ia, he offered
an amendment, that the rights of British
subjects should he guaranteed in all respects.
according To the treaty of 1927, until the con
venion now in force was annulled. Mr. V in
ton said, with this provision he was in favor
of the bill. As it was, ne woulduot vote for
it--for, in his Judgment, we had no right 10 in
terfere with any British in the Oregon terri
tory, or 10 give them up for ,riul, ms was pro-
posedm the bill,t the nearest British power.
Mr. Vinton said he did propose to examine the
question of title here. He had done so care
fully at home, and with the law of nations be-
. fore him. The Spanish title he did not re-
gard as worth one fg. The country watered
by the Columbia river, he thought we had n
good title to, and none whatever 10 the coun-
tyy watered by Frazier's river.
Mr. Holmes offs. c. opposed the bill, as in
violation of the treaty of 1897. Every part
and parcel of it was in violation ofthis treaty
The bill was also in violation of'the law Of
nations.
The Committee rose after Mr. Holmes had
concluded, 76 to Al.
The tariff bill was then reported from the
Committee OF Ways and Means.
The bill was committed to the Committee
of the whole on the State ofthe Union
The alterations in the bill are few, but gen.
orally they recommend au increase of duty O.
yer that proposed by the Secretary of the
Treasury, & his Committee of Custom House
officers.
The ad eaIOrem principle is observed in the
bill, and every thing like specific or mini
mum duty abandoned.
Thirty pei cent. is imposed by the bill on
sugar, iron, and upon woollens, coarse and
fine.
Twenty-Five per cent. is proposed upon
cotton goods-or five mere than proposed by
MIR Walker.
The following are additions to Sir Robert
Walkers bill.
SEC. ~. Be it farther enacted that if it
shall happen, in ANY future fiscal year, that
the revenue shallnot be sufficient to defi1y
the expenditures required for that year, a Cfri-
! ty of 10 per cenium ad valorem shall be- lew
led, collected and paid on tea and coffee, to
take effect AFTER the first quarter of the enstl-
ing year.
| Instead of the bounty paid on picked fish,
drawback is allowed on foreign salt used.
SENATE. WEDNESDAY, April Is. In
the Senate, today, the bill to make up defic-
iencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year
ending June Both 1916, was discussed aud