American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-01-08
lnERICAN REPUBLICAN.
Reported for the American Republican,
FIRST SESSION of the goth CONGRESS
WAsHlNGToN, Jan. T. 1916.
SEN AVE.

MIR, X. Johnson presented Petltloh from
merchants and others of Baltimore, asking a
repeal Of the Pilot laws.
Also, a memorial from J. Bradley, Esq,
asking that additional evidence may be re-
Quired in cases of executors.
MIR. Calhoun asked to be excused from serv-
ing on the Committee Of Finance. tie had
been made chairman Of this committee in his
absence and was not in sufficient health TO
discharge its duties.
The request was granted. Mr.. Spelght was
afterwards appointed by the Chair.
An act for the relief of James Bogardus, ex-
tending patent, was passed.
The bill making appropriations for the con-
unuatlon of the Cumberland Road, was taken
up, but, after being read, was postponed for
two weeks.
The bill for raising regiment Of mounted
rifemen was taken up, and
Mr. Benton gave some excellent reasons for
its passage, and the necessity of this kind Of
force upon the Western frontier, among the
Indians. The bill appropriatcs $40, 500 for
raising the regiment, and $4,000 for each Of the
military posts which should be established on
the route to Oregon, together with the sum of
$4,000 to pay the indians for the land upon
which the forts were erected. The measure
was urged by Mr.. b. as necessary for the peace
with war or rumors of war. The bill was
read a third time, and passed.
The bill to establish a mail route from New
Orleans to Galveston; and thence to other
points in Texas, was re-committCd for the pur-
pose of asccrtainng if the land route by way
of Fulton, Ark, was not preferable to the con-
veyance by sea.
Mr.. Niles reported the Joint resolution regu-
lating the prices to be paid for the printing of
Congress, so amended as to make it operative
from the commencement of the present session,
and the same was passed.
The Senate then went into close session, for
q short time.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr. Rhett rose to personal explanation,
and long and severe passage of words" took
place between him and Mr.. Adams, which oc-
cupied nearly an hour of the time ofthe House.
Mr.. Holmes submitted Joint resolution au-
thorising the appointment of committees OF the
House and Senate, to unite with the President
and select, on the 22nd of February, site for
the erection of Monument to Washington,
which was considered at once and unanimous
ly passed
MIR. Hamln of Me, from the committee on
Elections, reported that Mr.. Cabell of Florida,
had no right to u seat, and that Mr. Brocken-
brough had.
Mr.. Culver made minority report, and both
reports were ordered 10 be printed and lie on
the table,
On motion of Mr.. Yancey, the House resell
we'd itself into committee Of the Whole.
Mr.. Tibbatts took the chair.
The Oregon subject was taken up.
Mr.. billiard then moved to amend the reso-
luton so as to empower the President to give
''the notice" whenever he might deem it ne
cessary.
Mr. Yancey addressed the House in forci-
bic strain and was we'll listened to. He argu-
ed that the convention was peace measure,
and that to give notice Of its termination must
ipSo facto be war measure. He asked how,
as regarded a contest with Great Britain, we
were prepared for war?--war was a contest OF
power, not Of right. He thought that the end OF
this contest if it occurred, would find US in
possession of Canada, and Great Britain in
possession of Oregon, so that the west would
lose its cherished object. He defended Mr..
Calhoun warmly from the "miserab!c insects
that crawled across his noble path.
Mr., Caleb Smith fla, was somewhat hu-
morous in his comments upon the remarks OF
Mr. Baker Of Ill.,, about the "manltost doubt
inp" title to Oregon. Mr.. S. insisted that this
matter of ''thc notice" was part of treaty
with which the House had nothing to do. Bat
he upheld our title to Oregon, and, if the ext
eency required its maintenance by arms
would go as far as any ono to vote the neces'
sary means.
Mr.. Cobb of Ga, 90 the floor next, and the
House adjourned.
ID.