The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-02-19
SCENES IN THE HOUSE

of the closing scenes III the House on the
Oregon question:
The scene i'll the House of Representatives
to-day has been intensely animating and ex-
citing. The galleries were filled all TO per
the Hall and the Hobbies seemed oVerrup
with people, scores of whom got access there
the Lord knows how.
Alr. r. B. King opened the debate in a
severe speech against The Administration, for
refusing tlle English Governments offer to
arbitrale the Oregon question:. From the
Administration, he tuned upon MIR. JoHN @. |
ADAMS -for which he was made 10 suffer
some, and escaped good deal more in con-
sequence of the hour rules cutting Oft the
sold man eloquents's" speech before he had
got halfihroagh with it.
Mr.. Adams made singular argument in
establishing the foundation OF our title TO Or
egon. 1t was novel in the exireme-and
yet he linked il together, as fast as he went
in such strong chain, that almost the whole
House seemed willing TO suspend the hour
rule that he might 90 on. Indeed the Com
mittee did rise to enable the House 10 en-
terrain motion 10 that effect; but Mr.. G. ].
lngersolI who made the motion, feeling de-
sire that it should extend 10 himself also, as
he intended TO speak, changed the form of
his motion, SO as TO extend the debate thro'
another day, andth the House voted il down.
So Mr.. Adams was not heard through!
I MIR. Ingersoll followed in one OF his pecu-
liar harangues. 1t was argumentative, histor-
ical classical, poetical, sarcastic, egotistical,
at times very pretty, at times very silly, and
throughout very amusing. He hit Mr. VAN
buren, broadside for neglectiBg TO resent
The insult offered TO US 10y England in the
S:Iosser and Alexander Mcleod case, and
the way he came down upon MIR. WEBSTER,
in relation 10 the same case, was. no doubt In
his own estimation, a little the fnes! imagin-
able! He said there was an important piece
of history about that matter not yet before
| the public, but which was soon 10 be publish
ed and that was that Mr.. Webster was Sec
rotary of State aud Mcleod was in prison in
New York, the former wrote 10 the Governor
Of New York that if Mcleod was not set at
liberty, the Empire State would soon be in
"a blazing con0agration! lie said several
things against Mr.. Websier--too numerous
TO meation-after which he said he liked
that great man very much in every thing but
! bis politicsi
When the voting, in committee OF the
, whole, commenced, the scene was extreme
: y animating.
: MIR. c.. J. INGERsoLL moved that the word
forthwith be struck out OF the resolution,
directing the President 10 give the notice,
: reported by the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations, and which Yves under immediate
consideratlon--which. motion was agreed
to.
Next Mr.. HILLIARD's amendment, leaving
to the discretion of the President the giving
of the notice at such time as he might deem
:. proper-which was rejected, by vote OF sc
for to l36. against said amend ment.
Mr. DARGIN's amendment was divided
the first branch, declaring that the difficulties
b on the Oregon question are subjects of hon
n orable negotiation and compromise and ough,
TO be so adjusted : rejected by a vote o
90 in the affirmative and l02 in the mega.
+ tive. The second branch was rejected with
S out count.
!, After some further amendments had been
. offered and rejected,
Mr.. RAMSEY, as a ruse for the purpose o
testing some of the Administration men who
3 vociierate that all negotiation, compromise
! and arbitration is at an end, they will have
!. the whole or none of Oregon, offered an a
! mendment, declaring that the Oregon quest
/. ion was no longer subject of negotiation
e. and compromise-and demanded teilers OIL
!. it. Tellers were appointed and stood up 70
L. the members 10 pass between them and b
Il, counted. There were but ten in the affirm
u alive! and it was very amusing to observ,
r those ten members as they walked betweel
r. the teliers. First Messrs. Ramsey aud Went
IS, worth passed up, and the House laughed
r Then Mr.. Darragh took shoot and through
,h he went! Then MIR. Sawyer took the plunge
Is, Then two or three more passed up! Mex
" MIR. Robert Smith, determined that the Hous
P should not laugh him out of it--for he belle
~ we'd negotiation and compromise were al al
IN end, and was not afraid to say so--shruege
m. up his shoulders, gave his body jerk an
ct between the tellers he pitched and was couns
- ed! The House roared again! And no,
"a. came Mcconnell, with his fire red vast. an
srt walked up between the tellers with all III
IN, majesty of his independent nature! TIL
iP- was TOO much for the House, and the pea
ga of meFriment became absolutely bois.ersus
3D. After order was restored those in the mega
tive passed up between the tellers! Their
sa- were l46 Of them!
an After this MIR. Schenck offered an amenc
en-, meni, the same as Mr.. Dargin's except th
in words compromise" and declaring that tn
Us Us question ought to be settled by negotia,io