American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-12-24
SsaL&tauOtT Gltygcc.
tRePoncd tn III: Baltimore CriPpeTl
both CONGfs lG.cS-SECOND sGsSssIOE.
WAsniNG RON, Dec, rs, 1916,
SENATE

journal.
MIR. Eruce introduced hiil to organize
terrre1ia! government in Oregon, which was
rCSrNd to tko coumlTtoe % l1dicia,y.
Ne. Semph', fr,m She commlucc on roNds
snG canals, reported Hill 70 continue tie
Cur hDrIand read thruUGh lndiama, llGnoisaDd
Mi"aopri asld to oede the came to the States III
Wl,ch It lies
M. Anterior, from the committee on print |
ing, reported is favor Of engraving and print
ing map of Florida, prepared IN the topo- |
graphicll bureau, which, after some debate, |
wa*, oh molten Of MIR. Phelps. laid on the Ia
bic.
fk' Aibcrton also reported against printing !
the memnr,al against thu war FROM "rIends, ~
presented by Rlr. Davis. Whereupon,
MIR. Davis expressed his great establishment
and so prise, md moved thai it should tte
printed,
M Simmons also hoped it would be print
ed
Nh AthOrton and Mr. Chalmers opposed the
r!IIiug--il was uuusnai and unnecessary, ard
nui. GlsTcspectlul to the petitioners TO refuse TO
prAr il.
Ne. Wcstcott opposeG--Mr. CritterdeR and
: A.. j M Claysom support ed--Mr. Sewer OPP
Posed--Mr. Summons and MIR, Niles Supported
the prRI.ing, and the vote by yeas aud nays re-
1uited--yeas II, DAYS al, ON the question OF
ruun-coneufrlng with the committee. This Vice
President voted no
On amotion,o MIR. Mangum, the report was
dhen laid On the table.
ShCytly afterwards, tho Senate went into ex-
GCutVs session.
HOUSE OF REPR ESENTAI4PE S.
Prayer by Mr.. Sheer, IN " hich he prayed for
the country, and invoked the DspOser of all
Events to sIpie on the army and tia navy, and
10 Ia pTiEi nT ha iOgtfo AFT
wisdom 10 oaf counsels, efficiency TO cur plans,
and SUCCESS 10 our arms. And may uIG glory
aud pr IspeCiiy, and moral and physical power
of tins government advance az loIi. a5 the sun
ACd m0en endure.
Among other bills presented were the fol-
lowing:
By MIR. Hertn of Wisconsin, TO Us abIish the
'-teyrnoriai government Of Minnesota.
By Mr.. Daun ass, to establish the territorial
government Of Oregon, which was made the
special order for the first Tuesday in January.
BY Mr.. MaCeland, the River and Harbor
bill Of asst Session, striking out those parts the
President, il lie presumed especially objected to,
and reducing Inc amount OF appropriation.
The House resolved itself into a Committee
Of the Whole OH the state Of the Union, and re-
sumed the consideration Of the resolutions re-
feTring the various topics in the Presidents
Message to Ehe appropriate cO'A;nittees.
MIR. T3bbGtts asked leave TO amend the reso-
lutuns-- nslTuCtin2 the committee on Military
Affairs TO enquire into the expectancy OF in"
cIeasing ,he gay Of regulars and volunteers,
and grating bounty land, and providing for an
armed occupation and settlement, by citizens
of the United Stotes, of the conquered territory
now in our possession, and the extension Of our
laws over it, unless Mexico make proposition
for peace before the first of August, lS47.
Mir. Hant, Of New York, opposed the acqui-
sition Of additional territory from Mexico, be-
cause 1t would tend 70 the subVersion OF eur
free Institutions and inhlCt blow on the Con-
svtuuOn tom which it will never recover.
Mr.. BayIy defended the Administration, and
replied to CONT emen on the wing side,
Mr.. Slanton said that the President acted
prudently and, natrioticaIIy in sending troops to
the left bank Of the Rio Grando.
MIR. GonAon obtained the floor, and on his
motion the GnImrttee rose.
Mr. C. J. lngersoll submitted a resolution to
terminate t@e debate tomorrow, at two o.
s!ocks
AIr. Jones m3ved to amend by saying Is
minutes past 40.
Mr. Hungrr'1gi said if this should prevail,
his colleague, tie House meeting at l2 O'Clock,
would have not M opportunity to speak.
lie moved al al 1urnment, snd the motion
was az ICED to.
tDWlIg the speech of Mr.. Bayly, to day,
hr D4ys, OF Kestucky, rose (or tho purpose
ofexpGnaton- Mr.. Bayly said he would ey-
plain Gal of th3 hail. MI. Dlvis-"You
shan't make talas reference to me-" Mr.
Bayly-"Ds yuu usaAn TO say made false
Ieercnoe7n Mr.. DuvIs-"I DO" Mr.. Bayly
--"Then you liu.n1