Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1846-04-23
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In SENATE, Tuesday. April liih, no busi.
ncss of Importance Ia the public wns don-.-
Nr Weslcoi. of Fhrids. made u speech in
favor "f claiming the whole of Oregon Al
Ter he had CONCLUDED Gen Houston, ofTexas,
obtained the door. and the Senate udjourned
HOUSE, MIR. Mckay came to the House
'hls 'norning with the Tariff bill as revised
hy the Committee of Ways and Means, since
The report wus made IRON the Secretary oi
'be Treasury. The alterations in the bill are
few, but generally they recommend Oh IN
crease of duty over that proposed by the
Secretary to The Treasury, aud his T. omnl
tee OF Custom House officers.
The ad UaiOr,m principle is observed in the
Ball. and every thing like specific or min
iinnm duty abandoned.
The bill was twice read aud the House ad.
journrd.
In the SENATE. Wednesday, April 18th,
Gen. Houston had the floor on the Oregon
question. lie was tor peace, and considered
the notice peace measure.
In the lIoUsE, Friday was fixed upon rs The
day 10 terminate the debate on the bill ex-
then discussed by Mcssrs. Gi!es. Seddon.
when the House adjourned.
The Oregon Question settled
in the senate.
In the SENATE, Thursday, April lG,
The question on the Oregon Question,
was taken, and the Notice, with Mr..
Johnson's ame endment, adopted. Mr..
CrNienden spoke Two hours, and defend
ed ibe Notice. as "A peace measure,
urging its passage. lie renewed the
history of the question but refrained
from discussing the title. Under pres
ent circumstances he was willing TO vote
for the notice asked for by the President,
not regarding it as an offensive measure,
though it might be given in such a man
ner MS TO have that effect. He there
fore advocated his amendment.
The House resolutions were then TAX
en- up.
Mr. Johnson Of Md. moved TO amend
them, as follows: Insert before Resolved,
the preamble to Mr.. Cri,,enden's amend
ment. Also to insert the word amicable
before settlement Ills purpose was, il
the preamble be adopted, to move to
strike out all niier Re'oired, and insert
Mr.. Critlcnden's resolution, except the
proviso.
Mr.. Allen thought the preamble unex-
ceptionable, except its historical part -
After the second whereas he moved to
strike out what followed, and insert from
the Presidents message the words, 1T is
the duty Of Congress 10 consider what
measures shall be adopted to protect
American citizens in Oregon, sc.
MIR. Calhoun said both these motions
were out Of order.
Some alteration in the form being
made, the yeas and nays were ordered
on MIR. Aliens motion to amend the a
and it was rejected, yeas 90
nays 30.
A proposition TO amend Mr.. Johnson 5
amendment by striking out that clause
requiring the President to exercise his
discretion as TO giving the notice, was
rejected, yeas %, nays 80.
The question was then taken on MIR.
Johnson's amendment To the House resO-
Iuiions, and il was carried--yeas 80,
nays "a.
This settles the question. The Sen.
ale agrees To MIR. Criltt nden's PROPOSE
ton which has heretofore been repeated
" published with these notifications TO
the word 'anicab.e' be-
fore settlement, aud striking out tho pro-
vlso that the notice be not given till at-
Ter The end Of this session.
Mr. Allen followed in speech against
The proposition, though he said he had
no hope Of resisting its passage. lie
that The notice would fail be- /
wecn the two houses.
Ayes--Archer, Ashley, Atherton,
Bagby, Barrow, Benton, Berrien, Cal
,"un, Cameron, Chalmers, John nj.
Clayton, Corwin, ,Crittendru, Davis, Day
on, Dix, Greene, Haywood, Houston,
Jarnegin, johnson, Of Md.
Johnson of La. Lewis, McDuflic. Man
.un, Miller, Morehead, Niles, Pearce,
Penny backer, Phelps, Rusk, Sewer, SIM
mons, Speight, Turrey, U?ham, Web
trr, Woodbridge.
Noes-AIlep, Atchison, Breese, Bright,
Cass, Thomas Clayton, Dickson, Evans,
IIannegan, Jenness, Semple,
Wes,cou.
FORM OfMe Resoiuiiona as IL passed The Senate.
Whereas, by the conve ention conclud- 1
ID The twentieth day Of October, eigh-
cen hundred and eighteen, between the
United States of America and the King
If the United kingdom Of Great Britain
md Ireland, for The period Of ten years,
md afterwards indefinitely extended and
continued in force by another convcn-
ion of the same parties, concluded the