Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-02-18
CONGRESS-.
UNITED STATES SENATE.
Correspondence OF the Bait. American.
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UNITED STATES SENATE.
The PRESIDENT lad before the Senate a communica-
ton from the War Department relative Notifications Al
Key West.
Also, memorial relative to the improvement Of tho ri
Delaware at Reedy Island.
Also memorial praying such change in the Cons,i,p
ton ss will abolish slavery.
number OF petitions asking change in the Naurali-
zauon Laws ana relative TO the Senecn Indian treaties
were presented by Messrs. ARCHER and DIN
The bill for the rciei Of the legal representatives of Will
liam d. Cheever, was read third time aud passed.
Also, bill for the relief the legal representatives Of
George Duyal, Cherokee Indian.
Also. bill to repeal part Of relative to the sale of
pIblic lands.
THE OREGON QUESTION.
The Senate then proceeded TO the consideration of
the special order Of the day. being the resolution 10
give The Notice. and the various amendments thereto.
Mr.. HANNEGAN said a. long tho notice should
he gwen. 1t mmat, rial to him whether il was DIV
en- IN the form reported from the Committee on Foreign
Relations, or IN that OF iha substitute offered by the
Senator from Kentucky (Mr. CnttemdenJ II was not
his purpose, however, 90 into discussion of the
merits OF the question OF Notice, but would proceed
at 10 the consideration of tho resolution, which he
(Mr. Hauneganl had offered and the sub.tu,o which
had been offered by the Senator from South Carolina
(Ar. Calhoun
not OF claim but OF and he coniendod that our
title TO the whole Of the territory from 10 desr,es IA
% deg. Ann was made out as clearly the of
any government upon earth to It's soil. Mr. H. then
went at length into brief Of tfle."
Mr. flanagan showed that Spain had always main
TIMED her title to the Oregon against England and
weak and distracted she was she was willing IN pto
coed even 10 with that powerful nation IN de.
aud shall we fear ,o act ns haIily md Ii LUIS u's'
has don,3 '' 40 spain
Mr. flanagan then proe.e5,d IN giv.. d,.,,,. :
the country WINCH he s,id y. d,nota ~ S Ssop''oh
sneeringly designated ms a barren strip ofIsnd ''u
Mr. Mangum asked leave explain, and said TINT he
had puposey ab>aned from expressing any opinion Us to
the value o the territory IN dispute. The accounts were
30 various and conflicting that he had been able to
fuin an opinion. Some had said that WINS sterIs with
cut wafer and without RAIN while old friend OF his from
ohio IN the other Hou"e, represented it fitted for the
euiuSshon "i cotton ana sugar
were NJ Tor me cultivation OF cotton and sugar, said Mr.
a".s' III tepy, lhe opposition would at once change
INN and he then wen, ON -, 'T, w ' tueh eu'a
trhly valuable for o,.r b,,,, re- ~ .',, '"S was
Mir n spoks untl pe,tl, re-. ,Ih ''n' =, co.
CU ITI of ia bns The A., 80 $3.50 "''u 'i'' CoL'
IpIrSp pI, pppncsE,,,, .,,,
~ '-N AlNES.
- RESULT IIONS.
Inc cary part Of the day was devoted the pton
OF "eSo'unohs IN purPoH as follows:
Ia relation TO the Tree transmission OF newspapers
aIIpOs,ns Ine election OF Deputy Posimasters by the
tt, ~ '' ~ "o'u "ef Oihees curing good
All .,,.;, ~ - .-.
,.,, IS , -, -, 90, rI,I oi tue Navy De-
A 80, C,,a',,"a " - 2 wi. W Nv En-
ths ,rbiec, ~ e; , ' y% was CHOSEN upon
- ,,,',' ",' war department.
I'M TARIFF.
Resolution was offered by MIR. DAVIS. calling upon
the committee OF WAYS and Means 10 furnish the Clerk OF