The Columbian fountain., 1846-02-07
Reported for the Columbian Fountain.
Tw enty-ninth Congress:
FIRST SESSION.
IRIS s. ES SION
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9th, 1916.

The Senate did not sit.
The House Of Representatives met this
morning at 10, a. M, pursuant to resolution
of yesterday that they would meet at that hour
until the termination Of the Oregon debate, at
p. M. on Monday next.
No quorum appearing, the yeas and nays
were called on motion to adjourn; but before
conclusion, a sufficient number arriving, the
House went into committee on the Oregon
question, and
Mr.. Jefferson Davis OF Mississippi, Gin place
of Mr.. Rhett of s. c.. who had the floor from
yesterday, but who declined speaking) obtained
the floor. He took the lions share ofsOregon
the whole, without the none; and his remarks
particularly, when approaching the close,)
excited intense interest, insomuch, that some
fifteen gentlemen sprung to their feet as
"swords from their scabbards," the instant he
ceased. Messrs Houston of Alabama; Mar
tin Of Tennessee, Fckn, of NJ Y, Parish, of
| Ohio, and Clark, of N. c., were the happy
few who; In succession, caught the Chair
mans eye, and addressed the Committee All
were in favor of giving the notice.
| On motion for the Committee to rise, no
quorum voted, and the Committee, by their
Chairman, reported that fact. A call of the
House was moved, but arrested by motion
to adjourn, on which the yeas and nays were
taken, and resulted: Yeas Al, Nays a. So
the House refused to adjourn, and went again
into Committee, and the floor was taken by
Mr.. Foote, Of Vermont, who delivered a
long and able speech against the notice. He
was proceeding, when the Chairman's ham,
mer announced that his hour was out and
the floor was obtained by
Mr.. Starkweather, of Ohio, who made a
most brilliant speech in favor of the notice
and the whole, which want Of space and time
unavodably prevents even sketch Of. He
was followed by
| Mr.. Hunt, of N. Y, whom we left speak
ing when we went 10 press.
| P. s. After Mr.. Hunt concluded, Mr.. Tru-
man Smith, of Connecticut, got the floor for
to morrow. A division was had on motion
to rise, and decided by tellers--4l to rise, and
40 TO continue the debate. So the Committee
rose, and the yeas and nays were ordered on
motion TO adjourn, resulting yeas 45, nays
| SO. A call Of the House was moved and car
rled; but, on another motion to adjourn inter-
posing, the vote stood Al in the affirmative
and a in the negative, whereupon the Speak
er, giving his casting vote in the affirmative
the House adjourned at 20 minutes past P.
M, having sat Ten hours and twenty minutes
All of the gentleman who spoke to day, ex-
celed in power, patriotism, and eloquence. and
but one error met the ear OF the reporter, in
this days debate. II was an agricultural or
herbaceous error of Mr. Martin, who spoke Of
the blades ofgreen grass that grow on the sum
mits Of the mountains of Oregon, turning into
spears to be pointed at the forces of Great Bri-
tain.
The genleInan's lofty fight of eloquence
must have Inadvertently carried him above the
line of perpetual congelaton for we have au.
thentic data as 10 the height of these noun
tains. The snow is about two hundred fee,
deep the year round, near their SUBMITS. and
every blade Of grass growing there would BE-
worth at least one spear each, even agans, the
whole Of her Maesty's Royal Lancers There
is no great harm in this soaring sublimty, and
the reporter does not mean TO check by any
means, even were he able, which is not the
case, but only
Him thus intent Ithuriel with his spear
Touched lightly; Qor no error can endure
Touch of celestial temper, bu, returns
OF force 10 its own lkeness:)
AS when spark