Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-01-12
CONGRESS.
CONGRESS-.
Correspondence Of the Bait. American
PROCEEDINGS OF FRIDAY.
wAsHIssroS, Jan'y 9, 1876.
The Senate no, in session to. day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPREs ENTATIvEs.
MIR. TRUMAN SMITH Of c. offered n Resolu,ion n
prevent as he .ed the dgrseefo practice Of scfsmbng
ior the Ioor lie desred that the members wished 10
speak should a give their the Chairman of tbs
Committee and that he should frat then read
them, that each gentleman should know when h, wa,
speak. The House refused 10 suspend The R,.. u, -
ceive the Resolution.
Resolution was also offered to inquire rs to the a
legged abnees OF the rankng privilege Members of Con
Hfrss The resolution was read. IL embodied n letter
from the Postmaster General, making the charge
WI. A 'I sa'ea Tor the yeas and nays upon tho
non To suspend the Rules They were ordered by the
House. and the mbcrs voted against il wer, se,c
rally Trends OF the Administration. The House refused to
suspend the Rules. Av l2l, Is, Two thirds being
accessory. 100
Reports were then received from Committee, not before
called UPON until the expiration OF the morning hour The
senate bills upon the Speakers table were reerred and
communication received from the War giving
statement OF expenses in the office of the second
Mo; WENTWORTH. of Illinois, reported Bali in favor
OF ceoing the public lands the States Referred t
tho Committee Public Lands.
MIR. Mckay Of N. g reported the Revolutionary Ma.
w, aud other Pension Bills which were read tw,e. nd "a
feued To the Committee OF the whole.
Toe following bills reported under n suso.n,op
OF the Rules:
led u the Committee on Roads and Canals
bll IN regard TO the Brandon and Alabama Rail RoaJ
., ,. OF Ala. gave notice Of his attention
To Introduce Bill TO repeal the Black Tariff Of 1912,
Bill To repeal the ApPortionmeni Represenative Act
iofz-ihe act requiring election members OF Com
Rress by DisHets-~as reported.
Mr.. MCCONNELL moved to lay the Bill unon m. .,
bic, which motion lost.
Bill to organize a territorial Government in Oregon,
nnd Tor other purposes introduced on leave and s
reference asked to the Committee OF the Whole.
Mf. DOUGLASS moved to refer to the Committee on
Mr. ADAMS called for the reading of the RiI I'm, tho
gentleman who reported said IL was very peutlv conv f
he bi which passed the House session If Con-
q ess. = ~
Oil To abolish Judicial paths to the officers of
customs, and 10 execution of persona und,r the
ws OF the United States reported leave and refer
Mr.. ROCKWELL OF Conn. reported n Bill in fnyor of
ppoplns townships OF land Tor the support OF Common
OREGON QUESTION.
The House went into Committee OF the Whole unop IN.
o'1e OF he Union The Oregon Resolution 1, zen up
"i' 'iLbS OF Nd addressed the Committee in favor
OF giving The notice the Joint occunon.v
lie did not believe that the notice would hasten ar
war; ana therefore thought this ground that il was
imnaefial whether the notice given or nor flo a.
SIRED To have the question settled by Tea,y but was IN h
Nor OF settlement, and speedy one He regarded j, Al.
necessary to give the nOce and extend our
over the territory IN order afford protection 10 our peop
ne was also Tor HIng tie notice because the British Co.
Nefnmeht had declined the liberal compromise which
lad been made.
Mr. Giles thought the day had come Cor giving The mn
ncc, and 10 THIS he differed from the Suator
from South Carolina, (MT. Cahoun) lie believed ,b,,
e rejection OF the C' opposed by the President
would Yet be TepenIed #. the BRUSH Nor m IN
weep Mr. Giles had much say IT he glory W. should
nei',e 10 care OF var, and PROMISED that tie Maryland
me should be II 81 IN Inc fight aud las. Ia the field
Tue IL of was given Ia Mr.. LEVIN ct Pa who CON-
cei'ed The question TO be with National
oeHee' IL was question wheiher should surrender
our rights 10 graspIng oregn power Our riyh 10 IN
to' was tie right "" he'd from Almighty God the r.h,
I laiu al and NATIONAL boundaries Mr. Levin abused Inc
Washington treaty oi 1872 sid that m few yeas
England would toe glad oil all her possessions uo
On thus
Mr. Levin sp X hTtpsri OF an h W, and the Il ives
then gwen to VIZ. MN TER 60, V,
j h" Committee :aid nr hIi under e nsid .au,,
and took ~ "m' 4 IN Ssna- c,ntin,ti the file. ,t
commissioners Oi u LIONS, ~n'cn eApred by lmita
H'n Also private bill bath 1T which were reported 10
the House and passed before IL" adjournment