The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-02-12
Twenig-yinsh Congress.
FIRsF sEsa0N.
sRNAIR.


sENATg.
The bll rrpoTled By Mr.. Fairirld
finm the canmlliee % naval adairs, pro.
Fi.ling inr ~ angmei talon Of Tie naval
forces nf llle Unil-d Slaies. was saken up.
Tie ssli~ris ii lie bill werr stated in :
long and lariI sprsrh ~ SIR. Fairfield.
Mr.. y nIan a?gs'sei lie bill ia fei0-on
The ground ef ne .enonnily'' If lie prn-
passed expenditure. and lie absence. zs
he al. grd, & any neerssiiy lnr augment
Ing the nav f,re. The hrbale was
r.'nsinurd by II. Dickinson. VIM deIrn-
dri The hill, aud rrp'iei al length TO TIE
objections 81 The senator frnm Missouri.
Mr. flanagan then spake in drfence ol
hls amendment 20 Ihe bill. which ennlem-
plates still greater augmentation of The
navy.
House Or REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. ilaTalsan, chairman OF the eam-
miilee na Military Affair, reported a
hil authorizing the President. under Ger.
Tain contingencies, 10 areepiIhe sert ice uf
volunteers for The public defence. Re-
ferrei 20 c ,mmiliee of the whole. The
j'iaI resOlalian Ol notice was further de-
balei.
welasaIIy, JaHuary -.
SENATE.
The ball lnr the increase Of The naval
esiahlishn:ent was dehaied by. Mr.. lag
by. who opp0'eh IFS passage either as a
peace or var measure, on the ground
that, in the mne ease it, provisions were
ton limi Ell, and in The other case too
large: aud Mr. Miller. who uas in fl, or
Of 4 moderate appropriation for the navy,
IN order 10 the fitting out of a class 0f
nall steam Sesse's for cast and harhor
drfeucr, but entirely averse 10 authorizing
the cOnsirnc1i"n of large steamships in
The ahsenc" of any inmr date indications
OF approaching war. Mr.. Cass made a
hrief reiaiRdrr To Mr.. Milirr's remarks,
rriIerailns his previously declared opinion
that the beet way TO secure tie continuance
Of peace va. IL be prepared for the emer-
graey nf war. IN case IL should unhapei.
~ occur Mr.. Ilanuegan made few OBJ
serTaIions upaa a collateral subject hav-
ing no immediate relation To The bill.
Mr.. SPeighl then inok the door, and The
Senate. after brief executive session, all
jouuIcd."
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Owen, of Inli ina. addressed the
committee al length in vindira;ion Of
the course Of our government on the Ore
gnn question, ad,!acing many documents
and quotations in support Of lis views.
lie replied the idea tina, we were not
ss ready for war as a Tree Government
ever ought 10 be but expressed his conf
dcnce that no war was likely 10 grow
out 0f the existing state Of things.
Mr.. %. was followed by Mr. Thurman,
OF Ono, who went into an argument TO
show that the giving Of notice lnr the ter
minaiion or the convention for the joint
occupancy Of Oregon belonged TO the
legislative department Of the government,
and that the leaving i, To the discretion Of
the President would be in the Htmust de-
gree indscieet aud dangerous. lie gave
sundry reasons why such n'Iice ought to
be given. and secuted the idea of waiting
I'LL preparation should first be made, by
arming our Notifications and building a
fleet. ....
Mr.. Thompson. Of Pennsylvania. went
into speech Of great Eumor, which kept
the committee in commissions of merri- |
meni. lie ridicu'ed the probability of
war, tnl showed many reasons why we
need noi apprehend its coming, nor fear
if il came.
Mr.. Holmes Of South Carolina, is next
entitled TO the ilnor.
Thursday. January 30.
SENATE.
Mr.. Spcighi addressed the Senate in
opposition 10 the bill FOR the increase of
the navy. In reference 10 the bill as
war measure, Mr.. =. discountcnanced The
idea That the whole nl Oregon is unquaIi-
firdlv ours. Great Britain. he admitted,
had rights within the territory, which
should he respected By any nation dispos-
ed i, deal justly and uprghtly. |
The Senate adjourned until Monday
next.
HOUSE nl REPRESENTATIVES,.
In committee OF the whole on the rcso-
luton OF notice
Mr.. IinImes Of South Carolna,' who
had the ilnar from "Wednesday. first adj
dressed the committee in opposition 10
the resolution Of notice. OH the probable
consequences of which as leading 10 a
desalaling aud destructive war, he dwelt If
with iervid eloquence. contrasting espe-
cially the naval power and preparation Of
Great Britain with our deienceess condi-
ton. 4.
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