American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-02-04
Reported for the American RopubIicanl
FIRST SESSION Of the goth CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5, 1876.


A communication from the War Department
was referred to the committee on the Militia.
Mr.. Archer presented petitions from Penn
sylvanIa relative TO change in the naturaiza-
ION laws; referred to the Judiciary committee.
MIR. Dix, from citizens of Tioga county, in
reference to certain Indian treaties.
MIR, Calhoun presented a memorial from the
Memphis Convention, with the resolutions
thereat adopted. Some Of the propositions laid
down did not concur with his views of the Con-
srtuuon, but in the principal feature OF the re-
port he entirely agreed. lie moved that the
subject be referred to a select committee of five
~ be appointed by the chair. The following
yenilemon Nmpose this committee, viz: Messrs.
Ialbonn Atcb;sor Sample Barrow and Chal-
mers
A few reports from committees were made,
but Rome of any public moment
On molten of Mr.. Bright, the Senate pro-
ceeded to recorder the vote whereby Mr..
Evans amendment to the bill for settling the
Texas claim was yesterday adopted The yeas
ana na's were caIle| I'D .io result Was tie
,o,o ,Sbich was settled atiirmatvely by the
vote of the President. ,.u
then postponed. c,, co;uL, i,
he,no about o'clock, passed into EXECUTIVE
session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
Mr. Dromroole asked and obtained leave to
introduce bill to annul and abrogate the con-
yention between Great Britain and the United
States, relating to the Joint occupancy Of the
Oregon Territory. 1t directs the President to
give notice of the termination of the conven-
-. ia,
certain amount Of money to carry its proyi-
sions into effect, and concludes with section
providing that nothing contained in the bill
shall be so construed as to prevent amlcablc
negotiations. Referred to the committee oil
the whole and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Ashman of Mass, introduced rcsoiu'
ZION calling upon the President to commune
cate to the House any information Of which
he may be poss 2sed in regard &c our relations
with MeyiCo, so far as viii not be pfejudtcia
20 the public interests Lies over.
On motion OF Mr., Mcconnell, the House
went into committee Of the whole, MIR. lib
bats in the Chair and resumed the consider
alton OF the Oregon resolutions
Mr. Leake of Va, on whose motion TIN
committee yesterday rose and reported, ad
dressed the committee in sound sensible AM
practical speech against the giving Of the no
lice terminating the Joint occupancy. lie de
Tended his State ftom the assaults which hat
been made upon her by members Of the demo
cratic party and her Representatives. from tn
-eproach attempted TO be cast upon them tu
not carrying out one Of the Cardinal principle
set forth at the Baltimore Conventon-vi.
Oregon, and nothing less than the whole. II
denied that it was righttully part OF the Dc
nocratic creed; as at the session OF the la
Congress, after the election Of Mr.. Polk, $
members then voted against the notice,
which number Seventy-nine lreTe democrats !
then, It had been considered party question
The majority of that Congress were recreant
.heir duty.
Mr. l.. believed our title good to the 49t
parallel, and better than that OF England
"a. 40, but opposed giving the notice, as
insisted that 1t must inevitably lead to war
He appealed to gentlemen from the cote
growing States to know whether they could {
without the market of England, as she TAX
1000, 900 out of the $500 900 bales produce
IN the Southern States, in offset to the arg
ment that England cannot do without our CO
ton.
Mr.. Strong, of n. Y, read to the commi
zee an exceedingly dull and lame speech in f
yor Of giving the notice.
Mr.. Sawyer, Of Ohio, gave specimen
Western rhetoric and oratory, much 10 ii
amusement, at his expense, and none to the e
hghtenment, Of the committee.
Mr.. Bell, of Ky, next obtained the hoc
when, on notion the committee rose
Mr.. Colamer submitted resolution calllI
on the President TO communicate any adVic
from abroad with regard to Oregon, not incor
patble, &c.
y. Houston, Of Ala, moved to lay the r