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UNITED STATES SENATE.

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UNITED STATES SENATE.
M, TuRNEy n,...,,.d e.,,., ,..,l,,;,o. .don,.a hv
the Les.a urs OF snne.see n.traenx her senator. up
the subjects al the Tariff DISTRIBUTION, and Oregon and
took ocoas,vn Il, d., A. b, p.i,oo and n, exnr,,. M. A.,
tention to obey the instructions to tho letter.
Mr. EVANS offered a resolution calling upon the Sec
Ie's'y OF State Tor Information In hs Depansn, received
49," i.,S'. ~ p'a oo'a 'ee !" sup canal across
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OREGON DEBATE.
The Senate then proceeded the consideration Of the
special order OF tho day and the Oregon debate va.
sumed.
Mr.. DIX. who entitled TO the floor yielded IL tenn
porsrily TO Mr.. HANNEGAN for the purpose Of making
personal eiplsnauon
Mr.. hhNNEGAN then referred TO q remark made
yesterday by the Senator from -orpi. fAr C,loni
his tMr Hannegsnl couess to tho snaeIs,ou of
anterior tho Baltimore Convention Mr. N ..id h,
sincere advocate OF the Immediate snn,ra,on al
Texas up TO the period Of tho Baltimore Convention but
dreaded, sfer that Convention reasons which il was
unnecessary to give TO tho ssns,e hiatt, Texas was
hehou n'., inc resolutions OF mat convention would be
'ep ~ sSno xenuemen 70 mean me whole OF reIs,
ano the hall Of Oregon and subsequent events had
wa, "' nv VIZ ou' 700 Ven 'oundea.
''. LA ne" P'oseeeeo W aoufess tho Senate. He
SAID ha' he honorable senator from Ohio Mr. Aenl OBJ.
IoeNu W 'no discussion o INC qus'non OF ule because. a.
hn, "s WI. 20 Jun S',eusson nad gone oy, and the
.i. u - - ~ oeis"Hs lMr. Cisyton) objected
e e ~, 'uen discussion had not arrived.
nc nv 49, WIN eitner' Out thought II emineuty
OF the nte should precedo the giving
'us so o'ner measures preparatory assert
ing ,ne nv nxn ", " Ju.soicnon ana domain.
', W. mon .h'eso ~ once Into an elaborate argument
p | '.V " our uue 10 the whole oil the territory
' ,rs 49,, . 'o'n Sp',n.
he oee,say VI Stae occupied seat next to Mr. Dix
.a ' e .y " "'' Speech aud appeared to listen to
win mueh interest.
III, D POI. . unu' 'nree O'Clock and gave way without
e''''ns " 'o"oh W ADJOURN
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr.. MARTIN OF Ky, from the Commute, nm Ni..,.
reported Bill reducing mileage to the folowins
Eight dollars for every 30 miles to be conou,, hy h
nearest mail route for tho distance of Iao0 r;I ~
bers living beyond this distance receive ten dos To-
each additional 100 miles travelled.
The Bill proposed that the reduction or alteration
take effect alter the 29,h Congress- Mr. Martin tbop,b.
m passage would prove very good cuaton 10 IN, Do
mocrahc party as they in power in both Ho..s,
oi Congress.
Mr.. IlbbATS OF Ky, moved that the Bill be referred
to tho Committee OF the Whole.
Mr. MAkTlN asked its passage at this time and IN.
yeas and nays were ordered The House committed the
OIL ~ inc close vote oil 80 10 III.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION RIIJ
Mr.. Mckay moved that the Hons, o., in,, 1,-..,
OF the Whole. The motion prevni,d sd ,h l. ~ . GO
preparation Bill was called IN ~ " mp
A debate arose upon tho question growing IN, =. h
~ affecting tho Creeks and Sem,noes ~ "
Mr. GlDDiNGS improved the oppor,uni,v IN n,L. y.
Abolition speech He arpued ,m,d., ,,.n- ~ Ne eu
and while there begsarly attendance of rnomhsr.
that there in the bill before m, Comr,or
spproprstng S205 900 TO the Indians for the
which they had obtained possession of. Mr. THOMPSON