The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-03-28
TWENTY"NINTH CONGRESS-

SENalE. MoNDAY,March Ii. Mr. Ron
ton made report from the Sclecr Con,ni,
ce to investigate the truth ofthc CHARGES r'aJ,
by the Washington Times-apd dccI" ariu,
the charges false and contcmptibe I'll
port was adopted.
Mr. Calhoun addressed the Senate far D.,
hour and halt, in most interesting mama,
upon the Oregon question. file does mt
now consider the n1tiCe rs matiprofipror.
lance; for IL no longer assumes thai de oro,
ton cannot he settled 10y comIrom,e Ho
CONSIDERS the question as having mler-ono
a change since the discussion oft has COM.
nenced, and the position ofthe Senate and
OF the President was changed in rcgari,o Il
II was no longer question oipcacc or wa
| because II was no longer to be CONSIDERED
| that there could be 10 compromise. IIeyjev.
ed the remarks OF Sir Robert Peel ms a prooi
that the British government was ready meg
us substantially upon our own propositiond
| 10. 1t was the duty of tins government 70
meet the overture. He presumed that it bad
heeu done. Moreover the public OF bo,hcoup
tries called for compromise, and he Senate
was Tor compromise.
The House went into ComBiiree of ibe
Whole, and took up the River AID H9rba
bill.
SENATE. TUEsDAY, March V. Mr.
Berricn made speech upon tie Oregon
qcesiion. coHmcucing bv coDgrutulaiing tie
Senate that she clouds which lowered oyCr,he
question al the beginning oftIe discussion,
were, in II great degree, dispersed. lie con.
sidered that much that had been said as to
the prospect OF war, and the possibility oi@
/ - Ill,
packet ships into irigateS, was entirely QUITO
place. He advertcd 10 the nonstrous asseI
ton that Congress came here to carry inOe'
feet the DEGREES ofthc Baltimore ConyentiOE
aud 10 the subverSion ofthe principles otle
constitution which would result from IT,
an early period ofthe discussion, we wen
told that this resolution would paSS-that The
Democratic majority would rot hesitate. i
was assumed that the humble office OF tN
Senate was to register the cdicts ofthe Pres
dent, or of party convention.
Mr. Allen explained. He did not refer loraE
obligations of the Senate. but his convci@
that the measure would pass was toundedOl
his belief that the Senate thougntWllhh him.
MIR Berrien said that the Senator had en-
phatically declared that the resolution OF te
Committee would pass, no matter what
spccches were made here and no matierW.a
might he the array of facts against H. WI
Berrien went on to argue that the q'eS'O"
was proper subject ofcompromSe'
HOUSE. The House, as usual, were er
gaged in desultory and improbable deIaF
with the River and llarbor Bill, IN leFSN'
tive.
SENATE. WEDNESDAY, March e. s MI
Archer DIVA, addressed the senate u "'~
of an honorable compromise OF me o,sS To
question. and adversely to the claim Wv
whole territory. He took MANLY Pu'I E%.
and pacific ground for the settlement o. ~
question, confessing that he hadno' nt,g s.a
nough to plunge the country lmo " narim
war, and that he did not abide by Il' !; @I ms
sour country right or wrong" ulNf ,,,r came,
to be applied during war. WDrn w% The
all were bound to stand by the coON" ?;ro and
proper line ofcompromise was iCt,H /, ,"r ssyld
MIR A. thought the question sho''i" ~
by adopting this line. -, hrs;nes.
An hour was given TO ENecuuse ''''
and about fifty appointments ra'l'l .,n.,o H.
HOUSE. The Committee on Nll5's ;odi,
fered Resolution, which was aoop''S& om tie
charge the Committee on Mileage , ,ho Nil.
consideration of the bill to reg'Ila'e WV
cage ofmembers ofCongress., rroyia
An amendment was then ofieteI G;s mel ner d
ing that no member should be paid he na p the
EN-, except when present and Vollns sirkpess
yeas and NAYS, or when absent from ~ '" subject
A motion followed to lay the wllo nVs being
upon the table and the yeas ana ny iis-Nays
ordered, the motion was lost, feas 80 ana
1913. Mr. Yell, ofArk., then INTRODUCES lSors shall
mendment that the mileage OF mel' i',;les and
hereafter be six dollars for twenty 1 from and
the per diem five dollars, and tl'aI " sLop be
removed to the neighborhood OF 81 e Tenn,
The State ofMissouri; Mr. Jones ; Ut JET
in the State oflndiana' W. nbe re.
,eid If the seat of Government was i, " carried
moved from this District, it should pe ,,os yery
% !, free State. Here the confusiol. o w to gel
great, and summary mode was c' into Com
id ofthe subect,by motion to 20 INV
nittee of the Whole. - 0rendment'
The offering and rejecting of a"'"'