American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-01-03


FIRST SESSION 0f the 49th CONGR ESs.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. ,, ISlG.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
There was no session Of the Senate to-day.
Mr.. Ewing, the member elected from Tenn.
in the place Of Dr.. Pey ton, appeared and took
his seat.
Mr.. Cunningham, of Ohio, offered rosou-
ton with reference to Oregon, and in order for
It's consideration asked suspension of the
rules. The resolution declares that, as nego-
tation is at an end, and the whole Of Oregon
belongs to us, it is our duty to put the country
at once into condition to protect ourselves
and our citizens in Oregon.
On this the yeas and nays were called, and
stood thus ayes 10, noes 80. This was not
strict party vote. MIR. Adams voted in the
affirmative.
| Some conversation followed with regard to
the precise time, whether the LIST or 2ud Tues
day of January, which was assigned for the
consideration Of the Oregon Bill reported by
| the committee on Territories. The journal
states that it was the LIST Tuesday.
Mr. Douglass, chairmauof the committee,
moved to change the time to the End Tuesday,
which was agreed 10.
The House then went on to receive reports
from committees.
Mr.. Haralson from the Military commit
tee, reported 4 bill to raise two Regiments O.
rfcmcn, and motion to make it the special
order for next Tuesday, caused debate, in
which the Oreaan question was dragged forth.
Mr.. Douglass hoped there would be no dodg-
ing on this subject and reBroached some ofthe
greedy Texas men for their Indifference about
Oregon, and talked about the ''gamo" tI.at was
playing.
Mr. Holmes, of S. c., rose to express his
sentiments and his opposition to war measures,
but was called to order for irrelavancy, and re-
fused TO 90 on.
Mr.. Adams then rose, and there was a gene
raj sensation. BY some fiction of the rules,
Mr.. A. contrved to say all he wished about
Oregon. He was in favor of giving the notice
to Great Britain, and moved it last session,
He did not believe that war would ensue-
there was no necessity for war. He would not
vote for any bill to take possession Of the ter
ritory until the twelve months notice had been
given. But he would vote for giving the no.
tice Immediately, and regretted that the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations had determined
not to report in favor of so doing. Here Mr..
C. j. Ingersol said Mr.. A. had no authority
for saying that they would not report thus. !
Perhaps not, said Mr.. A, but everybody else
says So and if the Committee delay much
longer, shall begin to think that what every
body says is true. (Laughter.) He would
vote for no rihemen or sappers and miners
(laughter) until after the notice, but he would
vote for the notice to-day, and then we coud
rightfully take possession of the territory, the
whole of which belongs to us. (Clapping and
tumut,) If war should come, which might
God forbid! he hoped the country would go
into it with one heart and one great hand and
then, his word for it, the war would not last
long, nor Great Britain's possessions on this
continent be worth much after it. (Clapping
again.)
The above was the pith Of what Mr.. A,
said. As soon as he ceased, some members
rose 10 move a suspension of the rules in order
to get in q resolution for terminating the Joint
occupancy, but every one cried mo, no, and
with a sort of general rush
| The House adjourned.