The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-13
FRDAY, March Is, 1886.
The Senate did not sit to-day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The journal OF yesterday was read and approved.
The SPEAKER announced the first business Of
the morning hour to be the report made yesterday
on the subject Of the value Of certain coins.
On the suggestion of Mr.. TlBBATTS, the re-
port was informally laid over.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr.. GORDON rose and asked leave to make a
personal explanation.
And leave having been granted,
Mr.. G. said; twill be recollected, Mr.. Speaker, that
on the 10th instant made a speech on the bill ma
king appropriation for the improvement Of harbors
and rivers. In the course Of my remarks, made
some aIluson to Oregon, and find in the New
York Herald, Of the 18th instant, the following
statement in regard TO what said on that subject:
Even GospOS Of New York to-day in the House said
month ago he would have considered 1t sale Of the
ona homer to have yielded hairs breadth south Of 81
degrees 20 minutes"
Now Continued Mr.. O. I said no such thing.
On the contrary distinctly asserted that planted
myself on $40 40; and to disprove this statement
| in the "Herad" to back my assertion, will read
from the Baltimore Sum-" published on the llth
instant, the day after the delivery Of the speech:
and wa, followed by MIR GospOs ofNew York He opened
with hsrbors and rivers; got into Oregon 10 81 degree,
40 minues araigned Mr. Polk and his cabinet for not ur
ging claims; and wound up with giving in the most
desutory the lights and shadows Of free trade"
Mr.. G. continued: will also read from the Co
lumbar Fountain as to what said about Oregon.
Amer adverng to the fact that had stated that
title to $40 40 was clear and unquestionable, the
paper says:
"He denounced this idea that should barter sway our
eternal rights territorial sovereignty for favorable
from Engands msgnanimty in the opening OF her ports to
productions when after she had obtained title from
which would he the only title she held, she might
close her ports and cheat and laugh at us"
will now read from the Union the sketch there
r al. e T.. IL
following Words
the ports OF Great Britain for grain and hreadsu
the surrender OF half Of the territory of Oregon and
ducon Of tariff lie did not believe that poll.
should be regulated governed by the policy Of Great
Britain any respect that just rights In Oregon
be maintained at every hazard and modified
without any regard to what Great Britain might do 18th
her tariff we should cede the oneha OF Oregon
the equivalent for the reduction OF the tariff she gt
round and raise her duties and would do undoubtedly
and 'hut her ports against the entrance Of breadst
whenever II might suit her interests
Mr.. G.. continued And | will now quote the
Herald" against itself The report in that paper
Of what said, is as follows
r GoRDoN protested against my direct
indirectly for the OF roads canals or
the improvement of do not come within the
law that is universally recognised public arms
OF the and where the tide GIBBS and course
his remarks spoke OF Oregon Our title was rood 70
deg 40 min and under circumstances could be sur
rendered A voice; "Good"l He would anticipate
il they concluded treaty for anything less than "a deg 10
min he would arragn them before the bar OF public opn
England tinkered with her tariff or not, Suppose we
above 40 deg for the privilege of sending brcadstua
into her ports the next day she might run M her ara of
duties again We would thus lie beguiled and cheated
Now, Presumed Mr. G., } | have no fault to find with
the report. But If gentlemen desire to understand
what my opinions are, refer them to nv recent
speech on the Oregon question: as published in the
Appendix to the Congressional Globe. In addition
to what said in that speech will now ask, who
| hta bn vaIiH itu nf ~ Il al
OF Vancouvers island | ask, who doubts that
| Spain discovered and occupied the island of Van
couver, and that she never surrendered it, nor one
inch OF 1t, to Great Britain Whatever title Spain
had to that island she sold to the United States.
Now, the island Of Vancouver is as important to
the Pacific coast as the island Of Great Britain is
the coast Of Europe and nearly all of this is above
40 degrees. Who thinks of surrendering that ISL
and1---
The SPEAKER here interposed, on the ground
that this course of remark was not pertinent to the
matter Of personal explanation.
Mr.. GORDON. | have said all I have to say.
THE PUBLIC LANDS.
Mr.. ROBERTS, by leave, presented a memorial
Of the legislature Of the State Of Mississippi, pray
ing that alternate sections Of public land along the
Homoehitto river may be granted 70 the counties OF
Franklin, Amite, Adams, and Wilkinson, for the
purpose Of aiding in the Improvement OF said river
which memorial was referred to the Committee on
Public Lands
PRIVATE.
On motion Of Mr.. RATHBUN, ordered that the
Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from the
consideration Of the petition Of Samuel Worthing-
ton, and that il be referred to the Committee OF
Claims.
MANCHkC.
Mr.. JEFFERSON DAVIS, by leave, presented
memorial Of the Legislature Of the State OF Msss-
sippi praying that certain distractions to the nayi
CATION Of the Pass Manchac, interposed by agency
Of the federal government, may be removed there.
from; which was referred to the Committee on Com
merce
Mr.. J. r. INGERSoLL moved that the House
resolve itself into Committee Of the Whole on the
state Of the Union, but waived the motion at the re-
quest Of
.s THE MAUMEE RIVER.
Mr.. SCHENCK, who, on leave given, presented
a petition Of citizens Of Miami county, in the State
Of Indiana, praying an appropriation for the inn
provement OF the Maumee river; which petition was
committed to the Committee Of the Whole House
on the state of'the Union tomorrow.
Mr. J. r. lNGERSoLL renewed his motion.
DETxscEs or THE COUNTRY.
Mr. HARRISON rose and said, he desired to
nouiy the House thsthe would, on Wednesday next,
or 30 soon az the river and harbor bill had been dis
posed Of, move that the House resolve itself into
Committee Of the Whole on the stats ~ ,he IIn,on