Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-06-05
TWENTY NINTH CoNGRESS-First Sess,
Correspondence of the American.
W~AsuINGToN, June /.
GIN ATE

Mr.. Sewer reported a bill from the Commit
Tee on Indian Atfairs, for the regulation of
trade aud intercourse with Indians.
MIR. Dix, of n. Y, reported from the Select
the Bill in relation To the Smith
sonlan Request, with amendments.
MIR. ID. also presented a memorial llom MGR
chants OF New York, asking Congress 20 send
a special mission to certain countries of the
East Tor commercial purposes. The memo
rial was referred To the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
The Paymasters' Bill from the House was
read twice and referred To the Committee ON
Military Affairs.
PEARL RIVER, MISS.
MIR. Speight OF Miss. asked the Senate 10
take up the bill proposing an alternate sec
ton OF land Tor the purpose of granting the
means OF rendering uavigable the Pearl liver.
which RUS through Mississippi, and which
rises in Louisiana.
Mr.. Bagby opposed the Bill.
Inc fsdri rtNeT he regarded as a sluicc aud
a slash, AMI collcd il by other hard nnmc,
which excited the ire ui the Senator from Mis-
siSsippi.
Mr. So; ights1id h. had seen steamboats, nm
on lhis Slulce, an,l several of them during The
$ ssion oithe Legislature. Tie riyeT run, in.
To th' heart at the Cotton Country. There
were five hundred thousand acres of Pubic
F'' - = wv iifNA w WIS worthless In
tn General Government, some oIit having
been ioi forty years in market. Q
ihe debate ran INTO q dry argument upon
the constitutional question, and ceased To bc
ot public interest.
Nj. Chalmers of Miss. argued the question
WIN spirit. aud complained uf MIR. Bigby for
bringing contempt upon the Pearl river.
Without action upon his hill, MIR. Ilanne-
gan called lor the order Of the day, aud the
motion Was agreed To.
OREGON BILLS.
The question pending was he motion lo
rccommit the House Bills Ia the COMMITTEE.
on the Judiciary, with instructions.
MIR. Clss took the floor lor the purpose. n.
vowed by himself, OF rcsuscitaling thc line of
81. 10. lie argued Justify against Mr. Benton
without disproying single fact proved by
Mr. Benton. Mr.. Jefferson and Ms. Madison
were regarded as ia the way i'm the discussion
Of The question, and MIR. Cas- frankly said be
desired TO remove these gentlemen out Of the
way, AMI Il was plain, because their words
destroyed the claim of Mr.. Cas- 20 5f-tO.
The Tact that they had spoken before the
'reat{ OF 1919, Mr.. Cas- regarded as shutting
out Their testimony entirely. Mr.. &. insisted
that TIE Utrecht line was not run, and thst all
ricscncc to IL was out IT place. Mr.. B.nton
was treated in conclusion as occupyiny an
inconsistent position, and a spccCh delivered.
IN 1912 was quoted against him.
lMr. Benion heart this speech with marked
patience but with some appareut internal
feeling
When Mr. Cas- took bis seat. after a speech
OF about two hours, Mr.. Benton rose. and in
some thirty minutes replied with great force
dnd point. he sid that tbc Treaty Of Utrecht
~ The lOth sriclc pro,idcd thatth The linr .iorll
bc run, not by Surveyors. but gcu.spbicsIIy.
and ~asirOnomicSlly. They were 10 run III
line forthwith. and this had been lone.
Mr. Il. said thc SENATOR from Micbigsn hoy.
ped lightly over ali The points ufhis argument
and a%b8ndosol every one OF las main p,iots
ia jump at new conclusions. or rather in re-.
vivc oil ones. lie had prufcssrdly washed
his hands and wiped them Of Nc. G@pcnbov
and set Tor an hour AMI q hall he had hngceI
him and lbs cuOrs to his bosom.
NJ aflum ut, sid Nj Benton. Lsl t.,.