Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-04-18
OREGON Bill

OREGON BILL.
The Srrste thea, on rotion of Mr.. Hunt. |
Iugicn, Psocrcded TO the SPECIAL order q tire
day.
hh. WeS,coit addressed tire senate aud sta. !
ted hiS conviction thst the It'll. Of the Cns,.d
States 20 tlie territory OF Oregon. from latitude
i1icg. along tbe coast uP To sidrg. i0rniu. to-
gcihcr with ell the bsrhcrs. bsys. rivers and
lands. pertaining thereto. wa clear and un-
~taestsooshlc.' he then prooeeied TO show
The grounds upon which this conviction rest
ed. TINS dore, he opposed the notice ian all
It's shspcs aud bestirss.
Gcncrsl Hoaston took the foor. for to- NOR
row. and the Senate prccecsct to the consid.
ration oil Executive business. and Soon ef,er
adjourned.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Daniel of ". L. was heard on n per
sonsi explanation. and Mr.. yancry slso-,he
latter gcnuemsn wished TO know II Mr.. Ash.
,-u- Intessded IN '.speach hs ,~erscity OF tina;
OF The ctiuxc Ne had made.
Mr.. AshruD ssiS u vas the newspaper
sis,.wcnt be pronounced untrae and not the
gentleman himself. Hcsdid not see how any
dificrcui o s,ritt ion could b. put upon " hal
lte he'd stated.
The subject ended here.
The spctial order Tor this day 1.-THE Bilk re-
laing io tic Smithsonian Deauest.) was post
poncd Tor two weeks, aud the bill %rlating 10
The duty en- Java Coffee or two weeks later al
SO.
OREGON BILL.
Mr. Boyd Offered q Resolution to clos. the
debate upon the Oregon hill at 2 o'clock on
Thursday next. The Resolution WAS adopt
Ell, and ihc House went into Committee OF
the Whole.
MT. fsrsn OF Ohio addressed the Commit.
tee al length upon the merits of the Oregon
question, aud claimed the whole territory Tor
the United States.
MIR. Jibhatts argued that the bill should
contain an expression to Our claim 10 the Or.
eeou territory mp a. the line of 3i-iO. Tie
iline had come when in his judgment we
should maintain out claim io the whole and
TO svow i, in the bill before the HOUSE.
Mr.. NntOn Of OHIO offered an amendment,
rarciully excluding the provisions of the Bill
inom reaching ANY British subject whatever.
until the treaty ~ anuulled. Mr.. Vinton aid
he should vote against the bill without the a.
mcndmcnt.
Ma. Cobb % Ga. argued lha, as our title was
io The Russian line, NE hal a right to extend
jurisdiction over the whole.
Mt. HolInc- Of >. e.. made a -irous arcu.
met' against the whole bill. which he assert.
90 was IN violation 81 tho ircaty Of 1877 aud
Tie Jaw al ns'ions. Every part and parcel Of
The mli was ot tins extreme aud dangerous
character, and he wa therefofe oppos-d 10 IL.
A bil irsughi with greater mischief had not
BEEN Introduced into Congress and he regret
ted that such Q measure had been brought Tor.
ward.
The Committee ihcn rose aud Mr.. Mckay
reported A BNu 10 rcdHc< the dufirs on iva.
ports aud fer ether purposes. The Bill llav.
ing been read the hrst Time.
Mg. Stctlaft of Pa moved fh.t "A L., ..,s-, 4
cd which motion was lost without the yeas
and nays.
The Bill was ,icn rad By It's title. Mr..
Sieusrt claimed tis- reading ri IA, y hole bill.
Tbs Speaker said that this was not the prsc-
thee.
Mr.. Adams insisted that sny member had
. right TO have the bill rvad, but made no
point OF onirr. The Bill WA then read a soc-
ond time and referred TO the Committee ON
The Whole sud otdcfedto be printed.
Mr. GnnBelI. from the Committee on Com
tperce. reported a Bill tor the relief or disa.
bed Scsmen, aud the House then adjourned.
-. The Hercules. (twin) GOPHER.
uighi draoghi) and Dragon, uight dranght
Tetursssi 10 thu port, late m March. and aw
now iting IA Obituary, waiting Irpairs, &c.
The appropriations lOg cafDing on The snae.
eUs'ness during the currsnt fiscal wear have
consisted merely OF a limited haIance OF the
last appropriation, msdc In 1874. which A
10" nearly exhausted. aud. in Consequence.
.N sn'S npinsa, CONSISTING oi hse sssg boats,
Vs'urs smaller crafts, must rcmal1 IA as pres.
sht c"nd hun. subject Ia deterioration aud d..
cay. ull a leN appropriation Shall! b. mai hy
Congress.
Tbs work dpnt. os aggregate nns.b-s Of oh.
stTucitous removed. by tl,r lsa,s 6,.s .h.,.
mentioned, DUNG The late business .cnSop
commenting on The lsi Of August. Isa3. and
ending on thu Sist Of Msnh. ult. /. =. I'll.
lows ."
Snsgs removed iron, river ch,noels s7r'
Log roots @c., removed from shores
end tnrs. on, :
Slunr lns, 81. has,cd and removed "a I
iuipcna'ns tree irllcd lrom nref hanks is $40
io,si nanpb~iOf Obstruction. removed. n oass
's o'si oi removing thrsr ohsfsuctioas. ,
. ,Nuus we construction, outfit, and rcpairs !
a"i heHffs, ofloe etp~ass. AID ~osfia,n al
every dc-cnrstos, has not caocedea ,x,o dai' 4
uon """"~
~ c'si 81 borrowing s~irniisr oh.trsr,;oos
~ scrof'trR 20 oiirisl rrpetss assd ss-
'''"s Pgtli9Vd anrnug ihc Execstisr dssa.
~ DO ~ Ionsre~ 6rcfifsius ~ asv a~fEescaaos
y. ffPaifs, ouiais. &c. Of boats. o. slsy Coz
.',.r r'Pf'Srs Surveys Sc. was about foms
f'fisra ani mtF-thfes ceuts lus each a~hstsac.
i.Hn ~ s7oft fAaE desbtt tlc present cosa ga
cig.ift Of ag ,JP,ass.
lhie -" sc furnished with cass ias3vs ex-
Hlelpt iiFi uf snsS b~gaissss. during the ssst
esrw lfss icru prs~seuird with siEnal aiSfi.
y eneE' aud s''"soey Lee. GvHr.
s BuRlAb correspondent q
ihe Ncw iofk Josuasi ~ Coiutn re. va a..
ugfaz nc Death and burial ol = favoule All.
lpt usmFlsY liter. On Ncasd The L.. n fngsis
tpal8fos lhus i~ou,hingiy closes his letter
tufislst 80 leaves no a~ssssatisi. Th-u
g. 80 gave 90 wisieis grief sad aff~s ton sa4y