The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-01-09

HoPe, tue puss"css was nor nhhsGeu quite 80
easily. There were some fly applicants. who
were hasd on The members buttons. Mr.. Petit,
OF Indiana, introduced series of resolutions. de-
Glazing that congress had no right to vote money
gu, Of the treasury tcpay for religious services
aud proposed that the membe,s should pay the
chaplain out NJ their own packets; but this Of
was disposed of by the election, on the 2ad uli.,
! of Mr. Shurn, blind preacher of Springfield,
in this STATE. He IS said to be an eloqusn, and
! talented man.
N.,ityisD..-Some four or Gvo days have been
taken Up in The house in a debate on Native
Ame ricsni, m pni il had nut been ended ut latest
da,cs. The debate arasc upon series of resou-
,ions that had been laid leIore the house, passed
by the Massachusetts, legislature tn &c, the natives
to vnis " ith the wings. Mr.. Levin, the big gun
Of tbs natives, wanted them referred to a special
committee, mninriiy Of HON should be natives
and thosc Who opposed this wanted them referred
to the Judiciary committee. The natives are just
Q -
er congress will dignity the subject SO much Us 10
give them special committee.
Osecm.-Mr Douglass, from the committee
on territories, introduced bill in the house on
the 18th to establish territorial government in
Oregon, and to provide f"r the termination Of the
joint occupancy OF thar territory by this country
l.. -. a.,
house and passed the second week in January.
Mr.. Allen. in the senate, has also Introduced a
resolution to advise the president to give the no.
,ice tn the British government to terminate the
joint occupancy.
Mr.. Winthrop, of Boston, on the 18Th, intro
duceJ resolution declaring tina, there is no oc.
casion to suspend the negotiation on the Oregon
question. This was followed by two resolution
from Mr.. Douglass. declaring that our title to
the whole Of Oregon was clear sad unque.tiona.
BILE, and that being such title, it was not pro.
per subject for arbitration. All lie over for de.
bate.
As connected with this subject, very intercs-
ting debate arose in the senate, on the 18th ult,
on some resolutions introduced by Gen. Cass. of
Michigan, pointing to measures for placing the
country in an efficient state Of defence. Mr.
Cass advocated his resolutions n an able speech,
pressing the necessity ofimprovement in the ma
tional defence, giving his views on the Oregon
difficulty, and showing the s,rony probability Of
war with England. Nearly oil the leading
members Of the senate participated in he debate,
| The dc mocrstic members generally secondng the
views OF Gen. Cass, and he wing members mo-,
Directing TO the resolutions themselves, but to
the remarks with which they had been iplrodu.
ced. They looked upun ,he resolutions accom-
panied with such speech as sort Of declaration
ofwar, and maintained, tina, The Oregon question
might yet be settled by negotiation. They
generally agrecd, however, that the country
should be placed in better state obedience, and
that ifthe Oregon question could not be amicably
settled, the president should receive the undivi.
ded aid of congress and the country to maintain
our tights. The resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
TtrGs.-The resolutions for the admission of
Texas rs one Of the states Of the Union, that had
previously fas,ed the house, passed the senate
on the 22I Dec. by a vote OF 81 to -; SO that
Texas IS now one Of the United States. Five
wings. Mc'srs. Archer, Barrow, Berrien, John.
son. and Mangum, voted for the resolutonv. AT.
ter the resolutions had passed, Mr.. Webster pre-
scented the remonstrances of certain citizens Of
Massachusetts against the annexation of Texas
as slave state, remarking, fnce,iously, that he.
ing too late, "they would answer in the case Of
the admission Of Cuba" which elected consider.
able laughter, in which the honorable senator
joined.
Purchase n Cuba.-Mr. Levy, of Florida,
thereupon Immediately presented resolution
advising the Presidentio open a negotiation with
Spain for the purchase Of the isle Of Cuba, the
inhabitants conserving thereto. The resolution
lies over.
Independent Teasury.-Mr. Dromgool, from
the committee on ways and means, on the 10Th,
reported bill for the re-estabiishment Of the
Sub-Trcasury, which was twice read aud referred
10 the committee Of the whole on the state Of the
! Cnion.
Graduafion.-Mr. LcClernand has introduced
a bill in the house similar to that introduced by
Mr.. Breese in the senate for the reduction and
graduation Of the price Of tho public lands.
Mr.. Strodari, Of S. C.--Here is a singular
case, and one that reflects little honor on South
Carolina ard her property qualification. Mr.
Slrobart, on the 10th, communicated TO the spea.
ker the intelligence that. though fully qualified
at the time Of his election, by the possession Of
tho necessary property qualification whinh the
laws OF that state require, he deemed his seat va.
cant, as recent misfortune deprived him Of the
necessary competence.
Standing .Army.--Mr. Benton is preparing a
plan to organize aud equip force of 100000
volunteers TO be ready at any time to be called
into service. twill be laid before the senate at
the earliest day. The project is favoraby regar-
ced on all sides. A similar projcc, is before the
militia committee Of the house.
Mineral Land,-Mr. Hoge, on the 10Th Dec,
introduced bill 10 sell the mineral lands in this
stale, Iowa, and Wisconsin.
Armory.-Mr. McClernand, on the 18th, in.
troduced a bill in the house 10 establish nation.