Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1846-01-15

A motion to suspend the rules, to allow the said
resolution to be taken up and considered, was lost
ayes IS, nays SO.
The consideration of Mr.. Douglass resolutions in
relatlon 10 oregon, IN Committee Of the Whole.
was deferred till Tuesday tho 18th.
Sat"day.-Mr. HARRISON, of GEORGIA. reported
a Dill TO raise TWO regiments of rl1emen, and for
an aoultlohai number OF men to be added to each
OF the regiments OF artillery infantry and draroons
II deemed necessary by the Government; and moved
tnat the bill be referred to the Committee of the
w hole, and made the special order of the dav for
l uesday the 9th. Upon this motion most impor-
tant debate arose in relation to Oregon, and was
continued up to the hour of Adjournment.
'uonday-The debate on Mr. Haralson's bill was
arrested by motion to suspend the rules for the
purpose of allowing Mr.. G. J. Ingersol, from the
committee on Foreign Affairs, to report Joint re-
solution, advising the President of the United States
lorthWlth to give the notice TO Great Britain that
the treaty of the Convention of 1927 is abrogated
and annulled
motion to make the resolution the order of
the day for the first Monday in February, and an
other to amend by inserting F'to-morrow,' gave
rise to much debate. The resolution was referred
the Committee ofthe Whole, and will probably be
under consideration for some weeks.
Tuesday and Wednesday.-No thing ofimportance
before the House.
Thursday.-The bill from the Senate restoring
the office of Inspector General was reported from
the committee OH Military Affairs and passed
The bill tor appointing Company of Sappers
and Miners was reported and referred to the Com
mittee of the Whole.
Friday.-Mr. Truman Smith, of Ct, offered a
resolution to prevent as he said, the discracefill
practice of scrambling for the floor. The House
refused to suspend the rules to receive the resolu
ton.
Mr.. Wentworth, ofIllinos, reported blin favor
OF ceding the public lands to the new States. Re-
ferred to the committee on Public Lands.
Mr. Mcconnell, of Alabama, gave notice of his
intention to introduce bill to repeal the "Black
Tariff of 1872"
bill to repeal the Apportionment Representa-
1--WE Act OF lo42,-the act requiring an election of
members OF Congress by districts-Was reported
Mr.. Mcconnell moved to Law the bill upon the
table, which motion was lost
A Bill to organize territorial government in
Oregon, andtor other purposes was introduced, on
leave, and its reference asked to the Committee of
the Whole. 1t was referred to the committee on
Territories.
bill TO abolish extra judicial oaths to the Off
GERS OF customs. and to prevent the execution Of
persons under the laws othe United States, was re-
ported on leave and referred.
Mr. Rockwell, of Connecticut, reported bill I'M
ollI lJS VI ldliu OI LIIS sup
port of common Schools in the United States
Saturday-Mr. Burt, from the military commit
tee reported bill making appropriations for the
construction of certain defensive works in the u
nited States. The following are the items Of the
Dill: For the commencement of batteries and
works at Sellers Point Flats, below Baltimore,
$4,000. For the purchase from the State of New
DIRK of the defensive works on Staten Island, SlOO-
900. For the commencement of a fort at the en-
trance to Cumberland Sound, Mobile Bay, Alabama,
$4,000.
The bill was read twice and referred to Commit
tee of the Whole
Mr.. Dowell introduced long resolution calling
on the committee on Naval Affairs to procure and
report list of all the vessels above 200 tons in the
United States, the price at which they could bel
purchased, and the propriety of making arrange
ments to avail ourselves of such vessels for the de-
fence OF the country in case of need.
The Oregon question is still being discussed in
Committee Of the Whole on Mr.. Ingersoll's resolu-
ton.