The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-09


II Mr.. ADAMS, Mr. Rush, Mr.. Gallstn, and Mr.. Clay
and he (Mr: ~ was content TO abide by their au-
lhoriiy. Mr. !. was about entering upon some
: further views, when the chsirman's hammer came
down. ... 70 #. p
Il Mr.. DARRAGH oLtainsd the floor
Mr.. MCCONNELL raised point Of order and
claimed the hoori but, after some conversation, he
waived the point Of order, and @
i Mr.. DARRAGH proceeded to address the COM
mttee during the few minutes remaining for discus
sion; but IN a manner 80 imperfectiy heard AZ 70
prevent the giving anything more than general
statement OF his points.
He referred 10 the allusion made by Mr. KING, Of
Georgia, to the agency Of the tariff question--es-
pecially in the State Of PeDnsy lyania-in the late
presidential canvass, and noticed the position ocou-
pied by his colleague the chairman OF the Committee
on Foreign Affairs, MIR @. J. IscrssoLL upon tins
question. The canvass in west PcnnsylvsBis, he
said, was not whether Mr.. Polk or Mr.. Clay was
the better Ia riif-man, but uoon the question which
was in favor Of the tariff OF sa2; and referring 10
the intentions expressed and the executive recon-
mspdatons for modifying the present tsr1, ne adj
yised Mr.. Folks friends TO go'to him and tell him
that il il had been for the representations made
by his friends that he in favor Of the exist
4 ing tariff and better tariff than Mr. Clay, he
would have lost the electoral vote Of Pennsylvania
which would have lost him that Of New York, and
thereby have defeated his election.
i With reference to the question under con-
alteration he repeated what he had said In the dis
cussion the army bill, that he went for tbs
earliest and strongest possible measure for ter
| minating the convention existing between Great
Britain and the United States Il was not only time,
bot high time, that we should respond TO the call Of
brethren west Of the Rocky mountains, by afford
| ing them the protection Of our military arm not
only, but Of our civil laws. lie was ANXIOUS for
Il the occupation of Oregon because he believed rail-
road the Pacific entirey feasible and he believed
II we settled the disputed title that IL would soon be
eonstructedthus giving the trade OF the Indies,
and making us the exporters for Europe from all
parts of the Pacific. ...
He referred to the history Of the treaties Of Eng
land both with France and with the United States,
on the subject the north west territory 10 showth
ii Great Britain had claimed south OF 49C and
he took hasty glance ut the question Of arbitration,
and one or two other points involved IN the discus
sion,
J Just as Mr.. d. concluded
a The finger Of the clock rested the hour 3, and
\ the Chairman gave the table heavy blow with
the hammer, indicating that the time for debating
. had passed, and that the hour for action had
n come.
9 SO the committee proceeded, 10 obedience to the
order OF the House, to vote amendments "pend-
! ing, or that might be offered"
Some few moments were taken up by effort
Of the chairman 10 induce members TO go home 10
their places, instead Of crowding the "area Of
freedom" Immediately in front Of the Speakers plat
5 form.
: And something like a clearance having been ef
: fscted,
The CHAIRMAN was proceeding to pu, the
, question.
Mr.. PETIT. move to take up the joint reso-
3 luton OF the gentleman from South Carolina, MIR
E BLACK
I The CHAIRMAN. I, i, no, in order,
Now the state Of the question before the COM
: mttee this:
a Mr.. c. ]. IsGIRsoLL, from the Committee
e on Foreign Affairs had reported the following
9 joint resolutions:
. JOINT RESOLUTION of notice to Great Britain to IAN.
and the United statss of the sixth Of August eighteen
hundred and twenty relative to the country ION
the northwest coast Of America westward Of the Stony
e mountains" commonly ca led Oregon
R..orst BY the srnas and House II Representative, 81
the President of the United States forthwith cause
notice to he given to the Government Of Great Britain
sixth Of Angus, one thousand eight hundred md twenty
month, after the expiration Of the said notice con
formally to the second article of the said Of the
sixth Of August one thousand eight hundred and twenty
= ssvenl 80
e This resolution Mr.. C. J. IsornsolL had moved
to amend by striking out all that portion embraced
l. in brackets, and inserting:
"shal be annullsd and abrogaed the expiration Of the
OF twelve months from and aer said motto. shall be
given conformsby the second article fthe said
. tion Of the 9th August 1877"
}, And Mr.. HILLARD had heretofore moved to
amend the original resolution by striking out there
from the words, "forth with cause notice to be Civ.
V en-" and inserting
"Bs emPowsrsd whenever in hi. Judgment the public
!. Mr. CO. lNGERSOLL inquired il II would be In
j; order for him to withdraw single word from the
resolution he had offered He wished to withdraw
: the word forthwith"
= The CHAIRMAN. From which proposition
!. That of the Committee of Foreign Affairs, thai
:, which the gentleman himself introduced'
8 Mr.. c. J. INGERSOLL. From the origina
a proposition. wish to expunge the word "forth.
. WITH
The CHAIRMAN. 1t can be done by unani
4 nous consent.
a Mr.. JACOB THOMPSON submitted that the
: gentleman had right to modify.
Mr.. G. 8 HOUSTON. Not to modify the origi
nal proposition for it is the report of committee.
II The original resolution was read, as also the
IS amendment proposed by Mr.. lSeERsoLL.
o Mr.. HOPKINS suggested that before the question
n was taken the motion strike out, it would be
II proper to perfect the original resolution, by carry
. ing out the views of the gentleman from Pennnsyl
), vania, mr. lNeERsoLL.1 II would be remembered
J. that after proposition had been stricken out and
e another inserted, it would not be competent tc
q amend. move, therefore, Continued Mr.. II y &c
> strike out from the original resolution the WORD
n forthwith"
J, The CHAIRMAN said, the motion would be in
> order after the question OH the pending amendment
!, had been taken.
d Mr.. C. J. lNGERSOLL remarked that the in
sertion Of the word forthwith" mistake and
l. he had at early day endeavored to make the
amendment in the original resolution.
: The CHAIRMAN said, all debate was out OF
I'll order. .'...n
l. Mr.. INGERSOLL. | am only stating fact
il not debating ...'
e Mr.. PRESTON KING inquired of the Speaker
whether the amendment could not be made by unan.
r. mous CONSENT
e The CHAIRMAN assented.
n But objections were made .a~-8I.h
J. Mr. VfNTON inquired if the pending amendmen,
e was a substitute for the original billi
= The CHAIRMAN said not.
IT And the CHAIR proceeded to put the question.
E, Mr. DROMGOOLE supposed, he said, that il
,. would be in order to offer substitute for the
Is entire report of the Committee Foreign Affairs
and he sent to the chair the following proposition;
Whereas by the convention concluded the goth ds
OF October 1918 between the United States of America
and