The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-02-13


succumb. she would aght But We had no more danger
to fear from Great Britain than from the
snnS.. infant ssp9ss ,s' vSS: q IL:
the galleries. Great Britain might try 70 dram up
coalition with France and Russia for the balance Of
fight singlehandsd and alone. He believed that
the resolution for the notice would pass matter what
the collateral measures necessary the exten-
sion Of our laws and jurisdiction over our soil would
also pass every one Of them; Lord Ashburton would
PARCEL Of sweet dispatches, Qaughter and isaye US
without touching the great principles which he came
iteration Of his solemn belief that there no danger of
from England alone and that tho only danger to be
apprehe nded that Of European coalition, which
would declare Oregon independent with view to the
preservation of the f" balance Of power,n &c.
AT all hazards Mr. Allen commended for the passage OF
the notice. and the protection of our or 5000 citizens in
the Oregon
At the conclusion of his speech the galleries rssound.
Mr. j. NJ CLAYroN secured the floor, when, ON motion,
the Senate adjourned.
House Of Representatives.
H WAsHSorer, Feb. IL, 1876.
The SPEAKER presented communication from the
Post Office Department which was laid on the table and
Mr.. CARROLL, Of New York. appeared to-day for the
first time this session In the House, qualified and
took his seat. @N
Mr.. Krso, of Ca rose for personal explanation.
MIR. RATHBuN. of New York, Directing, motion was
made that MIR King have leave to explains and upon this
the yeas and nays were called Yeas sc nays os.
r.
the why he did not vote on the Oregon resou'
ton.
der the vote just taken that he had right to proceed
Mr.. HogsroN, of Ala, appealed.
The CHAIR sustained By los in the Affirmative; the
negative not countsd-sevsral wings exolaimng Hes
. good speaker. Let us support him"
Mr. Kse then went on TO say that the reason why he
did not vote was because was necessary to know all
the communications that had taken place between the
two governments and that the Presdent in furnishing
the correspondence had withheld important parts there,
of here
Houss should have sat with closed DOORS but when they
were called upon to act on any question, they should
MIR. RArBsuN rose for personal explanation why he
vote for the resolution Mr. King had occupied an
tain, but had failed in getting the floor. He presumed
he could get through with his personal explanation
within the hour, which the gentleman seemed to have
Many objections being made and points Of order rails
ed Mr. RHErr. of South Carolina. rose and appealed to
his friend, to persist in this The majority
here responsible for what was done Let US 60 on
with the business Several objected to Mr. Rathbuns
in order Mr.. CHArMAr, Of Alabama appealed from the
decision ofths Chair Amid the confusion Mr. Rathbun
withdrew his request to be heard in explanation Mr..
Chapman insisted appealing from the decision Of the
Chair The Speaker said that supposed that the gen.
tle%sn having taken his seat the appeal went down
Alto time about fifty members were up to order and
all in disorder lso fa4 afa4m
sonal explanation but by some chance he did not insist
upon his right till Mr.. BRIeos of North Carona got
the noor, and refused TO yield u 10 MI Schenck.i
The House then resolved itself into Committee OF the
Whole, Mr.. Broadhead, of Pa, in the chair.
The question before the committee when it rose yes
terday the ofthe decision of the chair
who ruled that amendment offered by Mr. Tibbatts,
of KY yesterday, to the pension BILL making apPropria.
tions for the widows of pensioners out of order
This was discussed at length, by Mr. schenck, Mr. Ham,
lin, &C.. &c. a.sa o0. afaa y ts #
MIR scHENcx was very pointed upon this point He
said he sorry to differ from his friend, the chair
man-for, if there any body he admired more than
another it Pennsylvania democrat, whose consis
tency remarkable feature in the politics Of that
He would launch his boat into the deep waters of
the rules of the House. steering clear of all such shallow
questions Texas, Tariff Oregon, sc. MIR. proceed.
ed for time, in rich vein Of humor which kept
the House in perpetual smile
After long discussion, the question was submitted
to the comittee-shall the decision Of the char be
sustained And it decided in the Affirmative, by
vote of l03 to 80. 0NJN s/tf.
So the committee rose, having spent the day doing
nothing and the House adjourned.
The proceedings, of late, have been rich and racy
that the House appears rather fat, to-day The Oregon
foyer has broken out in the other end Of the capitol and
Dr. Allen 10 giving them fits upon The people in.
clned not only to emgrate to Oregon but they fol-
low Oregon wherever it goes.
Your Senate reporter, however, will give you the pro-
ceedings there.