The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-04-03

which all correspondents. reporters. letter wrev &c
otpspers without the District Of Columbia will DO turned
out of their places. Report takenup
Mr. cL,yTor stated, that. as he understood IT, the
sporters He would ask, how many
r Bases referred tue report and plans upon the
subject ,.,,,.a ;, .,o- ~.
tiers /, ended to accommodate by the proposed
Mr. BarEsr explained that II was designed TO accom-
modste sbout ten regular reporter five in each
the height fine present gallery The reporters liked
those corners the best
Mr.. MasovM asked what the extent Of the public
accommodation in the galleries. and what were the
changes or additions proposed
committee in order to save time The marble gallery
over tho chair ha Its front range exclusively under hs
tar writers; and under the restricted Of
the galleries the public could not s TO lose the space
Mr. el.rro, y was decidedly opposed to tn. pro-
jsct The room occupied BY the lsttsr writers was
which they sent out to the country He moved,
therefore. that the subject be laid on the table.
upon the iabs lie took occasion to notice the remark
OF the Senator from Illinois, that the public could not
tiers Mr. Mangum then, in short but excellent do.
fence Of tho corps maintained the expedisncy Of aow
sent accommodations the square gallery He srrned
that this was the greatest accommodation to the public
as n q Il:
letter writer's were the OF information Of the
% nsS.s o. Congress: The mas. Of n: reader: Of
long reports OF the city papers, although they were in
dispensasle in many respects He was clearly for al
lowing the present accommodations to reporters and
correspondents Of the public press 1hs privilege had
been abused is true bu, then the senate had the pow
or In its hands expel all who might inf nge upon the
line of courtesy and If truth. Mr. Mangum rspsated
KS surprise therefore at the remark OF senator from
Illinois. that the public could paord 10 allow the
space conceded to the writers Of the public press.
MIR BaE.ss hoped the subject would be passsd BY in.
from North Carolina in the views no had taken There
must be some Limitation to the admission OF letter wri
te There vas none now The subject was laid aside
On motion Of Mr. srxlcHr the Senate resumed Ii, sps
, G,ses 81 the day on tn: all and momsn
THE OREGON RrsoLuTIoNs
motion to resume the subj vet thus early the Soma
tor from Missouri might Laye the opportunity Of some
Senator from Arkansas Cslr. Ashley
Col BssroS. accordingly took the floor He stated
marks Of the senator from Michigan Gen Ca.s1 yos,er
day. upon which he had laid great stress; and upon
40 should be decided COL D. did propose to mske
speech nor to make any application Of his remarks
the tfath-to vindicas the intelligence Of the Senate be-
fore the country and the powers Of Europe.
treaty Of Urstoht Fsne. ona Great ~ss
britain IN Iis there Yves no positive or negative autho
boundary % mes Of Ss ROCKY ca1
Mountains add that If the fact could Do esta that
such extension Of the boundary aforesaid then he Gen
Case would abandon his position upon the Russian
The object of Col Benton was to establish this autbo
rty, aud to compel the Senator from Michigan to sur.
liberation and with much minussnes. Of incidental
points: traced back the diplomatic ntert curse upon
London from Mr. Msdisou then Secretary OF s,ate~tho
Instructions oil Mr. Jefferson to Rufus King. when the
treaty OF Utrecht authority for he demand Of tho ex
t,nsion OF tn" parallel of forty nine westward
tween the United states and Great B,t.,n Pc
Inc testh article OF the treaty of Utrecht defines the
French possessions and also provides that
ers shall be appointed forthwith to rhine within
year, the line westward bstu parties The rst
part accomplished the second part of this provision
was never carried out After expatiang with his close
and the sPparent design OF osshhinr the fortyn;nb
parallel from the Lake Of the Woods TO the Pacific Col
Jefferson During this administrsiion II was exbsi,sd
that In opposition to an Offer from Great Britain MIR
ry lice of 40 should be 10 the western ocean
In this connection tho ernde Senator enlarged upon the
and is successful results The object Of Coioncl Benton
was to vindicate the truth of this treaty of Utrecht
He could not allow uader the crcnmsances, That the
Senator from Michigan had taken his position without
TINT the speech OF the Senator from Michigan al
most gotten by heart before he delivered IL He (C}en
must teen abandon his darling side Of the question
about the territory north Of 40. He has made his own
and he abide sy them He mus, say
saps 'nss ARE TO He nS say no
The s As. sna xcS. the SSos Of o them
share stripped OF their armor We may sayof sends
OF - 40 =. ONE Of the poet: has said when writing
log the advocates Of % AO) they have become, sir
"small by degrees, and beautifully less"
Add we sha have,no necessity for the twenty.ons mil
lions extra for the Navy for the nine mill
for the Armythoss thirty millions srtra will no longer
over the line he has laid down. the vote upon treaty.
viii Do unanimous Whether the committees in suffer
and mssterly inactivity not one thing was certain
" was very lucky inactivity. II very lucky, air
the 20 parallel BY Mr. Jefferson in 1907 Delays irIi
tatcns. inhamed blood leading to war had stoppe IT,
Of tue hsash pubic opinion Of the
day, bad said that not in this day days pas,
splitting Of cup Of tea on lady's Silk gown Col BEN
ton here related the incident in the time of Queen Anne
from Michigan had doubtless alluded: and !, wss
strange COZ incidence ofappicaion this argument that
;ea Wy ncdsn, had led to the peace Of Utrecht Of
from Missouri, in detailing this circumstance
said i was one which had taken place trsnspred;
and don't, (said the Senator looking up at the 70.
Z was circumstances which had taken place dur.
upon the reporters caused q general movement r.
The Senator from Michigan would have to surrender
hands killed. for the ~ men were not ssvares
but to be detained prisoner far IRON his wife and son.
sir there he is he 10 upon his parole Of honor ana can
never 60 n,rtn Of the line OF forty nine. General
laughter) 0reeDoughS book put to I'll yht. II had
been TO the Senator from Michigan what little dog
was to the two ladies Of Queen Annes Court. Laugh
ter. voice, ssns soee-" Go II, old Bulion'D War
air ceases TO be inevitable IL 10 peace, sir; pssce
sv,t Die. There u no way TO avoid H. (Lsushtsrl-
Col Bsntcn next spoke Of 0rsenoughs book, and de.
clarsd no had not taken copy. He expressed but little
faith N IT. Some compilers think that when they have
got little they have got ALI and they who follow after
them fall evan wider Of the fscts He had heard great
many enconiums upon this book--hat hsd set every
thing Iight-thst IL covered the whole ground--but Il
would apPear hat the author did know the meaning
OF trsats Col Benton then explained that according
10 the book the line OF the treaty of Utrecht was msant
TO be actu lily walked within the year sps lied,