Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-04-24

un.,-oda--unsa a long debate,
81 many hours, on the bill to
- rights Of American settlers in the
cgon, until the termination Of the joint occu
patton Of the same.
TUESDAY, April l4--SENATE-Mr Hayward
OF N. u, from the Committee on the Dis,rc, Of
Columbia, reported that the Committee be dis
charged from memorial praying permission To
bring slave into the district The report vas
accepted.
Mr. Houston claimed the floor for Tomorrow.
III the House, the Smithsonian bill was the
order of the day, but it was postponed for two
weeks.
1t was ordered that the bill "to protect the
rights of American settlers in the territory OF
oregon, until the termination of the joint occi
patton of the same," be taken out OF the COM
mIttee at two O'Clock on Thursday next.
The House then went into Committee Of the
Whole on the state of the Union upon the Ore
gon Bill.
Mr. Mckay from the Committee of WAYS and
Means, reported bill 10 reduce the Tariff OF
duties on imports.
WEDNESDAY, April Is - SENATE In the
Senate. to-day, after the transactions of the usu.
al morning business, Mr. Houston delivered a
sp 'ech in favor of the notice, and in vndcafion
at the policy of the administration on the Ore
goa question
The House, on motion Of Mr Foster, recon.
eidered the vote of Yesterday on the resolution
Terminating the debate on the Oregon iursdic-
ton bill tomorrow aud. after a struggle post
p ned the question until Friday. The day was
then spent IN the further discussion Of that bill.
THURSDAY. April 16,-SrNArE-l In the Sen.
ate, to-day, the voc was taken on "lhe no,cc,"
aud passed in the following form, offered bv
Mr. Johnson, of Mary and, by vote of 40 to Ia:
Strike ant all at the resolutions of notice pass.
ed by the House Of Representatives, after the
title, and insert
"Reeolred, DC. That b" the convention concluded
the twenteih day of OctOber, eighteen hundred and
eighte n, between the United States of America and
the king OF the United kingdon Of Great Bri am aud
Irdand for the period OF ten years, and afterwards
indefinitely extended ard continued IN force he ano,h
OF the parties concluded the sixth
day OF August IN the wear of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and twcuty.sevrn, it was agreed that
any country thai may he claimed by either party on
the norih vest coast al America westward OF the Sto
or Rocky mountains, now commonly called the
rgon territory, should together with its hnrbors
bay and creeks and the nav aann u all rivers with
IN the he free aud 0prn' u the vessels citzen>,
and 50 iecs of the t"o pnw,rs but VI hoa prjnice
Il any Claim vi cb either If the p''ucs ug't have to
any pa ty OF san country; and with his further pro.
VISION n ihe sec md atc!c al The sad convention Of
the SIKH 4 cast. eighteen hundred aud twenty se
ven, tn,t euher plrly ni1h Hhrngae and aunu' sad
convention, giving die n,uce Of twelve months to
the oih coHtracimt paIy--thlt II has now become
deslfh'e that the respective claims Of the United
St,t,s and Grea, Britain should hc definitely settled
and hat sa territory may no longer than need be
remain subject 10 the evtl consequences of The divided
aHegs nce oft American ami British populaipn, and
"t the confusion and conflict OF national NJ dicllons
dangerous to the cherished peace and good under
SHADING Of the two Countries. And therefore, that
steps b taken for the aroca,ian Of the said conven
ton ofthe 9th August 1927 IN the mode prescribed IN
us II article, and that The attention Of The govern
menis IT both countries may he the more earnestly
and n nedatev directed to renewed efforts for tho