American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-06-02
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Reported mgtHr American Republican,
FIRST SESSION Of the goth CONGRESS-.
NAmNGroN, June list, lS46.


Mr.. Sewer from The committee on Military
Affairs, reported bill to regulate intercourse
81 Oh the various Indian tribes Of Oregon
Mr. DIX from the select committee, to whom
ms subject was referred, reported the House
&. concerning the Smithsonian Institute, with
amendments.
Also, presented petition from merchants
and others N. Y. asking that the Government
wal. appoint special mission to certain Coun-
.'ses OF the East, for commercial purposes.
The Senate bill, appointing three Paymas-
.ers in the Army, &c, as amended by the
House, was referred 10 the Committee on Mill
lary Affairs.
On motion Of Mr.. Speight the Senate bill
for granting alternate sections Of land, for the
Improvement Of Pearl river, Of Miss, was taken
up, and Messrs, Speight, Chalmers and john
son of La, supported the bill, and Mr.. Bagby
opposed 1t, and asked for the yeas and nays,
out before they were taken, the bill was post
poned until tomorrow.
Tho special order, being the Oregon jurs-
l.ction bill, was then taken up, and
Mr. Cas- read a manuscript argument con-
lned to an effort to disproye two OF the points
made 10y the Senator from Missouri, viz; that
no such line a. 81 40 was established, and that
the line Of ~ dd run to the Pacific, as deter
mined by the treaty Of Utrecht.
Mr.. Benton Tejoiued, and maintained his
original stand with great power and emphasis.
He said that the iitty-iour fortes had made Il
great error, they had led portion Of the coun-
..y into error and instead Of being magnani-
NOUS enough to retract this error, they now
sought TO bubble it, and work at it, and dis
tort it. He had offered to instruct the Com
mlttee OF the Judiciary to bring in a bill max
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Senator from Michigan, move to strike out 40
and insert 81 40. 1t was useless to talk lon
leI-let us see who were Tor war.
The question of reference was stated, and
the instructions proposed by Mr. Benton were
read.
The yeas and nays were called for and or
dered.
Mr.. Westcolt objected to the instructions in
several particulars, and said that the laws Of
Congress or the United States were not of
-haracter to be of service TO the Territory OF
Oregon.
Mr. Webster concurred with tho general
scope of the instructions of the Senator from
Missouri, but objected to the fixing of any line.
lie hoped that this would be finally settled be-
tween the two governments at this session.
MIR, Calhoun was for the reference to the
Committee without any instructions, and could
see no possible good to be derived by antlcipa-
ing the action of the negohators,
Mr.. Webster was about to reply, when
Mr.. Sewer, very unceremoniously moved an
adjournment
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Morse, of Florida, presented the creden-
.ials Of Mr.. Kaufman, Of the State of Texas,
who was duly qualified, and took his seat as a
representative of the United States,
The three first days of the present month
being specially set apart for the consideration
of business relating to the Territories, {
The House, on motion, went Immediately
INTO committee of the Whole (Nlr. Bowlin, of
Mo, in the Chair and proceeded with the con-
s.deratlon of the special order.
Several bills, all Of local character and in
tent relating to Iowa and Wisconsin, were
passed upon and laid aside to be reported, with
out much question, and no debate Of Conse-
guenCe.
A bill directing the sale of the Mineral lands
n Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois and Missouri, gave
rise T. a protracted debate occupying the re-
mander of the days SESSION, but without
concluding upon any disposition of the subject.
The House adjourned.
SUMNER QUARTERS OF GEN TAYLoR's AR
MY. 1t is stated that Gen. Taylor designs to
make his summer quarters in Monterey, which
is about los miles from his camp at Matamo-
ras. The Houston Telegraph says:
"The valley of Monterey was visited by ma
nv Of our soldiers during the Federal war: and
they all describe it as an earthly paradise grow
es of oranges, leamons, figs, and pomegrauates,
surround the city; and the whole valley, which
is irrigated by countless rivulets of pure and
wholesome water, is but continuous garden,
producing various kinds of vegetables, and
tropical fruits in abundance.
The climate, however, in summer, is rather
too warm to be agreeable to persons from the
Northern States but short distance, in the
elevated plains along the mountains, the eli
mate, even in midsummer, is as cool and
saubrious as that of the Catskill mountains
Even the northern fruits, such as the apple, |
pear, Sc, are produced in abundance, in those
elevated regions. When our troops once get
pleasantly located in that delightful region,
they will be very unwilling to torsake it; and
the glorious descriptions they will circulate
throughout the Union, will, ere long, excite a
desire among all classes TO annex it to the U-I
nited States. The stupendous chain of the
Sierra Madre is a boundary meet for great ma
ton; but the insignificant Rio Bravo is only
suitable to define the limits of States or coun-
tesH
The WOUNDS OF Col. MCINTosH. Al
though the wounds of this officer are severe, it
is thought he will be able to reach New Or
leans from Point Isabel in about six weeks from
this time. The Savannah Georgian gives the
following particulars of his escape from death,
gathered from letter received by relative of
Gil Mcintosh in that city:
"Col Mclntosh's wounds were received in
the battle of the second day, while leading his
regiment against the enemy's battery. When