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XXXth ESS.
WASHINGTON, Nav 81

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Senate.-Mr. Atchison's resolution, p%royidiuc FL,
the adjournment of Congress on the lst Monday in
July, to meet again in extra session on the first Mon
day OF October, was twice read, and made the snec;al
order for Monday week.
On motion Of Mr., Bright, the bill to establish n ter.
ritorial government in Oregon was taken up.
Mr., Benton offered an amendment, which was
agreed to, providing for n regiment of mounted vol
un!cers, to go to Oregon TO repcl the Indians.
Mr.. Hale OF n. III. proposed another amendment.
extending the slavery prohibiting ordinance of 81 over
Oregon. Mr., Yulee OF Florida called the Yeas and
Nays on this.
Mr.. Lewis of Ala. said the amendment presented
an important question, and he would like to have it
printed.
Mr.. Hale said it was important.-,be great oucs,ion
of the day he would therefore move TO postpnne the
question, and make it the special order for Monday
next.
Mr.. Bright of Ind. opposed the postponemcnt. and
argued immediate action lie should insist OH a vote
to-day.
Mr.. Calhoun desired to know whether it was the
intention OF the Committee on Territories to permit
the Incorporation OF this amendment in the bill Mr..
Bright replied for himself he should vote against the
amendment.
Mr.. Calhoun said that if such was the general I'M
derstandlng, ne had no objection to the taking of the
vote to-day but II IT was not. he should vote for posi-.
ponement, and feel it due TO the country he represent.
ed, to meet the question boldly.
Mr.. Niles OF Conn. suggested the ~propriety of post
ponlng the bill itself, aud passing Benton's amend
ment separately.
Mr.. flanagan of Ind. urged immediate action on
inc Dill he should vote against Hale's amendment
under any circumstances, as he considered it n wild
aud idle question, Tor every foot of Oregon was north
OF the line OF the Missouri Compromise.
Mr.. Benton hoped the bill would pass to- day,-a
weeks delay would be n years delay. If the slavery
question was presented, he would meet il. No zen
tleman on this floor, he said, should claim to speak for
the whole fifteen siave-holdlng States he claimed to
speak for one.
Further consideration of the subject was postponed
In the House, Mr., Strohm from the committee en-
expenditures, made a report showing errors in tho fis-
cal statement ct the Secretary. A debate followed.
The House then spent spine time in Committee of
the Whole on private bills, and reported the bill reg
ulating the salaries OF the Clerks in the Executive De-
partment:
these salaries, and in the course of his remarks spoke
severely Of lawyers. Mr.. Hammons of Me. rcjoincd
and defended lawyers, and in speaking of Mr. Johnson
alluded TO him as a faii0r.
Mr.. Holmes OF :. &. said there was no need of any
quarrel between the gentlemen one was a lawyer and
the other a tailor.-both were engaged in making
suits.
The bill was then passed, and the House mex, took
up the Oregon territorial bill, and debated it. No ac-
ton was had upon it.-Springfeld Rep.
June l
In the Senate, Mr.. Dallas being absent, Mr.. Atclri-
son was appointed President pro tenn.
Mr Bright moved TO take up the bill, relating to
Oregon, the question pending was upon MIR. Hale'>
amendment.
Mr. Hale said he had been accused of throwing n
irebrand into the Senate by his amendment. lie did
not wish to embarrass the bill, and therefore would
withdraw the amendment in order to let the question
be taken on MIR. Westcott's amendment.
A debate sprang up, in which Messrs Butler, Bright
Wescott, Bagby, Calhoun, Miller Dickinson, Foote
and Hale participated.
Without taking any question, the Senate adjourn
ed.
In the House, Mr.. Strohm's report, which was un
disposed oiyesterday, proposing TO print 10000 copies
was discussed.
Mr.. Vinton desired to take up the Naval Appro.
priutinp hill which he prnr,pupu IN .y,lai,
Mr. Rhett stated his desire to speak on anothel
subject. A point oforder was raised. The Chair de-
cided that II was IN order.
Mr. Henly appealed, but the decision of the Chail
was sustained.
Mr., Rhe,t resumed, and made a slavery speech.
Mr.. Venablc followed on the same side.
The Committee rose and the House adjourned.
In Senate, Mr.. Davis of Mississippi, presented a,
offering from the army, of the flag which was display,
ed from the Halls OF Montezuma, on the capture o
that city, accompanied with appropriate remarks.
Mr.. Bright moved to take up the bill relating tc
Oregon. lie Withdrew his motion 10 strike out tn,
18th section.
Mr.. Berrien renewed it, and commenced speakino
upon it, when a debate sprang up, IN which Messrs
Wesco,t, Turney, and Badger participated. Ii wa
continued by Mcssrs. Rusk, Butler, Badger an,
Niles.
Mr.. Houston offered an amendment to the bill
which was designed as n compromise After sevcra
Intellectual attempts to get a vote, the Senate went in
to executive session, and after some time spent there
i'll adjourned.
June 3.
In the Senate, on Saturday, the Oregon bill
: was discussed.
Mr.. Foo,e offered an amendment, which h,
thought would obviate objections made on tn
u part of the South to the 18th section.
: Mr.. Bright accepted the amendment.
MIR. Westcott spoke Of the opposition as O
an Intellectual and deceptive character.
. MIR. Foote replied.
i Mr.. Underwood addressed the Senate in fayo
of leaving the people of Oregon free to act 70
y themselves on the question of slavery, and OF
. fered an amendment to that effect.
Mr.. Dayton inquired if the Senator from Ken
lucky admitted that Congress had a right /
exclude slavery from the territory of Oregon
;, Mr.. Underwood admitted that Congress ha
S such power, while Oregon remained a terri
$ tory, lie hoped the whole subject would b
left to the people of the territory,
Mr.. Baldwin, Of Connecticut, followed.
S After he had concluded, Mr.. Badger sugges,
ed an amendment, by inserting in the 18th sec
d ton the words" but shall not be subject t
the 9th article of the compact contained in tn
ordinance of 1851"
MIR. Foote accepted the amendment; bu
IS without taking any question, the subject wa
passed over.-Mr. Hale has the floor for MOI