The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-05
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
ExECUrIyE CONCENTRATION.

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATION
The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication
o the Postmaster General transmitting communica-
ton addressed to the chairman of the Committee OF Ways
and Means asking certain appropriations for the service
of that department. which referred to the Committee
of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
OREGON BOUNDARY.
Mr.. PENNINGTON, of New Jersey, moved to reconsider
the vote by which House bill TO provide for carrying into
effect the first article of the treaty between the United
States and her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain
land Of the 18th day Of June 1885, referred TO the
Committee of Ways and Means and to discharge that
mittee from its further consideration; which motion was
agreed to.
The House proceeded to consider the BILL and the
ton being on Its engrossment and third reading,
Mr. PENNINGTON stated that the bill deeply concerned
the peace Of the country the gentleman from Washing
Territory well knew IL would be recolected that in
the year 1886 treaty concluded between the United
States and Great Britain fixing the boundary line between
the British North American provinces and the United
States The object of the bill to carry into effect that
treaty far TO fix by survey the boundary line be-
Washington Territory and the British possessions
Mr.. ANDERSON, of Washington Territory, urged the
necessity Of passing the bill He stated that by the
of the treaty of of June ls4G between govern
and that of Great Britain the 49th parallel of north
latitude made the boundary between the possessions
running westward Of the constructive centre of the Gulf
Of Georgia and thence southery through the middle OF
said chs mel, and of Fucas straits TO the Pacific ocean
The question bad arisen between the governments
TO the middle OF the channel which separates the continent
from Vancouvers island By the construction which the
British government had put upon IL the main channel
struction which our government put upon il the main
channel westward Of that cluster Of islands. The
islands in the possession OF both British and
American subjects and collision Of jurisdiction had
CURED between the two these islands The
boundary line of the counties of the Territory Of Washing
ton had been TO include these islands and
had been collected from British subjects and on British
property these islands under protest This would show
the necessity OF having the line definitely fixed The line
TO be water not on land II was TO run from
the Of the Gulf OF Georgia where the 49h parallel
ntersects it, ssuthery distance not exceeding, perhaps
hundred miles through Fucas straits to the Pacific
After being slightly amended, the bill was read third
time and passed.
PENSIONS WAR OF 1912.
Mr. SAVAGE, of Tennessee from the Committee on In
valid Pensions reported bill to amend an act granting
pensions the officers and soldiers Of the with Great
Britain in 1872 and those engaged in Indian during
that period which was committed.
IMPROVEMENT on PArAPsco RIVER
Mr. HARRIS of Maryland moved a suspension Of the
rules In order TO enable him to submit motion that the
Committee Of the Whole be discharged from the further
navigation Of the Paapco river and 10 render the port Of
Baltimore accessible to war steamers Of the United States
The motion agreed to--yeas $50, nays 3d. and the
committee discharged from the further consideration
The bill was then read third time and passed
KANSAS ArrARs.
Mr. PURVIANCE, of Pennsylvania, moved a suspension
Of the rules in order to submit the following resolutions
Resopsd That the Judiciary Committee be instructed to
forthwith inquire into and report upon what authority the
recent the Territory Of Kansas Of ~ w Dezer
Geo. w. Smith, Geo. w. Brown, and others made,
together with the offences with which they stand charged
and n upon charge OF treason for participating
the formation OF the State constitution at Topeka 10
report bill directing no prosqH TO be entered upon the
indictments against said parties and that said committee
have power to send for persons and papers.
The question taken, and the motion disagreed
tonot two-tbrds voting in favor thereoyeas LOG nays
~ as follows;
n.
Bennett Of New York, Benson, Binghurst, Bliss, Brad
shaw, Trenton, Broom Bufinton, Campbell Of Pennsyva
MIA Campbell Of Ohio, Chafee, Clark Of Connecticut, Claw
son. Colfax Comins, Covode, Cragin, Cullen, Cumbaek
Damrel, Davis OF Massachusetts, Day, Dean, Dick, Dodd
Dunn, Durfee, Bde Edwards, Emrie Flagler Galloway
Gddnes, Gilbert Granger, Grow, Hall Of Massschuset
Harlan Harrison Hickman Holloway Horton OF New ork
Horton Of Ohio Kelsey, King, Knapp, knight knowton
Knox, Letter Mace, Matteson, McCMty, Miller Of New
York, Moore, Morgan, Morrill, Mott Murray, Nichols,
Norton, Oliver Of New York, Parker, Pearoe Peon PEN
nngton, Perry Petit Pike, Pringe Purviance, Rtohie,
Robbins Roberts, sabin, Sage, SaPp, Sherman, simmons