Reported for the Columbian Fountain
Twenty ninth Congress;
FIRST SESSION.

SENATE.
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Shortly after the meeting OF the Senate, The
special order, the Oregon resolutions, were
discussed


Mr.. Crittenden commended that the negolia-
uon was wrong from The beginning. We,
however, might go on and settle the matter.
The notice, he considered, peace measure,
leaving the responsibility OF giving II 10 me
President II the auesuon had not been aglta-
ted. Oregon, instead OF being plucked like a
green fruit. Today, would tomorrow, have ial-:
len into our hands fully npe.


MIR. Aliens amendment, IN effect, asserted
our claim TO the whole territory; but u was vo-
ted down-32 to 22


Finally, the substitute of Mr.. Crtlttenden
was adopted, prefaced by long preamble, con-
cluding as follows


With view, therefore, that steps be taken for


the abrogation OF the said convention OF the


sixth OF August, eighteen hundred and TWEEN


ty seven, in the mode prescribed IN its second


article and that the attention OF the govern


ments OF both countries. may be the more ear


neslly and Immediately directed to renewed


efforts for the settlement OF all their dIfferen-


ces and disputes IN respect 10 said territory


Resolped, by The Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatres Of the United States Of .imer,ca IN Con-
gress .4ssembled, That the President of the Uni
ted States be, and he is hereby authorized, AT
his discretion, TO give TO the British govern
ment the notice required by its said second al
licle for the abrogatIon OF the said convention
of the sixth of August, eighteen hundred and
twenty seven.


Messrs. Colquitt and Yulee were absent.


On the passage, the vote was-yeas 40, nays
IA, as follows:


YEAs.--Messrs. Archer, Ashley, Atherton,
Bagby, Barrow, Benton, Berrien, Calhoun,
Cameron. Chalmers, J. M. Clayton, Corwin,
Criltenden, Davis, Dayton, Dix, Greene, Hay
wood, Houston, Huntington, Jarnagin. John
son, Md, Johnson, La, Lewis, McDuffie,
Mangum. Miller, Morehead, Niles. Pearce,
Penny hacker, Phelps, Rusk, Sewer, Simmons,
Speight, Turney, Upham, Webster, Wood
brldge-4O.


NAYs.-Allen, Atchison, Breese, Bright,
Cass, T. Clayton, Dickinson, Evans, Fairfield
Hannegan, Jenness, Semple, Sturgeon, West
cotl-l4.


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


After several committees were called for re-
ports, the House in committee of the Whole,
took up the bill 10 protect the rightsof American
settlers 10 Oregon, until the termination Of the
joint convention.


Messrs. ]. r. Ingersol, Wood, Phelps.
Rockwell of Ci., Wick, Jones Of Georgia, and
Pollock, participated in the debate.


At quarter past three O'Clock, the COM
rnittee rose and the house adjourned