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House OF KEPRESEsiAs''


Mr.. Dargin offered a resolution ~ Ia,o. -


amic,blc settlement Of the oregon oounu'''


fcrred. ,,,.,,;,r. "a.
Mr.. Tibbatis offered some warhSe 'e'''''''"'
.pcciing Orepon--refered' ,:.,o.
NJ. Petit offered a resolution 70 s''s "~'


ferred. r,.. v;J.


Mr.. Winthrop presented petition from ''e ., VIZ ,s.
ow Of Robert Gray, the irs' a'sco'efe' ~
mouth of the Columbia river' wh'ch was '''e'''
10 The Committee on Pensions.


Mr.. Browne, Of Va, offered a reso'u''on 'os"0
the notice. , Al,


A personal squabble took place between Mr.
Bailey and Mr.. Johnson.


Mr.. Harper presented resolution OF 'ne L -.
e;slature Of Ohio, in favor Of brose o'or '"'
Ohio at Wheeling.
MIR. Thompson spoke in favor OF giving me no
tice to England respecting Oregon. Af' h'A'
got the floor. and the House adjourned.


Mr. Berrien, resolution from the LEGISLATURE o.
Georgia inupposi,Ou others from Mas'acaase..s,


Mr.. Corwin, resolution Of 'he ohio Les'sr'u,1 ~ ~
respecting land titles, and III 'a"es OF Inc lari
of 1912. large number Of Petaons were pre-
scnted.
]. NJ. Clayton reported bill TO ascertain 'ne
claims Of american citizens prior 70 ioVi'
Q
the Secretary of War 10 make statement Of the
lands purchased from the Indians and the amount
paid therefor.


Tuesday, nigh, Feb. Sd, 1916.
In the Senaie, The motion introduced by Mr.,
Pearce, relative 10 the publication Of one hundred
aud fifty additional copies OF scientific reports
made by the exploring expedition. was taken up.
The object Of the mover was 10 supply the coteges
and scientific institutions Of the country win the
\ reports. The motion was agreed 10.
/ Mr.. ]. NJ, Clayton's resolution, CALLING upon


the Secretary of the Navy to collect full statistical


details Of the extent Of the marine Of the PrincPa
commercial nations, was adopted.
Al an early hour, the Senate went into the
I, consideration of executive business.
( In the. House, nearly tho whole OF the sitting
was spent in the continued discussion on the Ore
Q gon question. The House, previous to lis adlour
y ment. adopted resolution calling on the Presiden
for say correspondence that may have been mac
: with the British government, since the date oil 'he
q message. in relation to Oregon.


e lIednesday nigh, Feb. 4M, 1916.
/, Aficr tho routine business Of the morning, tht
y lime of The Senate, to-day, was occupied in the


discussion OF INC NleGltS w Jill iOt to tS'Ss W
0 Nathaniel Goddard and others, which came up fol
T, consideration as in committee OF the whole' Inc
n claim was for the refunding Of the value OF Q


cargo of flour, shipped for Spain by the parties
. curing the late war under British license, ant
captured by an American vessel, The question
G being taken, was decided in the affirmative; ant
a accordingly the bill was ordered 10 be engrosse'


for. n third reading.
,r proceeded to the consideration of executive busi
10 ness.


), 10 tho House, fourth, and still unsuccessful
effort was made 10 bring the debate on the Oreso
: question TO termination on Monday next. Th
e resolution was lnid on the table by majority Q
d two votes. We again refer to the list Of yea
and nays.


The discussion on the joint resolution of motto
$ was continued in committee. One additions
E proposition Of amendment was introduced, On
will be found in the proper place. The comm'tte


laid aside the joint resolution at about the usua
hour of adjournment, and went into long debat
: on The bill uppropriatng $4,000 to enable tn
/. President 10 send commissioner 10 Texas to re
, ceive the cession Of the public property there
The discussion bid fair, at one time, to run th


House into night session.


|, is worthy Of remark, that the debate on tn


Oregon resolution seems so far 10 have palIcd OIL
, the nppetites of members, that great number o
them decline TO remain in the hall whilst tn
: speeches are delivered. Ai2 o'clock to-day, onl,
/. some seventy or eighty members were in ,hei


seats. The people, who look with slraning eye


towards Tho Capitol for the action of Congress


on subject which occupies 60 much of thei
thoughts. and appeals 30 strongly 10 their feeling
and their interests, would scarcely believe, unles


they saw, that ii ''had shrunk u 50 iiv rIleasufv
TINT it could no longer command tho attention
and scarcely tho respect. Of their representatives
Tri- Weekly Union.
Warlike Preparations for Merico-We learl
from the N. Y. Herald, that the naval force in h
Gulf is 10 be increased Immediately. Order


nave uIreauy Ueen ,ssuvd ~ ,i,o ss~er.,i ~.aJ.a
vous to enlist quite large number of seamen
and the destination of the frigate Cumberland ha
been changed from the Coast of Africa to thu


Gulf Of Mexico. II is thought that she will b
the flag ship. Other preparations arc making
which are deemed necessary in The present posi-
iion Of our rotations with Mexico.-Mo Rep
"


Canada.--The Montreal Times OF the 26th an
nounced the arrival Of dispatches from England


appointing the Earl Of Cathcart, Governor Gener
al, and directing tho immediate embodiment o


the militia. On this tho Montreal Transcript re
!, marks: