TWEEN NTY-NINT CONGRESS.

FRIDAY, March 18th, 1876.
Senate not in session.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
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A very impressive prayer was made this
morning by the Rev. Mr.. Miburne, and the
journal was read, after which


Mr.. Gordon rose TO personal explanation.
On the 10th inst, he made speech on the
Habror bill, in the course of which he had
made illusions 10 Oregon. In the New York
Herald he found a statement that was erro-
neous; but 1t was contradcted in the reports
OF the same paper, and set right He had not
spoken in favor of the 49th parallel, but for
54o4O. He read from the Baltimore Sun,
which said he had made desulatory speech,
and arraigned Polk and his Cabinet, Sc. He
then quoted the Columbian Fountains report,
as given in that paper of the 1lth instant, and
which stated that he had planted himself firm
ly on 54o40-that he expressed no opinion as
to the course the administration was going 10
take but, if they compromised on any thing
short of 54o40, he should arraign them before
the bar of public opinion. This report was
right, as far as it went. "


AT his mention of the :" Columbian Foun-
tain," many sneering expressions were given
vent to about the House; which meets now at
cleve,, O'Clock, be it observed-that witching
hour OF the morning and some bitterness was
TO be expected against total abstinence paper
oo ohoihy ol,ci .ne HOuI VI UccluS-


A voice. What is your own opinion.


Mr.. Gordon. "Wait till get through"
He then referred to the Union report, and read
part OF 1t. He then said his opinions were
given on the Oregon question in his public
speech, In that debate. In that speech he had
urged the entire validity OF the Spanish title TO
Oregon, and had gone for the whole. The
forty-ninth parallel left the greater part of Van
couver's Island 10 Great Britain, of which he
would never cede one inch to England. Van
couver's Island occupied the same position,
with regard to the northwest coast, as the Is
land of Great Britain did to the continent of
Europe. Mr.. G. trusted that this explanation
would set him right.


"A member moved that all the newspapers
alluded to, be referred to select committee,
with power to send for papers and persons;
but, as this was evidently meant as burlesque
on the Senate proceedings in the case of the
Daily Times, no attention was paid to it by the
Speaker.