Congressional.
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\ II The House, Jan. 10, 1845. After
the transactions of some business Of not
much importance, Mr.. Halnlin Of Maine
moved the House 60 into committee Of
the whnle, on the State of the Union. At
This stage, . long personal debate arose,
growing out Of letter written by John P.
Heiss in reply to some remarks made by
Mr.. Hudson, a member of the House.
Hudson moved by resolution, that Heiss
Be discharged from the office Of printer to
the House. The resolution was laid ON
the table. The House now being in com.
mitee Of the whole, the Oregon debate
was continued. Speeches were made by
Mr.. Kennedy and others, when Mr..
Toombs having got the floor, the committee
rose. Jan. 18th. The Oregon debate was
again resumed, when speeches were made
BY Messrs. Toombs and Hamlin, after which
the committee rose. The speech Of Mr..
Hamlin was most pathetic, appealing 10 The
South to come up to the support Of this
question, - we did to that of Texas. In
the Seilate Mr.. Fairfield reported bill 70,
the increase Of the navy of the United
States, appropriating five millions six hun.
dredaudtwenty- five thousand dollars there.
for. The bill makes provisions for the
building Of fen steam ships Of war, for com.
pleting those now on the. stocks, and fol
purchasing all necessary naval stores, Sc
This looks well. Let our navy be in pro.
portion to the greatness of our nation
Let US be prepared for peace, but if wa,
come, lei us be prepared to meet il, and tc
conquer. A debate also arose in the SEN
ste, upon the Oregon question. Mr.. AL
lsn moved that his resolutions upon the
Oregon Be taken up, and gave notice that
when up, be should move they be made
the special order Of The day for the 9th oi
January. The time was not agreed to by
Haywood, Westcott and Calhoun, and SO
The resolutions were made the order Of the
day for the 10th Of February, BY vote Of
50 to IS; Mr.. Benton voting with the
Southerners in favor Of the postponement.
thus, by union Of the wings with the
Souihera Senators, all debate on the Ore
eon question growing out Of Mr.. Aliens
resolutions is deferred till the 10th Of Feb
nary.