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ACCESSIONS. 415 Benton, Thomas H., Speech of, on Oregon Question, delivered in the U. S. Senate May 22, 25, and 28, 1846. Washington: Printed at the Office of Blair and Eives, 1846. 8vo. 40 pp. Howison, Lieut. Neil M., U. S. Navy, Eeport of, to the Commander of the Pacific Coast S'quadron, being the result of an examination iv the year 1846 of the Coast, Harbors, Eivers, Soil, Productions, Climate, and Population of the Territory of Oregon. Report dated San Fran- cisco, Feb. 1, 1847. 8vo. 36 pp. Johnson, Eeverdy, Speech of, on The Oregon Question, delivered in the U. S. Senate, March 11, 1846. 8vo. 16 pp. Webster, Daniel, Speech at Marshfield, Mass., Sept. 1, 1848, upon the nomination of Gen. Taylor for the Presidency, and his Speech of Aug. 12, 1848, in the U. S. Senate, upon the Oregon Bill. Boston: Press of T. E. Marvin, 1848. 8vo. 24 pp. Browne, J. Eoss, Eeport of, as Special Agent to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, upon Indian Affairs in the Territories of Oregon and Washington, dated Nov. 17, 1857. 8vo. 48 pp. dims ^f the Northwest, being Condensed Notes of a Lecture by Hon. Selucius Garfielde, Delegate in Congress from Washington Terri- tory, d^ivered in Philadelphia in 1872. 8vo. 20 pp. Cover. Lane, Joseph, Speech of, on the Admission of Kansas, in the U. S. House of Eepresentatives, March 27, 1858. 8vo. 8 pp. Constitution for the State of Oregon, passed by the Convention, Sept. 18, 1857. 8vo. 24 pp. (This is a copy of the proposed constitu- tion that was submitted to the people of Oregon for acceptance or rejection on November 9, 1857. Two copies.) Washington Territory, Journal of the Council during the Second Session of the Legislative Assembly beginning at Olympia Dec. 4, 1854. Olympia: George B. Goudy, Public Printer, 1855. 8vo. 158 pp. and cover. (Bears upon the cover the handwriting of Seth Catlin, who was -President of the Council at the time. Presented by Adam Catlin, a son of Seth Catlin.) Eules and Orders of the House of Eepresentatives of, 1854-55. Olympia: J. W. Wiley, Public Printer, 1854. 16mo. 104 pp. (In ad- dition to the Eules and Orders, contains Constitution of United States, Organic Act of Washington Territory, Treaty with Great Britain, June 15, 1846, Donation Land Law, approved Sept. 27, 1850, Notice to Settlers of April 30, 1853, extending provisions of law to Dec. 1, 1855, Amendment to Act creating office of Surveyor-General, Feb. 14, 1853, Amendment to Act July 17, 1854, Circular to land officers from General Land Office, August 28, 1854, and Ordinance of 1787.)