The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-01-23
THE OREGON TERRITORY.

The following bill, introduced into the Senate, on
leave, by Mr. LINN, of Missouri having been referred
to select committee of that body reported from
that committee on the 18th inst, without amendment
and is now pending in the Senate:
A BILL TO authorize the adoption Of measures for
The occupation and settlement Of the Territory Of
Oregon, and for extending certain portions Of The
idtcs Of the United States oper the same.
Be IL enacted, dc. That the title of the United
States to the Territory of Oregon certain and will
not be abandoned
That the President of the United States be- and he
is hereby authorized to take immediate measures to
have the boundaries the United States on the Pacific
frontier, ascerained and fixed, and in the time
he take such may be necessary to protect
the persons and property of our citizens residing or
trading in the Territory of Oregon.
That the President of the United States is hereby
authorized and required to TO be erected AT sui
table places and distances, line of military posts from
Fort Leavenworth to the Rocky Mountains, for the
better protection and encouragement of the Indian
trade and for the preservation of peace between the
whites and Indians.
That as soon as the boundaries of the Oregon Ter
ritory are ndsputably determined thousand
Of land shall be granted to every white male inhabi
Of said crrtory of the age Of eighteen years and
upwards who shall cultivate and the for five
consecutive years to his heir heirs at law if such
there be. MAJ
That the President is hereby authorized and requir
ed to appoint additional Indian agent with salary
of fifteen hundred dollars whose duty il shall be Gun
der his direction and control 10 supernend the nte
rests Of the United States with any and every Indian
tribe west of any agency now established by law.
That the sum Of --- dollars be appropriated out
Of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
prated to carry into effect the provisions Of this act
Sec g and be IL further enacted, That if any citi
zen Of the United States shall within the territory
district of country lying west of the Rocky Noun
tans south of fifty four degrees and forty minutes OF
north latitude and north Of the forty second degree of
north latitude, commit any crime, offence, or INSIDE
meanor which if commted elsewhere, would be pu-
nished by the laws Of the United States or if any
person shall within such part of the territory or district
Of country belongs the United States west of the
Rock Mountains, commit any such crime, offence or
msdemeanor upon the property person OF any citi-
thereof vcted shall suffer the like punishment as
is provided by the laws Of the United States for the
like offences, if committed within any place or district
of country under the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of
the United States. The trial Of all offences against
this act shall be in the district where the offender is
apprehended or into which he may first be brought,
and the supreme courts in each of the territorial dis
tcts and the circuit courts and other courts of the
United States of similar jurisdiction in crimca causes,
in each district Of the U States in which any offender
against this act shall be first unprecedented, or brought
for trial. shall have and hereby invested with, full
power and authority TO hear, try ndpunsh all crimes,
Offences and misdemcanors against this act; such
courts proceeding in the same if such
crimes, offences, and misdemeanors had been com
mted within the bounds of their respective districts