Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-02-20

should not be abandoned to any power up
on earth, nor ought we to sleep any longer
upon our claims. He thought we should
at least move para paSSu with our adversa-
ries. He said he was prepared to go into
the discussion of the whole question invo-
we'd, at the proper time. He had been cen
surcd in letters received from gentlemen
residing in all parts of the Union, for not
having pressed his bill TO final decision,
which delay was caused by the opinion OF
others that it might be considered us new
element Of discord pending the settlement
Of the North eastern boundary. He said
that Justice to the country at large, and TO
his own constituents, would not permit him
any longer TO postpone some definitive &C
ton in regard to this subject. He would
not occupy the time further of the Senate
at present, but should the Senate grant
leave for the introduction of the bill, he
would embrace the opportunity when 1t
came up for consideration to submit his
views at large.
Leave being granted, the bill was intro
duced, read a first and second time, and re-
Eerred to a select committee OF Messrs.
LINN, WALLER, PIERCE, PREsToN, and Sc
WEIR.
The following is the bill reported BY
them:
A BILL to authorize the adoption OF meas
ures for the occupation and settlement OF
the Territory Of Oregon, and for extern
ding certain portions of the laws of the
United States over the same.
Be ii enacted b. the Senate and House Of
Rep1 eScntatireS Of the United States Of
america in Congress assembled, That the IT,
tie Of the United States to the Territory Of
Oregon is certain, and Kill not be abandon
ed.
That the President Of the United States
be-, and he is hereby, authorized to take i'm
mediate measures TO have the boundaries OF
the United States on the Pacific frontier
ascar,ained and fixed, and in the meantime
he take such measures as may be necessary
10 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 cause
to be erected at suitable places and distan-
ces, 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 Territory are indisputably deter
mined, one thousand acres OF land shall be
granted to every white male inhabitant OF
said Territory, Of the age of eighteen years
and upwards, who shall cultivate and use
the same for five consecutive years, or to
his heirs or heirs at law, if such there be.
That the President is hereby auth orize d
and required to appoint an additional Indian
agent, with a salary of fifteen hundred dol
lars, whose duty it shall be (under his drec-
ton and ControD to superintend the inter
eStS Of the United States with any or ey.
cry Indian tribe west Of any agency now
established by law.
That the sum Of dollars be appgo-
priated out of any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, to carry into
effect the provisions of this act.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That il
any citizen of the United States shall, with,
in the Territory or district of country ~.
ing west of the Rocky Mountains, south o.
ftty-tour degrees and forty minutes O
north latitude, and north OF the torty-se
cond degree OF north latitude, commit any
crime, offence or misdemean0r, which, i
committed elsewhere, would be punished
by the laws of the United States, OF il any
person shall, within such part of the Terri
tory or district OF country as belongs to the
United States, west of the Rocky Noun
tains, commit any sues crime, offence OF
misdemeanor, upon the property or person
of any citizen of the United States, every
offender, on being convicted, shall suiler the
like punishment as is provided by the law:
of the United States for the like offences, i
committed within any place or district o
country under the sole and exclusive juriS
diction of the United States. The trial o
all offences against this act shall be in The
district where the offender is appIchended
or into which he may first be brought; AM
the supreme court in each of the Tcrritora
districts, and the circuit courts, and othe
courts Of the United States, of similar jurls
dcllon in crimina, causes, in each distric
! OF the United States, in which any ohende
against this act shall be first apprehendeC
; or brought for trial, shall have, and hereb
/ are invested with, full power and authorit
; to hear, try, and punish, all crimes, offence
and misdemeanors, against this act; sue
courts proceeding in the same manner 9
j if such crimes, offences, and misdemeanoI
! had been committed within the bounds {
: their respective districts.
f PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The Commissioner of the Public Building