, 1842-04-23
BILL


Of the laws of the United States
over tn. same, and for other pur
poses.
Whereas, the title of the United
States to the Territory of Oregon is
certain, and vii! not be abandoned
therefore,
BE it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the U.
States Of America i'll Congress as.
sembled, That the President of The
United States is hereby authorized
and required to take possession Of
the Territory Of the United States
bordering on the Pacific ocean, and
cause to be erected, at suitable places
and distances, q line OF military posts
from some point on the Missouri riv,
err into the best pass for entering the
valley Of the Oregon; and also, at
or near the mouth of the Columbia
river.
That six Hundred and forty acres
Of land shall be granted to every
white male inhabitant of SAID Terri
tory, of the age Of eighteen years
and upward. who shall cultivate and
use the same for five,consecutive
years, or to his heir or heirs-at-law, il
such their be.
That the President is hereby au-
thorized and required to appoint two
additional Indian agents, with a sala-
~ of $500 each, whose duty i,
shall be, (under his direction and con-
troll to s%uperintend the interests of
the United States with any or 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 appropri-
ated, 10 carry into effect the provis-
ions Of this act.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted,
That if any citizen of the United
States shall, within the territory or
district Of country lying west of the
Rocky Mountains, south Of flty-four
degrees and forty minutes of north
latitude, and north of the fcrty-sec.
ond degree Of north latitude, commit
any crime, offence or misdemeanor.
which, il committed else where, would
be punished by the laws of the Uni
ted States, or if any person shall
within such part of The territory or
district of country as belongs to the
United States, west Of the Rocky
Mountains, comai, any such crime,
offence, or misdcmeanor upon TIE
pro ,rty or person Of any citizen
Of lTe United States, every offender.
o. eing thereof convicted, shall suf
fe. he like punishment as is provided
b. he laws Of the United Sites Or Sri
the ike offences, if committed with
in any place or district of country
III fer the sole and exclusive iurisdic-
IT,. of the United States. The tIial
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
tricts. and the Circuit Courts, and
other Courts of the United States.
of similar jurisdiction in criminal
causes, in each district of the United
States, in which any offender against
this act shall be first apprehended, or
brought for trial, shall have, and here
by are, invested with full power and
authority to hear, try and punish, all
crimes, offences and misdemeanors,
against this act; such courts proceed
ing in the same manner as if such
crimes. offences and misdemeanors
had been committed within the bounds
of their respective districts.
AMENDMENT
Intended to be proposed by Mr.. Linn
TO the Bill Is 58) "to authorize the
adoption of measures tor the occu-
patton and settlement of the Ter
ritory of Oregon. for extending
certain portions Of the laws of the
United States over the same, and
for other purposes" iz:Strike out
all after the 81 section, and insert
the following:
That the civil and criminal jurisdic.
ton of the supreme court and dis l
trict courts Of the Territory Of Iowa
be, and the same is hereby, extended
over that part of the Indian terrific
ries lying west Of the present limits
of the said Territory of Iowa, and
south Of the ferty-ninth degree Of
north latitude, and east of the Rocky
Mountains, and north of the bounda.
ry line between the United States
and the Republic of Texas, not in.
cludsd within the limits of any State;
and also, over the Indian territories
comprising the Rocky Mountains