Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-01-10

oPPed 10 III ihere was found, in bold relief strong,
red llne indicating the limits of the United States ac
cordng TO the treaty OF peace, and coincdng infinitely
and exactly with the boundary traced the map of MI
Sparks
MIR. RlFES. Will the Senator be 40 good as 10 read
the whole paragraph from the beginning;
Mr.. BENTON. ] make no complaint about that
part complain only Of the assertion in The part have
read and that assertion deny. Yes, Sir, deny the
assertion. deny it in the presence Of forty eight Sc
nators, who know
The CHAIR inlcrposed 10 say that the whole Of this
was quite irregular.
Some Indications Of desire 10 continue the contro
versy were manifested; bu, the Chair called the Senate
10 order by the usual knocking of the hammer on The
table aud other business proceeded
OREGON TERRITORY.
lhe bill to authorize the adoption of measures for
The occupation and settlement Of the Territory of Ore
gan for extending certain portions of the laws Ct the
l. States over The same, and Tor other purposes,
takcn up-,he question Icing on lie third reading
BH ga p pSi9 Of M a csbaaa its further oo"sdfa
This bll authorizes and requires the President Of the
United States 10 10 be erected suitable places
and distances line Of military posts from some pon,
the Missouri aad Arkansas rivers ialo The best pass
TOR entering Tie valley 81 Oregon; and also at or near
the mouth OF tie Columbia river and enacts that pro
vison hereafter .G Dc G.ade by law 10 secure and gran,
SIX hundred and forty acres. SECTION Of land
every white male inhCbani oil the Territory Of Oregon
o.! the age of eighteen years and upwards who shsl
to his heirs at law, If such there be- in case of his de-
cease And to every such lnha5tant cultiva,or he
ing married man, there shall be granted in addition
hundred and sixty 10 the wife of said hus
and The like quantity Of hundred and sixty acres 10
the father for each child under the age of eighteen
years be may have, which may he born within the
five yeats aforesaid! The President is also authorized
and required to appoint two additional Indan a2ens 10
supcrneEd Tie nte,e ot The United States With any
every Indian tribe Yves, of any agency now eslab.
lishci b. law; and the of one hundred thousand
dollars appropriated, of any money the Trea-
snTy net otherwise appropriated to carry into eject The
proyIaons OF the act The remaining sections provide
for the extension Of civil and criminal jurisdiction over
The Tefrory.]
On motion of Mr.. BAYARD, the Senate went into
an Executive session, and subsequently, adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURES.
On motion of Mr.. A. &. DODGE. of Iowa, reso
luton was adopted instruc;ing the Committee on Ter
rtories TO inquire into the expediency and necessity of
amending law passed at the last session of Con
cress, 10 authorize The Legislatures Of the several
Territories 10 employ sufficient number Of officers
and attendants TO assist item in The Transaction Of bu
siness, and to regulate their per diem compensation
that may, the aggregate exceed thee dollars
day 10 each me nber.
APPoRTlONMENT LAW
MIR. CAMPBELL Of South Carolina introduced q |
bill 10 suspend for limited time, Tie second section of