Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-02-06

OREGON.
The House resumed the consideration OF Tue
hill for The establishment OF Territorial Govern
,nent in Oregon reported from the COMMITTEE OF
the Whole on the state OF the Union on SATURDAY
evening las c.,,rda,.
the previous question had been put ana caffied'
that is, Shall the main question NC now Pa,.
Mr. AARON ". Brown suggested that Inc
question he taken on all the amendments OF the
c,omnit,ee OF The Whole together, except The last
amendment ON which he wished separate vote
to be taken. CO. ,...
Mr.. CAMPBELL wanted further division,
so as 10 take the question separately on Mt. WIN
throp's amendment, 10 The SIKH section.
Tba, amendment proposed 10 add 10 The sixth
section a proviso in the words following:
aPlon;ded That there shall neither be Slavery
nor ;nroJ,,,toru seypu,lde in the said Territory,
otherwise than in the punishment oil crimes,
whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.
The question was put 10 concur win Inc Com,
mil,ee of The Whole on this amendment, and
decided in the affirmative by yeas and nays, as
follows: D.
ker Barnard. Benton, Bidlack, J. Black, Brensle
PrinLs,boi: Brodhead, Burlington Burke, Car
nen,er Jeremiah L. Cary, Carroll, Callin, Gin
Inn Collamer Cranston Dana, Darrah, Rich
ard D, Davis, John w Davis, Dean, Dickey,
DilIineham. Douglass, Duncan, Dunlap, Ellis,
Finer Farlcc. Fick!in, Fish, Florence, Foot,
Foster Fuller. ,Giddings, Byram Green, Grnnell
Order II Hanlin. Hardin, Harper Hays, Heny
Herrick. Hopc, Iluthell, Hudson, Hungerord,
washington Hunt, James B. Hunt, Joseph R.
InoersolI Irwin. jerks, Perey b. Johnson, An
drew Kennedy, John P Kennedy, Preston King,
Daniel p King, kirkpatrick, Leonard, Lyon
McCauslen Maclay, McClelland, McClcrnard,
Mcdowell, McIlvaine, Marsh, Matthews r. ).
Morris, Joseph Morris, freeman Il. Morse,
Moseley, Murphy Norris, Owen, ParmenIer,
Paterson. Perit, Phoenix, Pollock, Elisha r.
Potter. Emery D. Potter, Ramsey, Rathbun,
Reding, Ritter, Robinson, Rockwell, Rodney,
Rogers, ST. John, Sample, Schenck, Severance,
Thomas FL. Seymour, David L. Seymour,
Simons, Albert Smith, Thos. Smith, Caleb b.
smith. Robert Smith, Stetson, A. Stewart John
Stewart A. p. Stone, Strong, Sykes, Thomasson,
ridden, TYLER, Vance. Vanmeler, Vinton, Weller,
Wentworth, Wheaton, ]. White, b. White,
Williams, Winthrop VIM. Wright, ). a..
Wright, Yost-l2l.
Nays-MesSrs. Atkinson, Barrinser, Belser,
Edward D. Black James A. Black, BLACKWELL,
Bower, Bowlin, Aaron V. Brown, Milton Brown,
William J. Brown, Burt, Caldwell, Campbell
Causin. Reuben Chapman, Augustus A. Chap
man Chappell, Chiffon, Clinch, Clingman, Cobb,
Coles, Cross, Cnom, Daniel, Garrett Davis,
Deberry. Dellet, French, Gosgn Hammett, Ha.
ralsop. Houston, Hubbard, Hughes, Charles J. In
oersoll. Jameson, Cave Johnson, Andrew John
son. George W. Jones Labranche, Lucas, Lump
kin, Mcconnell, Mckay, Isaac T. Morse, New
ton, Payne, peyton, d. S. Reid Relic, Rhell,
Roberts Russell, Scnter, Simpson, Slideli, Sieen-
rod Stephens, Stiles James w. Stone, Summers,
TAYLOR Thompson, Tibbatts, Tucker, Woodward
and lancey-69.
And so The amendment prohibiting slarery in
Oregon was adopted.
The residue Of the amendments Of the Com
miItee OF the Whole were then concurred IN, ex-
cept the last, which proposed 10 add at The end OF
The bill The following section:
"Sec. As. And be IL further enacted, That the
President Of the United States be, and ne IS here
by requested TO cause due notice 10 be given 10 the
British Government of The desire and intention OF
the Government of the United States to annul and
abroga,e the convention with Great Britain rela-
tive 10 the territory on the northwest coast OF Anne
RIGA, concluded August 6, 1927, asreeably 10 the
provisions OF the ID article OF that convention =
Pror,dcd, That nothing in this act contained shall
be so construed, or carried INTO effect by any OF
the officers or citizens of the United States, as 10
interfere in any way with any right which any oil
the subjects Of Great Britain may have in The terri
tory herein mentioned, as provided for in the con-
yen;ion aforesaid, until The expiration OF twelve
months after notice shall be given as above provi-
ded by the President OF the United States"
The question on this amendment was taken by
yeas and nays and was carricd-yeas III nays
So.
And SO the amendment directing due notice 10
he given 10 the Government of Great Britain Of
the desire and intention of the United States to
annul and abrogate the Convention OF the 9th
August, 1927, agreeably 10 The ID article OF that
Convention, was concurred in by the House
The amendments having been gone through
with
The main question was put Shall the bill be
cngrosscd and read a third time?
And PASSED 10 the affirmative without divi-
sion.
And so The bill was ordered to third reading.
The bill was accordingly read third time
And The question on its passage was taken
BY yeas and nays, and decided in the affirmative,
as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Anderson, Arlington, Atlin-
son, Belser, Benton, Bidlack, Edward }. Black,
James Black, James A. Black, Blackwell, Bow
or. Bowlin, BOYD, Brinkerhof, Brodhead, Aaron
v. Brown, William Brown, Burlington, Burke,
Burt Caldwell, Carpenter, Jeremiah +. Cary,
Shep herd Cary, Calln, Chappcll, Clinton, Cobb,
Culiom, Dana, Daniel, Darragh, John w. Da-
Wis, Dean, Del!et, Dickey, Dillingham; Douglass,
Duncan, Dunlap, Ellis, Elmer, Farlee, Ficklin,
Florence Foster, French Fuller, Byram Green,
Order, Hannibal Hamlin, Hammett HARRISON,
Hardin, Henley, Herrick, HoSc, Hopkins, Hous-
ton, Hubbard, Hubbell, Hughes, Hungerford ]
B. Hunt, Charles j. lngersolI, Irwin jameson
Cave johnson, Perley B. Johnson, Andrew John
son, Andrew Kennedy, Preston King, kiTkpa-
trick, Labranche, Leonard, Lucas, Lumpkin
80 o(r nd
Clernand, Mcconnell, Mcdowell, Mckay, Ma
,hews Joseph Morris, Isaac E. Morse, Murphy,
Norris, Owen, Parmener Payne, Petit Pollock,
Emery D. Potter, Pratt, Ramsey, Rathbun, D. S.
Reid, Redng, Refe, Rhelt Ritter, Roberts, Ro-
binson. Rogers, Russell, ST. John, Sample,
Schenck, Thos. FL Seymour, David L. Seymour,
Simons, Simpson, Sidell, Thos. Smith, Robert
Smith, Sleenrod Sicison, John Stewart Stiles,
James w. Stone, Alfred p Stone, Strong Sykes,
TAYLOR Tibbatts, Tucker, Vanmeter Weller,
Wentworth We,hered, Wheaton, Benjamin
White Williams, Woodward, Joseph A. Wright,
Ydncey, Yost.-l40.
-Messrs. Abbott, Adams, Ashe, Baker,
Barreneer. Barnard, Brengle, Milton Brown,
Campbell Carroll, Causin, Reuben Chapman,
Chiffon. Clnch, Clngman, Coles. Collamer, Gar
reit Davis, R. d. Davis, Deberry, Fish, Foot,
Gossin, Grinnell, Harper, Hudson Washington
Hunt Joseph r. Ingersoll, jerks, George w.
Jones, John P. Kennedy, d. P. King, McIlvaine,
Marsh, Edward Joy Morris, +. H. Morse, Nose
ley, Newton, Patterson, Peyton, Phoenix, Elisha
K. Potter, Preston, Rockwell, Rodney, Sener
Severance, Albert Smith, Caleb B. Smith, Ste
phens, Andrew Stewart, Summers, Tilden, ~
Ter. Vance Vinton, John White, Winthrop, VIM
Wright.-59.
And so the bill passed The House ofRepresen-
ta,ives, and was sent to the Senate for concur
renee.
Mr.. TIBBATTS again asked leave to
introduce out of time bill making appropriation
for the improvement Of certain Western rivers
and harbors.
Mr.. PRESTON KING objected; and leave
could only be obtained BY unanimous consent
Mr.. TIBBATTS moved 10 suspend the rules,
and pending this motion the House adjourned
until TO morrow, IL o'clock, A. M.
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