Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1845-02-06
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/ In SENATE, Wednesday, Jan. 90
Mr.. Sturgeon presented petition from
Mr.. Wright, who claims an invention
for securing steam boilers from explosion.
The principal point Of this plan is the
fusion Of the netal at Il high degree of
heat.
Mr.. Pearce, from the Committee on
The Library, reported without amend.
ment, the House bill for the purchase Of
Greenough's work on Oregon.
At the INSTANCE Of Mr. Evans, the
Senate tool; up and passed the bill to
provide for the payment Of the evidences
of public debt in certain cases.
Mr.. Miller, submitted a, resolution
which was adopted, calling on the Sec
reiary Of War to inform the Senate how
many Revolutionary officers died, be-
tween 1882 and the Sd November, 1893;
and how many Of the heirs Of these Off
GERS had received bounty lands in ac-
coldance with The earliest law upon this
point.
The morning business being over, the
Senate resumed its consideration OF the
Post Office Department, and the great.
es, diversity of opinion seemed to prevail
in regard to the degree ofihe contemplate
ed reduction in The rates OF postage and
the hill was debated until the Senate ad-
journed.
/ House. The resolution which was
hefore the House yesterday, offered by
Mr.. Mcconnell, for gppo:tioping the
officers Of the general government,
amongs, The several States, according TO
representative population, came up, and
Mr.. McC. being absent, it was passed
over.
The Speaker then continued the call
on the States for resolutions, which bad
no, been completed yesterday ; and a
variety Of resolutions were submitted.
After some discussion as to the order
Of business, the House went into Com
mi,tee Of the Whole and took up the
Oregon bill After brief discussion The
Committee rose but the House went
into Committee again and took up the
appropriation bills for the Pos, Office
department, revolutionary pensjons and
The Indian department. These were all
reported to the House, read n third time
and passed, and the House adjourned.
The following is an abstract of the
Oregon bill now before the House
The bill proposes that, after its pas
sage, all the country belonging to the
United States lying West of the summit
Of the Rocky Mountains and bounded
on the South by The ior'y-srcond, aud on
the North by the Iorty-lourth degree and
forty minutes Of North latitude, shall
constitute and be organized into tenn
p rary government, 10 be called the
Oregon Territory. a governor and
secretary TO be appointed for five years,
who shall reside west Of the Rocky
I Mountains courts 10 be erected, gen.
eral assembly TO be organized as soon
as there shall he five Thousand free white
male inhabitants over the age Of twenty.
one years, they shall have authority to
elect representatives from the counties,
Townships and districts one for every
I five hundred inhabitanis-the term Of
the representative 10 be two years. The
I General Assembly 10 consist Of n Legis.
lalive Council and House of Represen-
iatives-the former to consist Of five
members, TO be elected by the represen-
tatlves A delegate in Congress is al
lowed The President Of the United
States is aatborized and required TO
cause 20 be erected, al suitable places, n
line Of slockade forts and block. houses,
not exceeding five in number, from some
point on the Missouri river, on the most
practicable route 10 The south pnss in the
Rocky Mountains, and TO cause forlifica-
tons 10 be erected ai or near the mouth
Of the Columbia river. Six hundred and
forty acres Of land 10 be granted to every
white male inhsbiiant who shall cultivate
the sams Tor FIVE years f; 10 every married
man, in addition, one bundled and sixty