The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-17

Phes IN snall NC hcccrSafy 10 thelr defence,h
Mr. MeHENRY moved 10 add the fonowin.
provisio:
"That no such block-houses, stockades, or mill
tary posts shall be erected or established north -
the 49th parallel by virtue Of this act, nor anil A.
rected by law" REJECTED VI
Mr.. GILES moved to strike out the section r..
jseisd 'e
/ On motion of Mr.. DOUGLASS, the follov,.
Ii. g. Thu sec lion was stricken out:
"SEc. T. .aad be IL further enacted, That the p,..;
dent be hereby authorized TO cause to be raised "a
cered, and equipped, in such manner as the pr,si
dent shall direct, two regiments Of mounted men d
guard and protect emignnts, settlers, and trader.
against the Indians" .... .rn....
The 9Th section being under consideration in In,
| words following:
"SEc. g. find belt further enacted, That mail-rout,
be, and is hereby, established from ST. Joseph
Missouri, to the mouth or the Columbia river"
Mr.. HOPKINS moved the following amendment
| which was agreed to:
Strike out the 9Th section and insert:
BE il further enacted, That post-route be esab.
lished from Fort Leavenworth, via Grand Island
on the Platte river, Fort Laramie the South Pass ~
the Rocky mountains, Fort Hall, Fort Boise, Poa
Walawala, and Oregon city, on the Wllamsus
| river, TO Astoria, at the mouth or the Columb.
| river, on the Pacific ocean.
find be IL further enacted, That il shall be tn,
duty OF the Postmaster General to cause the Uni,sd
| States mails TO be transported on the said rou,s
from Fort Leavenworth TO Astoria and back. al Is,.,
once month, by such means Of conveyance as he
| may deem most advantageous TO the public seryo,
and on the best terms that can be obtained bv con-
| tract, IN the mode now provided by law for ths
transportation Of the United States mail: Provid,d
That it, in the opinion Of the President of the Uni
ted States, II be expedent TO cause the mail ON the
route aforesaid 10 be carried by detachment. az
mounted men in the service Of the United States. he
| may order the said mail to be carried in thai w.v
instead of having transported by contract as above
provided" .. .'.'0T -
The ninth section being under consideration in
the words following
"sEc. 3. .fndbs iifirfsr enacted, That the sum Of
three hundred thousand dollars be- and the same Il
appropriated TO carry the provisions of this
act into effect"
| On motion of Mr.. JAMES THOMPSON. il w.,
sand dollars. "'N''N "'o''
| Inc Dill having now been gone through with,
Mr. JET fEhSoN DAVIS proposed the follow
i ing as substitute therefor: -
| That from and after the fourth day of July nert.
the territory Of the United States living west Of ,h
Stony mountains shall, for the purposes of tempo.
rary government, constitute separate territory, by
| the name of Oregon. ~
SIC. 2. find be IL further enacted, That Their.
shall be established, within the said territory voy
eminent IN all respects similar 10 that provided bv
the ordinance OF Congress, passed the thirteenth
day OF July, one thousand hundred and eighty.
seven, for the government of the territory Of ths
United States northwest of the river Ohio and by
an act passed on the seventh day Of August one
| thousand seven hundred and eighty nine, entitled
An act to provide for the government of the urd-
| tory northwest Of the river Ohio, and the nhabi.
tants thereof shalt be entitled to- and enjoy all and
singular the rights, privileges and advantages grant,
ed and secured to the people of the territory Of the
United States northwest of the river Ohio by the said
| ordinance Propided, That a legislative assembly
shall not be organized in said territory of Oregon,
until the same shall be authorized by an act of Con.
gress. . nd. :. = -
"SEc. 3. .andbe Il further enacted, That the Off
Gers for said territory, who by virtue of this sct
/ shall be appointed by the President of the
United States, by and with the advice and consent
Of the Senate, shall respectively exercise the same
powers, perform the same duties, and receive for
their services the same compensation, as by the
| laws.of the United States have been provided and
| established for similar officers in Iowa Territory;
and the duties and emoluments of superintendent Of
Indian affairs shall be united with those of governor
Provided, That the qualifications for Office shs be
the same as in Iowa Territory --lf h n Ia rCTT
CSC. A. .and be Il Glnher enacted, That the sov.
ernor and Judges of said territory shall by procia.
nation, define the limits of the settlements Of Amer
lean citizens in said territory to which the Indian
title has been or may be extnguished; and the sat
of government of said territory shall be located 1t
such point within the limits of said settlements an
the governor and judges, or majority of them,
| shall select. = ttr~I'
"SEc. 5. find be IL further snacfed, That provision
shall hereafter be made by law to secure and grant
to every white person. male or female over the are
| of eighteen years, three hundred and twenty acres
of land; and to every white person, male or female
under the age OF eighteen years, one hundred and
sixty acres of land, who shall have resided in the
said territory described in the first section of this
act for five consecutive years, to commence within
three years from the passage of this act. lfs,a
"sEc. 6: find be it further enacted, That nothing
contained in this act shall be construed to deprive
the subjects OF Great Britain Of any Of the rights
and privileges secured to them by existing treaty
| supulations during the continuance thereof'
Which substitute amendment was rejected.
MIR. THOS. SMITH offered the following as an
| additional section: .m.l.I =
THAT the President of the United States forthwith
cause notice to be given to the government of Great
Britain that the convention between the United
States and Great Britain, concerning the territory Of
Oregon, of the sixth Of August, eighteen hundred
and tweny-seven, signed at London, shall be an
nulled and abrogated twelve months after the exp-
ration of the said notice, conformably TO the second
article of the said convention Of the sixth of August
eighteen hundred and twenty -seven.n ''
The CHAIR decided the amendment to be out of
order T'' :. ~ 49,
Mr.. SMITH appealed; ". a. oaa al
And the committee sustained the decision Of the
Chair. ~. '7-70'T'N = -
SO the amendment was not entertained.
Mr. A. ROCKWELL offered the following
amendment .| - 'e
"Be hfurther enacted That this act shall continue
in force no longer than during the continuance of the
JOINT convention aforesaid between the United States
and Great Britain" -
Mr.. STEPHEN ADAMS suggested that the
amendment was not in order, the same propos
ton having been previously offered, and voted
down -
Some conversation followed between Mr.. COBB
Mr.. CHAPMAN, and the CHAIR, on the point Of
order; after which, '..''...0'.- -
The question was taken, 10y tellers, and by ave,
70, noes SO, the amendment was rtiected. :. -
Mr.. WINTHROP offered the following ss an
additional section: a.. ... w. n -. -
THAT involuntary servitudc except for crime,
shall not exist within the territories of the United
States to which this bill relates" r - -
by adding:
Is.