Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-04-25
Fron tA< washisgssa Uaiss Al Sasxrdsy.
The OREGON BILL. AND Thk OREGON


The House Of Representatives rnas to-d.y
~ ca early hour. Thar sessloa wss rfinci-
pslly ocsupsed With she two impostsnt uasss.
asss which bod this article They passed.
Tss I'm sos sksesaias the jurisdiction Of
shs UnIsed ssssss - orgca. provides Tor the
szssusioa q The hws q low. 70 This territory
ana iurisaIctiou wA,ch they dSs{3e from the
corIi ensioa. u Dos not define eAe bounds.
~ e ouonpa. bat lcgislsts fos the American
xisluns Ske a-sli keyond fhe Rocky Moau.
tnins. NaIso extspsts ous Indian system. our
pcns oGscs system 20 that country, end pro.
/ vidsa fos hlock houses snd Military sushosi,,
| - peoescs the emiQanss from the United States
| who csoss The mountains. All ,hess meas
usrs are In conformity with the recommends.
lions Of - President. snd. with the addition
II the resolutions Tor notice. cover the whole
sfonnd which he has marked out Ia hls mes
49,. NE bill passed ihr House b. The col
lowing vote--ysas la, nays 20. The follow.
in7 10 the form which II assumed, after rarion,
anendmsnss bad been proposed. and after sew.
ersl dsys had been devoted 10 the discussion
!. A BILL TO protee, the rigk,s Of Ametican eel
usrs IN the territory oil Oregon. until IN,
4 termination OF the joint cocupation Of the
ri tame.
"He Il enacted by III. senate and House q
! Representatives NJ the United States Of Amer
!. ics In Congress assembled. Tia, the juIisdic
!. tion OF The supreme court Of Teni,csy Of Iowa
n and the laws Of said Territory, 40 lar "A IA.
!, same may be applisbic, ~ they no~ exist. ar
!. hereby extended over ell that portion OF m,
4 United States which hes west OF the Rock,
e mountains; aud slso over ell that portion O
tho tmm<diste country west cf the Missouri
river, and between tbs loriieih and lofiy.thir,
parallel al north latitude, provided that ,h,
oct shall moi be construed nor executed In s,,sl
. = manner a. 70 derrise the subjects OF Gre.
bnisin oi any Of the rights and Privileges e.
cured oy the treaty signed al London. oeto
Def twentieth eighteen husdred and eighteen
o' ami continued IA fofcf By the treaty 81 Aus
Us, aftn, eizhtesn hundred snd iwuniy-sevcn
GO "sce. y And b. IL further enacted. Tn.
e ell ihe country described IN the first s.etio,
o' oi ihts act shah constitute one lssaici.l di, ,,
nc aud district court shsll be hsld therein b,
!, tne Juhgs appointed Under this act, a. sueI
&c Tines snd pi sces ss he shall designate: an,
ssis cour shsll posses4 all the powers an,
g authority vested in the present distrie, eos,,,
OF sain Territory Of lowe. An addition. i,,s
~ .ice OF the supreme court Of the Terfitory n
"a =, lows sball b~ appointed. who shail bold hI
>" omoc oy the sane tenurr, receive the snm.
compensation, add possrss The asme po,xe
ssd saiboniy ~ are coafrrred sy law ups,e
~ 70, other lussioes 81 sid court, and Who shaI
~ bold the district COURT IN said dis,ficts :. =
IA ioFtsaid. -
See . Nod D. il further enartod Tn.
tl'e President b. hereby authorized 4, .r,-,.s.
the requisite numbcr ~ justices of the 49,.
~ s"d s'ch Ministerial ofcefs Is sAssll b. ,er-.
~ MY ior the due execution Of ths I.vs pm,
a 90 That sny subject of Great B,issso 81,
~ siisii T. stfesied uadrf the provisions "a a.,
sci, loo cFime alleged TO have been comsn,s,s,
"llais toe isfriisry Of tbe TINTED states ~
"' VIC Roxy Mountsins. while The u.a.e !.
uiuins iIre and opeR 70 the vessels rifi,s,.
- Snd sasleetsoi Tn Usited States "A ~ a..
ofitsin, Pursuant to Stipulation. Ia go ~.
'"o powers, shall b. delivered so for ,,isi
- on pSSoi q h. being s'ach Rsi,isb su,ls.r, !,
- ne neafesi end mosi convenient s.,ko,,,,.
~ ying eoBainooc ~ such ofence b, tl,, -.
a. OF GFvst Brit.ia. W
See. Z. And b. Il luahes enacted r..
: pio' VISION shsli hereafter b. made ;, i.v !.
I. sreefe Esd giant 20 every white prrsoa. ,,.l
of 'enele, over tie see az eisl,,s~o 49,.
.nfee tvRdfed sHd twenty sffrs of lso8 ~,
- ever white person. male o. isassis 60
!. 'M sse q eighteen years. one hos,d,-l -.
~ sia'y sores q Iced, who shall have sr.,i.l !,
W 1td teffii0fy desrfih~d An the g., -. =
~ thts sc' ioF &c consecutive ve,,. =, -.
msnee Within taFce yesfs from ~ -. :
this sct. fFofided The ~ ii - - ~ !, .
n ,atsd "a said ,eni,ory. -" . %