Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-04-18
CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE OF REPREsE NATIVES.
MONDAY, ApRm 10, 1916.

protect the rights Of American settlers the territory Of Oregon
until the termination OF the joint occupation of the
The bill read throughout for information II is as
follows
Bea enacted by the Senate and House Of Representatives Of
he United States Of America in Congress assembled That
the jurisdiction OF the Supreme Court of the Territory oil
Iowa. and the laws Of said Territory far the may
be applicable hereby extended all that portion OF the
territory OF the United States which lies oil the Rocky
Mountains and also all that portion of the intermediate
country west of the Missouri river and between the ioreh
and forty,hrd parallels north latitude Proraded That
this be construed nor executed in such
deprive the subjects Of Great Britain Of OF the rights
privileges secured by the third article Of the treaty signed
at London October Goth 1915 continued in force the
treaty OF August 6t 1877 until said treaty stipulation shall
BY virtue OF the notice provided Tor IN The second article
Sec Q And be farther enacted That the country de-
scrbed in the section OF this act shall constitute judi
cial district district shall be held the Elm by the
adge 10 be appointed this such times and places
designate and said shall possess all the
Territory An additional justice Of the Supreme
Court Of the Territory OF Iowa hall be appointed, who shall
saton and the and authority
frred by law the other justices OF said court and who
shall hold the district courts n said district as aforesaid
See s. lind be further enacted, That the President be
hereby auhorz TO appoint the requisite number Of justices
of the and such ministerial officers shall be necessary
for the due execution OF the laws PROVIDED That sub
ect OF Great Britain who shall be arrested under the prov
sion: Of this for crime alleged have been committed
Mountains, while the and open
sells citizens and subjects Of the United States and of Great
Britain pursuant spuaiions Powers shall
be delivered for trial. proof of his being such British
subject to the nearest and convenient authorities having
cognzance Of such offence by the laws Britain
Sec H. Ind Be il further enacted That provision shall here
after be made By law and grant every white
son. male or female the of eighteen three
hundred and twenty of land and white
male female under the eighteen years hum
dred and sixty of land who shall have resided the said
territory described in the first section of this for five
ecuys to commence within three years from the pas
sage of this
pointed in the provided by law for similar officers
superintendent of Indian affairs and such Indian agents and
whom may entrusted the direction of the President
and accordance with tie existing laws far they be
consistent with the purpo of this the regulation of trade
intercourse with the Indian tribes The execution
the laws herein extended the described the first
section of this
Sec g. -4ad be further enacted That the President be
and he hereby authorized be erected such block
houses sockAdes military posts shall be necessary
protect emgrsnts settlers and traders the aud in
the territory OF Oregon, against Indian depreaons and
greson and furnish such ammunition supplies shall
be necessary their defence.
Sec T. pd further enacted That the President be here
by authorized to to be rsd Offered and equipped
such President direct regiments
mounted to guard and protect emgrants settlers and
Sec and Be ii further enacted That mail route be and
is hereby established from ST. Josephs Missouri to the
mouth ofthe Columbia river. EQ&
See. lind Be further enacted That the sum of three
hundr thousand dollars be and the is hereby approp
ated TO carry the provisions of this act into effect
The bill then taken up by sections for amendment
and the FIRST having been read
Mr. McHENRY proposed to amend it by inserting after
the Rocky Mountansn the words south of 40 de-
grees north"
Mr. McH, in supporting his amendment, said that he
should not have troubled the committee with any remarks al
this te but for what had assumed by one his
leagues former occasion, that all who had voted in
favor Of the notice stood pledged extend laws the
whole Of Oregon, up $40 49, Now, Mr. MICH. had him
self been in favor Of the notice in every form proposed and
had voted for finally passed but reflection, he
convinced that title north of 40 such
could fight for such would placing
selves in position which might lead to the Pres
Al f thoc
that he wished only for the purpose AMIGA
Bile settlement Mr. McH would be in favor Of extending
laws people Oregon, in general terms but he
had assured Congress that he for $40 49, and intended
TO take possession Of country up limit could
He should 60 into detail respect
ing title it sufficient that he of opinion
with those who considered title good the valley of the
Columbia, and be prepared to stand by that title be the
consequence what might We were near the close
Of joint occupancy in Oregon He believed that notice
would be given shortly and would furnish enable
perfect title, which thing which could
DO long the convention continued BECAUSE under that
instrument, crippled by the joint occupancy. He
therefore wanted to clear of IL that whatever portion
Of the territory should get actual possession Of might
the extent render title complete All agreed
that title good to 49, and he thought that such
line ought be put into the bill all could in He
admitted that gentlemen both sides honest in their
professions and belief and he thought the bill should stop
where they could be unanimous. Mr.. McH. ready TO
go far gentleman in TO maintain title
far he his conscience, believed that title be good
for that which they did believe oppose
the bill If gentlemen believed strongly title
extended $40 4V they need not insert that line this bill
for they inserted 49, that would not interfere with further
Of laws should afterwards obtain more
tenve possession He had disposition condemn the
President mpute any improper motives TO him but he
had declared his opinion to be that title sac
40 and had pretty plainly intmaed his intention take
possession Of the territory that extent if Mr. McH. voted
for indefinite bill be might be considered pledged 60
to that whole extent and this he could Per-
haps might be best to attempt TO inquire what
would have been wsest policy some years ago
Some held that it should be a mastery inactivity, among
whom, if he did mistake had been time, the
chairman Of the Committee Foreign Relations, (Mr c. j.
IssEKsoLL.) But very different
mended. So far extended our laws, far
bound extend the protection Of citizens and he would
ask gentlemen whether they considered good policy
people Oregon and take possession Of the
country under the impression that they be protected
up $40 40 when well knew that the attempt do
would certainly with forcibe resistance from the British
authorities established the spot Our population
very dense below 400 that could wait few years
without extending laws to $40 40. Would il not be bet
Ter to stop, at least for the present. at the parallel of AGE
where had clear and indispuiabe title attempt
extend our jurisdiction up $40 40 which certainly
lead 70 dispute That Great Britain had rights in the
nohern part Of Oregon il too late for deny
ms was alter all, question Of expcdiency BY say
ing nst we would extend laws far 49o did
no' give up any rights beyond that boundary Let
en ourselves with going thus far in present BILL Here
et us op t The joint occupancy terminated and then
soouu oe IN better position extend title further
IL gentlemen thought that the amendment was not suf
hcienty guarded they could suggest additional guards
but he thought that this was sufcen, There Was Al nre