Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-08-19

their: Perilous Journey, he would RECON-
mend that such grants ofIand Be made ast
Congress. may deem advisable. .EsI' Iss-
After, the treaty had been read, Mr..
Douglass. by general consent, reported
from the Territorial Committee a bill 10
establish territorial governmental Ore.
gon. - 7'ss
Mr.. J. Thorn psou, 10 behalf oflbe ni.-
nori'y of the committee, reported an
amendment, providing that neither slavery
nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist.
in said territory, except for crime whereof
the party shall! have been CONVICTED.
The bill having. been. read twice was
referred ,!oa Committee of the Whole.
Thcn j, was Immediately taken up for CON:
sideralion.
MIR. Mcconnell wished to offer on
amendment, giving to .'every man. maid
or widow in the u S. l60 acres of land,
whereon to increase, multiply aud replen-
ish."' 1t was ruled out of order.
Mr.J q. Adams tIIen took the floor. /,
and spoke for al hour.in dennnciation of
the treaty. He declared that Great
Britain has no right to one inch of the ter
rlory she has now acquired.
After further debate The Committee
commenced voting on numerous amend.
ments, all of which were rejected. .
The amendment oflhe minority of the
Territorial Committee, ,prohibilins slavery
or involuntary servitude, was agreed to-
Ayes 100. Noes moi counted.
Two ad1itional snct;op, ,u... .JJ.J-.-
the bill--the frst providing for the exten-
sion Of our Indian laws over the Territory,
and The second making the Governor Of
Oregon Superintendent Of Indian Affairs.
The bill was then, reported 10 The House,
and the amendments concurred in. Il
was then passed and sent to the Senate.
The House next took up and passed the
bill to carry into effect The Convention be-
tween the United. States and Peru, conclu-
ded at Lima in 1S4r.
This evening the treaties with all par
ties Of the Cherokee nalion was signed by.
the proper authorities. They will 20 10
the Senate to morrow.
.August7.
In the Senate, Mr.. Cass desired 10 sub.
nit a resolution for the printing of the
Charter Of the Hudson's, Bay Company,
with view of showing that the said char,
ter is perpetual. Objections being made
The resolution was not considered. Mr..
Z. says that he can prove that the nayiga-
ton OF the Columbia is given TO the Com
pany in perpeluity. The matter will be-
brought up in another shape before the
adjournment.
On motion Of Mr. Sewer, a resoiution,
was adopted, for lhe collection, through
the Indian Department, of all interesting
informationrelative to the CUSTOMS, etc..
ofthe Indian tribes in the States.
Mr.. Pearee offered a resolution to pro-
vide each Senator with six copies Of Gales
u seaton's Register of Debates, and eir:
copies Of the Congressional G lobe, 10 be
paid out;of the coliingenisfund !.
Mr. Calhoun opposed The resol lu,ion, as
we'll as he nighf, for the Senate has ,.ihi,t
as mnch'right 10 pass resolution giving 2.
20 each Of ofits,members q horse or a suit q
lelothes twas however adopted-yealaa 3
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4 Mr, Med cDufhe,from lhe Uomrni.ssless nm i % 3
Foreign Relations, reported q bills aulhorc. :
tsizlng the President to issne letters ,ttiJs 81 b
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