The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-18

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ject Now we are disputmg about what shall be done
with territory which not yet and to end the de-
The motion was seconded, and the bill passed by
vote of-yess, ll3-nsys, So.
Bedingder, Bowdon, peterborough, Burt, W. W. Camp
pel, ). Chapman, r. Chapman Cottrell Crozier, g.
Holmes HaSsra Rns L.sfe ssls
Long James Mcdowell. Payne, Pendleton Perry Rhett
seaman: seaman, Seldom Simpson Stephen ThS0daux
Synopsis OF THE OREGON BILL
The first section organizes and constitutes a tempo
the United States which lies west Of the summit Of the
Rocky mountains by the meme of Oregon; nothing in
DO or
30 long as such rights shall remain unextingushed BY
treaty or to affect the authority Of the government Of
Indians their lands property, other rights BY treaty,
law otherwise, which It would have been ncompe.
passed Nothing in the act shall be conrusd to inhbit
the government Of the United States from dividing the
and times as Congress shall deom convenient and
proper or from attaching any portion Of the territory
to any other State or territory Of the United states.
q The Executive authority is vested in q Governor,
to serve for four years unless removed by the
President of the United States.
Secretary of the Territory to be appointed for the
like period. In of the death of the Governor, to
FIJI that office, until the vacancy be filled by the proper
authority.
A. Tho legislative power and authority to be vested
in the Governor and Legislative Assembly, to consist
Of council and house Of representatives The whole
Every free white male inhabitant, above the age Of
twenty years who shall have been resident Of the
the qualifications hereinafter required shall be entitled
to vote at the hrs election but the qualifications Of
voters and Of holding ONCE at al sSbseausnt e:ctona
Assembly, provided that the right of suags ahsll be
exercised only by citizens of the United States those
SUCH and shall have taken oath to support the
Constitution Of the United States and the provisions Of
this act.
The Legislative power to extend to all rightful sub.
ects of legisaion, but law shall be passed inter
fering with the primary disposal Of tax shall
be imposed upon the property Of tho United States, nor
taxed higher than the lands other property Of resi-
No banking institution shall be created money Dor
rowed on the faith the people, pledged for that purpose
Relates to the appointments or elections to Office
g. No member Of the Legislature 10 be appointed to
any office which shall have been created the salary
or emoluments of which shall have been insteasod,
while no was member, during the term for which he
was elected, and for one year after the expiration Of
poinment under the United States except Posmasters,
shall be member of the Legislative Assembly shall
hold any Office under the Government Of the territory
g. The judicial power to be vested in Supreme Court,
District Courts probate Courts, and in justices Of the
TO- An attorney for the territory to be appointed by the
President, to continue in Office for four years, unless
sooner removed by the President.
sociate Justices Attorneys and Marshal to be nomina
ted and by and with the advice and consent OF the &c.
Of the s.rory y: :h. Ss to
enjoy all and singular the rights privileges and advan
ages granted and secured to the people Of the territory
Of the United States northwest Of the river Ohio by the
articles of the compact contained in the ordinance for the
government Of said territory the thirteenth day Of
July 1851 and shall be subject all the conditions and
restrictions and prohibitions in said article Of compact
imposed upon the people Of said territory and the exist
ing laws now In force In the territory Of Oregon under
the authority of the provisional government established
by the people thereof shall continue to be valid and ope
rave therenso fat the be not ncom patibe with
tered modified repealed by the Governor and Lsgs
atve Assembly OF Oregon and the laws Of the United
the territory far as The same provision there
Of may be applicable The dinance of 1887 prohibits
slavery or guarantees exemption from northwest Of
the Missouri compromise line Of thy six degrees thirty
the subject Of slavery south Of the line whsrs tnow Isl
Is Power to establish the seat of government OF the
r.ooD Of
a. delegate to Congress to DO elected who must be
scitizen Of the United States. Compensation $1,000
srers for which he may be elected Afterwards the term
TO be two years.
Is Suits process and proceedings civil and criminal
at law and in chancery and all indictments and informa
tons, Which shall be pending and undetermined 10 the
courts established by authority Of the provisional 60
vernment OF Oregon to be transferred to the courts
tablished by this act.
i6 Justices of the reace, constable sheriff. ETC.. to
Continue in Office till otherwise succeeded.
H. Three thousand dollars app opriated in the pur-
chase Of library to be kept at the seat Of government
H. The sixteenth and thirty sixth sections Of lands to
he "a QY1ar I'm aAnr attnnaI f.txry,
49, Temporarily, the Governor to define the Judicial
districts assign the judges to the several Districts and
also appoint the times and places for holding courts the
Legislature has powerto alter the arrangements.
60 Officers to be appointed by the President are re-
quired to give security for moneys that may DO entrust-
ed with them TOR disbursement and give such security
as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe
voLuNrEERs nEcKivED INroTH SERVICE.
From report laid before the House. from the Adju-
tant General in compliance with resolution calling
Tor the information appears that the whole number re-
the 3h Of May last, excluding the forces called for in
November ami December, now being raised lof which
only few returns have been received will be 2ss COM
paues, OIL commissioned ofcers and % 500 men ag
gregate, ALTO A statement accompanies the report,
giving the intelligence that 81 volunteers killed
lsa6. OF whom four were commissioned officers nine
teen died OF their wounds Ordinary deaths, 637 dis
ions sa The strength OF the rank and le according to
the latest returns, IL $751; including SICK which, if
deducted fiom the strength Of the regiments at The time
they we're mustered into service, shows loss Of l00
within period for the most part of sixty and not
cesding ninety days. after joining the army the field
The statement does not include regiment, nine com
panss Of Missouri volunteer infantry commissioned
officers and s97 men, mustered in August and septem-
Der. aud discharged Immediately after neither does it
embrace company of mounted Iowa volunteers, three
officers ard seventyhv men, discharged for the same
cause on the 9th OF Nov last after being In the service
one week.
POST OFFICE ESTIMATES.
communication was received from the Postmaster
General containing specific appropriations for the de-
partmont Among tho items for transportation Of
the mails throughout the United States, sell for
transportation by steamships between New York and
Bremen according TO the contract with h. Mills,
thorzed by CongIsss, $26s o0o compensation to post
masters 81 042 oo0 ship, steamboat and way letters
$40 0; and Irvine, blanks, &C., amounting the aggre
gate to 81 1877 600.
The House adjourned until Monday
SCHOOLS IN MASSACHUSETTS In 30S towns,
with 737,7O0 inhabitants, there are BATS Public
Schools having an annual average attendance OF
pupils In the whole eah there are supposed
to be 20 600 who attend school ALL The
number of teachers Is males ind 1897 femaleshe
Inv aof thaf hair no ~.l