The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-15

h emgyans but did express DECIDED preference OF SOL
srs and officers now fighting our battles to either
HOUSE OF REpREsENTATIvEs.
| The Journal having been read
| COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
| Mr. DOUGLASS moved that the rules be suspended,
and thai the House resolve itself into Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union.
| Mr. HAMLIN asked the gentleman from Illinois TO
Give way in order TO enable him to introduce the follow
| inc resolution; which was read for information:
Rcslped That President of the United States be
onesled TO this House whether any and il
nny which the named in the list annexed
v held any offices under the United States since
S G or Offices held by EACH and whether the same are
now held and indicating in sad information the names
of all who serving in the army ofthe United States
as officers and receiving pay such and when and by
whom they were commissioned
The question however was put upon the motion sub
mtted By Mr. DOUGLASS, and decided in the affirmative.
TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT OF OREGON
The House accordingly resolved itself into Committee
of the Whole the state OF the Union, Mr.. CoBB in the
chair and resumed the consideration OF the Bill to es-
ablsh the Territorial government of Oregon the ques-
lion pending being upon the following amendment, sub
mtted by Mr.. BURT, VIZ:
"nsert in the 18th section after the word 'and and be-
fore the words shall be subject the words, nasmuch
tho whole Of the said Territory lies north Of thysx de-
grees and thirty minutes north latitude; known as the line
of the Missouri compromise
Mr. BURT demanded tellers upon the question on the
adoption of the amendment; and they were ordered
The teles reported 10 in the affirmative, and 70 in the
negative
amendment
The l4th section of the bill having been read,
Mr. SAWYER moved to amend the section by adding
the following provso VIZ:
Prordcd That the compensation for mileage of the said
delegate shall exceed thousand dollars shall
the compensation for mileage of any member OF Congress
delegate (other than from oego be more than fifteen
hundred dollars.
The CHAIRMAN ruled that all after the words stwo
thousand dollars" not in order, and that portion of
the amendment was stricken out.
Mr.. BRODHEAD moved that ''three thousand dol
.hutit,, fot stgn
amendment was rejected.
The question recurring upon Mr. SAVERS amend
ment, teers were demanded, and ordered.
The teers reported SO in the affirmative, and the mega
tive gave it up without count
So the amendment was agreed TO.
+ Mr. HAMLIN submitted the following amendment to
the l4h section which was considered, and agreed to-
.Insert after the words term of years the words
who shall be citizen of the United States reerring to
qualifications OF the delegate.")
Mr.. DOUGLASS moved the following amendment to
the 14th section, VIZ:
So wits dnd provided further, That the first delegate
shall only for the Congress for which he is eleced
The 18th, 10th, and nth sections passed over
Mr.. ]. A. ROCKWELL moved an amendment to the
18th section that it shall provide that the sthirty
sixth section in each township as well as the sixteenth
section shall be reserved for educational purposes which
amendment was agreed to.
Mr. DOUGLASS moved to amend the bill by adding
the following section, VIZ;
be appointed by the President by and with the advice
and consent the Senate for the Territory of Oregon,
ng or which may be enacted during The present Con-
ges required to give security for moneys that may
security such time and place, and in such manner as
the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe"
The question being put upon the adoption of the amend
On motion 81 Mr.. DOUGLASS the committee rose, and
the chairman reported that the committee had had under
consideration the state Pill Union in general and partcu
lay the "B to establish the Territorial government OF
Oregon" and had made sundry amendments thereto.
Mr.. DOUGLASS demanded the previous question, but
withdrew the demand at the request Of
Mr. BURT, who again submitted the amendment sub
mted by him in committee and rejected and, in com
piance with his pledge to the gentleman from Illinois,
tMr. DouGLAss,l demanded the previous question
The demand for the previous question being seconded
and the man question put the yeas and nays We're de-
The question being then taken the yeas So nays
1l3, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Stephen Adams, Atkinson, Barrin-
lin, Boyd, peterborough, Milton Brown, William G.
Brown, Burt John g. Chapman, Augustus A; Chapman
Crozer, Cullon, Cunningham, Daniel Dargan, G. Davis
Dobbin, Dockey Douglass, Gentry Giles, Graham Order
John w Houston, George s. Houston, Edmund W Hub,
ard Hunter, Charles Ingcrso Joseph Johnson Andrew
Ia% TAME Mcdowell MeIienrys Mckay, Barclay Martin
Stephens, Tlomasson. Jacob Thompson, Tibbats Towns
NAys-Messrs Abbott, Anderson, Arnold, Ashmun, Ben.
oa James Black BIsnehsrd B5ink,sThei, Brodhead
De Mott, Dillingham;, Dunlap, Eds.ll, Ellsworth, Erd
ljanp,on Harper Henley Hoge' Elias B. Holmes, Iough
Han,, JAIME. }: Hunt Joseph K nsesso, jenkins, ia%e
s; johnson on ksanedy, pasie King Preston King
McClernand Joseph j. Nc Dowel McC;aughey Mcilvaine