New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-03
RY THE MIDNIGHT SOUTHERN nail



S,i.a q system IL giving correct reports OF both
pogses i thus composed Senator'S BENTON,
Rr.s and CLAY1tS; Representatives AsHxrS,
NcK.y and DuvAS Of XIV. The reports Of the
/ SC BIZ Or. Hsrsrov. have been very correct
and full II the HYuse debates could only be gwen
- A. much fairness and fgne-s zs those Of the sen
,,e the country would be better informed OF the pro
-ross Of their business Mr. BENTON mas been very m
/ .rnical % Dr. HorroN. We Know n9t Wnethel ne
retains hs oppOslsn, though everybody knows tnat
he i warm hafer. Il arose from his love 70 BLAIR
| RrvFss CoHgrfss 7Hll Gl'tl-
In he senate atr the presentation Of petitions and
/ -ero-fs the Civil ali Diplomatic Appropriation oil
~. s-sin taken u and comfortable progress was
made with the amendments reported thereto ~ me
committee on FinInce The bill having been passed
over for the pupos, Of proceeding to the CONSIDERATION
/ The ioini resolution from the House providing for
the selection Of JOINT Committee 10 relation % reFl-
non Of the presesi node Of reportng the proceedings
and debates OF Congress- vas taken UP 10y uH'.iuoAs
! CONSENT and passed
irt resolution II thanks 10 the Navy FOR their ser
vice during the recent war with Mexico was also taken
/ up and passed --.s--..s.- -,
executive business md, after some time 80 spent 70
surned the consideration Of the amendments 70 the
/ Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation BILL
| Mr BADGER mOvet an amendment proEldlhs inai tne
Chief Of the Bureau II Provisions and Clothing IN the
Navy Department sian be q captain IN the navy ana
receive no other compensation than bic pay AMI enou'
ments as a naval officer After debate, the amendment
was passed over Internally.
Among the new items inserted IN the Dill are Tue o.-
For lighting the Capitol and Capitol grounds and the
/ Presidents House thousand dollars.
/ For grading, draining planting, and inclosns Win a
wooden fence. the grounds south Of the PRESIDENT
House and extending 70 the Canals SIX thousand douaIs'
I FoI painting the Capitol, twenty thousand dollars
The provsO OF the House reducing the salary OF the
Assistant Treasurer edeni New iorkto three thou
| sand dollars stricken out.
An amendment striking out an appropriation OF nity
thousand dollars for the Improvement OF the navigation
savannah River and various other amendments, were
| passed over informally.
Tpon proposition 70 amend the bill by inserting the
following item For the salary OF Consul ,fenera AZ
Alexandria Egypt 5000 debate ensued Win rel
erence 10 the prOpueiy IF allowing the Consul al mat
place the rank Of ulGeneral-such Delns the tle
Of similar officers AZ mat point Tor the Governments OF
Furope after which Mr. DIX moved 20 strike out the
/ word General" which disagreed TO- and the
! original amendment was then adopted
/ An amendment increasing the compensation OF the
Assistant Postmaster Generals 70 e5Uv was ssreeu 20
l The House had inserted clause making an apprO
nriatou for Agricultural statistics. and for chemical
analysis Of the vegetable food Of man The amendment
70 strike out the appropriation for Agricultural STATISTICS
was re- ected a. follows 20 shall have the Statsucs
/ Yg,-Nessrs AhertOn. Bel. Benton, Bradbury Butler
Calhoun Dickinson DIX Hale, Hunter, Ming Lewis Mason
Metcaiie. Niles Tumey iuiee-l' tp... p.tsui, sor.
land Clarke. Caytor, CorTln, DAVIS Of Mass Dayton
Dodge, Douglas Dowl. yeeh ksgtrsd, fo9e, 0Ise Zen
son Of Ca Msncum Miller Phelps Rnsk sebastian spri-
ance Sturgeon, Underwood UPhsm' W alker Wes'cou,S,
The vote OF thanks TO the Navy passed 81 TO l-(Mr
The senate passed Mr. Drxs resolution giving brass
10 the Jackson Commttee-us eless gift Goals Tor Ne"
| castle
following amendmen. TO the Oregon bill, which was
| ruled out of order
And be farther uacd, That all that portion q territory
delinesed California and Ne~-Mexco on Dis!urneiis
map OF Mexico, copy of mich map was added 20 me
late treaty Of GuadslPe Hidalgo between the nled
Safes and Mexico. shan be divided by an east and west
line AID constitute distinct Territorial Governments
The northern portion Of said territory shall be known
| aud STYLED North California. The southern portion
| of said territory shal be known and styled SCUM
California The dividing line between them shall be Ine
parallel Of 81 degrees of north latitude, from TIE MO
0rande TO the Pacific commonly known as me Missouri
| compromise line. In said Territory Of Norm Calio,ns
slavery involuntary servude except for cnme sha De
prohibited Said Territory OF South California shall STAND
In all respects regard In Slavery the same ioolng as
did The Territory Of Louisiana Al the time Of It's cesson 10
a9rns ma, De a n ~ S g, Bv th act
| Mr. Hunt Of \. I. offered the following amendment
which agreed TO.
AID be II further euaeied That all the ports, harbors,
shores and aiers Of b., mainland Of the Territory dore-
said shall constitute collection district 10 De caed ue Si'
rct Of Oregon; and port Of entry sha be esansle1 a.
Astoria, near the mouth Of the Coun pa RIVER su
Of Customs shall be appointed by me PRESIDENT .! a
with The advice aud consent OF The Senae 10 reside SUCH
And Be Il aytley eaaeic Tnat Tire rro.iaeu, Of the United
States be aud he hereby authorized 70 establish sch PI-
delivery the district cresied by ac
two I'M number lone Of which shall be located al NsquayD
he may BEEN eXpedient, and may appoint BY ana WIN
the advice and consent Of the Senate surveyors 10 iesde
And be farther enaeted That the collector Of said dis
trict shall be allow ed compensation OF one uotso uv
lars per anuum and the fees allowed by law ana ihe com
pensaon Of any surveyor appointed IN pursuance OF in
act shall not exceed i've hundred dollars per anlum. ncu
ding in said sum The fees allowed Dy Jaw and lue aoll
collected by any Of said surveyors for fees IN any one year
exceeding the sum Of Eve hundred dollars shs pc accounted
for and paid into the Treasury OF ne United states
Ind BE- IL further enacted, That the revenue laws Of the
United be and hereby extended over The Iernlo
indie f1tler enacted That the sum often thousand dol
lar be and hereby appropriated out OF any mo-
news In Treasury Otherwise appropriated 20 be eA
pended under the direction ofhe Secretary Of the Treasury
for the construction houses Cape Disappointment
and New gnes and for the construction and anchorng
of he requisite number OF buoys indicate the channels al
the mouth Of the Columbia River and the approaches TO The
harbor of Astoria the said buoys be- placed and anchored
under direction Of such person the Secretary Of the
! In tbe House the DAY was wholly occupied in Com
nittee of the Whole the state OF the Union, with
plantations Of amendments and vongs upon the bill 70
establish the Territorial Government OF Oregon M.
merous amendments were adopted, among which was
one 10 strike out the provision FOR the exercise OF the
| Veto By the Governor OF said Territory.
The President sent in Message 20 the House giving
inform alton relative 10 the proper limits and oOunda
ries OF New Mexico and California IN regard 10 the civil
governments OF the same, their form and character BY
whom instituted by what authority. and how main tain
ed and supported" Mr. BUCHANAN refers 20 Dsturnel
Map the boundaries OF the two territories being the
one he states FUSED by the government in IL treaty
negotiations with the Mexican Republic" The census
of each is thus given upon the various authorities
New-Mexco 1900 Lower California;. 900
Upper California In al.............IS6OO
| The inhabitants are thus apportoned
| NEw.MExioo--.Not stated
| UPPER CALTORNIA-Whites lJ.O00 domesticated
| Indians 1900: other Indians, ~ 600
! Lower CALrFoRNIA-Wh 1900; domesticated In.
/ dams 1850 other Indians, 1000.
Col Fremont changes the latter class from 1000 10
! 6Olu He likewise observes that in that portion OF
tie territory popularity known as Upper Califor-
MA being the occupied part lying between the Sierra
Nevada and the coast the entire population, all caste
Included may be fairly estimated 5000 for the close
Of the year lsl7" OF these, 1000 mixed Spanish
1000 English French and American, making an aggre
gate OF whites OF 1000 The residue j. 90 lndi
| ans only 1000 OF whom dOmestcated
/ By Mr. WALEER's calculation the area OF Texas Is
32 50 square miles, equal % ~ j2 80 acres while
Texas claims over 25l0OO0O The Territory Of Cali
fornla and New Mexico 10y the calculation West
Of the Rio Grsndc acquired by the Treaty with Mexico,
i 396Oss square miles Jt 9y2- acres. The slice
thus pared on from the Republic since hrst sggres
sion will amount u 5l5022.52Q. exclusive OF about
a9Oo00O0 acres Of private and public grants.
The slave Gases.
Conr-pols-lcs OF th- Baltimore slH-
WAsnNGroN, August l.
After the opening OF the Court tins morning,
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