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Mr.. PoLLsoz, the motion was laid upon the table.
rHs PLArsoRM.
Mr.. STEWART, Of Pennsy mia asked leave to offer
series Of resolutions nearly in the words Of the Alison
letter, with regard to General Tayiors views ON tho
Theirs being objection, Mr. srxwAsr moved to sus-
Mr. CONDO you propose tina. amendments shall
MIR. SrEwARr-It is the Taylor platform 1 do not
propose amendments shall be offered.
Bir. Coss-You do not!
MIR. STEwARr-No, sir.
The yeas and nays were taken, and by vote Of so
to 9S, the House refused TO suspend the rules.
EXTRA PAY AND BoUnriEs.
MIR. C. BRowN offered joint resolution giving extra
pay and bountes to the officers prlvstes, and musi-
clans Of The marine corps who have served in
with Mexico. IL was amended by including the
ordnance corps Of the army, and passed.
RAroRrINo TIA rRocEEDISos or coNoREss.
committee of six be appointed three from the Senate
and three from the House to revise the present system
OF reporting the proceedings OF Congress, and that
they report to their respective Houses.
THANKS
MIR. HOLMES Of s. of, red joint resolution, which
was adopted, giving the thanks Of Congress TO the
officers and Of the navy and the corps,
for the bravery skill and ability displayed during the
war with Mexico in the Of Vera Cruz and the
Castle OF San Juan d'Ulloa.
OREGON, NEW MEXICO, AND CALIFORNIA.
Mr.: MoCLERnASD asked leave to ofvr resolution
that IL Is expedient and proper that Congress should
extend protection and OWL government Oregon,
New Mexico and California and that it would be
just TO abandon them prey to any foreign associa-
tons.
I here was objection to the introduction of the
resolution.
Mr. McCLERNARD-I ask for a suspension Of tho
rules and shall consider this test vote
The yeas ana nays were ordered.
Mr. SrArHENs-is 1t in order to move to lay the
ton TO the suspend the rules upon the table,
The SPEAKER-lt Is not.
Mr. RuCT--I ask leave to introduce an amend
ment that neither slavery nor vountary servitude
shall there exist except for crime due conviction
t'Wheugh.1
to 6I-not two-thirds- refused so suspend the rules
Some other business was transacted when the House
resolved itself into "a Committee Of the Whole the
OREGON
Mr.. McCLERNARD said that he wished to introduce
an amendment for the purpose Of settling the
versy with regard TO slavery
MIR. AsHmUN rose to question of order. There
was an anne ndment already pendng-to strike out the
first section. By unanimous consent, however,
MIR. McCLERNANp's amendment was read-that as
soon as consistent any States, formed out ter
rtory of the United States may be admitted into the
Union, under the principles of the federal constitu
ton; and north OF 80 neither slavery nor nvolun
tary servitude, except for crime, due conviction,
shall exist butsuch States which may be formed out
OF the portion south of that line may be admitted
with or without slavery sthe people thereof may de-
termine.
MIR. e. b SMITH wish to avail myself of the oppor-
tunity to make few remarks | protest against
uniting the territory Of Oregon with any newly ac-
qniTed territory There Is no reason why the people
OF Oregon should be kept without government until
we settle the controversy referred to- In fact
not yet acquired New Mexico and California. They
OF the United States by the treaty which has yet
been carried out. We have made no appropriation to
carry out the treaty Congress has not yet deter
mined whether it shall be carried out
MIR. Conn, Of Georgia. would ask whether the gen.
tleman, as Chairman of the Committee on Territories,
is not ready to report bills for territorial
in New Mexico and California!
Mr.. SMIrn-Yesi they are bills which provide for
separate governments ! am opposed to uniting the
questions and different interests.
Mr.. COBD-l understand the gentleman to say that
nf vat fha
prepared to report bills to establish governments.
Mar SMIrH-The territories not properly ours
until q bill to carry out the treaty be passed.
Mr.. CoBB.-By what authority, then, does the gen.
tleman propose establish territorial governments?
Mr. S"IIH-I take it for granted, bill will be pass
sessions of Congress, bills have been passed. providing
territorial form Of government for Oregon contain
ing the slavery prohibition clause. Southern gentle
men voted for it among them, the representatives
from Texas, (Messrs kaufman and Pillsbury)
Mr. KAUFMAN explained.-Since the introduction Of
the Wmct proviso, he had not voted for the slavery
restriction.
MIR. SMlrH.-win you not vote for bill contain.
ing it?
Mr.. KAUFMAN will not.
MIR SMITH also referred to the fact that Mr.. Burt,
OF South Carolina offered as amendment to the
Oregon Bill the principle Of the Missouri compromise
MIR. Burt was understood to say, that he offered
the amendment in spirit of compromise and it
before the proposition, known as the Wmot proviso
was introduced
MIR. SMITH resumed He said that the settled policy
Of the Cover restrict slavery wherever it
could be done. He tried, with the help Of Southern
and Northern friends keep this hrebrand out of the
Union. We however, acquired territory and he
could not meet the question in any spirit of compro
mise which admits slavery. Rather than that the
QUESTION should be source of discSrd he would do
what the gen tieman from New York (Air Dusr) sug-
gested last week. viz ABA ndon the terrtorygive 1t
away have nothing to do with it. 1t has over
hundred millions of dollars, and thirty thousand
lives and 1t is worth nothing to u.s. Congress has
always restricted slavery where it authorized
to be carried out He denied that gentlemen had a
right to carry their slaves New Mexico and Cali
fornia which are now free, because slavery exists by
municipal law, and this cannot extend beyond the
boundaries in which it by law exists.
MIR. McCLERNANp rose for explaining the motives
which induced him to offer his above givenS
Humanity would induce him to extend over Oregon
the blessing Of civil government and the people
from the Indians knife and tomahawk He did not
propose to affirm disafirm slavery south of SO 3d.
but TO leave it to the people to determine the question
for themselves. He left the subject with the Consi-
tuition.
Mr.. ROCKWELL, of Connecticut, offered an amend
ment, to confirm small tracts of land Zone section
each) to the several missionary stations
At twenty minutes to four O'Clock, the Committee
rose; wheH q motion made to adjourn, which
prevailed.
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