The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-02-22

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The VICE president stated the question to be upon
the adoption of the amendment to the amendment as
modified by the mover.
SEVERAL SENATOR'S. Let the modified amendmen,
be read
The amendment submitted by Mr. BELL, as modified
by him. was then read as follows:
SEC. -; ind be further enaetad That Congress doth
consent that all that portion of the OF the United
States acquired by the treaty of peace endshp limits
ana settlement with the republic of Mexico concluded
q OF reouary 1873, which lies ofIhe Rio del oue
aud ne running due north the head waters of the
ssd river until strikes the ~ parallel of north latitude,
sha form one State, TO be known and designated by
name and style of the State of California and the same
on ne s' Gay OF October next shall be received and nd
United ieo THIS Union asa and entire member of the
United States OF America equal footing ia all respects
SEC. - 4nd be further enacted, That the acting gov
efnof OF California, 50 he shall be provided with
copy oil this act 70 the end that the people may have
opportunity OF establishing for themselves consiiiu lon
anu republican form of government for said State prior
.he LIST OF October next shall immediately proceed to lay
on the country embraced within the limits OF the proposed
state into convenient districts for the election of delegates
:" convention Tor the purpose OF forming State con't
tuto and shall designate the time and place for holding
Tue election in each district appoint the officers conduct
thereof. and shall aPpoon the delegates, fifty ALL among
the several districts near may be- according the
the Time and place for the assembling of said
Every white male nhabltant of said territory, being
he - 81 . VI .ho proposal 'ta', anu having atalhe1
election
SEc And be 1t further enacted That the United States
reserve to themselves all right OF property in the nnappo-
Priaed lands and other property in the territory admitted
as state by preceding section this
bill free from all and Of every kind by
sad stale and also the power OF dsposing of the
and adjusting all claims and title TO lands derived under
any foreign government in such manner Congress shall
precrbe and nothing contained in said section shall be
soever
Established In said State two Judicial districts to be known
as the eastern and western districts of California and all
and the line running due the head waters of the
same 70 the ~ parallel of north latitude and east of
the meridian OF west longitude from Washing
ton, shall be the eastern district; and all that por.
ton lying west Of said meridian shall be the western
for each Of said districts who sha be entitled to receo
salary of s. each, and who shall hold three sessions
district the first Mondays of June, October Feb
ruary The district judge of the eastern district, until
and the district Judge Of the district San
Francsco and said Judges shall have the powers and u
lucky, under entitled San act TO establish the iud
cal courts OF the United States and addition
approved I'd March, l793 and the supplementary there
to- Said jadges shall appoint their own clerk, who shall
holding the same and shall receive, for services performed
by him. the same fees to which the clerk of the district
Kentucky is entitled for similar services
SEC = And be II further enacted, That there shall be
appointed marshal and district attorney for each of said
subject to the regulations and penalties, and be
tied TO the same fees provided and by the
tied to the of $500 compensation for all extra
vices; and the dstrlc attorney shall, addition
attorneys, be PAID s2Jo 0'''' u''''''
SEC dad be further enacted. That the said State of
california, until the and apportionment, shall
be entitled TO two representatives in the Congress Of the
United Safes.
The question being taken upon the adoption of this
amendment TO the amendment, the yeas A, nays 49,
as follows:
YEAS-Msssrs. Bill, Dodge OF Iowa. Douglas, and
NAYS-Messrs. Atchison, Atheron Baldwin, Benton,
Bsnsn, Bradbury, Bree,e Baer, Calhoun Clarke, Cor
FITZGERALD.
IIun,er johnson of Georgia. King. Mangum, Mason, Md
Underwood Upham Walker, WesIcoit, and Yuee-35
So the amendment to the amendment was rejected
The question recurring upon the amendment Submitted
by Mr. WALKER,
Mr. FOOrE proposed to amend the same by the inser-
ton of certain words
Mr. WALKER accepted the amendment of the senator
from Mississippi as a modification.
Mr.. w = proposition as modified is as follows, the
words inserted in brackets being those inserted by Mr.
FooTEs modification:
Sfo And be further enacted. That the su'io Of
the United States AID all aud singular the several
Congress respecting the registering, recording, enrolling
licensing ships or vessels and the entry and clear
ancs thereof and the foreign and coastinS trade and
fisheries, and all the acts respecting the imposing and
collecting OF duties or imports, and all acts respecting
trade and intercourse with the Indian TRIES and ali
thereof, and all and singular the other OF Con-
VISIONS o. are suitable and TO a be-
the territory west OF the ko del Norr, acquired from
eghieen hundred and forty eight be- and the same are
hereby extended and given, and made in full force
and efficacy all said terrltoy and the President of the
United BE- and he hereby, authorized prescribe
and establish all proper and needul rules and regulations
lin conformity with the constitution of The United Sates
tor the enforcement OF said laws in said territory and for
the preservation OF order and tranquility, and the estab
ishment of Justice therein and from time TO time to moi
fly change the said rules and regula tons such
as seem TO hun discreet and proper. and may pre-
scribe and establish empoarly such divisions, dsr cts
ports, Offices aud arrangements proper Tor The execution
said laws and appoint and commission such officers
may be necessary administer such laws in said
for such term he scribe, whose
gress said officers receive such compensation the
President may prescribe not exceeding double the
heretofore paid similar officers the United
States, It's territories, for like services and TO enable the
to be done the OF two hundred thousand dol
lars be appropriated of any money in the treasury
otherwise appropriated
Mr. WESTCOTT suggested that several senators
would wish to attend to the phraseology of that amend
meni. He not himself prepared to vote for the
amendments but in order to give opportunity TO
others to examine it he would move that the Senate
adourn.
MIR FOOTE remarked that to- would be pri-
vate bill day. 1t was matter which had been consider
ed by every child twelve years old in the land He hoped
the motion to adjourn would be withdrawn.
Mr. WESTCOrT explained, but insisted his
ton
The question being taken upon the motion for adj
journment, IT was negatived
Mr.. DAYTON said, that if the yeas and nays were
to be taken he should wish to exercise great Civ
ing his vote He should wish to understand exactly
what the amendment contained He agreed in the gen.
era idea presented in the amendment, but could
whether il would carry out that general principle. He
referred to secliOn to be found upon the statute
book giving the President power to govern Florida for
limited time. Florida was governed, under provision
for a temporary government in this way He was in
doubt whether or not would be better TO take that as
precedent and If so, whether il might not be well TO