The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-01-16


people OF the new State TO cali TO form aeon
sution. Such powers have frequently been cor erred
he believes, contained in bill which passed The Senate
last session The undersigned therefore, submits herewith
the original one when taken up.
bill for the admission of California into the Union
State.
BE itengcied by The and House of Representatives of
The U"tsd States Of dmeriea Congress assembled That
all that portion of the territory Of The United States
dement, With the republic Of Menieo. Concluded Feb'u
1913 which lies west and north of line drawn along
to the latitude OF thry-iour degrees and thirty
GA deg 30 MINI north thence due the Pacific
caoina from the surveys Of John Charles FIemon pas
shsd by order Of tho ssnae shall be one STATE by tho
hereby declared be- of the United States America
sa @ sHn with nd s: IN
OF s a G p IN as o .a
d any kind BY said State and also the power
dsposing Of the same including the RICH, Of adjusting
SIG Ind Be further enaeled That the laws of the
he s and Within ,Ss .d
as elsewhere 10 the United States The said State shall
aa ise consist sas Of a cs s 10 be called The dis
m sso Moada
February in each year and he shall in ~ things in his
which given by law the Judge of the Kentucky
district under az act entitled IAN ao to establish judicial
y api "a s
own clerk who shall reside and keep the records Of the
at the place of holding the same, and shall receive,
for services performed by him, the fees to which the
clerk Of the Kentucky district is entitled for similar services
BY Ind the
sent Of Senate for said district dsc, and at
shall rec Give annual salary thousand dollars
commence from the date OF appointment and De paid at
SNAIL addition his stated fees, allowed to other Uni
ted States attorneys be paid by the United States two hun
vices The marshall shall perform the same duties be
subject to the regulations and penalties and be en-
ed to marshals in other districts and shalt, moreover.
be ented the of two hundred dollars annually,
a compensation for ali extra services
SEC ind be it further enacted That the district indge
the uileer OF the United States army commanding in Cali
forn and such other good end discreet citizens OF
81 by him nsjorty them. hereby authorized and
empowered lay oil said territory INTO election Districts
constitution for said State Of Cali orna, and to npporon
the number of delegates to said districts according TO he
Of EACH according t best information
noes n the elections and To- des;ynae the nersans
shall conduct the saine, and also prescribe the time
and place Tor the assembling OF said conventon and the
SEC 8 Aaa be II further enacted Tha, all citizens Of tho
United States resident within tho limits OF said tie oy,
OF the United States under the eighth article of the treaty
referred the rst section of this shall be entitled
vonion proSida, Thai no person shall vote at said cleo,
ton, except white male Inhabitants who shall have attain
ed the age of twcnty-one years.
SEQ. Ana be il further enacted That until the next
entitled representative in the Congress Of the United
States.
propraed ont Of in the treasury not otherwise
the convention, other expenses necessary carry
effect this to be paid under tho direction Of the Pfes
Mr. BERRIEN desired merely to inquire whether, as
matter of practice, the minority report ought not to be
submitted TO the committed He made the inquiry in the
Mr. DOWNS replied that he was not informed of the
usual custom, but he did not suppose that 1t would be
necessary to do so 1.-THE remainder OF his remarks
Mr. DAYTON would suggest to the Senator from
Louisiana that he supposed the better practice to be
the committee in the first instance, because might be
that the report of the minority would sometimes influence
the views and action Of the majority Of the committee.
He did not wish to delay the report at ALL but at the same
time would have been more pleasant to the majority
of the committee to have had at least the privilege OF in
speeding the minority report before it was presented to
Mr. DICKINSON inquired whether the minority of
the committee had brought in a billl
Mr. DOWNS replied that they had proposed merely
an amendment 10 be offered to the bill.
Mr. DICKINSON had understood that they had brought
in bill 1t undoubtedly competent for them report
amendments, but not to bring in bill
Mr. KING Mr. President, a practice has grown up in
the Senate OF presenting minority reports 1t is only the
majority report which properly be submitted to the
Senate Gentiemen on nOOr composing minority
of committee at liberty to make their views known
to the Senate at the subsequent consideration of the ma
joy report and then to propose any amendment which
| they think proper
| The House of Representatives, in an evil hour, gave
way to these minority reports The consequence is
continual clashing between the reports made by the
majority of a committee, and those OF minority 1t Is
rare here, that receive minority reports not hall
dozen cases of the kind have occurred since have been
a member of the Senate. think the practice leads to
great difficulties, which ought to be avoided do not
object to this case, inasnuch it seems to be the
general consent OF the Senate that the senator from
Louisiana should make report and present his views
as minority Of the committee. If he has confined him.
self therefore, to simply presenting his views in OPP
position the report of the majority OF the committee,
and concluding with certain amendments-no reporting
a bill but amendments which he intends to support
in the capacity of senator this 1oor-I shall
have no objection. The practice Of receiving minority
reports is bad one and should not be encouraged This
| as il is very important One
| Mr.. DAVIS OF Massachusetts, inquired what was the
question before the Senate'
The VICE PRESIDENT rcstated the question
| Mr.. DAVIS Well, sir, concur with the gentleman
who has just taken his seat that this is practice intro
duced but very recently do not consider what termed
a minority report any report at al is not entitled to
that application upon any which be taken of
the subject II is simply the views of the minority of the
committee and that is ALL and is matter OF indu
gence that such report is received; but 1t has been the
practice 10 receive those views and to PRINT Them
| The gentleman says that they ought TO be submit
Why, sir, can they be altered! Tue committee cannot
alter them. 1t may agree to the views expressed, but
amend them. The usual course has been such
as Is taken by the senator from LOUISIANA, MIR DOWNS