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

at the map and the extreme necessity that existed for
Its adoption
The question being taken upon concurring in the
amendment was agreed to- the bill was ordered to be
engrossed and read third time, was read third time
and passed.
On motion by Mr.. BREESE, the title of the bin was
amended to read "a bill to change the location of
the land office in the Chippewa land district"
TRIAL OF ISSUES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Mr. DOWNS moved to postpone the prior orders, with
view to proceeding to the consideration of Senate bill
No 1885, to regulate appeals from the trial of issues in the
District of Columbia.
Mr.. BADGER hoped that the Senate would not take
up that BILL and he would call the attention of the chair
man of the Committee on Finance to the fact that if that
bill was taken up it would undoubtedly consume much
OF the time of The Senate.
Mr. DOWNS thought the senator was mistaken. This
presumed there could be doubt in relation to the
bill which he desired the Senate 10 take up and pass with
MIR. BADGER hoped the bill would be read before the
Senate would consent to take it up
The bill was accordingly read
MIR. BADGER said that he was personally opposed to
feel bound to assign his reasons for his opposition.
The VICE PRESIDENT stated that there was mo-
ton n to s s!sGe TaT the prior orders Pendns
would not proceed TO the consideration of the bill, which
would probably give rise to long debate.
consideration of the bill proposed by the senator from
Louisiana and not be deferred from its consideration by
the long saeech with which they were threatened by the
senator from North Carolina For his part he was will
ling to hear any remarks which the senator might have
to offer.
MIR. BADGER begged that the senator from New
Hampshire would not place words and sentiments in his
mouth which he had not uttered or expressed. He had
threatened the Senate neither With long speech nor
short speech.
senator He was the habit of clothing his words
gracefully as the senator from North Carolina but
thai he would listen with pleasure to him in either
long short speech, and should vote for taking up the
bill the readily from the knowledge that that gentle
man would speak upon it. He thought it was bill
which with peculiar force, demanded the consideration of
trying for eight months of the last session get that bill
up II nearly the close of the session The bill
had been reported near the commencement of the last
sion, and it was how said we had not time to take it up
1t time to take up The people of this District had
not the right of trial by jury at present The judges of
the circuit court had undertaken, IN the execis OF their
dulies to determine that certain case tried before them
should not be submitted to jury; and as the law
stands that decision cannot be brought before The Supreme
Court of the United States for revision The people of
the District thus denied right accorded to the citi
zens of every other part of the United States
Mr.. ATHERION, Qnerpesng0 asked if on motion
to take up bill, debate in order; if so, then they
might consume the balance OF the session on motions
The VlCE PRESIDENT said that debate upon mo.
ton 10 suspend the prior orders was in order
~ T.
posed that INQUIRY before he had got through his speech
1t would certainly have been in better taste. He had
merely said that he hoped The bill would be taken up
Mr.. BUTLER said tile bill had been reported by the
ludciary Committee. and that it proposed give the
RICH of appeal in all two thousand dollars to
the Supreme Court of the United States Under the pre-
sent law the citizens OF the District had right OF appeal
1.-THE remainder of the remarks of the honorable senator
heard too ndstncly to warrant an attempt at re-
MIR. Dickinson inquired il the motion to take up a
was
The VICE PRESIDENT again ruled that debate was
in order on q motion to postpone the prior orders,
Mr. DICKINSON said that he was in favor OF taking
up the bill but he did not suppose that it could be
done the present time and they were taking up the
time of the Senate which should be appropriated to
more important business, he would make a motion
which was not debatable He moved to lay the whole
Subject on the table.
The question being taken upon the motion to lay
upon the tables 1t was agreed to.
GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL
The Senate them as in committee of the whole, re-
sumed the consideration of the bill making appropriations
for the civil and diplomatic expenses of the government
for the year ending June 80, 1850
Mr.. WALKER yesterday moved to amend the bill by
aiding the following:
SKc Ind be further enacted That the constitution of
the United States and all and singular Ike several acts Of
Congress respecting the registering recording cnoIng or
licensing ships vessels, and the entry anc clearance
.eo and the foreign and coasing trade and fisheries
and all the respecting the imposing and collecting of
duties imports and all acts respecting trade and inter-
with the Indian tribes and all acts respecting the
provisions whereof suitable and proper to he applied
to the territory west of the Rio del Noe, acquired from
Mexico by the of the second day OF February
eighteen hundred and ortYeight be, and the same are
hereby extended and given, and made in full force
and efficacy in all said territory and tho President OF the
United States be- and he is hereby authorized to prescribe
and establish all proper and needfu rules and regulations
Tin conformity with the constitution OF the Uned States)
for the of said laws in said territory and for
the OF order and tranquility and the esab-
sh'nent of justice therein, and from time time modi-
fly change said rules and regulations in such manner
may him discreet and proper, and mty pre-
,pAas an
ports Offices and proper for the execution OF
said laws and appoint and commission such officers as
be necessary administer such laws In said tero-
hoy shall continue until otherwise provided by Con-
gross said officers receive such compensation AS the
President prescribe not exceeding double the com.
heretofore paid to similar officers oil the Uni'ed
States territories, for like and to enable The
same done, the of hundred thousand dol
lars be appropriated, of any money in the treasury not
Otherwise appropriated
Mr. BELL having yesterday moved an amendment to
the amendment, the question pending this morning was
upon Mr. b. IS amendment; which IS as follows:
sEc. Ind be it further enacted, That all that portion
territories Of the United States acquired by the
OF peace friendship, limits and settlement with the repno
west of tbs Rio del Norte and line running due north
from he ad of the said river until 1t strikes the
known and designated by the and title of the State OF
California and the is hereby adned into the Union
on an equal footing all respects with the original States
SEC. 1nd be further enacted, That the United States
10 themselves all right property the unappro
pated lands and other property in the territory admitted
into Union State by the preceding section OF this
bill, all and scssment, OF every kind by
said State and also thu power of disposng OF the
and of adjusting all claims and title to lands derived
der any foreign government in such manner Congress
shall prescribe, and nothing contained in said section
shall be construed limit and impair the rights
and powers hereby reserved to the United States in any
manner whatsoever