Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-03-01

tect e III Tue ehlo! nlGnt or their liberty
property, and religion that such civil and judicial Of
tcers as are now there may be appointed by the
Fresiden shall lie continued in the exercise of their
functions and that this law shall continue in force
TIL the close OF the session. unless superseded by
act OF Congress-prOyided that martial law shall not
be declared other than the ordinary martial for
the trial of persons connected with the military and ma
val service. Ordered to be printed.
Mt Dayton also presented proposition which he
intended to offer amendment, and which was or
dered to be printed authorizing the President gov
ern the territories in the Florida aud
louisiana governed under similar circuulstan
being copy of the old law authorizing temporary civ
il and military government in the latter.
The amendment Of Mr.. Walker to which the p~opo-
sonS OF Messcs Webster and Dayton are to be oiier-
ed as substitutes-after undergoing several modihca-
tons at the suggestion Of Mr.. Foote and Others no"
That the constitution Of the United States, and oil
and noIar the several of Congress respecting the
rcsisterin recording, enrolling, licensing of ships
or vessels and the entry and clearance thereoand the
foreign and coastnS trade and fisheries and all the
respecting the imposing and collecting Of duties of i'm
ports and all acts respecting trade and intercourse with
the Indian tribes, and all respecting the public
lands for the SURVEY or sale thereof and all and sin
guar the other acts of Congress of public AMI gener
al character and the provisions whereof suitable
and proper to be applied the territory Of the
Rio del Norte, acquired from Mexico by the treaty #.
the "a Of February, ISIS, be, and the ar here
by extended over and gwen, and made in full force
! nd efficacy in all said territory.
| and that the President Of NE roitod Sto+os bo od
he Is hereby aufhorzF to prescribe and establish all
proper ana heeo-4 rules and regulations Tin conform
y with ID" Constitution of the L. States for the en-
Of said laws in said territory and for the
preservation Of order and tranquility, and establish
ment Of justice therein and from time to time to mo-
lty change the rules and regulations II ncb
manner may seem to him discreet and ,,ro,or md
may prescribe and establish, teporar such dvis
IONS districts, ports, Offices iu ARRANGEMENTS
or lne execution o. aid laws, and appoint and com
mission sp' 4.Acers may be necessary to admins
Ter such laws in said territory for such term or terms
as he may prescribe whose authority shall continue
until otherwise provided by Congress said officers to
receive such compensation the President may pre-
scribe, not exceeding double the compensation here
ofore paid to similar officers of the United States or
its territories for like services and to enable the same
to be done, the of 100000 be appropriated out
OF any money IN the treasury not otherwise appropria
ted
Mr.. Atherton, from the finance committee reported
without amendment, House bill authorising the coin
age of gold dollars and double eagles
On motion of Mr. Mason, the Joint resolution autho-
rzing the Secretary of War furnish arms and am
munition to persons going to California and New Mex
lco taken W and passed.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration of
bills on the private calendar. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
! Mr.. Sibley, of Wisconsin. moved suspension of
the rules, to discharge the committee of the whole on
the state of the Union from the further consideration
Of Senate bill to establish the territorial government
of Minnesota and when being ordered the vote on the
motion stood, ayes IS, nays Is. No quorum.
! call of the House ordered As members an
swered to their Names and further proceedings under
the call were then, on motion dispensed with
The motion to suspend the rules then decided
IN the affirmative, the committee were discharged
cordngly the bill and amendments were reported to
o,,1 ~ L..
main question to be now put, it decided in the at
I frmative, l02 to- 90.
! fhe vote being taken on amendment in the first
section, proposed by the committee, providing that
"rom and after the 4th March next instead of from
and after the passage of this act the territory which
les &c, &c, be and is hereby erected into temporary
government by the of the territory of Nine
&c. NC. and this amendment rejected, 81 to l0l
motion to lay the bill on the table was negatiyed
IS to l06.
Another amendment by the committee, changing
the boundaries in the original BILL and restricting the
territory to narrower limits agreed to, together
with several others Of an unimportant character
The question then being on the last clause of an ad-
dtional section proposed by the committee, which
clause provides that this 'act shall take effect from
and after the 10th of March, S49, the yeas and nays
ordered, and the amendment was agreed to- 90 to
to 95 land thus the first and last sections of the bill
apparently though not really, contain conflicting pro
visions.
The bill then ordered to be engrossed and read
third tme but objection being made its third rea-
ding to-day it goes over under the rules.
A Bill to establish another port of delivery in New
York, and to provide for collector Chesapeake city
was passed.
Also, joint resolution authorizing medals hereafter
to foreign and others who may render relief to
| American vessels in distress
Also bill to exempt Spanish vessels from discrimi-
mating duties in certain cases.
resolution heretofore offered, to discharge the
Committee Of the Whole the State of the Union
from the further consideration of the bill extend the
revenue laws over Upper California, and establish col
lection district theren,was then taken up and adopted
l07 to So
motion to lay the bill the table was negatived;
! SIS to rs.
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed for third
reading and was read third time and passed 81 to
81.
y motion to adjourn was lost, "a to II and also a
motion to 20 into committee of the whole.
! The motion to adjourn being renewed the yeas and
nays ordered, and it decided in the affrma-
tive, l07 to So and the House, at half past three ad
jolIrned.
D 0 M E S T C.