The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-01-09

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On Terrirorrs,-Mcssrs Boyd of KY; Rich.
ardson Of Ill.,; Srd,lon Of Va; Cngman of N.
c.. Kaufman Of Texas; G"il ON. Y; Fitch Of
Ia. Giddings of Ohio Rockwell ofCt.
On Commer -AIrssrs. McLane of Md.;
Wentworth, Grnnrl Bingham, 4. Stephens,
Colcock, Phoenix, Selson, Conrad
District of Columbia -Messrs. Brown OF
Miss; Inge of Ala; Taylor Of o.; Fuller of Me-;
Morton of Va; Hammond of Md; Allen Of
Miss. Williams oil Tenn: Undcrhill Of N. Y.
On Public Land,--Bow lin Of Missouri,
Chairman.
On tho Jutliciary-lhompson Of Pa. Miller
Of o.: AShmnn of Mass; Meade Of Va: More.
head ofKy.; p. King of n. Y; Vrnahle ofN.
G.; II STEPHENS of Pa; Wclborn Of Ga.
twill be seen that Of unc of the most important of
the Commltecs--Ways and Means-Bayy of Va.
is Chairman, and the body of the Committee *
sound. o. The next, equal in Importance, til
Oh Territories. Boyd, Of Kentucky is Chairman.-
1t comprises iour Southern and FIVE NurthGrl--ibr
Northern mon iab'd, the Southern I" en- parte''
CONSERVATIVES The tenor Of appointments on the
committees is such as we might expect from
Southern Dsmocra, who would not sign the South
ern Address.
Mr. Thomas introduced bill which was phssed,
extending the frankng privilege to Mrs. Sarah
Polk, widow of the late Presiucht
Mr. Venablo Of North Carolina, offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
RcsoIrrd, That The President of The United
Sta ps he requested I" communicate 10 this
House, as early rs h. conveniently can, wherk
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son by him has been appointed either rivil or
military governor Of New Mexico; if any militia.
ry or civil governor has been appointed their
names and their compensa,iun; if "a military nnd
civil governor has been united in one person;
whether any additional compensation ha. been
given for said duties, and the amount o the
same. Also, HAT hr be requested to comn,.
nicate to this House whether any agent or
agents, or other prrsons have been appointed
l,y the President, or any Of th" departments Of :
This government, and srn, to California or New .
Mexico, or recognised in said Territoriss lJy
this government, authorized 10 organize the peo-
pie Of Cailnrnia or NcwMexce into govern;
ncni. or iD aid ar advise them In snch organi.k
zaton; or whether snch agents, civil or military
governor, was ins,rurird or directed 10 aid. pre-.
s'u' o'',' VI W F'e'e.' ~. az "rI'' ,.o W
sons ca,''" :'"',"''"" !" ..'. o"t"'"' !: .""
'r''' am, aa 'sc, a'fec., OF Pot'c'r''.' j" any
manner 'h 'if "e''"r!"'''"S VI '""' wv! VI P.
sons " any '"f nam. VI "".,e' ., vi S".n
AM .ne'F e""'p'"s"'"' n."' ~ u""' W. ,..t~
dent be l'au'S''u u. ''''''" ~, Wv ''.e "" ~
The Executive VI e""e' VI '"' " w., ""'
sent any agent or a@en's on '"e par "' "'S ="
ernment, TO California or New AIeAico 70 a" o' :
advise the people of those J"rr'tor'rs as t"'hs
formation ol government Tor l""''>ei'.S' "%"
II s"ch as'h' or a""h'> nave ofe" H. ,,,,,
'"Fi ~ ~ "''' ""I ". . Nv. "''o ts conn.
n,;oo,o ,,,h;. uous, oil ,bs ;,.,rrc,ion. oived
=, .ucb nov,rnor civil or military in Califnr.
n. ~ S.w Mc.;ro or n any oIFcers or the
,rmv If ,hc limited States. ar any other persons
who may have hrca .cnl i,y tbs snrernmrnt TO
New Mexico or California: and tt,e prnclaun.
lions and communications lY them made To .he
people Of the said territories, as sell as the en-.
tire correspondence of such agrRts nr g0ver36r
with this government. And also, whether any
person or prisons have been authorized by this
government. or any of its de- parments, to ap.
point and direct the elections in said territories,
and determine the qualification of the vnlcs at
The sane: and whether any laws have hrrn IN.
acted hy any supposed government in California
and if so. what laws; and that the President be
r,on,.,,J ,o r,,pn,nir,t, In ,his [lnusc all