Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-06-01

PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS:
Ertracts from oar Daily Reports
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
THE ARMY.
The bill from the Senate to increase the rank and file o.
the army and to encourage enistmens coming up the follow
ing amendment thereto reported from the Committee
Military Affairs viz insert in the bill the following words
And to such portion of the army may by law be
serving foot to be properly equipped and mounted
The amendment agreed to.
The bill was then ordered to be read third lime, and
having been read the third time was passed by the following
se1.ssf
Bay Bennett Bssell, Booth Bowdon, Bown, Briggs Brooks
William J. Brown, Burrows Burt, Chester Butler Cabe
George Caldwell Joseph caidys Calvin o. c,%pSs
Corwin Debery, Dixon Alexander Evans Nathan Evans
Fowler Freedey Gentry Goodenow. Gott Could Gri1ne
Hoaslard, Hoiladay Holmes. Houston, Howard Howe,
Hunter, Inge, Joseph w. Jackson, William T. Jackson,
King La sere, Leier Marshall, Mason, McCernand. Nc
Donald, McGaughey MeKissock. Meacham, Miller More
man, Reed Reynolds, Risley Robiu.on Savage sehooera
seddon, Sheppard Sylvester, spading staniy aexander
born Wentworth, White, Williams, Winthrop-lo7.
Ros sa as es Ai
Doty Dunham Durkee Feaherston Fuller, Giddings. Gill
more Gorm,n Green, Ha,alson, Harlan, lsha% G Harris,
race Manu. McLanahan, MeMuleu. Meoueen, MeWillie.
Robbins, Sackett, sawee, Richard H. Stanton, Stetson,
Strong, sweeser Thomas Jacob Thompson, Tuck Wallace,
Wildrick, Wood, WoodSard-59.
THE PUBLIC LANDS
The bill to the office of general Of the public
lands in Oregon and provide for the survey and to make
donations settlers of the said public lands coming up
The question pending was on the amendment moved BY
Mr. BowLIS to insert the words free white in the amend
,ha ryhc
grant of land every settler occupant of the public lands
above the age of eighteen years.
Subsequently, Mr.. BowL1s modified his amendment
the words American half breed Indians included
after the word occupant
Mr.. GIDDINGS addressed the House until the arrival Of
the hour which the House had determined to close debate
on this bill.
The debate, however, further continued for about
hour under the five minutes rule.
After which Ca division of the question having been asked)
vote was taken on the motion to insert the word whe
before Il word "se,ter, in the lines that there shall be
and hereby granted to every settler occupant OF the pub
lie lands above the age Of eighteen years. &c, and was
egreed to: Ayes SO, noes 81.
The question then taken inserting after the word
occupant" the words American habreed Indians in
cluded,' and it was agreed to: Ayes II, noes 80.
great number Of other amendments offered to this
section, some Of which adopted.
The section, amended, is as follows
Sec. A. And he further enacted That there shall be,
and hereby is granted every white settler occupant
of the public lands (American halfbreeds included above
States, having made declarations sccordng to law, Of
his intention become citizen, who shall make such
declaration before the first day OF December eighteen
hundred and hy-one residing in said Territory,
who shall become resident thereof before the first day
December eighteen hundred and fifty, and who shall have
resided upon and cultivated the for four consecutive
years. and shall otherwise conform the provisions of this
act the quantity Of onehaf section, three hundred and
twenty Of land, iii single man, and married man,
he shall become married within from the hrst
day Of December eighteen hundred and fifty the quantity Of
sections hundred and forty 70 himself
and the half his wife, be held by her her
right and the shall designate the part nur-
the records Of his Office and interest the part held
by the wife, in her right shall be liable for subject to
such married persons have complied with the provisions of
this ene them to the grant above provided
and either sha base e he sur
vivor and children, heirs o the deceased shall be entitled
the share interest of the deceased in equal
except where the deceased shall otherwise dispose of by
duly and properly executed according TO the laws
Of Oregon Proraed That alien shall be entitled to
of Oregon record evidence that his natura
zaion citizen of the United States has been completed
become citizen Of the States after the passage this
shall die before his naturalization shall be completed the
a % Ss oe 70 h
whom, the may be- the patent shall issue Frovded
nevertheless, transfers Of title to land situated Oregon by any
alien aliens other heretofore made shall be Of
force effect except herein otherwise provided Porld-
ed further That in all provided for in this section the
donation shall embrace the land actually occupied and cult.
vated by the settler thereon Proried further That all
contracts by any or persons entitled to the benefits OF
this act the land which he they may be
entitled under this before he they have received
tent therefor, shall be void Provided further, however, That
this section shall be construed allow those claim
rights under the treaty with Great Britain relative to the
Oregon Territory claim both under this grant and the
treaty but merely to them the election and confne
them to single grant OF land.
Pending the question and motion of Mr. PorrER to strike
the section, the committee and reported progress
SLAVERY IN THE DISTRICT.
Mr. CROWELL asked the unanimous consent of the
House Introduce pursuance OF previous notice. bill to
abolish the slave trade in the District Of Columbia.
Objection beirg made
Mr.. CROWELL moved suspension Of the rules.
Mr.. GIDDINGS demanded the yeas and nays this
tion which ordered and being taken, follows
YEAS-Messrs. Abertson, Alexander, Allen, Andrews,
Ashmun, Bennett, Bingham, Bokse, Briggs, VIM. Brown
Buel, Burrows, Chester Butler Cable Calvin, Campbell
Carter, Casey, Chandler Clarke, Cole, Conger Corwin
Crowell Dickey Disney, Dixon Doty, Durham, Durkee,
Nathan Evans, Fitch Fowler Freedey, Fuller Giddings,
way, Hampton, Harlan Thomas L. Harris HcBard Henry,
Hbbard Hoagland, Howe, Hunter, William T. Jackson,
Julian, George g. King John A. King, Preston Hing,
Letter, Luefeld, Horace Manu. Mekssock, McLanahan,
Meacham, Morris Newell, 0sle, Otis Peasee, Pman fot-
ter, Putpam Re ed Reynolds Rsey, Robbins Kob son,
Rose Saeke Sawtelle, Schenck Sehoocraft Sylvester,
Spaldng Sprague Sietson, Strong, Sweeiser Taylor Wm
Thompson Thurman, Tuck, Underhl, pinton Waldos
Wentworth White, Wjdrick, Winthrop, Wood-99,
NAYS-Messrs Alston AISLE, Averett, Ba, y, Beale, Bo
cock Bowie Bowlin, Albert G. Brown, Burt, Cabe, g.
A. Caldwell Joseph p. Caldwell, w r. w. Cobb, Coll
cock Conrad. Deberry Edmuudson Alex Evans, Ewing,