The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-29

several senators, and hope the change may Be made
Mr.. soULE hope that the Senate will reconsider
that part and strike out that part OF the section which
Tss PREsDGNT II was stricken out in committee
and concorIed IN in the Senate, and therefore requires
vote 70 reconsider. @a
The question being taken. upon division rssultsdayes
So the motion 10 reconsider prevailed.
Mr. SOULE moved 10 strike out that part OF the bill
which made Sacramento and stockton ports OF delivery,
and 70 renstae that section OF the bill which made 'nem
Mr.. WALKER. That is. I understand, that We are TO
give six ports OF entry to California. and SIX collection
DISTRICTS running in string up the river; 60 that the YES
sci that enters the last house has passed already
every other one in the State.
Mr., GWIN Mr.. President, for upwards Of nifty years
there has been collection district N Georgetown, and
another at Alexandra. passing Norfolk one q Ball-
more, and at Havre-de. Grace, passing Norfolk
and one in padshT and Burlington psssas ~
government for the last nifty years.
Mr.. WALKER demanded the yeas and nays; which
Mr., PRATT Will an affirmative vote give six Gus
MI WALKER understand that there is precedent
S ne so Soa II
to the two leaving but four is proposed to pass this,
and take the question upon the substitute which lies be-
The PRESIDENT The first question is upon the
amendment which proposes strike out those two coli
lection districts reported, aad stricken out in committee
Mr. HANLlN. The whole matter underwent the dis
cusson Of the Senate day two since, and il was set
lied in the Senate that we would make Stockton and
ports q delivery only i hob e ,h hs
senators from that State The Committee Commerce.
prior to that had reported in favor Of making both Of
This motion prevails. il viii add two ports Of entry 10
those which already exist there, and no more. With
that addition. the bill viii probably pass without il, il
Sbsby j asy e .G,s
The PRESIDENT The Chair will state how the
out two collection districts reported by the committee
Sacramento and stockton These were stricken out in
committee. and concurred in in the Senate That has
been reconsidered Now the question Is, Will the
Senate concur in the amendment made in committee
striking out these districts collection DISTRICTS and
simply leaving these places ports Of delivery
day, and entreat that the question may be taken.
MIR. GWIN Those who wish to make them ports OF
entry must V vote ,as il int, the negative
ports OF delivery vote aye those who wish to make them
Mr.. WALKER II understand this question, The
/, the senator from Michigan who has been
trying to make US understand II and hope to God ne
Mr. CASS. Why, Mr. President, that is most ex..
raordnary idea only said we had discussed all one
day, and thought il was time TO vote presume the
senator from Wisconsin understands il as well as do
am sure he is as competent to understand il as most
The President at the request Of Mr. souLE. restated
the question as before.
The question, being taken resued-yeas "a, nays 81
as follows:
YEAS-Messrs, Badger. Beuen, Bright, Batter, Chase,
Clarke, Davis of Massachusetts, DAVIS Of Mississippi
Paon Tans,
Wales, and Walker--A sl
ton Cas-. Clay Cooper, Dickinson, dodge Of Wisconsin.
Dodge OF Iowa, Ewing, Fooe, Fremont GYM Hsmin,
sou ds Surgeon or. Whtecmb, and Yass~27.
So the Senate refused to concur. and Sacramento and
Stockton retained AZ poris Of entry e, q
Mr. SOULEmoved to reconsider the vote changing the
collection districts which being agreed 10, by unanimous
they arranged originally to conform TO
the six ports Of entry established in the bill.
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed, read third
time, and passed. e.tA
GOLD MINES AND PLAcERs IN CALIFORNIA.
The Senate then took up for consideration the special
orderbeing the bill making temporary provision Tor the
working and discovery OF gold mines and pacers Cali
forna. and preserving order in the god-mne districts
this bill until tomorrow, 10 order take up the bill
granting swamp lands to the States 10 which they lie
which was returned to US with an amendment
Mr.. GWlN. | am in favor OF the gentleman's bill
but il we do not get bills through to-day, we have
hope for them. hope shall now proceed with the
unfinished business Of yesterday
the California bills will withdraw my notion
Mr.. DODGE, OF Iowa move that the Senate recon.
sider the vote OF yesterday adopting the amendment oil
The senator from Indiana, tMf. WHrcoMsl wish to
offer a substitute.
The motion to reconsider prevailed.
MIR. DODGE moved TO substitute as follows:
ITO citizens of,he United States such foreigners from
the British North Amer have
filed their declaration of intention becone citizens
by the naturalization laws, except such shall
have been convicted ofcrime."
The question being taken upon the amendment, BY d.
vision resnl,ed-ayes 20, noes 10. SO the amendment
Mr. FELCH moved to strike out all after the enacting
clause, and insert:
Whenever any person. being an American citizen or
who shall have declared his INTENTION In pursuance Of law
become such, shall desire work any placer the
public lands In California by manual labor work by
mining and qusyng the mineral lands veins occurring
10 the rock ANY SUCH lands by machinery driven by
HORSE steam, power, shall be lawful Tor him 70
take possession Of and work the in the
sKc lad enacted &C. That the land 20 be allotted
each person for the working Of such placer shall
OF thirty feet square, and for mine exceeding
hundred and ten feet square, a the lines the csrd
shall before SECURING any rights therein under this act
designate the by making the lines thereof, and
placing the necessary aud proper monuments 70 limit and
define the same IN the presence Of two Witnesses, which
shall such right the possession Of the
place he shall select long he shall continue work
The In good faith, and longer sndno individual or
company shall have more than such possession at the
same time t46tf rf f. F4n1 'FM #EN4IsJ
$50 B. AWd BE- s~acfed That on the abandonment OF
any such place II may be taken possession Of in like man
by another person, and abandonment shall result
TS% s % work q 70 WORK y ,s b ?, ,S
poray sickness death shall be considered an sban
onmcnt And In the Of death, the having the
right take charge eecu othe deceased may take
his ehecrs and In all working by another shall be
the part OF the having such possession