The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-04-23

that any particular personal relations had ever ex
isted between them.
Mr.. BENTON read again the extract from tn,
remarks of the Senator from Arkansas. The Sena
tor now states that he will repeat this remark; he
speaks in future. II the Senator does repeat it, II
will be violation OF the rules Of order, which for
bid reflection upon the motives and actions OF mem
bers IL will be contrary 10 all the laws OF decorum
When he does repeat t. nc will violate those rules
OF decorum which are recognised in the breast Of
every gentleman. If he repeat these remarks he
will say that which is untrue in Its inception
Mr.. KING. Order, order.
Mr.. BENTON. / am speaking in future. The
Senator il prompt with his ''order."
The VICE PRESIDENT said that the Senator
was out OF order
Mr.. CLAY said that he had listened with much
pleasure to the argument of the Senator on the par
amentary law. And he was forcibly reminded OF
an anecdote told Of an eminent lawyer who had a
case pending in court. By some accident or an
other his notes and references to and authori
ties fell into the hands Of the opposite counsel, who
took them and used them in the argument Of the
opposite side of the case to that which they had
been prepared TO sustain. He felt somewhat sur
prsed to hear the Senator authorities They were
The same to which he MIR. CO. intended to refer at
the proper time to show that lacking is not forbid
den by parliamentary law. The structures and
censures upon it read by the Senator were directed
against the probable abuses of such mode OF legisla
ton; but that it is justified and sustained by parlia-
mentary law he had not the slightest doubt.
Mr.. CASS said that he understood the motion OF
the Senator from Missouri assuming that this
union of measures in one bill is forbidden by par
liamentary law, and assumes that the committee
is to Join this subject of California in bill with
some other This Ia assuming in advance what
the action of the committee would do. II was
by no means certain that the committee would
Join any measures in bill; il was not certain
that the committee would report any bill at all.
He thought it extremely probable that the commit,
tee would make report referring to bills now be-
fore the Senate.
The stihiert was then nj nm the tab
MIR. DOUGLAS submitted the following amend
mcnt to the California bill, which was read and
ordered to be printed:
Ind be IL further enacted, That the said State Of
California is admitted into the Union upon the ex-
press condition that the people of said State through
their Legislature otherwise, shall never interfere
with the primary disposal of the public lands within
its limits and shall pass no law and do no act
whereby the title Of the United States to, and right
to dispose of the same shall be impaired or ques-
toned; and that they shall never lay any tax or
assessment of any description whatsoever upon the
public domain Of the United States, and in no case
shall non resident proprietors who citizens OF
the United States be taxed higher than residents;
and that all the navigable waters within the said
State shall be common highways, and forever free,
as we'll inhabitants Of said State to the citizens
of the United States, without any tax, impost, OF
duty therefor. Provided, That nothing herein con-
tanned shall be construed as recognising reject
ing the propositions rendered by the people Of Cali
fornia as articles of compact in the ordinance
adopted by the convention which formed the con-
stituton of that State.
INDIAN LANDS IN OREGON.
Mr.. BELL moved, and the Senate proceeded to
the consideration of the bill authorizing negotia-
tons and treaties with the Indian tribes in the Ter
ritory of Oregon the extinguishment Of their
claims TO land lying west of the Cascade noun
tains, and for other purposes. And the bill being
read, was considered, amended, and passed.
The Senate then proceeded 10 the consideration
Of Executive business, and shortly afterwards
Adjourned.