Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-26

section the public lands which may open to entry
that when such citizen shall have resided the land
three years. and cultivated the if dying in the
times the residence and cultivation shall be held and carried
by his widow his heirs devsees for the space of full
three years from and after making entry OF such land such
residence and cultivation for the said three years be
pleed within four years from the time ofuch entry, then
tent to issue for the the person making entry fvpg
otherwise to his heirs devsees the require
ing the quarter as aforesaid shall have shall
his devsee or heirs hae to ALLEVIATE such land
lease, or any other conveyance except by devise by WILL
Mr. RUSK moved that the resolution be printed
The resolution lies under the rule, and the motion to
print was laid over also.
THE ROUND ISLAND EXPEDITION.
Mr. DAVIS, of Mississippi, submitted the following
luton, which agreed to.
Resolved That the President of the United States be
quesed as far compatible with public interest,"
the Senate copies the instruct and orders
issued relation to the assemblage OF Round Is
land east Of Mississippi during the Of 1849 and the
between the President Heads Of Depar
ments and the Governor Of Mississippi and the officers naval
military, Of the United the observa-
tom investment and dispersion Of said assembage upon said
island.
RECOVERY OF FUGITIVE SLAVES.
Mr.. MASON. bill which reported by the Com
mitee the Judiciary few days SINCE provide for the
eectua execution Of the third clause Of the second
ton of the fourth article Of the Constitution Of the United
States, made the order Of the day for tomorrow.
design, when the bill is taken up, to offer two amend
ments which hold in my hand. ask leave lay
them the table, and to that they be printed.
The amendments follows
the Of the 5h section add And any person per-
offending against the provisions OF this section, to be
deemed guilty Of msdemeanor in obsrucng the
due execution Of the laws of the United States and upon
vicon thereof shall be fined in the OF thousand dol
lars whereof shall be the Of the nformer and
shall also be imprisoned for the of twelve months"
At the end of section 9th add And in trial hear
ing under this act shall the testimony of such fugitive be adj
mitfed in evidence
The motion lay the table agreed to- and the ques
If Committee Printing.
CUMBERLAND DAM.
The Senate next took up the bill making appropriation
for the repair and improvement of the Dam at the head OF
Cumberland Island, in the Ohio rver which, after some
debate, that is necessarily deferred, was read third time
and passed.
EXPENSE OF DEFENDING FLORIDA AGAINST INDIANS.
Mr.. YULEE moved to take up bill No l, being bill to
provide for the adjustment and payment of expenses incur
red and obligations contracted by the State of Florida in pro-
vdng for the safety of that State during the recent nsec
ton Of the Seminole Indians.
The motion agreed to- and the bill considered
in Committee Of the Whole There being amendment,
reported to the Senate. On the question of the third
reading objection made, and consequently was laid
over.
TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT.
Mr. DOUGLAS. Idesire call up the motion to refer the
memorial Of the members ofthe Legislative Council of the Pro-
vonal Government of Desere asking admission into the
Union Territory to the appropriate committee When the
Question up before moved to refer the memorial to the
Committee Territories, and the Senator from Florida sug
gested that ought go to the Judiciary Committee and
the matter postponed at his request until the chairman
of the Judiciary Committee should come in. now move
that we proceed to the consideration Of my motion.
Mr.. BUTLER. Mr.. President, have no feeling about
this NATTER but the bills Of the Senator from Missouri (Mr.
BEsToS) and of my friend from Mississippi M FoorE,)
embracing essentially the principles that be discussed
in relation the Territorial Governments of Desere Cali
ona and New Mexico, have already been referred to the
any why any should be separated from the others
but the contrary believe that they should all to the
same committee. This would avoid what at least would
bs dsageeabe, conflict perhaps in the views Of the
miees think there much that this bill should
go to the Judiciary Committee that the others which have
been named should 60 there and all why
especially should be taken out of their jurisdiction and
ferred to the Committee on Territories.
Mr. DOUGLAS. | desire the question to the appro-
pirate functions Of the Committee on Territories and the Com
mttee the Judiciary, in reference to this subject to be
settled do not understand why the bill Of the Senator
from Mississippi Mr FoorE providing territorial govern
for California Desere and New Mexico should be sent
the Committee the Judiciary for, if is appro
pirate that that committee should take charge of than that
the Committee Territories should do know what the
last named committee has to do, why the Committee
Territories organized. The committee is created, APP
phend for the purpose of taking charge of this territorial
business and for this purpose that the first committee
Of that character organized the House. Prior the
creation of the Committee Territories territorial bills went
the Committee the Judiciary but after its creation all
bills for the organization Of Territories, and bills for the adj
mission into the Union of States formed out of the Ter
ritories uniformly referred and from the Com
mittee Territories. After the duties of the Territorial
Committee had been substituted for those of tho Judiciary
Commtee-aer this practice had obtained in the House for
many years-a Territorial Committee created here. The
question now, what is the object Of Territorial Commit
tee What its duties and what subjects intended
to be referred to it If bill forming State out Of the
Territories bill creating territorial governments is not to
go TO that committee, what then, is there left to be sent to
When there bill land Office for the sale Of the
public lands within the limits Of Territory, send to the
Committee Public Lands when there is bill relating to
the Indian affairs Of the Territory send it to the Com
mittee on Indian Affairs when there is bill relating to
United States district in the Territory send to the
Committee on the Judiciary and if the formation Of Ter
ores converting Of others into States not the sub
ect-maer to be referred the Committee Territories,
desire know what is 60 there and what the committee
formed for
Now the bill proposed by the Senator from Mississippi to
which the Senator from South Carolina mr. BUTLER refers,
provides for the creation of the Territories Of California, Desc
This whole subject NATTER egimaey belonging to the Com
miee Territories is thus therefore, distracted from that
committee and sent to the Committee the Judiciary.
it is the Of the Senate entirely willing to be re-
eved from all my duties that committee. say have
mol the slightest objection it. if it is the of the SEN
but lido not understand why the committee formed
if that is the construction to be given its duties. trust
therefore, the Senate will make test question upon the refer
Of this matter for the purpose Of settling this question:
and will call for the yeas and nays the motion to refer to
the Committee Territories, that being the first made
The yeas and nays ordered
Mr.. BUTLER Mr.. President, If these bills proposed
nothing than organize Territorial Governments, GER
any should not object their going to the Committee on
Territories and, am both suppose shall have to
perform my share Of the labor regard this matter either
the other But the bill introduced by the Senator