Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-09-14


what priest shall administer the sacrament Of the church
The Inhabitants of New Mexico have twice appealed to
Congress Tor redress and their respectful appeals have been
by repeated neglect The Congress- of dis
turbng causes having failed 10 make needu rules and regu
laons respecting the Territory of New Mexico. its nhabi
tans encouraged by the President of the United States
driven by necessity have formed and ratified constitution
elected Governor Vice Governor, and members Of the Lee
gature The Legislature is now engaged in the absence of
Congressional legislation making laws suited the
United States
In putting operation the form of government set forth
in the constitution they believe they have done
ssent with proper respect the Government of the United
States The form of government adopted BY the people of
New Mexico is set in opposition TO Government
cognsed BY Congress- known TO the constitution and laws
but simply takes the place, under circumstances of urgent
cessiy OF unacknowedged which has utterly
failed protect the inhabitants New Mexico in their dear
eat or 70 preserve the pghted faith Of the Government
OF the United States
And be rescued BIZ the said Legislature That our Sena-
tors and Representatives in the Congress of the United States
De instructed present the above memorial to the Congress
OF the United States and every exeron correct the
abuses Of every class therein mentioned.
Speaker of the House of Repre- sentatives.
JOHN NANGLE,
President of the Senate.
Mr.. SEWARD. move that these papers be referred to
the Committee Territories, and that they be printed.
Mr.. MASON. When the constitution of New Mexico
the Senate by the President of the United
was not printed but ordered to be laid upon the table,
that the disposition be made of these papers.
The yeas and nays ordered, and taken, and resulted
as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Atchson, Barnwel, Berren, Butler,
Clay Davis, of Mississippi, Dickinson, Dodge of Iowa.
Jones, King Mason, Moron Pratt Rusk, Sebastian Shields
Sturgeon, Underwood, and Yulee-l9
| NAYS-Memrs. Baldwin, Benton Bright, Chase, Davis
of Massachusetts, Dayton, Dodge, Of Wisconsin, Ewing
Felch, Fremont Greene, Hale, Hamln, Norris, Seward
Smith, Wales, Walker, and Winthrop-l9.
So the motion to lay the papers on the table was not
agreed to-
Mr. SEWARD. now renew the motion to refer these
papers to the Committee on Territories
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made, cannot understand, Has it been understood
that within the last week. Of what has been repre-
sented settlement of these questions territorial govern
ment has been established for New Mexico Yes sir, and
the ink is hardly dry with which the Executive has given its
approval to establishing territorial government there,
and which is to all the purposes Of protecting the
inhabitants occupying that territory Why then, refer these
papers to the Committee Territories Ithere be pur
pose the reference why should the committee be budened
with this matter II there be any purpose, it only be
with view to the admission Of New Mexico State and
thus shall have majority of this body trampng under
foot the arrangement of this matter which has just been ef
fected while the ink is hardly yet dry with which the
bill was signed giving to New Mexico territorial govern
ment. Sir If this is to be done, let it be DONE have
nothing to say but think may be well worth the notice
the country that understood and represented only
week ago being settlement of this natter is little
settlement that within week. by majority of this body the
application of New MEXICO is referred committee evil
IDENTITY with the purpose, on the part Of majority, Of having
action in regard the admission Of New Mexico State
Mr. DICKINSON voted to lay these papers on the
table, with the view Of getting rid of any debate upon the sub
ect because we have time to spare do propose to
take any steps to make New Mexico State entertain
any question that points in that direction at the present time
We have given her efficient territorial government and
that in my judgment, is sufficient. When get ready to
place the very few persons who reside there with no
elements Of State equal to the three millions Inhabitants
OF own State be induced to take steps do
am perfectly Indifferent whether these papers laid
upon the table referred to committee but have no dea
Of having "tempes in teapot" about it, and weeks
debate We have business here which will occupy all the
time we have left us-one day of which will doubtless be
taken from US in consequence of the death Of member Of
the House Of Representatives, For the purpose of saving
the time Of the Senate shall lay this question Of
references the table, II have time discuss such
tiers, take it up have bill which wish to report
and there is much other business to be done. Therefore
hope that there may be discussion this
to lay the question of reference the table, that may be
disposed Of.
/ Mr.. SEWARD. l ask whether that motion is in ORDER
there has been intervening motion since the question
has been taken would that my object in making
motion to refe was simply matter of respect to the
| applicants.
The yeas and nays were ordered and being taken resulted
| as follows
YEASMessrs Atchison, Barnwel, Bell, Berren Butler,
Clay Davis, Of Mississippi Dickinson Dodge otIowa Doug
Norris, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian Shields Soue Sturgeon
Underwood. Whtcomb, and Yulee-a7.
NAYS-Messrs Baldwin, Benton, Bright, Chase, Davis
Of Dodge Of Wisconsin Felch Fremont Greene
Hamn, Seward, Smith, Wales, Walker, and Winhrop-l5.
wHTTNEYs RAILROAD.
Mr.. BRIGHT, from the Committee on Roads and Canals
to which referred the memorial Of meeting Of delegates
for several States held ST. Louis; ALSO the memorial Of Win
slow Laner and the various memorials and resolutions from
State Legislatures the Chamber Of Commerce Of New York
large public meetings in several different cities of the Union
and different commercial firms and private citizens in favor
of the plan Of Asa Whitney, of New York. for the constrc
ton Of national railroad from Lake Michigan to the Pacific
submitted elaborate report which ordered to be printed
accompanied by SEA bill to set apart and sell Asa Whit
ney, Of New York. portion Of the public lands to enable
him to construct railroad from Lake Michigan or the Mis-
sissippi river to the Pacific ocean," which was read and
ordered to a second reading
RANK OF NAVY cHAPLAINs.
Mr. HALE submitted the following resolution which was
considered and agreed to:
Resolved, That the Committee on Naval Affairs be in
sructed to inquire into the expediency OF comforting
lated rank chapans the United States Navy and also of
graduating their compensation according the time they have
been in the SERVICE the way that the compensation
surgeons in the navy is graduated
BILLS FOR CALIFORNIA.
Mr. FREMONT, in pursuance Of notice, asked and OBJ
tanned leave to introduce bill to refund the State of Cali
forna the amount Of duties collected for the United States
the port Of San Francisco and other ports California before
the extension OF the laws to California which
read first and second time by its title and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also, bill TO provide for the appointment of Recorder
OF Land Titles in California, to collect and register the pr
vae land claims and preserve the evidences Of the
until finally investigated by the tribunal to be appointed by
Congress for that purpose which read first and second
time by its title, and referred to the Committee Public
Lands.