Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-02-09

Mcdonald, Mcdowell, r. M. McLAne. NcMullen. Nc.
Queen, Melville, Meade, Miller, Milson Morris Morse
Old Orr Parker Pessee, Peck, Potter Richardson Rob-
II. H. Stanton, Stetson, Sweetser Thomas Jacob Thomp
son, James Thompson, VIM; Thompson YenabIe, Walden
Waldo, Wallace Weliborn Whttie'ey Wilmot, Wood, and
NAYsMessr. Alexander, Allen, Aston, Andrews. Aa.
s.s sss s
er Clark, Clingman, Cole CoDger, Conrad, Corwu De-
fsses,
He6ard, Henry, Hlliard. Holiness Houston, Howe. Hum Hun.
II Horace Mann. Marshall Maassoa MsGsushsy MsKis..
ton % Nelson, oge. Otis OUTLAW, Owen, Phnnx. Pitman
Putnam, Reed Rsley Rockwell Rumsey, Sackett Schenck
hegpsr svs,sE aspassng sprsEss stan
B. Thompson, Thurman, Toombs Underhill, Van DYKE
yinton, Watkins, White, Williams, Wilson, and VIM
throp.-l0l.
So the decision Of the Chair was not sustained, and the
resolution ruled to be out Of order.
Mr. COBB Of Alabama, in pursuance Of previous notice.
introduced bill to reduce and graduate the price Of the public
and referred the Committee Public Lands and ordered
to be printed
Mr. q. also offered the following resolution:
Whereas crisis in the political affairs Of this Republic has
arriyed when of all political parties called aid in
the great work Of reconciliation between the Northern and
Southern people, Whereas the question Of slavery in the
under her constitution and boundaries State
hibon Of the slave trade in the District Of Columbia and the
abolition of slavery theren aad have been bone
eaton for years past and will be for years come unless
settled Whereas the mind OF the whole community
s sg
ons and practicable have them settled upon constitutional
and equitable principles between the North and South And
whereas there many who have introduced plans
e think, calculated to produce that effect but owing the
spirit that often prevails W in this case many
and important questions and thereby conflict with
each other, perfec.ing nothing Now.
ves recommend that committee be appointed by the Senate
and House. consisting OF six members of the Senate three
from North and three from the South also twenty by the
House, from the South from the North to meet In
conference to devise pan if feasible, predicaed upon
tutonal and equitable principles, adjusting all difficulty
growing out OF the oreg and such plan Submitted
to their respective Houses for their consideration thereby il
possible pepeuang the good feeling and union par
ties orevsr and that the Southern aud Northern members
their respective Houses select such persons said
committee in any manner they may think proper.
Mr.. MEADE having expressed desire debate the eso
luton, it lies over under the rule.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1850.
Mr.. THURSTON said that he had resolution which he
wished get before the Committee on the Post Office and
Post Roads, relative to the necessary mail routes in Oregon
Territory; and other He took the occasion say
that the chairman of that committee anxious that the
matters contained in the resolution should before his
committee for consideration He had doubt therefore, that
the Heuse would allow the resolution read and agreed to-
Resoved That the Committee the Post Office and Post
Roads be instructed inquire into the diency Of
fishing the following mail routes in Oregon Territory to witt
mail route from Astoria by the mouth Of the Cowlitz
river, Plymouth Portland, and Milwaukee, Oregon city
Also, route from Oregon city. through Linn city, Tuali
Mills c. Averys John Lloyd Eugene +. Skinners and
Elijah Bristow in Benton county, to Scots in the Unpqua
Also route from Oregon city, by way Of the Butte Cham
Poeg SALEM Sanyam Ferry Albany Upper Crossing OF the
California, to Jacob Spores, in Linn county.
q fro ou f,s fhrOnph
the Cowz Settlement the mouth Of The Cowlz river.
Also route from Vancouver to Portland and route from
Oregon cy by OF Harrison Wrghs Moala, Daniel
Wsldo in Champoeg county, to Jacob Consers, in Linn
county.
be further instructed inquire into the sxpedeny ncrea
ing the mail service from Panama California and Oregon
by transporting the mails between those points twice month
Also that said committee be further instructed to inquire
into the expedency Of reducing the postage on all malabe
rates established law within the bounds of States
and organized Territories Of the Rocky MOUNTAINS and
and q The nnd sass
Also that said committee be further instructed inquire
into the expedency Of establishing mail route from some
convenient point the Missouri ryer by the City the Salt
Lake. to Oregon City, in Oregon Territory, with branch
from the Salt Lake Sacramento City, Calfornia
and into the best procuring The mail be carried
said routes sa as
The SPEAKER called for resolutions from the States
which had yet been Called when number of bills
introduced and resolutions submitted.
Mr.. THOMPSON, Of Iowa, offered the following re-
solution
Resolved That the greatness of nation depends mainly upon
its productive at the base of which the occupation
and cultivation OF the soil that country peculiarly
adaptedto agricultural pursuits her prosperity aud the welfare
OF her people demand every facility and nuceent the sub
ugation and culture OF her public doaus that
indicates and experience proves that commercial facilities
among the powerful Of these inducements that por
tons country are without these facilities and must
uncnltaed until they shall provided that donations
of the alternate sections of the public lands for the improve
Of navgable rivers the construction railroads along
the line Of such improvements and proposed railroads. offer
convenient and prof OF producing these facilities
induces sales of the reserved alternate sections which
would otherwise unsod and that therefore, the COM
mttee Pu lie Lands be and hereby instructed report
BILL at early day TOR the donation Of ample quantity of
the usold land Of the United States be selected along the
line Of all such contemplated increase OF facilities pub
lie good require, alternate sections expended
under the supervision the State which said donation
be made, 4...s5 s.as s lHas
Mr. THURsToN offered the following resolution, which
was agreed to:
Resolved, That the Committee the Judiciary be inruc-
ed 10 inquire whether under the Sd article of the treaty
boundary and limits concluded June ls46 between the
Government of the United States and that Great Britain
the Hudson Bay Company and British subjects mentioned
in said article, entitled fee simple in the land then
occupied BY them respectively in the Territory of Oregon
3D. What is meant by the possessory rights Of the Hud
sons Bay Company and of all British subjects mentioned
in said article
3d. Whether the United States has NOT the right to dispose
of all lands then occupied by the Hudson Bay Company
British subjects by making the occupants proper
nanneraton for what improvements they had then made