The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-05-31

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Mr. CONRAD asked for the reading Of the joint reso.
ut0ns in question but, objection being made they were
not reported to the House from the Clerks desk.
On motion OF Mr.. BOYD, the House then went into
q Committee OF the Whole on the state OF the Union.
Mr. STRoEG in the chair and taking the special or
des set for this day and the next OF which the bill TO
make further appropriations for the erection oil public
buildings in the Territories Of Minnesota and Oregon
On motion q Mr. sIBLEY. it was laid aside to bere-
ported to the House, s6 ss aaso,. 58a
construction Of certain roads in the Territory Of Mime
Mr. JONES moved to lay it aside, with the recon.
mendation that il should not pass. Ni Ha8s ~
Mr.J remarked that formerly similar bills for other
Territories, having been reported We're rejected. The
people OF the Territories as capable of making their
own roads as those OF the States. m @ ~ gfa9aa a
Mr.. SIBLEY remarked that between the years 1899
and S43, $l0a0O0 had been granted 10 Wisconsin for
this purpose; large sums had also been voted to other
large andholder In this Territory and the roads in gues
ton were to be made principally between United States
posts Of various kinds The construction proposed
eminent stores in the Territory. IAgt,
Mr.: PARKER, after addressing the committee TO show
that the engineers OF the government had reported in
favor OF the construction OF the road from MENDOZA 10
the Big Sioux river, moved that the appropriation Of five
thousand dollars for that purpose be stricken out Of the
After few remarks from Mr. SIBLEY against, and
from Mr., PARKER for the amendment the question was
put; and it was not agreed to. .sAe
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reporting with the recommendation that il do pass,
/ Mr. WHITE offered an amendment as an additional
section, VIZ: provision requiring the governor OF The
of the said works. and the details of the expenditures
made under this bill; which was agreed to- i.s
| The question on the motion Of the gentleman from
Tennessee ito lay aside the bill to be reported to the
House. with the recommendation that il do not pass)
again recurring, il was not agreed to. assa
Whereupon the enactment OF the bill was recommended
10 the House. ssasss ths t.@AN
The committee next took up the bill authorizing the
negotiation OF treaties with the Indian tribes in the Ter
ritoy Of Oregon for the exngushment OF their claims
to lands lying west OF the Cascade mountains and for
The said bill having been read at length from the
Glerks desk II was laid aside with the recommendation
The bill for the establishment Of new collection
district in the Territory of Minnesota and for other pur
Mr. JONES remarked that this bill did not fairly come
under the class of bills contemplated as of the special
orders for this day, as contains provisions concerning
Boston, Massachusetts. hisig
There was no necessity for the establishment of port
OF entry in Minnesota he held to cost the treasury much
in the way OF pay for officers, and which was not likely
to add one dollar to the As for the clause TO
establish port OF entry at Memphis, goods destined Tor
that point. he desired TO remark. were always trans.
shipped at New Orleans, where there all sufficient
arrangement for the collection OF the duties on them.
He then rased point OF order, the question whether
the bill was OF the character to en'e to be considered
The Chair sustained the point of order t5ss af
Mr.; POTTER appealed from that decision, but subse
The bill to creas The Office M q surveyor general Of the
public lands in Oregon, and to provide for the survey
and to make donations TO settlers OF the said public lands
amendments to the said bill reported from the Committee
on Territories having then been read, f sa3A st}
Mr.. THURSTON moved that the blank in the second
section OF the bill regulating the salary OF the surveyor
general, be filled up with sa,5oO; which motion was
Mr T. remarked that services in Oregon could not be
okt ..ulf of sl~ra
vices the United States Mr.. T. declined himself
move to gil up the blank for the allowance for clerk
hire for the surveyor general. -
Whs.supon, there arose debate between Me.srs POT
TER, BROWN. Of Indiana. DUNHAM. THURS Ton,
SWEETSER, and EVANS. Of Ohio. against filling up
the blank with 20 large sum- 4rF tlsfl
Mr.. SACKETT moved TO amend the amendment BY
striking out $4,000. and inserting $4,000, or such SUN,
not exceeding that amount as the said surveyor general
might necessarily expend 1etg.
The question being the amendment to the amend
ment, il was put. and was not agreed to.
Mr.. FITCH then proposed 10 amend the amendment 30
as to insure the payment OF whatever might be appropr
ated in this bill for clerk hire for the surveyor general
to the clerks direct rather than to the surveyor general
in person. the bill accidentally and improperly pro-
posed and, further. TO fill up the said blank with
$1,000. H9
Upon this proposition to amend the amendment, the
committee were addressed by Messrs VINTON and
TAYLOR, speaking in favor Of allowing 80 900 for the
clerk hire in question: and advocating the other change
the said second section OF the BILL proposed BY the gem
heman from Indiana.
The question on the amendment to the amendment be-
ing divided, the committee sustained the first clause
thereof providing that the said clerk hire shall be paid to
the clerks in person. 1te.sA
Mr. WHITE moved to gil up the second blank in the
said section OF the bill by inserting appropriation OF
81 800 for Office rent, stationery, fuel, &c, for the Office
Of the surveyor general OF Oregon. hes.a ANt
On this last motion there debate between Mr..
VlNTON for. and Messrs. CARTIER and BOWLiN
against it, FgU S. ~
The question hereupon being put, il not agreed TO-
Mr. BROWN, of Indiana, moved to amend the amend
ment by filling up the oice-ren and other incidental
expenses blank by inserting the sum OF 81 900.
Mr. THURSTON, in a few remarks, stated mat the
people OF Oregon would be satisfied with the amendment
to the amendment OF the gentleman from Indiana, lMr
BRcwE,l on which. the question being put n was
agreed TO.
And then, as amended, the amendment OF Mr. tPor-
TER appropating for clerk hire, &C. agreed to-
The question being agreeing 10 the recommend
alton Of the Committee Public Lands, to strike out
from The third section the word fifteen, and insert
eight, il was agreed to.
The question next being on agreeing to the amendment
10 the fourth section reported by the Committee on Public
Lands, q WaW t
Mr.. MARSHALL moved to restrict the grants OF lands
proposed by this section to persons who may hereafter
become actual settlers in Oregon-Amefican citizens
only. aet q 1ia.ba
Mr. BOWLIN then addressed the committee in favor
OF agreeing to the amendment reported TO the fifth section
by The Committee Public Lands, without further
amendment thereto tt, f9
Mr. n was repied 10 hy s.4s ~. 8