The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-09

building erected where criminals can be confined boil
before and alter iral Your laws q the United States
are IN force over these Territories Your mails are rob
bed there, and the mail robber is arrested and where
he 10 be kept In jail do not suppose there is jai
/ IN the whole Territory. You have counties there, bu
they are scattered the people sparsely settled They
have hardly been able 10 erect their buildings much
less erect Jail in each county You may have mai
obber arrested and there is no place in either Territory
where he can be confined. On the Pacific you have
crimes Of various kinds committed A man being con
vced Of crime there is place to keep him before
after trial and all that s asked by this appropriation is
that there shall be established prison .house-cal Il
penitentiary jail, what you please, 1t is said tha
penilentiary is understood in contradislincon to jail
Is simply that there shall be prison in each Territory
and that Is all N #s8 &sE
One word about the precedent. The Wisconsin appro
priaon was $4,000 10 erect her public buildings, and
,he legislature erected various kinds Of public buildings
II you make this appropriation OF $4,000 for public
buildings. instead OF 900 for the State house and off
ces and $40 900 for The penitenary which was estab
ished with public buildings, il will be the same thing
They divide il into two klnds--the for criminals, anC
the other Tor the erection OF buildings for carrying the
4 public business. They public buildings in every
sense OF the word and after they had made that division
Congress approved the division, and passed The ap
|propraton wish state to the senators few facts
This bill passed the House Of Representatives, and it ],
important that they should have the money in Oregon,
Il takes long time 10 go there The delegate Of the
Territory made an earnest appeal 70 me to try and get
through the Senate that il might 60 out by the nex
steamer II he bad made the appeal to the honora
Bile senator from Alabama or any other senator, he
would not refuse IT, upon his account He asks il may
pass. Il
Mr. KING have to ask one question more: wanl
70 know from the honorable senator from Illinois wha
the second section means in reference 10 the appropa
ton to the Territory OF Minnesota!
| MIR; DOUGLAS. Mr.. President will explain that
II - this: The Minnesota bill contained the usual ap-
preparation Of $40 900 for the public buildings, and in the
section provided that the Legislature should be held
ST. Paus until the State government was located by
an act and then the location of the seat OF govern
men should take place at the first session They failed
n making that location Is true they can 80 on and
allowing that $40 900 to be expended think Il was
necessary but the delegate out of abundant caution had
this inserted that they may go and expend the
priaton now was willing to strike out; but Il will
have 10 go back the House, and then back
to be considered and OF course, the Oregon part Of the
Mr. UNDERWOOD. | will state an additional fact
The act to which this bill refers established appropr
alton OF $20000 Tor the erection OF public buildings
Minnesota. II contained provision likewise thar the
people were to select permanent seat OF government by
vote II seems that the $4,000 were not to be appro
prated until the permanent seat of government had been
established by vote oil the people, and then il was to
be appropriated. In the present condition OF Minnesota,
you ought not 10 postpone this usual appropriation such
place by popular am disposed give discretion to
the Legislature. and let them use 1t now, just they have
had the discretion heretofore.
Mr. KING obtained the floor, but gave way TO
Mr. BUTLER. wish TO make the suggestion that the
subject be postponed until Monday
Mr. DOUGLAS. Nr. President, hope not; the
Mr.. BUTLER. believe that there are no civil off.
GERS in Oregon. except the criminals [Laughier;
Mr. DOUGLAS. hope the postpohement will not be
carried In reply 10 the suggestion OF the senator IRON
South Carolina will say thai there civil officers there:
there is governor there-ihere judges theretrue,
one OF them is here there is Judge there attending 70
the courtstheTe is here after his family, who will
soon return with his family He will return the moment
he take his family back. The courts being held,
and there marshals and other officers There is an
ltrpnn raflvo x,fv forfh hta priaffnn
Mr.. KING regret being under the necessity OF pro-
ducing any delay We pud not be 100 anxious TO pass
this bull before understanding what we doing in max
ing the additional appropriation OF $40 900 for Minnesota,
10 be expended, the senator from Kentucky says, i'm
medaey under the direction OF the territorial legislature,
no. waiting until The point j. selected where the seat Of
government is to be established. What is the
quence You expend the money, and the people might
determine upon another point and is not Congress Obliged
to erect other public huldingsi And viii they be de-
tered from asking will be prevented from grant
ing il is necessary TO nave those public buildings erect
ed Let wait until we see where they locate their
permanent seat and that was the original provision OF the
the BILL II seems 10 me that would be the best
There appear 10 be indications OF interfering with the
people. 1 have very much do not like, and 1 do
not charge this upon mere suspicion.
fear that there is something in this than appears
the surface We have seen towns fosered, and made
10 grow up under the influence Of private interests. aided
BY public appropriations directed BY those parties who
have those would not proceed in this matter
rapidly TO defeat the real objects in view. think
better that you should consult the people themselves
relation to the mode and plan OF expending any appro.
priaions yor may make.
Mr.. DOUGLAS / want to explain that point
presume that my friend from kentucky [Mr. UsDER-
wooDl did not intend to be under-tood that the existing
law compulsory upon the legislature 10 take vote
OF the people, order select the temporary seat o gov
ernn,ent, or before the expenditure OF the money
appropriated. II provides that the legislature may pre-
scribe the mode OF selecting permanent seat OF govern
ment, when they give the people opportunity TO
select il for themselves, and that in the mean time 81
Paul shall be the seat Of government The provision is
A. stri ouf vxouId
be 10 send the bill back TO the other House, where most
probably il will not be reached for month two and
the great object have in view, which Is 10 get
immediate provision, especially for the Territory OF Ore
goa, will be defeated.
have not The least idea that under the law il now
stands the legislature will not have the night 10 20
and expend the appropriation, without waiting for any
action on the part Of The people looked al 1t only hve
minutes ago, and think cannot be mistaken.
Mr. UNDERWOOD made the suggestion to my friend
who has iust taken his seat that the legislature Of the
Territory might cxpend this $4,000 in building up some
favorIie town. That was my objection But yielded
upon the representation that the introduction OF provis
icn requiring popular vote upon the subject - novel
tythe FIRST, II mistake not OF the kind The legislatures
OF Territories have always heretofore had the disposition
OF the moneys appropriated by Congress- In the next
place, II - probable that will not be best Tor them 10
take any public for some years to come. The Terri
points, that any determination which they might ar
ve might be extremely adverse 10 the interests OF the
large mass who will nhabt the body Of the Territory lew
years hence. Owing 10 these considerations, In
dueed 10 admit that might be better for the legislature
to have the disposition OF the question according To their
own discretion. The senator from Illinois Mr.. DouG-
LAs1 is correct in all he says OF The effect OF The bill
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