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working by another shall be considered on the part Of The
son having such possession As working BY himself
sion has bean secured aforesaid aud an onerston
menced the may be sold but sold to nerson IA
another possession under this act becomes merged h The
other and person have two such the same
time.
.Sec. find further enacted That the right to nos
and work such paeers and Mines and take mineral
thererom shall be exclusive in the person entitled thereto
under this and he defend his said right and posses
sion at all times and against all persons by SUIT At law
other lawful manner but such rights shall all times be
subject to be terminated by an act Of Congress-"
After some debate the question taken and she amend
ment was not adopted.
The bill then reported TO the Senate and the ouesion
was taken upon concurng the several amendments which
mad been made in Committee of the Whole collectively, with
the exception Of the amendment offered by the Senator from
oho and adopted in the third ssction of the BILL and they
were concurred H.
Mr. FREMONT. I now desire 10 amend the third SEC
ton by adding to the end Of it the following:
fTouded That the right of water courses and the
Iree use OF water be allowed 10 all pers0ns.n
The amendment agreed to
mr.. FhEMONF. There blank 10 the bill In reIa-
non 70 the amount to De charged per month for permit to
work mine That blank has been filed With 5000 That
inserted when amendment of the hOnorabIa Senator
from Ohio was under consideration including four times the
quantity OF land within permit that is nov included
therefore move to strike out 4oO 30 that we can insert
I" %" or whatever sum may snt the Senate.
Nh. BENTON. -Four hundred was proposed when n.
quantity Of land for mine proposed be- four acres Il
has now been reduced to propose 10 keep I'M e
acty the proportion between the placer and the mne
permit TO work placer dollar month for 900 SQUARE
feet square of 2tO feet is ~ 100 square feet t
was ,OOO 1t would be exactly fifty times the area Of
propose to fill the blank with fifty make permit for
. mine $50 month.
The motion to fill it with so was adopted.
The bill was passed.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

nOUSE VI HEPhESEN IAllFEO.
Several unsuccessful motions made to take up various
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Mr. BAYLY moved that committee be appointed 10
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which motion agreed 10.
And thereupon the SPEAKER appointed Messrs BArIr.
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BOUNTY nAND BILL.
MI MILLER asked the unanimous consent Of the House
to take up the bill of the Senate explanatory an act entitled
An granting bounty lands certain officers and soldiers
who have been engaged in the military service Of the United
States"
Mr.. WENTWORTH objected.
MI. MILLER moved suspension of the rules.
Mr.. COBB, of Alabama, hoped the motion would not be
agreed to- The original bin just wanted
The reading Of the bill called for.
The SPEAKER stated that could only be done by
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Mr.. COBB, Of Alabama, objected.
The motion Of Mr. MILLER to suspend the rules to take
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Mr.. MASON asked that the bill be sead.
The SPEAKER stated that he understood that the bill
error committed in the omission Of word in
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Mr. PRESTON KING renewed the motion that the rules
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Mr.. WENTWORTH objected to its reading
The SPEAKER ordered the bill to be read and
cordngy read.
Mr. CUBB, of Alabama, demanded the yeas and nays ON
the motion to suspend which ordered.
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the dookeeper should enforce the rules Of the House there
were too many spectators in land present the
hoor, where they had no right to come.
The SPEAKER stated that the doorkeepers had been d-
rected TO enforce the rule.
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suspend the rules and having proceeded as far as the nsms
Of the honorable JoHS A. KISs--
The SPEAKER and said that the hour fred o'clock
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by Joint resolution Of the two Houses having arrived ha
declared that the House stood adjourned sine die.
| And the House accordingly adjourned.
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WEnNEsDAY, SEPTEMBER %, 1850.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the special orde
OF the days being "A bill to make temporary provision 70
the discovery and working of gold mines in the State
California"
Mr.. FELCH. have an amendment to offer To- the bill
II to strike out all after the enacng clause and insert wha
send to the chair.
The SECRETARY read the amendment as follows
person, being American citizen, or whit
shall have declared his nentions in pursuance OF to De
come sch shall desire to work placer the public and
in California, by manual labor work, BY mining ant
quarryng the mineral lands veins occurring IN the rock OF
any such lands by mahnery driven by horse eam or waite
power shall be lawful for him to take possession OF AMI
work the same in the manner herena ter provided
"Sec find be further enacted That the land to bs al
to each person for the working OF ssch placer shall
cover space of thirty feet square, mine not exceed
ing two hundred and feet square, all the lines to tn
cardinal points and the person selecting ssch placer or mine
shall before acquiring rights therein under this act de
sgnate the marking the lines thereof and placing tn
and proper limit and define the sam
in the presence witnesses which shall give to such per
right the possession of the place he shall so select
long he shall work the same in good fah ant
no longer and individual company shall have more tina
| one fuch possession at the same time.
"Sec. s. And be further enacted That, on the abandon
men of any such place. may be taken possession OF in k
by another person and abandonment shall resu
from cessation work. work 10 good faith or from
mepcng work smother place fror1dcd That temporar
sickness death shall be considered abandonment And
the ofdrah the person having the right take charge
the effects Of the decessed may take Of the pac
worked BY the deceased part Of his effects and in all
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shall offer il as an amendment subsequently,.
Mr. GWN. The State of Caifornia,in her const tuition
can hold property there they sell provisions the mines
they do every thing but dig at the mines YOU do
pass the original provision Of the BILL youw inrodr there
slavery of the crpionpeonnge. you dept the
amendment of the Senator from New York, Mexit with
their poems will there and dig gold go bac their
own country with the spos We know nothing oil their in
slituions; but know that gets all the DID,
Mr.. WALKER. Make them all nee when they get thsres
Mr.. GWIN. But we do not want them at all. hope
the amendment will be rejected.
Mr.. BENTON. The question now is on the amendment
Of the Senator from Iowa to the amendment of the Senator
from New York. On that have atwora or two say.
There is evil which it is designed remedy That evil
is the influx Of persons into California from the Spanish
American States, and the South Sea islands The remedy
proposed cuts of all emigans who nos from Europe.
should prefer to have emgans Of European extraction
States they have been great blessing to the Western
country. can testify Of my knowledge to what
said by the Senator from Wisconsin, (Mr. WALKna9 and
the Senator from Iowa, (Mr. DonsE.)
Now, seems TO that the remedy which is proposed
is brosder evil The amendment of the Senator som
New York is entirely broad should prefer to have il
that these permits might be granted persons Of European
extraction who take niiiats steps become citizens Of the
United States 7"
Mr. DODGE, ofIowa The amendment is 40 broad tha,
fear would be complied with would like 10 do
in this matter whatever the Senator'S from California desire
except to exclude emgants Of European esirac0 bu
think the language of my friend from Msissipp; is Too
broad il could not be complied with
Mr.. FOOTE. will strike OF three wortis so al
make read those producng testimonials Of good cha
racer," whether from one country another NY Object
simply is to exclude the class Of persons whom referred
just now-Brlish convicts, who understand are coming
into Cafornis in great numbers.
Mr.. DODGE. will accept the modification to insert The
words " Of good character from Europe"
Mr. CHASE The naturalization laws require that already
Mr.. DODGE Yes; believe foreigner is required 4
establish bis good character now, when declares bis nten
| ton 70 become q citizen.
| Mr.. CHASE. That is already in the law
The question was then taken the amendment 10 tn
arAendment and it was adopted division Ayes II
| ooes not counted
The question required on the amendment amended
Mr.. SEWARD called tor the yeas and nays and the
were ordered.