The daily union., 1852-01-13
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

After the reading OF the journal
Mr.. CLlNGMAN moved to suspend the rules, to take
from the Speakers desk the House bill from the Senate
appropratng $4,000 for protecting The library property
and clearing away the ruins OF The late hre.
The SPEAKER said that the first business in order
the question the motion OF Mr. JOHNSON, OF Ar
Kansas 10 reconsider the vote by which the House had
recently ordered the proceedings Of the territorial legsa-
ture OF New Mexico TO be printed.
THE TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE OF new MEXICO
Mr. WEIGHTMAN said: Mr.. Speaker, was on Fri
day last absent from my seat when the debate sprung up
on the motion OF the representative from Arkansas Mr..
New Mexico passed at the first session of The legislative
assembly The representative from Arkansas is mistaken
If he supposes that the laws referred 10 have been printed
by Congress at any time. II is true the laws OF Kearny
have been re-enacted in something like these words
Such portions OF the Kearny code and OF The laws Of
Mexico not inconsistent with the constitution aud
laws OF the United States, the organic law OF the Terri
tory and the OF the legislative assembly, hereby
declared in force" The Kearny code itself will not |
presume, be found among the laws proposed TO be
printed
The presentatve from Arkansas will oblge me, il in
deed he is not prevented from doing by matter OF
principle by Withdrawing his opposition 20 the motion to
print | am desirous that any members or member OF
this House who may enerten the idea that any hostility
exists among the people OF New Mexico 70 the laws and
institutions of the United States may be enabled by the
stctest investigation and scrutiny discharge from their
minds idea injurious TO the people represent, and
be convinced that among them there exists no sentiment
inconsistent with the kindly feelings towards the
government and people OF the United States.
| hope the representative from Arkansas will with
draw his opposition.
Mr. RICHARDSON held that this the first in
stance wherein the question Of printing the laws Of
Territory had thus before the House They bad here
tofoc been 10 the Committee the Territories. and
printed 1t was that committees duty to examae them
He, OF that committee, desrous OF discbarg
ing that duty, which he held could be conveniently
done with these laws before them In manuscript The
Territories very remote and OF great importance to
the Union-ot such hourly increasing importance TO
make the action OF their legislatures questions OF public
interest, He knew of nothing improper in the legislation
OF the New Mexican legislature. Yet he conceived tha,
each member of the House should examine II. The
condition OF Utah involved warning that members
should carefully scrutinze The laws of that Territory
least should be carefully examined by every member
of Congress He in hopes that the motion to recon-
slider the vote ordering this printing would prevail
Mr.. JOHNSON, OF Arkansas, had moved the re-
delegate from the Territory, tMr WrIoHTMAN,] If
he (Mr. J.) not satisfied that he Mr.. WI
was wrong in iancying any one believed that there
was anything wrong in the legislation OF the New
Mexican legislature. II there was any such wrong
he would not have moved TO reconsider. As all had
confidence in those laws, he really no necessity
for going 10 the expense OF printing them. The only
object OF this proposed printing could be that Of giving
members opportunities TO examine them. Not being
printed Spanish they were OF little use in the Territory
He held that wonld be easy for the Committee on the
Territories 10 examine them in manuscript, and then to
report back which Of those laws they desired TO have
printed lie held that TO incur this expense would be
idle in this particular case.
MIR. RICHARDSON Gntenupting Mr. JoHEsoN) made
few remarks In opposition to that genemans views
in tone too low TO be heard BY the Reporter
Mr.. JOHNSON (continuing) explained the case with
which the committee could examine these laws in manu-
script, and report which Of them tney desired to have
printed.
Mr.. CARTIER next addressed the House against the
motion TO reconsider and in favor OF The printing OF the
territorial laws OF New Mexico,