Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-03-04

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ton to become SUCH and shall have on an n " uppoa
tbs Consultation Of the United Sta aha 'as
RI this act"
So that it shall read
a Proridd That the right Of sura anu o. noiuns
e. shall be exercised only by citizens of 70 onea
Mr. SEWARD called for the yeas ana nays ana they
were ordered ,. ,,um,r
After debate in which Messrs. sALKER, PETIT,
ADAMS, and CHASE took part, the was
> by yeas and nays the amendment WIN inc ioo~ins
81 result
IL YEAS-Mcssrs Adams Atchison, BaG bei BENJAMIN
Drodhead Brown, Butler, Clay Cayto' DAWSON DSon'
Evans Fitzpatrick Houston Hunter Zones
! nesee, Mason, Norton Pratt Sebastian, a.
Chase, Dodge Wsconnl Dodge OF Iowa
Norris Petit Seward Shields, smith, Stua ouanef lou
/ cey, Wade, Walker and Williams-2l.
So it was agreed to.
Mr.. CHASE. move to amend the substit'tta oy striS
ing out the second section and inserting the
Sec And BE- further enacted That " hn b pe
after the passage of this act there shall be appoin &
President with the advice and consent of the SEM
commissioners, resident in said Territory who or a m @
Of them shall proceed to divide the said Territory ntoM
able election precincts and shall appoint places for hold
elections theren and by proclamation published in two
more newspapers circulating in said Territory and bv
other they may deem eectua for the PURPOSE
shall during four weeks preceding the first Monday of Sep
tenber 1854 notify the people of said TERRITORY Of nch i
sion and appointment and that there will be held on the Sc
cond Tuesday of October 1854 election Governor sec
Rotary judges members Of the Council members Of the House
OF Representatives. and Delegate Congress of sad Terri
tory as hereinafter provided and the of sd Terri
tory in pursuance of said proclamation are hereby
wit
several election precincts ard appoint person as
judge and another person clerk the election and
then TO vote by ballot for person be Governor per-
son To be secretary Judges thirteen per-
sons to be members OF the Council twenysx to be
members of the House Of Representatives, person to
be Delegate in Congress of said Territory the Judges and
clerks Of election in the several precincts shall forthwith make
out and transmit to the commissioners aforesaid correct
statement of the and number of electors and of thu
votes cast for each candidate for the
and the said commissioners majority of them shall with
n Sn nss ns 5 % q s
shall monty tho several persons having respectively the high
est of for several aforesaid their
election to fill the same; and shall also in said proclamation,
designate place for the temporary seat of said
Territory and time not later than day May
1885, for the assembling of the Legislature thereo and the
Governor elected shall hold his Office for two years from Il
first Monday Of December, 1854 and shall reside therein
shall be of the militia thereof may grant
pardons and reses for offences against the laws of said Ter
y and repreves for offences against the laws of the Uni
ted States until the decision of the President in respect there
of be made known; shall commission all officers who
shall be appointed to Office under the laws of said Territory
and shall take care that the laws DO faithfully executed
therein. ....-.
The question taken by yeas and nays the amend
ment, with the following result: WI
YEAs-Messrs Chase, Fessenden, Foot, Eamn, Norris
Seward Shields Smith, Sumner, and Wade-l0
NAYS-Mesrs. Atchison, Badger Bell, Benjamin, Brod
head Brown Butler, Clay Dawson Dixon, Dodge of Wiscon
SIM Dodge OF Iowa Douglas Evans Fitzpatrick Gwn hous
Hunter Johnson, Jones of Iowa, Jones Of Tennessee
Mason Norton Petit Pratt Rusk, Sebastian, Slide Stuart
and Williamson. s=....
So the amendment was rejected. ...."
ing out all Of the first section after the word Nebras
ka," and inserting: t.u.
That all that part Of the United States included within
the following limits except such portions thereof as are here
matter expressly exempted from the operation OF this to
VII beginning the southwest of the State of Mis-
souri, thence running west the line Of $50 80 Of north Ia
titude until nersecs the hundred and third meridian
of from Greenwich thence north that
ridan until it nterects the thirty eighth parallel Of north
latitude thence west said parallel of latitude to the sum
NIT of the Rocky Mountains thence northward and along
upon the summit of said Rocky Mountains to the western
boundary Of the Territory of Mnnese Ia thence southwark
with said boundary the Missouri river; thence down
the said river the State of Msour thence SOUTH and
with the boundary Of said State the place of be-
ginning be and the same HEREBY created temporary gov
eminent, by the of the Territory of Nebraska
After debate which was participated in by Messrs.
| CHASE, WADE, and MASON ~. .."
Mr. SUMNER called for the yeas and nays, and they
ordered and taken, with the following result
YEAS-Messrs Chase, Fessenden, Foot Hamlin, Seward
Smith, Sumner, and Wade-S.
NAYs-Messrs. Adams Achison, Badger, Bel Benjamin
Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa. Douglas Evans Fitzpatrick,
Gwn Houston Hunter johnson, Jones of Iowa. Jones of
Tennessee Mason, Morton, Norris, Petit Pratt Ruk, se
bastian, Shields Slide, Stuart Walker and Wilams-3
Mr.. DODGE of Iowa, moved to amend the provisions
regard to the boundary OF the proposed Territories so
that they should not interfere with the present limits of
Utah Territory.
The amendment agreed to-
The substitute, amended, was agreed to, and the
bill was reported to the Senate as amended.
All the amendments made by the Senate as in Commit
tee of the Whole concurred in with the exception
of the adopted the motion of Mr. CLAYTON, prohi
biting foreigners from voting holding Office.
Mr.. ADAMS, at twenty-five minutes after O'clock ?.
NJ moved that the Senate djourn but the motion was
not agreed to, there being, division, ayes Is,
noes %. .'..
The question then being concurring in the amend
ment of Mr.. CLAYTON,
Mr. SEWARD called for the yeas and nays; and they
were ord cred
, After debate in which Messrs. PETIT, WALKER,
ATCHlSON, and DOUGLAS participated, the question
taken by yeas and nays concurrng in the amend
ment, and resulted follows:
YEASMessrs. Adams, Atchison Badger, Bell Benjamin,
Brodhead Brown, Butler Clay Dawson, Dixon Evans Fitz
patrick Houston, Hunter johnson, Jones of Tennessee
Mason, Morton, Pratt, Sebastian, and Sldell-22
NAYS-Messrs. Chase, Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of
Iowa, Douglas Fessenden, Fish, Foot Hamlin James Jones
of Iowa, Norris Petit Seward, Shields Smith, Stuart, Sum-
ner, Wade, Walker and Willams-20.
So ii concurred in.
The question recurring ordering the bill to be
crossed for third reading FIX. ...
Mr.. SEWARD called for the yeas and nays and they
were ordered, and, being taken, resulted:
YEAS-Messrs Adams, Atchson Badger, Benjamin, Brod
head, Brown Butler Clay, Dawson Dixon, Dodge of Iowa,
Douglas Evans Fitzpatrick, Gwin, Hunter johnson, Jones
of Iowa, Jones of tennessee Mason, Norton Norris Petit
y Pratt Sebastian, Shields Slide, Stuart and Wlliams29
NAYS-Messrs. Chase, Dodge Of Wisconsin, Fessenden,
> and Walker-l2. ~r,1
So the bill ordered to be cngrossed for third
reading and the Senate adjourned.
y HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
y Mr. CHAMBERLAIN, by consent in pursuance Of no.
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