New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-09
xxxIup CONGRESS. FRsr SESSION,

NXXIIIp CONGRESS....N FIRST SESSION.
srNArr w,NuNcroy. Wednesdsr, Feb = 1854.
ire CHAIR laid before the Sena communication
A he War Department, transmitting al abstract oil the
~. npoDHTip r-csentea memorials from the Society
Il vrfp6s in Pnnsylva Gia, New jersey and Delaware
,aiEi he continuance Of domestic slavery anu rem9n
- tS,ss memorslsts were political abolitonsts
ga while he differed with them IS 10 the power OF Con
-s aver he sahsc he At the time respected Their
roiVfs Mr. Is ssO presented sN otHer memorials
srsius. the rep 81 Of the Missouri COMPROMISE.
Nr PRATT presented TSmonsiraneo SSalas' 'A' coz.
Nj HAMI IN presented memorials niavor OF reducing
a. sutv en- al imported iron 70 SIS per tan Also lh
Avcr Of reducing the daily on charcoal iron 10 SI- per
Nr HOUSTON moved that ladies' be admitted to seats
u h. Senate lobby. He sad that in conderaion OF an
he circumstances ard the great desire 10 hear me senator
80 hsd The floor many had not been able t. get INTO tue
r.nf;ss There we're several hundreds NJ the door now
lie hoped the hberaty If not the saaaiy Of Senator'S
NJ WEiIER said that the presence Of ladies disturbed
rev much The quiet OF debate, rendering impossible 70
ssr what going az the other side Of the chanOe
admitted, ke would siipnla'e that they should keep
Nj PRATT-Id to enter my objection to II in the
-ost rostive form. | saw the other day, Oh men ana
venerable Judges Of the Supreme Court Standing while
Al tie seats were occupied by women The notion there
fore. could not be agreed to- -
y ard did hesitate TO ask for the seats Of those en-
Csged in reporting
Construction Of the new Custom House in Georgetown
Ar PRATT reported bill Incorporating tae Naiionai
Hotel Company in Washington
The Michigan Railroad bill taken up and passed.
Tie bin rrsnting land to Louisiana to all in construct
ing raiSed from New Orleans 10 the SABINE hiVer was
Tie French spoliation bill was taken up. Yeas 10;
NAYS II. Read through. 800
NJ DODGE Iowa moved an additional ec.ion Tor 'Hs
s,poinmeut Of Z. s. Attorney to attend tic Bear OF
Commissioners Adopted.
Tie Nebraska bill as ten taken up.
Nr EVERETT said that il time had permitted he would
have bcen clad to have expressed his views length upOA
he constitutional and horical questions involved in the
subject Of the territory But he had said yesterday the
time which bad elapsed since the bill had been reported did
10, allow Of an opportunity for the necessary examination
Of those points The relations of Ibis Gov rnent with the
Indians was one of the questions deeply involved IN this
sube and who could say that respected them this bu
had been properly maortd Equally connected with this
subject wGs the question Of Sayoty Ii would take man
over fortnight TO read the debates on this last point IN
order TO understand the true bearing OF the son IN
reskjpp mon this bill he would 90 SO for himself and for
no one else He would speak one who bad becnandws
low cordial supporter OF tie COMPROMISE OF 1880. lie
desired 10 give the reasons why he could not vote for this
bill great question was presented by 1t They were
about to lay by it the foundations Of two independent
staes hereafter 10 be admitted into this Unon nov NUM-
bering thirty independent States and destined 10 IN
clude far greater number Iord ia on he1d u 70 %
sacred glory be the founder of Staos These ter
ItOries were now apparently a wilderness. ine TIME
would como when these now wild regions ana scarcely
existing territories peopled by sayages weuIu DC s.''eu
and occupied by O civilized The time was NOT DIS
tant when Kans and Nebraska, now unknown VIII pc
come States as familiar to the people as tho names %
Virginia. Ohio and Kentucky are to Their own e en-.
orel Nebraska and Kansas occupied thai position
with respect the future Of this country that Persia ana
Media once did to Asia Their waters, which at Their
fountains trcked through ice, rolled on and outward t
thpVr hiQh IVA Of
the Rocky Mountains by OF the iron road through
them would flow the commerce of the Fast e. me WdefS
OF the Pacific Cities of vast magnitude would arse on
the banks Of their noble rivers Agriculture would re
claim the immense plains now roGmed by the savage anu
the wild buffalo and might not be hoped that under me
aids of the Constitution of free Government Religion ana
ali the arts of civilized life would DO found there adding
grace and beauty the gifts OF nature and the eonnnes OF
Providence During his former Co1gressoha career 40
had always been friend TO the West tie had never
voted against appropriation for any 70 Pon2'o
the interests of the West and he regretted now thS nc
could not give his support to.he bill oihe Committee pro-
posing 10 establish two Territorial Coverna MS ne "ou
have rejoice, Jye been able TO give the Oil ms sup
port The hast. examination which ne had gwen me
subject while before the Committee had disclosed to ms
mind objections to the b and subsequent reflection mad
tended 10 confirm them. lie entertained somc seroPes
lie could hardly say objections, 10 the cypotency OF
giving Territorial Governments Of the fret ortor 60 these
territories at this time The ias: inquiry e. 20 tne mum
Der o. inhabitants there at ts time showed n6t * l3
highest esmote there not over 500 white Inhabitants
aered through the whole region whore IS now pro
rCpI.s ning thnt region lived but seventy votes aAl
he had Two competitors and as he received more votes
thar either tie whole number of votes could not exceed
two hundred In tI territory the bill proposed o erect
two Territorial Governments, with Governor Secretary,
Iaeislsiuros Courts &c, in each This complete Organi
zaon Of Governments he thought unchod this time.
The early practice Of the Government g have Terri
frisl q srIrpouts Of simpler form, Government aud
Judge sppoined by the p. dent with authority to make
srcb lsV "a were proper subject 10 Tao appreciation OF
Come 50 Such Government he thought would be sui
6oeat pr the ia, cent cora.1on OF the country con.
dtion mis- ut be prOy e that when lie population TeaSncd
coo - other form OF Government would Dc estahhod
He admit. thet emigration was expected 10 nov r"P9y
jal 4, couafry but stiN he thought premature - give
iie aosiing and uns.ttled population soFe.Ame-t
fhh iist order III this, however was h'' Fig': !"
time was known that ~ the uuparaiSeI en- 49,. 49,,
from Cr-ope an. uuirgtO 60 eOc Annually ''u! .I''
AM ihe natural eueraiion Lon he old atos Ws3l"ad'
fhis g. Gully would soon BE- overcome Inc "n4eIno'
of to gay woud become the settlement O! 20 ~.
Know in IL TO be question Of time, he did n'l kn'" 80.
@ line would prevent his voting for the OL.' IN 80
tohs of this GOvernIno MT toward the tnOi@s 49, T. 80
q gleater difficulty great belt OF ms l.It-.l! NJ
exclusively occurred ~ Indians, many o. "noh III
beea tnoved thLcr from heir oTme poss'sS.oh7' a.1
como ~ whom had be u placed there oy q se'o.t ~
1noshl 4 YVES well known 10 have be n ne pou' VI
JGch surs Administration e. remove TIE Indians We
the Nj. ssmi cardinal int Of that poll, was 'ua'
tiating With the Indians for th3r rom,Ee, l
ws be .eseutol 10 th,m that they ,hould nave
a Aoru forever. go rg az the tubos eMs,el'
ale 1t tat time IN House and resisted 'aai goioy'
but HE rsis ance was uu.uccossiu IL was cartel ou'
and ia Ii ,rsvef ailr.ss Con Jackson c1ngra Aated
the count ron lis succsssh accomPl haent. Ibo per
nansncy lis hcmo ves, therefore, sup1aVn WIN