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ernmont OF sAld territory, ana time NOT later
than the first day Of May, 1855, for the a.
srmbling OF the Legislature thereof; and tho
Governor 80 elected shall hold his Office for
two years from the fret Monday Of December,
1854, and shall reside therein shall be oom-
mander chief Of the militia thereof; may
grant pardons and respites for offences against
the laws OF said Territory, and reprieyos for
offences against the laws Of tho United States,
until the decision Of the President in respect
thereof can be made known; shall commission
all efiocrs who shall be appointed to Office
under the laws Of said Territory, and shall
take care that tho laws be faithfully executed
therein.n 70 9
The question was taken, by yeas and nays,
on the amendment, with the following result:
YEAs--Messrs. Chase, Fessenden, Foot, Ham
lin, Norris, Seward, Shields, Smith, Sumner,
and Wade--l0
Mars Messrs Atchison, Badger, Bell, Ben
jainin. Brodhead, Brown, Butler, Clay, Daw.
son, Dixon, Dodge Of Wisconsin, Dodge Of
Iowa. Douglas, Evans, Fitzpatrick, Gwin, Hous-
ton, Hunter, johnson, Jones' Of Iowa, Jones' Of
Tennessee, Mason, Morton, Petit, Pratt, Rnsk,
Sebastian, Slidell, Stuart and Williams 30.
So the amendment was rejected. g
Mr.. CHASE move to amend the substi-
tute, by striking out all of tho first section after
the word Nebraska" and inserting;
"That all that part Of the United States in
Guided within the following limits, except such
portions thereof as are hereinafter expressly
exempted from the operation Of this not, to wit:
beginning at the southwest corner of the State
of Missouri, thence running west on the line
of So deg. 80 min. Of north latitude, until il
intersects the one hundred and third meridian
of longitude west from Greenwich thence
north on that meridian until it intersects tho
thirty-eighth parallel ofnorth latitude; thence
west on said parallel Of latitude to tho summit
of the Rocky Mountains; thence northward,
and along upon the summit of said Rocky
Mountains, to the western boundary Of the
Territory of Minnesota; thence southwark on
and with said boundary to the Missouri river
thence down the said river to the State Of Mis-
souri, thence south on and with the Western
boundary Of said State to the place Of begin
ming, be, and tho same is hereby, created .
temporary Government, by the name 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 were ordered and taken, with tho fol-
lowing result:
YEAs--Measrs Chase, Fessenden, Foot. Ham
lin, Seward, Smith, Summer, and Wade--s.
Mars Messrs. Adams, Atchison, Badger,
Bell Benjamin Brodhead, Brown, Butler, Clay,
Dawson, Dixon, Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge Of
Iowa, Douglas Evans, Fitzpatrick, Gwin, Hous-
ton, Hunter, johnson, Jones Of Iowa, Jones of
Tennessee, Mason, Morton, Norris Petit,
Pratt Rusk, Sebastian, Shields, Slidell, Stuart,
Walker, and Williams--34. ss
Mr., DODGE of Iowa, moved to amend the
provisions in regard to the boundary Of the
proposed Territories so that they should not
interfere with the present limits Of Utah Terri
tory.
The amendment was agreed to.
The substitute, as amended, was agreed to,
and the bill was reported to tho Senate az
amended.
The question being on ,concurring in the
amendments made by the Senate, as in Com
mittee Of the Whole, at the request of Mr.
WALKER the amendment adopted on the mo-
ton of Mr.. CLAYTON, prohibiting foreigners
from voting or holding Office, was excepted.
MIR. ADAMS at twenty-five minutes after
eight O'Clock P. M, moved that the Senate ad-
journ; but the motion was not agreed TO, there
being, on division-yeas Is, nays 22.
The question being ON concurring in that
amendment, 81 $50
Mr.. SEWARD called for the yeas and nsys;
and they were ordered
After debate, in which Meesrs. PrTTIr,
WALKER, ATcHIsQN, and DoUGLAs, particpa-
ted, the question was taken by yeas and nays
on concurring in the amendment, and resulted
rs follows;
YrAs-Messrs. Adams, Atchison. Badger,
Bell, Benjamin, Brodhead, Brown, Butler, Clay,
Dawson, Dixon, Evans, Fitzpatrick, Houston,
Hunter, Johnson, Jones Of Tennessee Mason,
Morton, Pratt, Sebastian, and SlidclI-22
NAYs-Messrs Chase, Dodge Of Wisconsin,
Dodge Of Iowa, Douglas, Fessonden, Fish Foot
Hamlin, James, Jones Of Iowa, Norris Petit,
Seward, Shields, Smith, Stuart sumner, Wade
Walker, and Williams--20
SO il was ooncurrcd in.
The question recurring on ordering the bill
to be engroesed for q third reading
Mr.. SEWARD called for the yeas aud nays,
and they wore ordered; and being taken, re-
suited:
YKAs-Messrs Adams, Atchison, Badger,
enjamin, Brodhead, Brown, Batter, Clay,
Dawson, Dixon, Dodge Of Iowa, Douglas, Evans
Fitzpatrick, Gwin, Hunter, Johnson, Jones of
Iowa, Jones Of Tennessee, Mason, Morton,
Norris, Petit Pratt, Sebastian, Shields, Slidell,
Stuart, and WilIiams-2s.
NAys.-Messrs Chase, Dodge OF Wisconsin,
Fessenden, Fish, Foot, Hamlin James, Seward
Smith, Sumner, Wade, and Walker--12.
So the bill was ordered 10 be engrossed for
q third reading
Mr.. BADGER. desire now 10 give notice
that shall introduce resolution to suspend
the rule which scts apart tomorrow for the
consideration of private bills, in order that tho
Nebraska bill may be considered. The resclu-
ton setting apart Fridays for private business
being in the nature of rule, it requires pre-
vious days notice TO suspend it. H ~
Mr.. DOUGLAS. Let tho resolution be Of
fered now.
Mr.. PRATT. II can DO considered as writ
ten. The resolution Is considered ~ having
bcen written, and therefore move that the
Senate adjourn. rsrex tgf8tt
The motion was agreed 10, and
The Senate adjourned.
FnpAY, MARcH ?, 1854.
The bill 70 organize the Territory of Nebras-