The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-01-31

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alaisier cansaanope Ia relation 20 the case Of The
Rev Mr hing.
Mr.. JONES, Of Iowa. submitted the following
luton which considered by unanimous consent,
and agreed To-
R'sopsd That committas on Commerce be insuuet,
cd % iuqige iao the egprdeAcy Of establishing pou OF
driIsesJ al Dubuque, Iowa.
Mr. GWiN submitted the following resolution; which
was considered BY unanimous consent, and agreed to
Lssaisea, That the Committee oanmeres be instruct.
ed 70 inquire no the expedleacy OF making san Pedro Ia
the STATS Of California, port OF entry.
Mr.. q also presented the memorial OF c. d. Wilson
and sixty Others merchants and business men OF
Los Angeles. California, asking To have San redo made
Commerce
COAST suaYgY.
The bt from the House OF Representatives gfanng
tue Thanking privilege to the Superintendent OF te Coast
Sarvey and the assistant charge OF The oice OF The SAID
coast survey read the first and second times by unan
inoas Cuneent
Mr.yHaML!N Mr. Prssident, ] ask The Senate 70
consider Mat bill at THIS tune believe y VIII
no ni the time OF the Senate than Al VIII lake 10
bill read through, and rs very hfei one II
Simply proposes give the Superintendent OF Tue Coast
Survey in the charge OF that ONCE the
fanking privilege for their Official business, II will,
therefore, il from The Treasury Department,
where il : done. think that embraces lhe whole
OF be case and will only add that u VIII De great
relief 10 The Treasury Department TO make this change
No objection being made the bill was hen consiered
as committee OF the whole, No amendment beng OF.
read third time and by unanimous consent read
third lime ana passed.
HOUSE BILL RESERRED.
The bill from the House OF Representatives giving iur-
iher time for satisfying claims for bounty iands aud Tor
other purposes read lhe fret and second times by
unanimous consent and referred to the COMMITTEE on
Public Lands
COMPENSATION TO CLERKS.
Mr.. ADAMS. Mr.. President. now move to post
pone the prior orders for the purpose OF taking up Senate
tsftkT Al he Ifd s@cf
The .act making appropriations Tor the civil and upio-
na,ic expenses oil government for Inc year ebuhs lhe
3oth OF June. 1884,, and Tor other purposes Inc op
ivci Of this bill increase the compensation OF some OF
the clerks the departments OF the government
who are really suffering. think i will only lake lew
moments pass III but if discussion should afse upon
IL vii consent TO have It's further consideration post
poned and w call II up afterwards lhls rs very
merofious class Of public officers, many OF whom are
really sudsring al the present time -, p..a.n, d.,
Mr.. DODGE, OF Iowa ! hope, MI PRESIDENT, tnai
the niouon take up that bill at tie present me VIII hot
prevail; mol because opposed 10 the bull ITSELF but
because understood that The Nebraska bl ls 10 come
IN i.s morning and we shall have time TO dispose
of the b 10 which the honorable senator from Misss-
sippi aludes without interfering with the consideration
OF The special order The honorable chairman OF The
Committee on Territories mir DoUGLAs IS now ready to
proceed. aud il will be very great embarrassment 10
hin II the Nenraska bill shall AGAIN he postponed as II
has been thee times already, Tor the conyenlrnre
of various senators trust my Trend IRON Mississippi
will not yess bs motion. under these circumstances
Mr ADAMS. | withdraw II on accouni oil ine con.
Iowa; but will give notice that shall call up The biii
again tomorrow morning.
AMEkpMENr IHE CONSTITUTION
Nj BAYARU. There is joint resolution on ibe
table. which was passed by The House oil Represents
ives for the appointment oi committee 10 take INTO
consideration certain proposed anendmenls TO The con-
.tilu,on o the United States move that 1t be now tn
ken mn foT thax that respect for the House Ieq ures
that should act upon H.
The motion being agreed TO. the resolution was taken
up and read Ii provides thai seiecs committee com
posed OF nine members the part o. the House oil hep
be appointed by The Speaker, to Join such
committee may be appointed by the Senate, 10 whom
shall be referred the resolution oi the House upon me
subject OF proposed amendment OF the constitution, Ia
The mode OF The election OF the President and Vice Pfes
aent OF he uaed States viii instructions 10 take that
subcc, generally into consideration. and TO report upon
the same n such TO them may seem mos; ex-
pedienL
The question beisg taken, the resolution was concur
Mr. GwlN moved that the committee upon the part
OF The Senate consist OF FIVE members, 10 be appointed by
the President pro TEN which was agreed to
The President appointed Me-srs bAYARD, PEARcr,
Topcrr FooT, and Gwis, as said committee
NEBRASKA TKRRIT0Rr.
On ,,o,;oa by Mr. BRIGHT, the Senate then proceed.
ed 10 the consideration OF the special order Of the day
being the OIL to organize the Territory OF Nebraska.
Mr.. DOUGLAS Mr.. President, when proposed, on
I've say last the should proceed TO the con-
of the bi 10 Organize the Territories OF Ne
braska and Kansas, Il was my purpose only TO occupy
ien OF Gien minutes IN explanation OF lis PROVISIONS
reatng 10 the Indians, and second those which might
| be supposed to bear upon The question OF slavery
The committee, drsaentng ihs ball, bad IN view The
great anrlsty which had been expressed BY mem
burs of the SENATE protect the rights o the Indians and
pevsnf arrangements upon them. BY the provisions OF
The bin tbnk have clearly succeeded IN that
-pec oby all possible oblecon upon that score
The bill itself provides that shall not operate upon any
OF the rights The lands OF the odans shall they be
included within the miis Of those Territories until they
shall by treaty with the United States expressly consent
to cone under the operations oT The and be lncofpo
rated within limits OF the Territories This provision
certainly broad enough. clear enough. explicit enough,
protect All the rights OF the Indians their persons
and Their property.
Upon other poni-,hs pertaining to the question OF
slavery m The Terriiores the inieniioa OF the
10 be equally explicit We took the principles
estsbsb BY the compfomss acts OF 1850 guide
and intended 10 maize each and ever provision VI the
bill accord with those principles Those measures
ah-bed and rest upon toe great principle OF selgovern
menitha the people should be allowed 10 decide The
question. OF their domestic institutions tor themrcl
subject only such limitations anu restrictions are
imposed by the constitution oi toe United States instead
Of having then determined BY arbitrary gsographi
cal line.
The original bili reported BY The committee sub
s;sir Tor the bil introduced BY the senator from Iowa
osIsci The smeodmeni which was subsequently, report
ed b Us only designed to Feodef that clear and spe
che which seemed the minds OF some TO admit of
DOUBT and mIsconsruct,op. la paris oil the county
the original substitute deemed and construed 10 be
an anaalment repeal OF what has been known
the Missouri Com,remAe. whrie IN other parts il
Otherwise construed. Az the object OF the committee
conform 10 10. princ,piss established by the
promise OF 1850, sn4 carry those principles
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