The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-24
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THE LAND CLAIMS COMMITTEE gc
Mr.. pkTrr ,dem) Of Ird moved that the Comm,ttes
on Private Land Claims bs Allo sed ole L. Agresdto
Numerous petitions, &c wese presented
NKw TTRRnoRY
Mr. DOUGLAS (dsm Of I'LL. asked leave 20 make re-
BORT from the COMMITTEES Territories He said the at
tspt Of the COMMITTEES bad been directed to tina fact
that the southern boundary OF Nebraska laid In
the bill heretofore reported whi,h vas 3S 80, would
divide the Cherokee country To avoid this tbs Commit
had determined recommend 81 deg the southern
boundary The people or that country had two delegates
acting their agents 10 this city, who had urged
that the eountry be divided into two territories,
Nebraska the other Kansas territory The delegation
from Iowa he had been able to coasu with
the Missouri delegation satisfied the Committee that 1t
veuld be better to have two territories There were
other amendments made by the Committee In rela
tion TO delicate subject, and whicn were made with
view there could deren of piai,n to the
meaning Of the bill These amsniments had been pre-
pared BY the committee in the shap- of . sew bin,
M JOHNSON (dsm j. OF Ark.-Do you pat both terrific
into one bill 2
Mr. Dorc4s-T The bill will provide tsrrt ortAl gov
erpn eprs Tor both Nebraska and KAnsAs. The Commit
tee desire that thls bill be printed.
The rotten 10 pint vss agreed to.
Mr. DougAs new bill thus aehDes the boundaries OF
All thar part u the territory Of the United States
clue ed within the olIowsg limits, except such portions
thereof rstaafter expressly exempted from the
opers Of this act, to vt: BIS inning at point ia
the Missouri river where the iorustn parallel OF north
the summit OF the hishland,the waters flowing into the
Green river Colorado of the Vest from the waters
said h. hsDd. to The summit Of lbs Rocky Mountains
thence sid mmt northwArh TO forty ninth parallel
Of north latuds thence west on said parallel 70 the
boundary Of the territory OF Minnesota thence
south ~ard ON said boundary The Missouri river thence
down the channel Of raid river TO the place BE-
gin ring. be and the Is hereby created into tom.
po ary government BY the aAms OF the Territory OF
Nsbrssks
An that part Of the territory of the United States IN
onoed within the following sxespt sush portions thereof
h.reipsft,r xpressy exempted from ths opera
tons Of this sct to Wit: Besinnpg at . point on the
thirty seventh parallel Of north latitude sAms
thence west ssid parallel t. the eastern boundary o
thrt, thpee following sAid boundary westward to
tie summit Of t.. highlands dividing the wassr dow
sg into the cole-do Of tbs West or Green river
from the waters ao~ins into the Great B.sia;
thsr porthward en- said susmt to the rtsth paral
lei oflAtuos: then ess sAd parallel to the western
undAry of the STATE of Asourt thence sou with the
western bounoay cf SAID State to the pscs Of
and The same hereby, created into ten porary 90
,.rnmsnt, ny the OF tine Territory Of KaosAs.
The s.c,ioI pruvisng for the slss,.os Of delegate b
atsndsd BY adding TO the vos that the osnstut tion
and AL laws q the United states vhoh not locally In
applies BILE shall have the foros and efeot within
the sad eritory elsewhere IN the United Atss the
follosDs Erospt the sighh section Of the act prspsr
trcyd March s.h, l82o which superssosd BY the
principles the eeilation OF 1850 commonly called the
| com promise measures, and u declared imperative.
ssciiop 2l ADD ~ II further enacted, That IN order
to all nisoopstruc Ion II In hereby declared 10 b
the intent msaDing of this aot far ~ the
question o. slavery snoerpsd 10 carry into practical
operation the following propotion and principles estab
bhed ny the promise measures OF 1850, TO witt
Ft Thai al ques iops pertaining 70 slavery In the ter
ritoea and the States to BE- formed, ars 10 be
lett the deosop Of the people residing therein through
their apprrprias representatives Second, That all
ipvolv title to slaves and questions OF PERSONAL
freedom referred TO the ~ Indication OF the local tri
bunss with the right Of appeal TO the Court OF
the United sates fhro, That the provisions Of the
eoDstu and OF the United Statss In respect TO
fuait,v.s urce b carried into aithful
CO Ion In all the ganzed territories the same ~ In the
States
CONTINGENT
hr. HurryR. (dem of vs reported back the amend
nsnv q the House TO the senate bill regulating the
isbur~ mept Of the senate Coating us Fund sud recon-
minded that thy b the last which they
Iecomn ed BE- ado stsd in modified form
The rrcsr msr da'ioBu copeprred Ia
ZOE eUsrisoS's
Mr.. Josn, Zoe of love, reported . bill granting .
pension Of Eve years half 70 the wfo OF Csptain
| Gunpjson, Who killed BY the Indians In Utah
/ Passed
/ THl MILITARY ACADEMY rrIL.
1 Mr. HuSTm reported the Military Academy bill, With
| aus ndments appropriatng ave Thousand dollars the
repair of the Professors quAes twenty thousard
the eoastrucaon Of oavary sxsrciss ball. sad TO