The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-22
House OF Representative.
WASHINGTON, March. 81. /,
THE PATENT oYr1cx REPORT.

PATENT ofr1Ck REPORT.
One hundred thousand copies OF the
of the Patent Office report ordered DO printed for
the Of the members Of the House and ten thousand
copies for the of the Commissioner of Patents This
, will give four hundred copies to each member
PunIlo LANDS
Mr. Conn, (dem of Ala, reported from the Committee
on Public Lands bill authorizing Alabama AMI o.ker
States having public lands therein remaining unso and
unapproprated for twenty years, to sell tho for
educational purposes and internal improvements.
Referred to the Committee Of the Whole on the State
of the Union.
p He likewise reported bill explanatory of the bounty
land acts Of 1850 and 1852 designed secure the rights
of the widows and minors and heirs of deceased soldiers
Similarly referred
Mr.. WARREN, (dem) of Ark from the same com
mitee, reported bill authorizing the settlers on lands
granted for railroad purposes TO preempt others lieu
at the minimum price Pending the consideration of the
bill the mol rning hour expired.
NEBRASKA BIiI-sPFFTH MR. CUTTING
Mr. RICHARDSON (dem) Of Ill, moved the House 60
his object being he stated to reach the Nebraska and
Kansas bill, heretofore reported by him, as
possible.
Mr.. BococK (iem) of ya inquired whether the Ne.
brasha bill could be taken up without laying aside all
other bills preceding IT. among others that for construct
ing six steam frgates
The replied it would not be competent to move
to take up any but g,neral appropriation bills, which
have precedence before reaching any particular bill all
others would have to be acted in their calendar order
Mr.. CUTTING (dem) of N. Y, wished to make a sag
gestion to Mr. Richardson but general consent not
given.
The question on Mr.. Richardson's motion was then
taken and decided in the negative-yeas a. nays 108
Mr.. wmEl Err (dem) of N. Y and others, all at once
moved to proceed to business the Speakers table
Several small bills having been taken up and referred
the Senate Nebraska and Kansas bill next came by its
title Much feeling manifested the subject, and
every seemed to regard this as trying time.
Mr. RICHARDSON and Mr.. CUTTING at about the
time. The moved to refer the bill to the Com
mtee Territories, the latter to the Committee of the
Whole on the State Of the Union.
The SPEAKER recognized Mr.. Richardson.
Mr. CUTTING raised point of order, and asked whether
his motion shonld not first be put.
The SPEAKER replied it would but the gentleman could
not take the floor from the gentleman of Illinois.
Mr. RICHARDSON desired to have the bill referred to the
in PARTICULARS and said that refer the bill to the
Committee of the Whole the State of the Union would
kill ii by ndrccton 1t useless to deny it. and gem
tlemen need not pretend to him they are favorable
to the bill while they wish to place it in such position
But he had respect for those who profess to be for
the BILL while they using effort by ndirection
to destroy and kill it. If gentlemen do desire to vote
for the bill let them vote against it, and meet the issue
fairly. Now what the facts relative to this bill
what is the business which already has pre-
cedence Of this bill the calendar Nearly everything
brought forward by the standing committees, from the
beginning Of the session to the present time in Com
mttee of the Whole the State Of the Union; many
of the bills will not be reached at all before the close Of
Territories it will be reported amended and il there
shall be majority in favor Of the principle they can vote
Committee Of the W hole the State Of the Union and
there discuss the amendments.
Mr. CUTTING moved that the bill be referred to the
Committee of the Whole the State of the Union. In
doing he said he animated by Of disre
spect towards the chairman of the Committee Terri
tories, (Rchardson) to any of the honorable
bers associated with him 1t was he believed matter
distinctly understood that the committee had already
discussed and elaborated the subject and 80 far re-
spected views Of theirs they could be offered in Com
mittee Of the Whole the State Of the Union with
much facility by going through the crcutous mode of
referring the bill to them and of again having it the
Speakers table precisely in the position it had been
day With regard to the motives nsnuated by the gen.
him. who had made the motion to refer the bill to the
Committee of the Whole the State of the Union He
desired to be understood having been standing the
great principle Of allowing the people of every organised
community Territory to form for themselves the laws
under which they to i've and which to operate
their condition Of life from the outset from 1847 to this
day. He denied there any gentleman on this
floor. coming from any quarter Of the Union who
sincerely and devoedy attached to the prin
cplc than he was. 1t was a principle Of plain
practical sense, that the people Of Oregon of any
remote province are capable of framing the laws
under which they to live and prosper than the peo
pie Of New York or New Hampshire through their Le
gislaures Congress- possibly frame for them His
doctrine to leave TO the intelligent occupiers Of Ore
gen and Washington and other remote Districts the
right to mould their institutions in such
their experience and knowledge OF the country and
their own requirements and necessities demand and
there be reasonable doubts to the proprey Of
this except with the few fanatics and political agtators
This of the Senate commended itself to him for
another reason 1t was supposed to embody and assert
the great cardinal principle that the subject of egsa
the Institution Of slavery should be removed
from the hands Of Congress In this aspect of the case
II is important bill, and therefore merits the most
rious consideration He had only seen this bill in de-
ached PORTIONS they appeared in the reports Of the
Senatcs proceedings, but It appeared to him there
provisions which require to be changed altered
which restrsns the right of suffrage; weh takes from
the people that which the people Of Illinois, Indi-
ana, Wisconsin, have deemed advisable, namely, to
allow aliens who have declared their intentions
to become citizens, and taken the oath TO
,nport the nrovisions Of the aw-the 49,. to which
they entitled not only to acquire land but to parti
presumed the people d the free States would insist
this sine qua nom before the passage of the bill.
Who to take the brunt of this contests Is It the
people Of the South where all unieds or are we Of
the free States to before the people and justify
vote in favor Of the blR If to stem the current
of fanaticism not entitled to full rtunity
to present our views before them through the medium
Of the Committee of the Whole the State Of the UnonS
When assert this great principle found in the BILL
not bound to investigate it2 Besides there doubts
whether provision Of this bill does not repudiate the
great principle Of non intervention. But If there
different opinions the subject, does it not want
close severe and thorough examination Look at the
question. Here is bill, with multitude OF words with
sentence after sentence explanatory with provisos in
the bargain. Plain men, who not astute lawyers
will become bewdered in this din of words and express
sions they will say when the Territory ceded to
there laws supposed to exist and regulations and
customs originating with the former owners-the Span.
ish and French-hy which slavery recognized and
protected and they will find, when the bill shall pass
that the laws which existed when the Territory came
into the possession of the United States by the
amendment Of Mr. Badger rendered imperative and
efete. The simple, plain minded man may be be-
wildered. Tie people of the North understand but
little of this We have had nnumerable petitions
some from clergymen who have separated from their
fellow citizens, a class denouncng this bill; but
to say that not of those gentlemen, most
respectable in their proper sphere and calling has
read the bill say to the people OF the North II they
win throw aside fanatcsm and prejudice and give up
for moment. political agitation and bcstow upon the
bill a fair examination they will find that there never
measure so beneficial TO the North as this one
so well calculated to restrict the principle of slavery.
1t is bill eminently favorable to the North, and fuli
discussion win prove IL TO be For this de-
sire IL to be discussed Tie gentleman says IL goes to
Committee OF the Whole the State of the Unon
II can be reached, when, If majority choose,
they can lay aside other bills Surely, II there is not
strength enough to lay aside other bills to reach this IL
is In vain to discuss the matter Since the introduction
OF the bill there has been sort Of civil insurrecton in
the North the subject Of slavery. We should avoid
tactics They do not belong to question
of this Kind. They give rise to suspicion, and we