Georgetown weekly news., 1855-05-03

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nnheard-of liberality of Congress to the
/ S+ate If California. One Of the proposed
division lines followed the Merced River,
J;r;d;ng dino the county of Mariposa in most
4 ob;actionable manner, leaving the people on
the north side of the River IN California,
ond those on the south side in Colorado
He. therefore, protested against the division
of the State at the present time The argu-
ments presented by the committee were too
puerile to overcome his aversion to the
mutilation, not only of the State, but also
of the county he lived in, both of which he
was satisfed-nay, proud of, as they are.
Mr.. JOHNSTON (San Francisco confront
ed "the Lord Erskine" of the House of As
sembly of California. He thought it desir-
able that the report should be printed.
Mr.. DOUGLASS moved resolution that
the House approve the report of the Select
Committee on the subject.
Mr.. HUNT refuted the statement of Mr..
Burke that the southern portion of the
State contained nothing but lizards, toads,
frogs, snakes and rats, He appealed to the
gentleman from Mariposa-which was only
hit to keep the world together-to state his
knowledge of the locality of the county,
He Mr.. Hunt had travelled all over Mari
posa county, and that portion of the county
intended to be cut off into the new State
was good, but all the rest was inhabited by
lizards, &c, &c. Laughter San Ber-
nardino was entitled to support two large
counties; she had fine agricultural land
Everything that was agreeable was in the
southern portion of the State; it was we'll
irrigated, and there was an abundance of
timber. Monterey county abounded in
grass, and was fit for God Almighty's foot
STOOL and could support large number of
inhabitants. Mr.. Burke had said that he
was obliged to employ an agent in the Su-
preme Court; he Mr.. Hunt did not wonder
at that, for if he employed him he would
employ an agent for him too. Uaughter.)
They had lawyers in his (Mr. H.. 81 portion
OF the State that could carry case before
any conrt below Gods throne. Until his
head was as white as the tops of the Sierra
Nevada, would he insist on a division of the
State. Now they might calculate upon
that. Laughter.) He advised the gentle
man from Mariposa to travel through that
county. He was there in 1916, travelling
along as soldier or something or other, for
the peace and welfare of the country
Uaughter.) He hoped the House would
gratify the people by printing the report
Already more time had been consumed in
philosophizing than it would cost to print
the report.
Mr.. BUFFUM moved the previous question,
which was sustained-ayes %, noes Is.
Mr.. DOUGLASS resolution to approve the
report was then put and lest-ayes 80, noes
35.
Ayes-Arrington, Baker, Bates, Brown
of Nevada, Buffum Clayton, Curtis, Doug
lass, Doughty, Edwards, Flournoy, Fergu-
son, Geller, Hosmer, Hunt, Johnston of San
Francisco, Jones, Kinney, Lincoln, Nc
Cutchan, Mellus, Meredith, Murdoch, Rowe,
Smith OF Mar.n Stewart, Taliaferro, Upde-
graft, Watkins. Wells and Mr.. Speaker.
Noes-Amix, Atkinson, Beatty Bogar-
dus, Boles, Brewton, Brown of Contra Cos
ia, Burke, Cory, Cook, Covarrubias, Gun
ningham Of FL Dorado, Dana, Farley, Fos-
ter, Gaver, Gaylord Gober. Keys, McCon-
nell, McCurdy, Moreland, Oxley, Palmer,
Phelphs, Quinn, Ryland, Stevens, Steven
son, Sherrard, Smith of Ell Dorado, Taylor,
Vineyard and Waite.
Mr.. DOUGLASS remarked that the slavery
question had been settled, and the subject
was only used by narrOw-minded fanatics to |
ride into office upon, by agitating the |
slavery question. The report settled the
slavery question, and destroyed the capital
OF fice-5eekiEg, arrow minded fanatics.
Mr.. ASHLEY said he was outside the bar
when the ayes and noes were called, and he |
wished to vote mo" Objections were made,
and Mr.. Ashley's vote was not taken.
Mr.. FLOURNEY said his colleague, Mr.. |
Burke in one of his elections had taken
ground against the division of the State,
and had been beaten by 600 or 700 votes.
He hoped the report would be sent to the
people.
Mr.. RYLAND had come from a slave State |
but had not brought those feelings with him. |
There was one recommendation in the re-
port that would shut out the 18th article of
our State Constitution. 1t was set out in
the report that they had right to change
the State Constitution. There were many
other things in the report which their con-
stltuents did not want; on the other hand
there were things in the report which he APP
proved of.
MI. FARLEY SAID there were many things
in the report which he did not approve of,
and therefore he wished his name to be re-
corded against it.
MIR. STEVENSON said that Congress had
efectually settled the slavery question by
the passage of the Nebraska bill. He be- |
lieved his constituents were opposed to a
division Of the State; but be was willing
that the matter should be submitted to the
people.
MIR. SMITH (Marin) observed that the
slavery question had nothing to do with
the subject. If the people wanted slavery
they had perfect right to it. He hoped
the report would be printed. and so let eve
ry member who chose to sign it do so, and