The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-02-05

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alton. but he thought it due to himself that he
should say few words in reply to the gentle
man from Missouri. What The inquired) does
the gentleman propose to do with that part OF
the territory under the old Ordinance which is
not embraced within the limits of any State -?
Will he let 1t stand forever in an unorganized
condition? Or should it be organized into
separate State, and thus add another to the five
already created out Of that territory? This
objection comes with a bad grace from gen.
tleman whose State has trampled upon COM
pacts, and portion of whose area WIGS taken
from territory covered by the restriction of 1920.
mir. Garnett, OF Virginia, moved to lay the
bill on the table; which motion did not prevail.
Mr.. Boyce, of South Carolina, desired to know
if the gentleman had any official information as
to the population of that portion of the Territory
of Minnesota which was to be formed into a
State.
Mr.. Grow replied, that the population was
estimated at from one hundred and seventy five
Thousand to two hundred thousand souls. The
bill proposed to give the new State one Repre-
sentative, and provided that census should be
taken for the purpose Of ascertaining the num-
Der OF Representatives to which she was entitled
under the present ratio.
The substitute reported by the Committee on
Territories was then agreed to, and the bill as
thus amended was read third time and passed
by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Aiken, Albright, Allen, Ali.
son, Ball, Barbour, Benson, Billinghurst, Bliss,
Bocock, Brenton, Buffinton, Cadwalader, Ca.
ruthers, Clark of New York, Clingman, Cobb of
Georgia, Colfax, Cragin, Damrell, Davidson,
Davis of Illinois, Day, Denver Dick, Dickson,
Dodd, Egnrie, English, Florence, Fuller of
Maine, Granger, Grow, Hall of Iowa, Harlan,
Herbert, Hickman, Hodges, Holloway, Horton
Of New York, Horton Of Ohio, Howard, Hugh
ston, Jewett, Kelly, Knapp, Knowlton, Knox,
Letter, Mace, Marshall of Illinois, Mstteson,
McCarty, Miller CT New York, Miller of Indi.
ana, Morgan, Morrill,, Mott, Murray, Nichols,
Parker, Peck, Pelton, Perry, Petit, Phelps,
Pike, Pringle, Quitman. Sabin, Sage, Sandidge,
Sapp, Scott, Sherman, Simmons, Smith of Ten.
nessee, Spinner, Stanton, Stranahan, Tappan,
Thorington, Thurston, Tyson, Wade, Wake
man, Walbridge, Waldron, Washburne of Wis,
Washburne of Illinois, Washburn Of Maine,
Watkins, Watson, Wells, Wheeler, Williams,
and Woodworth-97.
NAYs-Messrs Akers, Barksdale, Bennett of
Mississippi, Bingham, Bowie, Bradshaw, Bur-
nett, Campbell of Pennsylvania, Campbell of
Ohio, Garlic, Caskie, Clark of Connecticut,
Cobb Of Alabama, Comins, Cox, Crawford, Gull
len, Davis of Massachusetts, Dean, Dowdel,
Dunn, Durfee, Elliott, Elheridge, Evans, Faux
ner, Garnet, Goode Greenwood Harris of
Maryland, Harrison, Haven, Houston, Jones of
Tennessee, Kennett, King, Knight, Kunke,
Lake, Letcher, Lumpkin, Alexander X. Mar
shall Of Kentucky, McMulIin, Millson, Milward,
Moore, Oliver OF New York, Oliver of Missouri,
Paine, Pennington, Powell, Purviance, Pnr-
year, Ready, Ricaud, Robbins, Roberts, Ruffin,
Savage, Seward, Shorter, Smith of Virginia,
Smith of Alabama, Stephens, Swope, Talbot,
Todd, traitor, Underwood, Walk, Walker,
Whitney, Woodruff, Wright of Mississippi, and
ZoicoFer-75.
The question was then stated to be on the
title Of the bill, and the title was then agreed to.
Mr. Grow, from the Committee on Territories,
reported House bill for the relief of the people
OF Kansas; which was read. 1t declares invalid,
and Of no binding force or effect, all rules or
regulations purporting to be laws, or in the form
of laws, adopted at Shawnee Mission, Kansas
limits the right OF suffrage to bona fde settlers
and actual residents Of said Territory; and pre-
scrib5s penalties for illegal voting, &c.
The question being on the third reading of
the bill
MIR. Grow demanded the previous question.
Mr.. Clngnlan, Of North Carolina, moved that
the bill be laid on the table; which motion was
decided In the negative-yeas Sc, nays so.
Mr.. Jones, Of Tennessee, moved that there be
u Cal vi tue IiOusS.
Mr.. Clingnan moved that the House adjourn;
which motion was disagreed to.
The motion for call of the House was then
disagreed to-yeas 80, nays l0l
Some conversation ensued, when it was
agreed that the bill should be passed over, in
order That other Territorial business might be
sconsidered.
The House then went into Committee of the
W hole on the state OF the Union, (Mr. Wake
man, Of New York, in the Chsir) and proceed
ed TO consider the bill to enable the people of
Oregon Territory to form a Constitution and
State Government.
MIR. Grow explained that the State, as de-
fined lii the bill, would contain about fifty-six
thousand square miles, and that the pop.
ulation of Oregon, according to the best infor.
nation that could be obtained, amounted to
about ninety thousand.
MIR. Whitney, of New York, moved to amend
that portion Of the first section of the substitute
when authorized the inhabitants Of Oregon
Territory to form Constitution, by striking
out the words inhabitants" and inserting
" citizens OF the United States"
Mr.. Lane, of Oregon, requested the Commit
tee to vote down all propositions to amend the
bill. The people Of Oregon could themselves
regulate the right of suffrage, and desired no
interference with the subject on the part of
Congress.
The question was then taken on the amend
ment OF Mr.. Whitney, and it was disagreed to
yeas 60, nays Gl.
Mr.. Bowie, of Maryland, moved to amend the
same clause of the substitute, by inserting be.
fore the word 'inhabitant the words white
male"
Mr.. Walker, of Alabama, moved to amend
the amendment so that the clause should read
10 yrr To ,ol ,oho II l..
citizens Of the Unites States shall be authoriz.
ed to form Constitution and State Govern.
ment
The motion of Mr.. Walker was disagreed to,
as was also the amendment of Mr.. Bowie.
Mr.. Millson, of Virginia, moved to amend
the same clause, so that it should read, " that
the inhabitants of that portion of the Territory
Of Oregon being citizens Of the United States"
&c. He remarked that, while he had no SYM
pathies whatever with that party in the coun-
try which seemed to be most prejudiced on the
subject, yet he regarded the question as one
not merely confined to that political organiza
ton, but one which ought to command the sup
port Of men Of all parties.
The question was taken, and the amendment
was agreed to--yeas "a, nays &c.
Mr.. Boyce, of South Coralina, moved to add
to the Grst section Of the substitute the words,
provided it shall appear, an official census,
that the population Of Oregon amounts to
1920"
Mr.. Lane opposed the amendment, declaring
tina. the people of his Territory were ready and |
willing to take upon themselves the responsible |!
ity Of seifgovernment, and that Oregon already |
had larger voting population than was rep |
resented by the gentleman from South Car.
DINA.
The question was taken, and the amendment
was rejected.