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

ued by Messrs. WELLER, TooMBs HOUSTON, and
otbers.
The question being taken the adoption Of the above
amendment it agreed TO-. Several other amendments
also adopted but without disposng of the bill on
motion, go
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication
employed in that department during the past year which
was laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Also, communication from the same department. trans
hitting statement of the contracts made during the year
1856 which laid the table and ordered TO be
printed.
Also communication from the Navy Department trans
hitting statement of the pay and allowance of the Off
Gers Of the navy and marine corps; which laid on
the table ard ordered to be printed.
TERRITORIAL BUSINESS h @I
The SPEAKER stated the business in order TO be the
consideration Of territorial business this day having been
On motion Of Mr. fLETCHER, of Virginia, the vote by
which the bill authorizing the settlement Of the accounts
of the clerks OF the United States courts in Oregon and
Washington Territories was reconsidered.
The question recurring on the passage Of the bill,
Mr. LETCHER moved that y be referred to the Commit
Mr.. GROW, OF Pennsylvania from the Committee on
Territories reported House bill TO authorize the people of
the Territory of Minnesota to form constitution and
State government preparatory to their admission into the
Union an equal footing with the original States with
amendment in the nature of substitute therefor.
Mr. G. stated that the of the proposed State would
embrace about seventy thousand square miles leaving
of the boundary line about ninety thousand miles
to be organizedno territory under the name Dacoah
sire impede the progress Of the bill He wished know
much of the proposed State lay west of the Missis
sippi river .M mu ia ..
Mr. PHELPS, of Missouri, believed that the gentleman
from Pennsylvania had advocated Upon this floor the
sacredness Of copac and had frequently referred to the
ha n. strictly observed. Mr.. P desired now to know
VIII the gentleman did not believe In the tdhess t
| the ordinance of 1851? .M.
Mr. GROW. Certainly. .r
Mr. PHELPS then stated that by the fifth article of that
ordinance, but Ave States to be formed out of the
old Northwest Territory, aud that number had already
been organized Now however the gentleman proposedt
embrace within the limits Of this proposed State portion
of territory which it stipulated by those who framed
the ordinance should be included in Of the five States
already formed He understood them that the position of
the gentleman was that the sixth section of the ordinance
of 1887 sacred compact but that the fifth section
@ % country e. he House
about to disregard the sanctfy Of this celebrated od-
nancean ordinance which, he believed had no binding
Mr. GROW had no disposition 10 enter into debate
upon this bill but he thought that il was due to hint
sell that he should say few words in reply to the
propose to do with this part of the territory under the
old ordinance which was not embraced within the linn
its of any Sate2 Would he let it stand forever in an
unorganized condition. Or should it be organized into
separate State and thus add another to the five States al
ready created But Of that Territory This objection came
with bad CRAZE from gentleman whsse State had trfm-
Piled upon compae and portion of whose was taken
from territory covered by the restriction OF 1920 Mr. G.
demanded the previous question. -,
Mr. GARRETT of Virgins, moved to lay the bill on the
table; which motion was not agreed to-
Mr. G. then asked 10 know the difference in the size of the
Territory defined in the original bill and as limited in
the substitute.
Mr. GROW in reply stated that the difference was about
Eve hundred Or six hundred sqhare miles The original
bill bounded the State the west by the Red river of the
North and the Sioux river The substitute proposed fol-
low the Red river of the North to Big Stone lake. did
the original BILL and then take due south line to the
State Of Iowa, cutting off triangle.
Mr.. BOYOE, of South Carolina, inquired whether the
gentleman had any official information to the population
Of that portion of the Territory Of Minnesota which was to
be formed into State.
Mr. GROW stated that the population estimated at
from hundred and seveny-fve thousand to two hun
dred thousand souls The bill proposed to give the
State representative and provided that census should
be taken for the purpose of asCernng the number of rep
resentatves TO which she entitled under the present
to- These the general features of the bill and its
provisions the same as thoee of bills of like char
acter
The question first taken the demand for the pre-
vious question: and it was agreed toayes 49, noes 10
ores and It was agreed to- and then the BILL as amend
ed, read third time and passed-yeas 81 nays 10
as follows:
Akin sh Af Rsoos s
Bufnton, Cadwaader, Caruhers, Clarke of New York,
George c cS dp P pss,sn Psd
Emrie, English, Florence, Fuller of Maine, Granger,
Grow Hall OF Iowa. Harlan, Herbert, Hickman, Hodges
Holloway, Horton OF New York. Horton OF Ohio, Howard
Mace, Marshall OF Illinois, Matteson, McCarty, Miller Of
New York, Miller of Indiana, Morgan Morrill, Mott, MUIR
ray, Nichols, Parker Peck Peton, Perry Petit Phelps
Pike Prnge Quitman Sabin, Sage Sanddge, Sapp, Scott
Sranahan, Tappan Thorington, Thurston Tyson, Wade
Wakeman Walbrdge, Waldron, Washburne of Wisconsin,
Washburne of Illinois, Washburn of Maine, Watkins, Wat
son, Wells, Wheeler, Williams, and w oodworth-97.
NAYSMessrs Akers, Barksdale Bennett OF Mississippi,
Bingham, Bowie Bradshaw Burnett Campbell Of Pennsyva
MIA Campbell of Ohio, Carle Caske Clark Of Connecticut
Cobb of Alabama, Comns, Cox Crawford Cullen Davis of
Massachusetts, Dean, Dowdell, Dunn Durfee, Elliott, Eth
erdge Evans Faulkner Garnett Goode Greenwood Harris
Of Maryland HARRISON Haven Houston Jones of Tennes
kin, Alexander X. Marshall Of Kentucky, McMullin Mill
son, Mllward, Moore Oliver of New York, Oliver Of Mis-
souri,, Paine, Pennington, POWELL Purviance, Puryear,
Ready Rcaud Robbins, Roberts, Run, Savage, Seward
swope, Talbot, Todd fafton, Underwood Walk, Walker
Whitney, Woodruff, Wright Of Mississippi and zolliccE
fer-75 ..H.& a
The question being on the title 10 the bill,
Mr.. JONES' of Tennessee moved to amend the by
adding thereto and for other purposes He believed that
the title ought to be amended the bill provided for other
things besides the admission Of State #t.@' LIS
The question taken the motion to arsend the title
and it disagreed and then the title agreed to.
Mr.. GROW moved to reconsider the by which the
bill passed and to lay that motion the table, and
il was so ordered.
Mr. GROW from the Committee on Territories then
ported bill for the relief Of the people of Kansas and
asked its consideration by the House
Mr.. CLINGMAN, of North Carolina, moved 10 liy the
bill on the table which motion disagreed toyeas
Sc, nays 90.
Mr. JONES, Of Tennessee, moved a call of the House;
which motion disagreed to-yeas 80, nays 10l.
he hill was then passed owe informally