Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-02-12
Congressional.
WAsHINGTo N. JAM. 81

SENAltb
On motion Of Mr.. Bilger, the bill for
tAe survey Of the Ohio river and The prin-
cipal tributaries. was made the special
order for Monday next.
The consideration Of the Indian nppro-
priation bill was resumed.
Mr.. Hale commented in severe terms
on the conduct Of Governor Stevens in
proclaiming martial law and arresting the
Judge OF the Federal Court Of Washing
ton Territory. He was opposed to pla.
cling a single dollar in the hands ofsuch
man and thought that in the days Of the
Roman supremacy no outrage equal to
this was ever perpetrated in the most re-
mote province of that Empire.
A debate followed respecting the poll
cy towards the Indian tribes on the Pa
cific coast. Amendments were then a,
greed on sppropris;ing nearly seven hun
dred thousand dollars for the restoration
and msintainance of peace, &C., in Ore
gon and Washington Territories without
further action on the bill. -
The Senate took up and adopted Mr..
Houston's resolution calling on the Pres
ident 10 furnish the number and causes OF
deserlions from the Navy since .hs pcs
sage of the ACT providing for the efficien
cy OF the Navy.
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
| Mr.. Grow, from the Committee on Ter.
ritories reported a bill fixing the bounda
ries Of Minnesota and authorizing the
people thereof to form for themselves o
Constitution and State Government.
The bill provides for the admission oi
! Minnesota into the Union on footing
with the original States according to the
federal constitution. and for on election
to lie held on the first Monday in June
for a convention to form State consti-
tuition, and in event of the people deci.
ding in favor OF State government. the
Marshall proceed to take the census oi
Minnesota with view of sscer,aining
the number of representatives she is en-
titled to under the present census.
The same provisions are in this bill as
in former ones Of similar character rel
atiye to publiclands for education, &c.
to be assented to as obligatory on both
Minnesota and the United States,
Mr.. Grow said the proposed State en-
braces 1000 square miles, leaving ives,
of the boundary line 1000 square miles
to be hereafter erected into a govern
ment by the Indian name Dacotah.
Mr.. Phelps did not desire to impede
the progress of the bill, but wished 10
know how much of the proposed terri
tory lies west Of the Mississippi River.
Mr.. Grow replied about three -fourihs.
| Mr., Grow moved that the bill be re-
committed: pending which the House
took up the bill. authorizing the inha BIZ
tants of Oregon TO form constitution
and State Government preliminary to ad
m ssion into tbs Union. The provisions
of the bill, with the exception of the
boundaries. are similar TO those in the
Minnesota bill. Il gives one Represents
tire in Congress.
Mr.. Grow said the bill gives Oregon
SO 600 square miles; and thatthe popu
lation now was about 1000
Mr.. Whitney wished TO confine the
voting to citiz-ns Of the United States.
He would do what he could to prevent
foreigners from making constitutions fol
| American citizens.
Mr.. Lane replied that the laws OF Ore.
gon did not allow foreigners 10 vote. mol
do they claim that privilege.
Mr.. Humphrey Marshall offered an a.
mcndment which was agreed to by a vote
of7l to 49. conferring the suffrages at
the election of delegates to frame con-
stitu,ion to citizens Of the United
States.
Mr.. Phelps said that Mr.. Grow had
Frequently advocated The sanctily o!co.n-
pacts sni he (Phelps) wished to know
whether Mr.. Grow believed in the sacred
ness of the ordinsnce Of 1887.
MI. Grow replied, certainly.
Mr.. Phelps resumed. saying that by
1.-The 5th article of that ordinance. provis-
| ion was made for five States out the
Northwest Territory which have long
since been organized. Now another was
proposed. s.s t,ts
Mr.Grow thought that this came with
bad grace from Phelps considering the
Platte country was taken and included
within the limits Of Missouri.
Mr.. Phelps explained He did not re-
gard the ordinance Of lTe7 or the COM
promise Of 1890 as sacred compscts.
Mr.. Boyce asked wbethet Minnesota
had sufFi ciens population for State.
Mr.. Grow said that il would be about
.