Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-03
NEWS.
Washington. Jan. 3


Debate iollowe, respecting policy
kow ard Indians on the Pacific coasts
were made adproprlating
neorly 100000 for the maintalNance
OF peace &c. in Washington aud Ore
cgon Territories. =,
On motion Of Mr.. Biglcr the bill
for the survey the OHIO and ITS trlb-
u,aries was made the special order for
Monday neqt. Consideration OF indi
an appropriation bill reiuned.
Mr.. Hale oondsmpcd the condact vi
Gov. Stevens in proelaimlng martial
law and aIrestiug the judge OF the
federal court of Washington territory.
lie was oppoted top'eclno single
dollar ia the hands oi such a man, ana
thought his conduct an outrage.
Mr.. Grow, from the Committee on
Territoriec, reported - bill for The re-
lie; Of the pcorli Of Kansas, declaring
all laws passed by the Legislature IT
Shrwnee Mission, null and void, "a The /
members thereof were elected through !
violation oi rhe organic act and usnri-
cd power and cruel and oppressive
statutes. The bill provides ior new
election aud any person offering l.
vote ,nust pcoce by his oath tnat be
i, settle and by the oath Of two .e-
gal voters that lie has been ior mote
IAN a mont!, n resident OF the Tern.
tory, and fcr L. days, Of his c'"atlon
district. Zines from 2 to ) thousand
dollars and imprisonment from 10 to
II moi til. 10 ue IMPOSE On Illegal
voters, dislcibers OF the polls or thUse
officials WHO s:,a!i receive, Knowingly,
illegal votes.
Mr. Clingham mo,ed 10 iay The b.!!
Oh the ,ab.c-rciu>ed by Il vote oi 81
TO o..
| Mr. Kunklo said he al uot Coz. .
to sweep away the wnula ,oic VI Kan
sas law, and appealed to Mr. Grow to
w,,hraw MS demand Tor tue lreviou
question, and be Kunkle) might offer q
substitute repeating all obaoxious laws.
Mr. Campbell OF ohio, wlsh,i 10 make
an amendment allowing none bu; citi-
Zens Of TIE United States TO vote.
Mr. Lc;cher wanicj be- bill to 60
where it could be seen ~ 3lscus ed.
| Mr.. Grow moved that tie bill be re-
committed, pending which the House
took up the bill autho ling the inhabl-
tants OF Oregon to form Il Constitution
aud State government preliminary Ia
admission into Tie mon. The pro
v'>i,ns OF the bill, with the exception
the boundar!c', are similar To Tx $,
in the Minnesota bill. 1t gives on,
representative to Congress.
Mr. i'row said the bill gives Oregon
$4,000 square miles, and that the pop
ulaton INV was about $4,000,
Mr.. " hltncy wishesl TO oon.inc tl'
,o,in. to cstizeu, OF the United States
E He would Go What he could to proven
foreigners from makia. institutions 70
Amv. n tens.
Mr.. Lane + piled that the laws q
Oregon did not allow fore yners TO vote
Tor do they clam that privilege.
Mr.. Humphrey .A..tshall offered Al
, amendment which WAS agreed to b1
vote of II against 10, conicrring Ia
>uy ,rs at the election for delegate
TO ,raur a Con tuition % c.llzeLs ,
!. the United States. The Hill sn'.,,
e luen;ly l';.s cd.
Mr.. Iina, from the onniticc ,
l LII
boundaries Of Minnesota, and ;nli."r
i. ling the people thereof 10 form %
themselves Il Constitution and Stat
y Gov, rnmcnt.
The bill provides Tor the al,nis> .
= OF Minnesota into the Mon OF, Il o."
=. ing with the original States acco,,,r
to the Federal Constitution, and Tor Il
70 election to lie held Oh the frs: Monica
in June Tor dele gates to conyehtio
e to form State Constitution, ana IL IL
event OF the people deciding III l:.,o
}" state Go, eminent, the Marshal sh;.
proceed to take the census OF y ilnrs,
IA with "a view obtaining the ;ni,,
&c Der OF representatives She is cntillc.. /
under the present CELSIUS.
10 The sane provision > .iie IN Ii b i u
former @. e. or a >,In l~r cha,..c,tt r-li.,
.c 10 public lands for education. &C.. 10 b.. 81
nted 10 as obl'ga o'y Oh bot M,nnrso
aud the Uhi,d States
Mr. Grow sa.d the % opposed State embr,
Cts 10000 squae nile, leaving ~est OF I!
boundary lin $1,000 square mics 10
u hereafter e'ectrd NJ" government ty {.
10 In tan Raine cf Dacol. l..
Mr.. Phelps did no; desire h. IMPEDE
.. prog ess OF the bill but wise 10 kuow no
le much Ut the proposes terri oty lie, on -
west Of the M,s-'ppi river.
, NJ Grow replied, abolt three foat..s.
!, Mr. Phelps said th.t Mr. Crew h.d r.
qI-nily advocated the sane it, vi .Gmpac.
- and hr (Phe'p.) wished TO know wet,
Mr. Grow be!ie,. d IN lie sc ean-ss OF Il
'e ordnance of 1857.
NJ Grow iepiiei-- rei fanny
10 Mr. Phelps sad tina, ~ the 5'h ar ci"
that Ordinance. pro,ision nas ml.!.. ia f;
|, States out Of the Nor Invest Teri o,v.w ,
have Icing since been orsan.x,d. New j..
!. other was proposed.
20 NJ Grow u oi- ht thought hat thi- car
with bad grace troi. Phelps. corsi:..,.
~ that the Platte country was iaks u and in.l
ded within the limits u Missouri. !,
Mr. Phelps expls ned. H. did TO, r.gsai
= the ordinance OF l7s7 or the compron Sc
Il l32', A. sacred c"mpscts.
- New Orleans. Jan. 30.
4 Tho st' amer Empire City, from II.
vaos, has arrived.
= The steamer Grene 10. from A, pinw.
q arrived IT uavsna with City Of Walker
l. recruits, which she took on board
l. Greyt"wn. She reporti that Greyto~
Il vast in possession Of tho Costa R,ssn
4 aud that Walker hsd not been hear
from for three weeks.
- Mr. Boyoe asked whether Minneso,
= had sufficient population for State.
" Mr.. Grow ssid that it could be xbo,
J. the siss OF Missouri, and that her pop,
e lstion wss between LIS. 600 end 2uO, 90,
Il A motion to table the bill Wrs theu =
a ID DOVE BY large q iiarit,.