The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-19

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was authorized to demand reparaon from those States
also and many would present themselves where our
citizens had been grossly outraged Such instances In
Mexico too numerous to require any notice Of them
in detail, This government was becoming py word
with the whole civilized world for the neglect Of their
cssns In foreign States No wonder that Great Britain
thinks she with impunity search our vessels in
the Gulf of Mexico, because we never resent any
thing. While those waters swarfning with Brit
ish cruisers we have floating there he had
been informed only vessel the Fulton, which
he believed formerly ferry boat, and had been
turned into an Indifferent ship-ofwar. His object in
the introduction OF this joint resolution to have the
responsibility brought directly home to some one branch
of the government, that these difficulties might be
settled lis5s.H fllia6s4ag, Ne Id aaob oso1 iiH &
~. si BILL ISrRoDvcxp. ai i8W r 5
MI. SHIELDS asked and obtained leave to introduce
bill 70 provide f the payment Of expenses arising from
Indian hosffftieA in the State of Minnesota which
read twice aud referred to- the Committee Military
AiiAiis' tho Rsanasgaoo asqdi 10 gs03sa aaT baia
sadat rstagg RESoLrrioS ADOPTED lg, "a, sso,a !,
The resolution submitted yesterday by Mr.. SxwARD
adopted, instructing the Committee Foreign RE-
ations inquire whether any lesationis necessary
enable the President of ths United States to protect
American vessels against British aggression in the Gulf
of Mexico OF elsewhere and to report by bill or other
wise
sls "a 5inasl PRIVATE BILLS bHEp
On motion by Mr.. HAMIIN, the Senate proceeded to
the consideration of the bill for the relief of Lcuel Wo
ter; which read a third time and passed. e
On motion by Mr.. CRITrENDEN, the Senate then pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the bill for the relief Of
Sherlock & Sherley, mail contractors which dis
cussed at some length and then laid on the table 81
7s ADMISSION OF OREGON s's
Mr. DOUGLAS moved to postpone all prior orders, and
proceed to the consideration of the bill for the admission
of Oregon into tho Union The Question being taken
the result was-4yeas ~. nays 2s follows - 2e9
YEAsMcssrs Bell Broderick Cameron, Chandler, Clark Cola
Gsf sSs s Ram .n oss % En @
shields simmons, Stuart sumner, Wade and Wison2s a
cay sns%sa c,saas sa fs AS Saass Ss' %
needy Mallory Mason rcace Polk Sebastian sideI Toombs Trum
bull, Wright and Yuiee 20 s..3 @
Reid Thompson kentucky, New Jeraey7.
The VICE PRESIDENT voted in the affirmative, and
therefore tho motion agreed to-
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Tennessee, moved to postpone the
further consideration of the Oregon b for the purpose
of taking up the homestead bill which was not agreed
to--yeas ., nays 40. M a.das sa311 I l tG Il
The question pending was on motion formerly sub
mtted by Mr. TRUMBULL, to postpone the further con-
sdetion Of the bill until the first Monday in December
| nexk. ~ .i-an q AZ ~ sti
Mr. FITZPATRICK favored the notion on the ground
that had definite information whether the popula
ton of Oregon sufficient to authorize the formation
of State government there He hoped the rule would
be adopted that Territory should be admitted
State until her population equal to the ratio of rep
Mr. GWIN advocated the passage of the bili and dsr
Tended that clause In the constitution of Oregon excu
ding negroes and Chinese. He said that II the Drcd
Scott decision had been made in lS49, negroes would
have been excluded from California. ~ tes
Mr. DOUGLAS earnestly urged the propriety Of either
passing this bill at rejecting it, that the people
Of Oregon may know what to depend on.
The debate was continued by Messrs, HALE, TRUM-
BULL, KING GREEN, and others; when the question
being aken the motion postpone the bill to the next
session not agreed to- yeas 16, nays 3Sas follows
lMessrs Bell Chandler Clay cr,.enden Durkec Fes
psdy Mason, Trumbull, and wadsls, aifaao9 4adiysg
s nyAs sx B a ns0dSsss Sssssl
Foster Geen Gwin Har Henderson, Hossn, johnson q
sSssa ss 8 hss
Jersey Too%bs 5 WI Wilson Wright and ma,
Pcarcc Reid, Rice, sumner and Thompson Of Kentncky9
The bill was then read third time and passed-yeas
| 35, nays las follows: ft lia.9a B, ta
YEAS Allen, Bayard, benjamin, Hgler, Bright
erck Brown, Cameron, Chandler cngman Coamer Dixon
little Douglas Foot Foster Green Gwin, Harlan Houston John
seban Seward Shields simmohs shde Stuart rOombs Wright
NAysMessrs Bell Clay crsnden, Davis Durkec, Fessenden
Fitzpatrick, Hale Hammond Henderson Hunter, lycrson
ABSENT OR Non voTNG Mcss Bates Clark Fitch Mallory
Reid Rice summer Thompson Of Kentucky Thomson Of New
h4 'BaHnt BOUNDARY TEXAS.
On motion by Mr. DOUGLAS the Senate then pro-
cceded to the consideration of the bill from tho House of
Representatives to authorize the President of the United
States in conjunction with the State Of 1exas to
and mark the boundary lines between the territories Of
the United States and the State of Texas which had Been
reported with amendment to add at the end Of the
third section the following "Prorded, That the person
Or persons appointed and employed on the part and be-
half of Texas to be paid by said State and provided
further that persons, except the superintendent
commissioner shall be appointed employed in thsser
vice by the United States but such required to make
the necessary observations and surveys to ascertain such
line and erect suitable thereon and
turns Of the same