Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-14


Mr. Johnson of Tennessee offered resolu-
tion that the President be instructed to request
the heads of departments to prepare their esti-
mates for 1860, on a basis not exceeding $780,
100000, exclusive of interest on public debt,
and the portion of the Presidents message
on the subject be referred to the Committee on
Finance.
Discussion ensued, in which retrenchment
was advocated on both sides. The subject was
postponed, and the private calender was taken
up.
HOUSE.
The Oregon bill was discussed at length,
when Mr.. Grow of Pa, offered substitute, de-
filming the boundaries of Oregon and Kansas,
and authorizing citizens of the United States
who are legal voters, residents i'll each terrific
ry, to take necessary steps for establishing a
State government-the respective constitutions
being subject to approval and ratification by
the people. Ruled out by the Speaker.
Mr.. Grow appealed, and the appeal was laid
on the table by 1876 to 81. He then offered an
amendment repeating the prohibitory clause of
the Compromise English) bill, which was
ruled out.
Mr.. Davis of Indiana, moved to recommit
the bill to the Committee on Territories, with
instructions to add another section, repeating
the prohibtory clause in the Kansas bill, and
providing that Oregon be not admitted until it
is ascertained by census that she has popula-
ton sufficient for one representative.
The Speaker decided the motion out of or
der. An appeal was taken, and the Speaker
sustained, 1lS to 95.
Other amendments were offered and reject
ed, when Mr. Washburne of Illinois, moved to
table the whole subject Disagreed to, ia to
"a
MIR. Marshal of KY, offered an amendment
providing for admission on a census ascertain
ment, taken by order of the government and
that the suffrage clause of the constitution
shall not be considered to authorize unnatural
lied foreigners to vote for members of the
House of Representatives Rejected, Is to 1879.
Mr.. Bingham of Ohio offered a substitute,
declaring that the constitution Of Oregon does
not conform to the constitution and laws of the
United States, and submitting the question of
admission to the people. Rejected 81 to 1872
The question was then taken on the pream-
BILE to the bill, and it was agreed to by 113
against 95, and the bill passed, by ia against
lob, precisely as it came from the Senate.
YEAs-Adrian, Ali, Arnold, Atkins, Avery,
Barksdale, Barr, Binghurst Bocock, Bowie,
Branch, Burnett Burns, CaTuthers, Case, Caskie,
Caranagh, Chapman, Clark of Missouri, Clay, Johu
Cochrane Cockerill, COliaX, Comins, Corning, Cox,
Craig of Maryland, Craig of North Carolina, Curtis,
Davidson, Davis of Indiana, Davis of Mississippi,
Dewart, Dimick, Edmundson, Elliott, English, Flor
ence, Foley, Foster, Gartrel, ellis, Greenwood,
Gregg Groesbeck, Hall of Ohio, Hatch, Hawkins,
Hodges, Hopkins, Horton, Hughes, Huyler, Jack
son, Jenkins, Jewett Jones Of Tennessee Owen
Jones, higore, hunkel of Pennsylvania, Lamar,
Landy, Lawrence, Leidy, Letcher. Letter, Mackay,
McRae, Mchibben, Marshall of Illinois, Mason,
Miller Montgomery, Morris of Illinois, Niback,
Nichols. Pendleton, Petit, Peyton, Phelps of Mis-,
souri,, Phelps of New Jersey, Powell, Reagan Reilly
Ruthn, RUSSELL Sandige Savage, Scott, Soaring,
Seward, Shaw Of Illinois, Singleton. Smith of Hi
nois, Smith of Tennessee, Stevens, Stephenson
Steward of Maryland, George Taylor, Talbot, Tay-
Tor of Louisiana, Thayer, Vallandigham Ward,
tendyke, Wright of Georgia, Wright of Tennessee
ia.
NAYs--Abbott, Andrews, Bingham, Blair, Bonham
Boyce, Brayton, Bryan, Burlington Burlingame Bur-
Clawson, COBB, Clark, Cochrane, Coyode, Craw-
ford Curry, Davis of Maryland Davis of Iowa,
Dawes, Dean, Dick, Dodd, DOwdell. Durfee. Eddy,
Farnsworth FentOn, Giddings, Gilman, Gilmer,
Gooch, Goodwin, Granger Grow Hall of Nassa-
chusetts, Harlan, Harris, Haskell, Hill, Hurd,
Houston, Howard, keim, Keitt, Kellogg. Kelsey
Knapp, Leach, LoyeiOy, Mcqueen, Marshall of
Kentucky, MattesOn, Miles Nilsson, Moor, Moore,
Morgan, Morrill,, Morris of Pennsylvania. Morse Of
New ork, Mott, Murray, Olin Palmer, Pike Potter,
Purvance, Ricaud, Richie, Robbins Roberts Royce,
Scales, Shaw of North Carolina, Sherman of New
York, Shorter, Smith Of Virginia, Spinner, Stall
worth, Stanton, Stewart of Pennsylvania, Tappan,
Thompson, Tompkns, rrippe, Underwood, Vance,
Wade, Walbrldge Waldron, Walton, Washbum of
Wisconsin, Washburn of Illinois, Washburn of
Maine, Wilson, Woodson, Zollicotfer-l03
There is an error in the return of the nays,
probably on account Of the omission Of
name.
The announcement of the result was greet
ed with applause. Amid much confusion Mr..
Stephens moved that the Representative from
Oregon be admitted to a seat. Adjourned