Weekly national intelligencer., 1864-03-03
CONGR ESSION Al.
ADMISSION OF NEVADA.
In the Senate, February 24th-

On motion of Mr. WADE, the Senate proceeded t.
consider the bill enable the people of Nevada to form
constitution and State and for the admission
of such State into the Unn on an equal footing with the
original States and after debate by Messrs WADE
HARLAN snd WILKINSON, and some amendment OF
| the BILL it was read third time and passed.
The bill authorizes the inhabitants of that portion Of the
Territory Nevada included in tho following designated
boundaries form for themselves out OF that Territory
State Government which State when formed is to be ad
mitted into the Union upon an equal footing with the
original States in all respects whatsoever The boundaries
of the new State to be follows: commencing at a
point formed by the intersection of the thirty eighth de-
gree of longitude from Washington with the thirty
degree of north latitude thence due west along
the thirty degree of north latitude to the eastern
boundary line of the State of California thence In north
westerly direction along the eastern boundary line of the
State Of California to the Ortyth degree OF longitude
west from Washington thence north along the forty third
deQreee of longitude and the eastern boundary line of
the State California to the degree Of north
attude thence due east along the forty second degree OF
north latitude to point formed by its intersection with
the thirty eighth degree of longitude west from Washing
ton thence due south down the thrtyeghth degree Of
| west longitude to the place of beginning
The bill also prescrbes who shall be qualified voters
and how the convention to form it's constitution shall be
constituted The convention to meet on the first Mon
day in July next and after It's organization Is TO declare
on behalf of the people of the Territory that they adopt
the Constitution of the United States Thereupon the
convention will be authorized to form constitution and
State government for that Territory The constitution
to be- republican, and not repugnant to the Constitution OF
the United States and the principles OF the Declaration OF
Independence and it required that the convention shall
lrrevocable without the consent
OF the United States and the people of the State first
that there shall be neither slavery involuntary serv
ude in the State otherwise than in the punishment OF
crimes whereof the party shall have been duly
second that perfect federation of religious sentiment shall
be secured and nhabant Of the State shall ever be
moested n person property on account OF his or her
mode Of religious worship and ,nIa Ilat tae g people In
habtg the Territory and declare that they forever
discam all right and title to the unappropriaed pubic
lands lying within the Territory, and that the same shall
be and remain at the sole and entire disposition OF the
| United States &c
When formed the new constitution is to be submitted
to the people for their ratification rejection at an elec
ton to be held on the second Tuesday October ana
the vote if majority OF legal votes shall DO cast for the
constitution will be certified to the President OF the Uni
ted States together with copy of the constitution and
ordinances and thereupon it is to be the duly OF tho
President of the United States to issue his proclamation
declaring the State admitted into the Union on an equal
footing with the original States without any further action
whatever the part of Congress.
The State is to be entitled to one Repre- tentative
in the House of Representatives OF the United States;
and the usual land grants to be made for the support
of schools for the erection OF buildings for legs
ative and judicial purposes, pentenary, and The con-
strucon of roads, dtches canals and general system
irrigation In the State of Nevada the laws of the United
States not locally nappcabe to have the same force
and effect elsewhere within the United States and is
to constitute judicial district and be called the dis
| trict of Nevada.
| ADMISSION OF COLORADO
| On motion of Mr. WADE the Senate then took up the
bill to enable the people of Colorado to form constitu
State into the Union equal footing with the original
| States.
This bill was u all reapects except to Boundaries
similar to the foregoing bill and after having BET amend
ed conformably TO the amendments engraited the Ne
| vada BILL it read the third time and passed.
The boundaries of the proposed State are as follows:
commencing point formed by the intersection OF the
thirty seventh degree of north latitude with the twen
ty.ffth degree of longitude wet from Washington; ex
tending thence due wes along the thirty seventh degree
Of north latitude point formed by it's intersection with
the thirty second degree of longitude west from Washing
ton thence due north along the thrtyecond degree OF
longitude to point formed by its intersection with
the forty degree of north attude thence due east
along the forty degree Of north latitude to point
formed by its intersection with the twenty degree OF
longitude west from Washngton thence due south along
| the twenty-ffth degree OF west longitude.
LIEUTENANT GENERAL
The Senate resumed the consideration Of the bill from
the House revivng the grade OF Lieutenant General in
the United States Army, the pending question being on the
| amendment reported from the COMMITTEES on Military
Affairs in section after the word abily 10 strike
/ out the following words:
and who being commissioned as Lieu enant General
shall be direction the President
Command the armies of the United ates and that
spectfnlIy recommend the appointment of Major General U
Grant Of Illinois for the position OF Lieutenant denera
| Mr. GRIMES said he unateraby opposed to the
passage of this bill in any shape in which could be pre-
sented to the consideration Of the Senate. He was
thoroughly convinced he said that the best interests OF
the country require that it should not pass He then ad
verted to the military history Of the country from 7a5
| downward to show that such an Uhcer as lieutenant
| general was unnecessary.
MIR GRIMES said with reference to the war ofIsl2 that
we had several Generals who distinguished themselves
greatly in the field. We had Browns, our Porters,
Scots Rpleys, Macombs, cur Hampons, and
Jacksons; but thought Mt that time OF
creating the Office Of lieutenant general to bestow upon
any Of them No such suggestion emanated from
any quarter and Congress OF the United States there
fore gave single of consideration to the
| subject There who during that war did
greatly distinguish himself at Lundys Lane and at Chip
i nav He rpmA ned "a la hit ths
terwards greatly distinguished himself in connection with
the removal Of the Cherokee Indians He distinguished
himself connection with the Patriot war; u was called
on northern boundary He distinguished himself in
connection with the northeastern boundary difficulties wi
| Great Britain. But more than all, he led armies
through q succession OF trump achieved in Mexico
and WHICH nDaly cmnsted ID the capture of the Halls
Of the Montezumas. Did any body during that war
suggest that we should lieutenant geDeracy for
the purpose of bestowDg distinction upon Gen Scott
No 1t conceived OF until years after the end
Of the Mexican war The law itself did not pass until
seven eight years after the end Of the and then it
only conferred brevet and n that act which conferred
the byevet no mans mentioned. It
thought OF making Ge1 Scat lieutenant general by
brevet that man who had distinguished bIase 1T the
head oi armies 10 with Great Btitain in
l6l24, who had distinguished himself At tho head Of our
armies and in civil capacity all along between 1914 and
1646 who had distinguished himself and achieved many
victories in Mexc0--mtl years after the MEXICAN war,
into the conviction that it proper that distinction
should be- awarded to him He denied that there any
analogy between the Of Gan Scott and the one
presented One Of the great arguments that urged in
the Of Gen Scott that he the only dor
ing the var sni the ony man during the twenty yesrs