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NArs-Siessrs Allen. Atchson, Atherton Benton,
Dreese, calhoun, Cass Chalmers, Coquitt, Dickinson;
Dx, hahnegan. Haywood, Jenness, Lewis, M'Duaie,
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ALL our-rHE GENERALS OF THE REGULAR Army--rHr


coMhAsD on THE nio cRAspE-snARP SHOOTING BE-


TWEEN GEN scorr OK THE ONE raEsI-


DENT AND sEcRErAsr WAR on rHE OTHER
The correspondence on the with Mexico betwee
the President and Gen Scottbetween the Secretary of
War and Gen. Scott-between Gcn Scott and Gen Tay-
ior-between the War Department and Gen. Gaines
between Gen Gaines and the States with mass OF col
lateral correspondence laid before the Senate and
the reading unanimously called for.
Scott was concerned, having been accomplished.


Mr.. SrEioHr moved that tho reading be suspended.--
lCres Of read read y


The sEcRrTAsY called up deputy who continued the
reading for nearly an hour, when


Mr. SPEioHr rose TO point OF order. Was II in order
to read when the motion was to lay the table, The
further reading appeared to be much lost time.
ing Senators on the other aide wers s ~ me rrsxe
but now while the reading of the letters Of Gen Gaines
going on Senators are leaving er seats and there is
general hnbbub Of compensation this matter
of no consequence at all.


The reading was suspended.


With some conversation to the printing Of the plan
Of the campaign embraced in the Scott correspondence
it resolved TO leave out the letter Of Colonel Butler
on the plan Of the invasion Of Mexico nexpedent for


With this exception, the whole correspondence
ordered to be printed


and referred


hereafter meet at 10 instead Of II in the morning which
lies


And the Senate adjourned till tomorrow at II O'Clock.


House OF Representatives.


WARRINGTON, June 8, l6<e.


Mcssrs. Boyd and Carroll were appointed on the Com
mittce Military Affairs, the
and Yell who have gone to fight the Mexcans
mittee on Territories in lieu Of Mr. Boyd


ADMISSION IOWA INTO


The House resolved itself into committee Of the
the consideration OF the bill for the admission Of Iowa.
a State into the Union.
~ deg 30 min in the first section and insert AZ deg and
make that the northern boundary and no sent to tho
clerks tables which was read memorial from citizens


Mr. RArHBuS raised a question OF order that this
not territorial business previously assigned for


Mr. DRoMoooLE differed from tho gentleman the bill
proposed that the people OF the territory should


The CHAIRMAN decided that il was territorial business


Mr.. DoucLAss said. that il there was appeal he
hoped that the gentleman from Massachusetts, would
Mr. ROCKWELL remarked that law on this subject
passed at the last session. defining the boundaries Of
boundary atog ether different and extent Of territory
much larger. This bill comprised of 53.4 .47o



pass it. but let the law Of last session remain unaered
under which, II the people of the Territory assent they
can have state ate sufficiently large for the purposes Of
any reasonable individual New York comprised 46 600
square miles Pennsylvania 100; and according the
law Of last session. Iowa would comprise 1890 square
miles, nearly the size of New York. and larger than
Pennsylvania. But this bill would increase the area
more than 5000 square miles


Mr. vlsros--what is the extent of country embraced
in the bill now reported7


Mr. RocKwELL--63,4I0 square miles


Mr.. VINToN-The Commissioner of the Land Oaics has
furnished statement in which he that the extent
50.9l5 square miles


Mr.. DOUGLASS, chairman Of the Committee on T.rri
tories) replied to Mr.. Rockwell The boundaries the
proposed State prescribed in the law last year. were
remainder of the territory in bad condition for new
States He satisfied the Missouri ought to bo
ccssary should be on the north, that another now
State might conveniently be formed in that direction
the boundary the NORTH with the assent OF the dele
gate from Iowa, (Mr DodgeD ten fifteen hundred
square miles, but extended the boundary west. give
her better line. The people OF Iowa had rejected tho
boundaries prescribed last year. refused come into
the Unisn the ground that they had not been allowed
territory enough; but subsequently, convention met
and agreed compromise. and adopted the boundaries
reported in this bill II adopt the boundaries there
fore the people of Iowa will como into the Union If
we alter them the people will have to hold another con-
vention He hoped the controversy would be ended
Mr. RArHBys preferred tho bill of last year. He was
not in favor OF building up empire hut desired pre-
the States lie could not consent to give Iowa
larger than New York. which contained three mil

less; while Iowa had territory uncquallcd for fertility
the face of the earth. As legislators they should
pause, and consider well what would be tho effect Of
their action in preserving the balance Of power between
the free and the slave States.


Mr. DoDcn energetically and ably supported the bill;
and said that the boundaries not The
great interests Of the people Of Iowa called for and
gured them They were not such as the people wanted.
States beyond and inserted such boundaries as would
conduce to that result which would be welcome to tho
Mr. ROCKWELL, of Massachusetts,, moved to recommt
the bill to the Committee Territories with nsruc.
tons to reconsider the BILL so far as boundaries
and


Tho CHAIRMAN decided that the motion was not In
order.


ported to the House, with instructions that be 70
committed to the Committee Territories, that the
northern boundary might be altered to ~ degrees.
Mr. GoRpoS was understood to say, that The question
Of admission between the North and the South con
sidered in the light Of maintaining balance Of
should be abrogated and he moved to strike out thirty
minutes that the northern boundary might extend 10
43 degrees.


Mr.. DouaLAss said that the strip within tho thirty
minutes was nearly barren and therefore Of much
consequence But if the amendment should prevail the
people Of Iowa would be subjected TO the trouble and
expense Of holding another conventions and they would
gain or lose little or nothing so Tar territory
cerned.


Mr. Dopcr, the delegate from iowa, again addressed
he committee, and appealed to gentlemen suffer the
bill, an was, to pass and enable Iowa to become a
state.


Mr. THvnssAS would vote for the boundaries, because



larger in ext,nt than several other States and be-
the people Of Iowa had formed constitution aud
expressed an opinion favorable to the boundaries the
bill


Mr.. vIrroN and Mr.. Thurman made explanations a. to
heir views, when


Tho question taken on the amendment Of Mr.. Vim.
on to strike out thirty Minutes and 1t was decided in
he negative-ayes 81, noes So


MIR. BowLS offered amendment to the frst section
express the boundaries in the language of the cons
ution, which was adopted by the people Of Iowa
Mr.. DoueLAs said il precisely TO the effect of the
section reported by the Committee Tcrritories and
mad better be adopted.


The amendment was agreed to.


Mr.. RArHBuS moved to strike out all after the enact.
ng clause.


Mr. DsoMoooLE would like to know how the bill
would then read, If tho amendment should prevail
Laughter.1


Thebill laid aside, to be reported to the House.


ADMISSION WISCONSIN THE UNION.
The committee took up the bill enable the psovle of
Wisconsin Territory to form constitution and stats
government and for the admission Of such STATE into the
Union.


MIR. MARTIN, delegate from Wisconsin offered n pro-
,iso TO the first scctionthat the ~