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bama and Mississippi. the existing COM
pscts with these States in regard TO the
3 per cent. fund, &C.. and to authorize
the appointment Of additional paymas-
tiers. were passed.
The bill TO accept the services of vo-
lun,eers was passed.
The annual statement Of commerce
and navigation was received from the
Treasury Department, and 20nO extra
copies ordered.
AT half past ,, the Senate went into
Executive business.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. Mercer. from the committee on
roads and canals. reported bill grant
ing to the New Orleans and Nashville
Rail Road right OF way through the
public lands. Ordered TO third read
ing.
SLAVERY IN THE DISTRICT.
MIR. Pinckney, from the select COM
mittee 10 whom were referred the me-
MORALS on the abolition of slavery in
the District Of Columbia, made a re-
port, concluding with the following re-
solutions:
Res0ired, That Congress has no con-
stitutional authority 10 interfere in any
way with the institution Of slavery in
any Of the States of this coRfederacy.
Resolred. That Congress ought not TO
interfere in any way with slavery in the
Distric, Of Columbia.
Resoircd, That all petitions. PROPOSE
tons, and papers. relating in any way
whatever 10 the subject Of slavery. or
the abolition Of slavery. which may be
offered in the House. shall be laid on
the table without reading or further ac-
ton thereon.
The report and resolutions having
been read,
Mr.. Pinckney moved the printing Of
5000 extra copies.
Alter some debate, without taking the
question, the House proceeded TO the
orders Of the day.
The consideration Of the ratification
bill for lS:}6 was resumed in committee
of the whole.
Mr.. FORESTER addressed the commit
tee at length, but yielded the floor to
enable the House To act on the bill, au-
thorising the acceptance Of volunteers,
returned from the Senate with amend
ments.
A debate Of some length arose on
this bill.
IN SENATE-MAY 80.
Mr.. Southland, from the committee
on Naval Affairs, reported several bill.
from the House without amendment
amongst others was one for the relief oil
the widows and officers Of the L. State
schooner Wild Cat.
Mr.. Webster offered the following
resoluiion:-
Resoired, That the President Of The
United States be requested TO commu.
nicate TO the Senate, so far as in his
judgment the public interest may per.
init. con6dentially or otherwise, infor.
nation Of the present state of the ne.
gotiation between the United States and
Great Britain, respecting the North
Eastern Boundary of the United States
including all correspondence between
the two governments not heretofore
communicated to. p the Senate anL
those preliminary conditions without
which Great Britain declines to renew
the negotiation, as stated in the Presi
dents message at the opening OF the
presen! session, and which condition.
he deems to be incompatible with {
satisfactory adjustment of the contro
versy.
On motion of MIR. King Of AL. the
Senate proceeded to consider the dc
oision Of the House TO the amendment
made by the Senate to The bill author
isins the President to accept the servi
ces Of volunteers, SC.
The House disagreed 10 thst part o
the amendment which authorised the
Prehdent and Senate to appoint tho
officers Of such volunteers.
Mr.. King of Alabama moved tina
the Senate insist on its amendment.
The question being taken on The
motion TO insist. it was determined il
the affirmative, yeas ~.
On motion of MIR. Calhoun. a com
mittee Of conference was ordered TO b,
"PPbhWu " VIZ SioiIJ tas W.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House resumed the confidera
ton Of the report Of the eommiite,
made yesterday on the subject Of tn,
Abolition Of Slavery in the District o
Columbia.
| The question being on the motion o
MIR. Robertson, to recommit the repor
with instructions 90 the COMMITTEES 4
report n resolution declaring that Con
gross has no power 60 abolish slavery
in the District,
Mr.. Bynum spoke in opposition {,
the motion.
Mr.. Pinckney, in reply to a ques
ton, stated that the number Of abolition
memorials presented this session va
lG6; that the number Of signatures wa
thiriy-four thousand, Of which 5,OOt
were females, and a large portion o
the remainder children.
lie further stated that he was m n
vOr Of the principle Of the motion o
Mr. Robertson, end he'd always hel,
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