The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-08-21
Congressional.

United States. and made speech on the peculiar
advantages of these over all others Passed over
informally
The consideration of the Oregon Territorial bill
was then resumed the question being on MIR. Foote'S
motion TO lay the subject on the table The ques-
tlon being taken by yeas and nays, 1t was decided
! In the negative, Is to &c.
Mr. Mason said the question he understood to be
! on on the amendment of the Senator from Missouri,
Chairman of the Territorial Committee. This
amendment must mean something or nothing. Let
| those VINO possess the numerical strength pass ii,
and take the responsibility.
| Mr. Foote would not go behind the face of the
law. lie wished to be with the amendment--for
| he understood 1t to mean the Missouri Compromise,
and he wished the Missouri Compromise to receive
respectful consideration FROM the Senate
! After long debate, Mr.. Bright followed in ex-
PLANTATION of his understanding of the action Of the
! committee, (of which he is a Inember.) 1t was that
| The amendment was nothing more nor less than the
missouri Compromise. II was proposition which
| he had offered six weeks ago, which he had with
drawn to give place to the Compromise bill, which
! had been rejected by the House; and he was will
ing TO take the present amendment again if it would
| give peace to the cOuntry-stOp the agitation by
those whose political existence depended upon agi
tation-though he preferred the bill it came from
| the House.
Mr. Butler also made some explanations in regard
TO the action of the committee. With the exception
of the 18th section, (the Wilmot Proviso) there had
been no objection by the committee to the BILL as
| originally reported by the Senate committee.
Mr.. Dickinson would have been better satisfied
| with the bill reported from the Compromise Com
mee, but if this bill was 10 take its place in regard
to Oregon, he preferred it from the House,
| as every one could understand it.
The vote was first taken, by yeas and nays, on
the amendment heretofore gven) by the Territorial
Committee, inserting the preamble to the section
containing the Wilmot Proviso that inasmuch,'
ETC., and it was decided in the negative, to 50.
The question was then taken on the substitute
offered by Mr.. Douglass, (the Missouri Compromise,
as substantially above given) and the question was,
by yeas and nays, decided in the affirmative, 80 to
81 The other amendments from the committee
already given) then agreed to wi th0ut opposi-
tiOn and Mr.. Downs read his amendment, propOs-
ing to add all that part of the rejected Compromise
bill relating to California and New Mexico, modified
in several particulars, las already published.) He,
however, declined, upon consideration, offering the
amendments, as he did not wish to embarrass IFS
passage.
Mr.. Davis, of Mississippi, preceded by some
amendments, then proposed to strike out all after
the enacting clause, and to insert the Compromise
bill of the Senate as a substitute.
Mr.. Berrien opposed the amendment, and appealed
to Mr.. Davis, as Southern man, to withdraw the
amendment, as fatal to the purpose which all con-
templated.
MIR Davis said he had proposed this from his own
convictions of right, and because he believed it
stood better chance than the bill before the SEN
ate as amended
Mr.. Metcalfe was surprised that any Southern
man, under the circumstances, should have made
such a proposition. He would not appeal to the
Senator from Mississippi to withdraw it, but he
would appeal to his Southern friends to reject it.
Mr. Davis finally consented to withdraw his
amendment.
Mr. Fitzgerald made few remarks explanatory
of the reasons which would induce him to vote for
the bill He did so to settle the question, though
he had little hope that such would be the result.
He had voted for the substitute for the amendment
of the Territorial Committee, but he must confess
that he had regretted it after the proposition made
by the Senator from Mississippi, and ne regretted
that he had Withdrawn that proposition.
The vote was then taken on the passage OF the
bill, as amended, and it was decided in the affirm
alive, 80 to22 as follows
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RHlcknsOn Douglas Downs FitzgeTad Foote Hannsgan
Lewis, Mangum Mason Metcalfe Pearce Sebastian Spru-
ance Sturgeon, Tumey, Underwood-33
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The Senate at quarter past 10 adjourned.
House-NigH SeSSion.-T'he House completed
the consideration of the amendments of the Senate
TO the general appropriation bill, and concurred in,
altogether, by about thirty of the ninety-nine. A
committee of conference will, of course, be neces-
sary, unless the Senate recede, which is not pro-
BILE.
The bill from the Senate, granting to the State of
Alabama, alternate sections of the public lands for
the Florida and Alabama railroad, was taken up,
and, after considerable debate, without action, the
House, at nearly half-past 10, adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Ausgust H. 1948.-.Senate,-
eral unimportant reports were made from commit
tees, and one or two memorials presented.
The civil and diplomatic appropriation bill was
received from the House, with the action of that
body on the Senate amendments
On motion of Mr.. Anterior the Senate insisted
upon It's amendments, and nOn-concurred in those
made by the House A committee of conference
was ordered.
Mr.. Fetch called up the resolution for paving the
usual extra compensation to certain officers, clerks,
managers, abors, &c, of the Senate, and after de-
bate and amendment, the resolution was passed.
Bill for the relief of Benz o. Taylor was passed.
On motion of Mr. Badger the resolution of the
JOINT committee on reporting, accompanying the re-
port made few days since by Mr. Benton, was
taken up, and Mr.. Badger moved to amend so as to
make the contract, under the new arrangement pro-
posed, commenced 1.-THE beginning of the next ses-
sion.
Mr.. Foot proposed TO amend by adding a provis-
ion pay the poesentReporter s., 800 ih full from
the contingent fund, provided he relinquish his
present contract with the Senate. This amendment
was agreed to.
Mr. King made a few remarks. and moved to
strike out that part of the resolution which required
the subsequent publication of full speeches
written or revised by the speakers themselves
What they wanted was correct report Of the de-
bates, as they occur-and not speeches subsequently
revised, and improved, and added to, as the taste
or inclination OF each particular speaker might die
tate. Mr.. King was also in favor of sworn reporters
Mr.. Benton was opposed to this last suggestion
1t was preposterous to ask that any reporter should
be sworn to state precisely what each member said
when they could not understand each other He
was opposed altogether to Swearing. The system
had been abandoned in Europe, though g the army
once swore terribly in Flanders"
Mr.. King replied, and defended his position
Mr.. Hannegan was in favor of the resolution as
IT came from the committee, but bore testimony to
the ability, application, and courtesy of the
Reporter.
Mr.. Allen was in favor of the resolution, as the
plan would effect more general diffusion Of the
proceedings OF Congress than any other which
could be devised. And he offered an amendment
to lnclnde the weekly publication, ALSO of the Jour
nal OF Proceedings, in addition 20 the debates