Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-07-25
THIRTIETn coNGkE>e--tlr., session
SATURDAY july %.
SENATE

Immediately alter the reading Of Inc journal
the bill 10 establish territorial goyernmeL,. IN
Oregon California, and New Mexico, was ldhrn
up on motion Of Mr.. Clayton, who proceeded 70
address The Senate thereon. He remarked ma
the great objec. expected to be gained by ;r.cr.
ence Of his snbject to The select committee 81,
the prevention Of all exciting discussions; AM te
expressed the hope that such discussion would b.
avoided upon the bill under consideration. II.
lid not design 10 discuss the bill al picsen; nor
a, all, unless general debate was entered MI,
He then proceeded TO explain The provisions !,
The bill, giving notice that if gentlemen shoUl
indulge IN general debate upon lis mcrs. fc
would take an opportunity, when they had con.
cluded, 10 reply 10 the arguments which theg
might advance in opposition 10 The bill. III -.
FIRING 10 the practical operation Of the Mis>onn
compromise with reference 10 the territories ID
question. had il been extended as was pioposei
in com millee, Mr.. &. laid that The line q So.
30i would have given 10 the north 500 2i7 square
miles Of tree territory, and 10 The South hut 2G2
1873 square miles subject TO The extension i.
Southern institutions. Their Northern ificG :
on the committee, however, declined acceding Il
The proposition 10 extend the Missouri cCmpro.
mise line
In conclusion, MIR. C. enireated that he arl
might undergo no exciting debate, and that wLea
friends. il it had any, would stand by and press !.
10 a vote at the earliest possible moment.
Mr. Niles inquired Of The gentleman from De
aware whether The bill affirmed the power ii
Congress TO legislale for the Territories III al
inquired what compromise" Of The question ~.
volved was proposed in The bill.
Mr.. Clayton replied: The bill neither aiirnel
nor denied The rover OF Congress TO esisate III
The Territories. Ii lett that quei,ton ID ~ u,
cided by he proper constitutional power-'e
highest JUDICIAL tribunal known 10 he consli,u
lion; and therein was The compromise.
Ailer further debate, in which Mess:s Ni!ss,
Calhoun, Dickinson, Corwin, Clayton, Pn,Ip>
Wescolt, Baldwin and Hale participate, ne
question was taken upon an amendment submit.
ted by Mr.. Baldwin, striking Out all after rlf 20h
section-thus leaving The bill 10 apply 10 Orfsoa
a one; which was disagreed TO, by yeas II, na;'
81 as follows:
YEAS Mes.rs Baldwin Bradbury, Clats,
Corwin, Davis OF Massachusetts Dayton, Dn
Dodge, Fech, Fitzgerald, Greene, Haze, Hamlr,
Miller, Niles, Upham, Walker-l7.
NAYs-Messrs. Allen, A,chison, Alhenot
Badger, Bel, Benton. BeIrien, Boran' Bees
Brigh', Butler. Calhoun, Clayton, Davis Of Mr.
sissippi, Dickinson, Douglas, Downs, Foo.e.
flanagan, Houston, Johnson Of Maryland, Johf'
Lewis, Man2um, Mason Melcal;e Peaer
Phelps, Sebastian, SpFuance, Surgeon, Tonne
Underwood Wes'coti, Yulee-37.
The question recurring upon ordering Tic ~
10 be engrossed for third reading
Mr. Hamin addressed he Senate in opposIii1a
10 the BILL
Mr.. II. having concluded
MIR. Bell moved an Adjournment, Which W.
agreed TO yeas %, nays % as follows:
YEIs-Me.srs. Allen, Badger, Baldwin, Bel,
BENTON. Bradbury, Clarke, CofUin, DAYS =
Massachusetts, Dayton, Dix, Dodge Fuzeefali,
Greene. Hale, Hamlin, Johnson OF Msry
Johnson OF Louisiana, Mansum, Metcal'e Nh
le- Niles, Pearce, Phelps, Spruance, unterwo'd,
Unham. Walker and W'scoil-29
NAYs-Messrs. Atchison, Anterior, Berlen,
Borlant, Breese, Bright, Butler, Calhoun, Gay
ton, Davis OF Mississippi, Dickinson, Douglas.
Geo gia King, Lewis, Mason, Sabastiap, aha
Turney ~
So lae Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
BY consent, the Senate bills on The Speahe
table were taken up and referred 10 appropriate
committees.
The Senate bill TO constitute the town oil bdI
cor, in the Stale OF Maine. pofi OF entry va
read three times and passed.
The motion By MIR. Cobb Of Georgia 10 iecoI.
slider The engrossment OF the civil and a'p,S g
bill, was laid on the iabe-yeas 20, nays o4i ~
the question recurring on the passage oi me ~"
i, was decided in the affifmaIvc-yeas ioo "a
&C. So the bill was passed, and sen! TO I''e
nale with the $50, 900 appropriation ioF Inc =
vannah river improvement. o,. SC
Mr.. Vin,on moved TO reconsider Inc 'o'e :"
which the bill was passed. , >,
MIR. Schenck then addressed The Hou@ :,
length by way Of explaining his course " s'S Nh
in The frs place against the passage 81 l"e ~,
and now for The passage OF The bill; ana ~
press his qualification at the development >, Vol v.
in. motion 10 reconsider had brought OUT " ~,