The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-04
THIITIETH CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.
WAsHrNoros, August 8.


The Senate convened at the usual hour, and in
the absence of the Vice President Mr. Atchson pres
ded Several petitions received, which took the
ordinary course
FROM THE PRECEDENT
message received from the President in
writing by the hands Of his private secretary
uniting, in obedience to call of the Senate the pro
cesdings OF the Court Martial in the of
Pillow 1t was on motion, ordered to be printed and
in addition to the usual number three
with accompanying documents, were ordered to he
printed for the use of the Senate ~ ''
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE WITH THE OREGON pttr
message was received from the House with the
oregon Bill, passed yesterday. 1t received and
read twice.
MIR. CLAYTON, of Delaware rose and addressed the
the defeated compromise BILL which, he said Southern
members had objected to- the ground of its Ri
beers opposed it, as giving up too much by the North
Mr. CLAYTON, in conclusion, moved to refer the bill
to the Committee on Territories
Mr. Downs, of Louisiana gave notice that he would
move an amendment when the bill came u, for con
sideration.
Mr.. BADGER of North Carolina spoke briefly and
expressed his surprise that any northern man should
have opposed the compromise BILL that any southern
man should have supported it,
Mr. PHELPS Of Vermont, obtained the floor and ad-
dressed the Senate He said that he prepared to
go home and face his constituency, and to vindcate
his course on the compromise bill; and that, unless
he previously mistaken they would unhesitatng-
ly give him their approval.
The bill then referred to the Committee on
Territories
CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL
Mr.. ATHERToN, of New Hampshire, moved that the
Senate take up the Civil and Diplomatic Appropria-
ton BILL which was agreed to. The first question be-
fore the Senate the amendment in favor of strik
ing out $4,000 for the improvement of Savannah
river On which, the yeas and nays demanded,
and resulted in the affirmative, by the following vote
yeas 30, nays Is. SO the clause was stricken out
The next question was on an amendment to pay
$50 600 for the Amistad slaves.
MIR. BALDWIN, of Connecticut, addressed the Senate
against the amendment at length, after which a de-
bate sprung up, in which Mr.. Johnson of Mar yland
Mr.. Badger of North Carolina Mr.. Butler, of South
Carolina, and MIR. Hall, Of New Hampshire, partici-
pated. The yeas and nays called for, when the
amendment was adopted, by yeas "a, nays 81 On
notion the Senate then adjourned until to- NOR
row, (Friday)
House Of Representatives.
The Hoase assembled at ten, A. M, and called
to order by the Speaker The journal was read and
approved.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
After the transaction Of routine business the
Speaker decided the first his table to be In order
to be reports from committees; whereupon sundry bills
were reported read twice. and referred to the Commit
Mr.. ROCKWELL, Of Connecticut, made Intellectual
effort to have the Heuse agree to take up private bills
(Friday) the order of the day, in pre-
ference to other business.
a..fs ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL
On motion of Mr.. VrSToN, Of Ohio, chairman of the
Committee of Ways and Means, the House resolved
itself into committee of the whole the state of the
Ashmun, Of Massachusetts In the chair.
Mr.. MARsH, Of Vermont, being entitled to the floor,
rose and addressed the committee at length lie made
speech the Northern side Of the slavery question
He said that he unwilling to leave the decision to
the Supreme Court of the United States that, as 1t
constituted. 10 composed almost entirely
Of Southern men and Of Northern men with Southern
principles He said that he had authority for declaring
that slavery exists in the territory Of Oregon.
Mr.. WrLMor, of Pennsylvania followed In an elo-
quent speech in which he took occasion to advocate
his proviso. lie said that he willing to let slavery
exist where It was, but that he warned the South
against forcing its extension free soil II was for
the occupation Of white men, and belonged to them as
their right and not to negroes; and II for the
former we legisated.
He followed by Mr.. JoHN II. CRoziER, of Ten
nessee, who addressed the committee at some length
lie defended the House majority for killing the Sc
Mates Territorial Compromise bill He denounced
the bill as no compromise at ALL and said that 1t was
deceptive In its character, and settled nothing.
MIR. M. r. GENTRY, of Tennessee, made speech In
which he made similar declarations, In reference TO
the Compromise bill lie said that, had the bill been
put upon its final PASSAGE . majority OF twenty-five
would have defeated 1t. sparrng and animated dis
cussion then sprang up, between Mr. lnge OF Alabama
Mr. Crozicr, Mr. Vinton Mr.. Bowden, Of Alabama, and
Others which was conducted with much spirit.
Mr. B,RpsALt, Of New York. obtained the floor, and
proceeded to make q speech, In reply to former
speech Of Mr. Collins OF New York In the course ofhis
remsIks, he gave a history Of New York politics.
The discussion was continued by Mr.. Cathcart, OF
Indiana, MIR. Bailey, Of Virginia, MIR. Ts'madge, Of
Few York, Mr. Newell of New Jersey, and Mr.. Boy