The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-08-02
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WASHINGTON, July %, -Senate.-Alter the
presentation of one or two mimpOrtant memorials
and reports
On motion of Mr.. Clayton, the bill to establish
the territorial governments Of Oregon. California,
and New Mexico, was taken up-and Mr.. Clayton
addressed the Senate.
Some discussion then ensued, in which Messrs.
Miles, Calhoun, Dickinson, Corwin, Phel ps and
Westcott took part. Mr.. Baldwin then moved TO
amend the bill by striking out all after the Both sec
ton so as to cOnfne its provisions TO government
for Oregon.
Mr. Hale referred to certain resolutions of in
struction, passed by the Legislature which elected
him to the Senate, and which he said had been
affirmed by succeeding Legislatures of different
complexion, TO sheW that he was sustained by the
unanimous will Of New Hampshire, though that
would not weigh with him if his convictions We're
the other way. He should vote against the bill,
though he did not consider it the worst that might
have been framed. If it could be honestly judi
cally construed, he did not think it would be very
Objectionable. But he did not think It would be so
construed. He had no confidence iii the Supreme
COurt-he knew how it was cOnstltuted-hOW It's
members, or Sc1ne of them, got there
AT the conclusion Of Mr.. Hale's remarks, the
yeas and nays were ordered on Mr.. Baldwin's mo-
ton to strike out all after the Goth secen, when,
after some conversation between Messrs. Butler,
Calhoun and others, Mr. Baldwin consented to
withdraw his amendment for the present, but the
withdrawal was objected to by Mr. Berrien, and
the call proceeded with and resulted follows:
AyeS-Messrs. Baldwin, Bradbury, Clarke, Cor
win, Davis of Massachusetts, Dayton Dix, Dodge,
Felch, Fitzgerald Greene, Hall, Hamlin, Miller,
Niles, Upham, Walker-I7.
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Atchson Atherton, Bad
ger Bell, Benton, Berren, Borand, Breese, Bright,
Butler Calhoun, Clayton, Davis Of Mississippi,
Dickinson, Douglass. Downs, Foote, Hannegan,
Hamlin Johnson of Md, Johnson of La. johnson
of Ga, King, Lewis, Mangum, Mason, MetcaIte,
Pearce, Phelps, Sebastian, Spruance, Sturgeon,
Turney, Underwood, Westcoit, Nulee-37.
Mr. Hamn took the floor and addressed the
Senate, at length, in opposition to the bill.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Hamlin's remarks, the
Senate, by yeas and nays % to q, decided to ad-
jOurn Adjourned accordingly.
H0uSe.-The House proceeded to the consldera-
ton of the bills and resolutions from the Senate
upon the Speakers table, and several were read the
first and second time, and referred.
A bill authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury
to make compromise with the sureties of Francis
d. NewcOmbe, Iate5Surveyor General Of Louisiana,
was passed also,
A bill TO facilitate international exchanges also,
Senate bill to make Bangor, Me, port of entry.
CiUH and DiDiOm0fic Bill.
The House then resumed the consideration of the
motion to reconsider the vote on ordering the said
bill TO be engrOssed, yesterday made by Mr.. Cobb
motion to reconsider on the table, which last mo-
ton was decided in the affirmative, 80 to IS.
The bill was then passed, lncluding the provision
of S50GC0 for the improvement of Savannah river
l0S to 76, and sent to the Senate. Adjourned