Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-07-22
IN SENATE.
TUESDAY. Jury Is. 1913.

from the Department. answer TO
luton Of the 18th May last, calling for statement of all the
imports and manufactures and quantity and value of all min
era COAL from the lst July, s47 the LIST May, lS46 The
Register of the Treasury says but few returns and those om
the districts for the last quarter have been received
tThe statement Of the Register far enable him
show, gives the value of imported iron, and its variety of
manufacture So the coal .447 tons, value
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES
BY Mr.. DIX, from the COMMITTEES on Military Affairs !:
Recommending that the Senate in the amendment Of
the House Of Representatives the bill amending the
titled An act granting half pay widows orphans where
their husbands and fathers have died Of wounds received in the
military service Of the United States in Of deceased Of
hcers and soldiers Of the militia and volunteers which
agreed to after brief debate in which Messrs BORLAND,
HALE. BERRIEN, DIX, and BRADBURY participated.
BY Mr.. DAVIS, of Mississippi, from the Committee on
Conference the dsagreeing Of the Houses the
House bill amend entitled An act supplemental to
providing for the prosecution Of the existing be-
tween the United States and the republic Of Mexico and for
other purposes" reported new bill a substitute.
The bill and report ordered 10 be printed but,
ton Of Mr. BENTON, in subsequent stage Of the proceed
ngs the Senate concurred 10 the report Of the committee.
THE PROPOSED COMPROMISE.
Mr.. CLAYTON, from the select committee on the Ter
rories Of Oregon, California and New Mexico reported
DILL for the organization Of territorial governments in each
OF them III appeared TO be a very long bill, containing
less than thirty seven sections.
Mr. Clarion said the subjects referred this committee
Of infinite difficulty The territories for which tempo
rary civil organized embraced
Of 492 square mes-abou, large that Of one-th
Of all Europe and capable Of sustaining, ser the
population of mighty empire The intrinsic difficulties
cessay belonging such organization increased by
the and character Of The population existing there
well that hereafter be introduced BY the extension of
constitution and laws Of the United States over SO vast
country.
The had entered upon the discharge Of their iu-
ties, under oil these embauassments with untiring industry,
with jealous resolution and indefatgable spirit, which
be had known surpassed He felt due in justice to
each and every ofhs colleagues, say that amidst all their
long conferences and laboious discussions the
pics necessarily considered by them, the oonclia,oy
spirit had been evaced by them each endeavorng maintain
the honor and interest," merely Of his section of
try but that Of the whole naion and each endeavornp
yield much he felt could be properly and hononby
conceded without the sacrifice Of what essentially due
his constituents and the people OF oil the States The
conferences Of the committee in this spsttende with
free and ample discussionand after foil interchange Of
from Missouri, (Mr. ATcHfsos, that the spirit Of the
Missouri compromise be adopted govern the settlement Of
s the territories Of the United Sotes On this question the
committee divided FIVE for and three against the motion The
Senator from Indiana (Mr BRroHr) then moved the propo
son notice OF which had been previously given in the
Senate containing the ,cords Of the Missouri compromise
As the condition Of the territory snd to be different
from that to which that cOmpomsc applied in 1920,
ton made by the Senator from Kentucky Mr. UspKn
woop) TO amend that proposition by providing that " all the
territory in New Mexico and California south Of the parallel
Of 36o 30 shall be placed the footing ia ali respects
slavery that existed in Louisiana while II territory"
and four against it, After the failure OF this notion the
question taken the proposition of the Senator from
Kentucky, and with like resultthe COMMITTEES being again
equally divided.