Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-03-02

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California and New Mexiso, was taken up and
passed.
House of Representdtives.-Mr Sibley, OF
Wisconsin, moved suspension of the rules,
TO discharge the committee of the whole on
the state of the Union from the further consi-
deration of Senate bill to establish the terrific
rial government of Minnesota
The bill was amended. so as to take effect
on the 10th Of March, 1849, and ordered TO
be Engrossed and read third time, but OBJ
lection being made, the reading goes over un-
der the rules.
A resolution heretofore offered, to discharge
the Committee of the Whole on the State of
the Union from the further consideration OF
the bill to extend the revenue laws over Up
FER California, and establish collection dis
trict therein. was then taken up and adopted;
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The bill was then ordered to be engrossed
for third reading, and was read the third
time and passed: 81 to 81.
FRIDAY, Feb. 3.-Senate.-The bill ma
king appropriations for the civil and dlplo-
matte expenses of the Government for the
year ending June 80, 1850, was taken up
Mr. Dayton, in pursuance of notice given yes
terday, offered an amendment to the bill.
Mr. Dayton spoke for more than an hour in
support of his amendment.
MIR Webster withheld his amendment on the
same subject until the bill from the House, to
extend the revenue laws over the territories
should come before the Senate, he would move
10 strike out all after the enacting clause, and
offer his amendment as substitute.
House Of Representatives. motion OF
Mr. Vinton, the House went into committee of
the whole and took up the bill making appro-
priations tor tie support OF the Post Office De-
partment A debate followed, in which, as with
most all other questions the present Session,
the slavery question was the principal topic
talked about
Mr. Mcdowell, of Va, delivered an eloquent
speech with regard 10 the compromises of the
Constitution, and in favor of the measure to
admit the territories into the Union as State.
This he thought would quiet the agitation of
the slavery question. He made fervent ap-
peal to Massachusetts, referred to the trials
and the triumph in the Revolution, exhorted
those who interferred with slavery to leave
the question alone, and invoked spirit of pa
trotism, that the land of Washington may
still undoubtedly be ours.
At the conclusion of his hour he was call
ed on from all parts of the House 10 continue
his speech, and accordingly proceeded to the
conclusion of his remarks, which occupied an
hour and three quarters in their delivery.
The bill was still farther debated, but with.
out coming to any definite understanding the
committee rose, and soon after the House ad
journed.
SATURDAY, Feb. 24.-Senate Mr. Pearce
reported House joint resolution for the distr
button Of a copy of the ''Blue Book or /" of
fetal register to each of the States and Ter
ritories OF the Union. Passed.
Mr. Fitzgerald submitted a joint resolution
to confer upon Major General Scott the title
of Lieutenant General, as a sense of the est.
nation in which Congress holds his gallant
and meritorious services in Mexico.
On motion of Mr. Anterior, the Senate ther
resumed the consideration of the civil and di
plomatic appropriation bill, the question being
on the substitute of Mr. Dayton for Mr. Wal
ker's amendment, providing for the temporary
government of California and New Mexico
the extension of our revenue laws thereto
&C. &C.
Upon proposition to withdraw his amend
ment from the diplomatic appropriation bill
with view to propose it as substitute 70
the revenue bill from the House, when tina
should be taken up, Mr. Walker addressed III
Senate at length in support of his proposition
He was followed by Mr. Hale in opposition
Mr. Hale was succeeded by Mr. Butler, VIII
, replied briefly to two points in Mr. Dayton
, argument of yesterday, as to the power O
Congress Z" to extend the constitution in III
manner proposed by Mr. Walkers amendment
he said, asked not and had not asked, for an
/ thing beyond the protection of the constitu
: ton He contended that it was entirely CON
petent for Congress to extend certain PROV
sions of the constitution, being. as it is, tn
supreme law of the land, 10 these territories
indeed, that those provisions, as the fund.-
mental law of the land, were so extended, O
the conclusion of the treaty with Mexico. b
which these territories were acquired H
denied the power now to create these terrific
: ries into States, but had been, he said, in fa
vor of giving them the ordinary territorial gov
mountaineering at once the question of III
proviso, and opposing also all patched u
compromises, which would not be regarde
by the North.
He was ready TO accede to almost any me;
sure which would give security to the terrific
res and to every other portion of the Union
Mr. Webster replied briefly TO a charge b
Mr. Butler, that the North had broken fait
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