New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-03-02
Passage Of the California BiII-H ouse'


WASHINGTON Tuesday, Feb. 81
Parade day in the House to-day. The Caitor-
MIA bill was taken up in Committee half an hour
after meeting-tho House having previously laid
on the table the only Land Reform bill presented
at this Session, refusing the Yeas and Nays there
On Mr.. ROMAN of Nd. had half hour for the
middle of n good Tariff Speech-the beginning
was delivered late last night, the end beng cut
of by the arrival of the hour (noon) at which the
debate was ordered to stop. The bill was then
read by actions for consideration and amen dment,
without pause until the twelfth had been read
that which applies the provisions OF the illustrious
Ordinance of 1857 lJeiierson's Anti Slavery to
this Territory Mr.. Sowyer OF Ohio-repre-
senting the Free State frst.born of the Ordi-
nance of 81 and the MODEST trophy OF its exist
ence and its virtues-moved that this section be
stricken out of the bill
The Committee divided by tellers-Ayes S.
Noes 1850 the peremptory exclusion of Slavery
was sustained.
Mr.. MURPHY ofN. Y. then moved to add clause
in effect multiplying the Proviso by declaring that
the Legislature of the Territory might enact any
sort of laws-establishng Slavery if they chose
and the same should be valid. Voted down.
Mr.. MEADE of Va. tried two or three amend.
ments-one Of them running the Missouri compro-
mise line 1850 3V North through to the Pacific
Ocean. All defeated.
All amendments proposed to the several sec
tons OF the original bill being disposed Of the next
question in order was on the substitute for the
whole bill proposed by Mr.. PRESTON Of Va erecting
all the New Territory of the U. States West Of
the Rio Grande into one State, TO be called Cali
fornia, and governed by such laws as its People
should enact
Mr.. COLLINS Of Ny. moved the Wilmot or
Jefferson Proyiso upon this. Carried Ayes 81.
Noes 81.
And now the friends of the substitute deserted
it to man. The Telers stood up, and those in
it's favor were requested to walk forward aud vote
but nobody did it except Gov. Gayle OF Ala. who
voted Aye by mistake and took 1t back in bright
earnest.
SO the bill being perfected exactly as framed by
the Committee on Territories, with one or two
verbal amendments was reported to the House,
ordered to be engrossed under the Previous Cues
ton. aud put at once on its passage.
Mr.. MEADE of Va. moved that it do lie on the
table Defeated-Yeas So. Nays l27.
The question REQUIRED on its final passage, and
/, was carried Yeas, one Hundred and I'reHty
Sir, Nays, Eighty- ScreR-39 majority for Free
dom.
Ian the Members voting from the Free States voted
sSaia laying the table and for the passage OF the
bill except s a. Bridges of Pa. I'm. Keanoa, IT.. J. X
Muller and Bm. SGryu OF Ohio-four in sll-OLoco-Fo
cos OF course)while only Southern Members voted
L., ,ha for of n.
bill-AYIxrr BuoSNxR and GRxsN ADAMS OF ky.-bO,h
Wings of course
The Members absent on both votes were Messrs.
Blanchard c. Broxs and Mes OF Pa, Dickiasos D. Dun
can and Erie, OF Ohio, Beak and A. Thompson OF Va
Mckay of N. C, Wallace OF 5 C. and rsrro OF ~
eleven in sll-only three of them Wings Messrs DaS
,si Of n c. T. Smith of Conn Haskell of Tenn Houston
Of Ala and J. G. Hampton of n J. were out when the
vote was taken laying the table, Messrs j. W
Houston OF DEL Thioodesux of La and Brady c. J. ~
sUsoI and J. r. lngersol o. Pa were when the House
voted on the anal passage Of the bin Thus every Mem
Der but eleven voted the other question OF
the eleven, could have voted IL they had wished
TO- but Nessrs d. Duncan and DiekiRso. Of Ohio were
sick. and dt 10 presumed others Empty seats
were uncommonly scarce. Those Members named in
Italics above are not Whigsl
So the bill was passed-a motion to reconsider
made and laid on the tahle-snd the organisation
and government of California duly provided for SO
far as the House 10 concerned.
But there was good deal OF unsouSd timber
built into that formidable looking Free Soil major
ity To say nothing Of such as Messrs Birdssll,
Murphy &c. Of oar State. who had in every way
bat on the direct vote manifested their hostility to
the Provso. there were votes given for Freedom
on this parade which will be wanting in the hour
of trial close at hand. L, is perfectly understood
that this bill will never pass the Senate-probaby
never be taken up in that body-and 1t is very
cheap voting for Free Soil here. When the Civil
and DIPLOMATS Appropriation bill comes back
from the Senate with the betrsyer of Wisconsin's
amendment affixed to it, we shall see whatever
Is 70 be SEEN Let Us look closely and carefully
II We learn that it has been decided TO give
the Mission 70 Berlin TO Col WEBB, Editor and
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