New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-10
By telegraph TO TIE Sew.fork Tribune.
Thirtieth Congress.

SENATE WAsIuNsroN. Tuesday. Jar.
TIE senate Wa ate u Organizing. and when L.
o'clock had arrived. there were but ten members pre-
inay tie Vice President took BIS 'esi and called
- order
PETITIONS
NJ UNDrRw0cD offered petition asking an sppro
prauon the part OF Government % remove he free
coiOre1 population 81 LIBERIA or % some q2rr beyont
the Jurisdiction Of the United states lie then moved
that tie petition be received and referred o. the judi
cis-y Committee with Instructions % inquire whether
Congress possesses power under the Constitution -
% make such appropriation ant If so whether u IS
expedent % exercise u
Nr HAIR moved . lay the question Of reception on
the table on which motion the less snd Nsys wcrs
ordered and decided n the negative oy Yeas TO-
Nays IS
81 DAYro~ moved 70 postpone tie subject until to
morrow, which was carried.
GroLoGlsr FOR CALIFORNIA AND OREGON.
Nr PEABcE offered joint resolution for the sppont
rut OF Geoogist for the survey OF the Territories Of
California sni Oregon and that bis salary d. nNed 81
3 orc per amman. The resolution was sad twice
and referred 10 toe Committee on Public Lands.
DEFICIENT appearances BILL.
Mr. ArHERroN Chairman Of the Committee on
Firsnce. 70 whom had been referred the House BIZ
providing FOR deficient Appropriations OF the past nsca
year reported Il back with amendments.
THE ADMISSION oF CALIFORNIA As 4 STATE.
Nr BERRIEN. Chairman Of the Committee on the Ju
dietary - whom had been referred the bil for sdm,
tn the Territory Of California the Union as state,
made long and abe adverse report
NJ MAs0~ oflVs. said that the great importance Of
this subectt0 the people and indeed 70 the whole coun
try required that the report should be widely circust
ed he therefore moved that NoO eNtra copies OF the
same be printed
Mr DorGLAss spoke a, length in reply TO the argu.
nents OF the report lie couieniet that recent events
would speedily supply sufficient population % Justify
the application OF California for admission state,
and concluded by defending the b.. against the oojec
tons OF the Committee.
The Committee Report makes three objections 10 the
bin first that j, Is unprecedented second that it IS
unconstitutional third that il il inc rPedien 70 admit
Territory state before previously organized
Government existed. Beside Y would BE unconsutu
tona % divide state after !, had been admitted
When il became a state 10 division would be beyond
the control Of Congress
Mr : DowSs said thsi he was In a minority OF one
On the Committee who dissen,ed from the majority
some points Of the report He did not the report
until this morning and had not had time 10 make
counter report He stated, however. that BE- would do
20 future time. He thought the bin might have
been modified.
Mr. BUrLEH replied 20 the in,imation ,ha, the Com
mittee had reported without full consideration. No
~ rct had ever been considered with grester delio
Grafton or fully investigated 10 Committee. Nv
cry facility had been afforded the friends of the bill and
others Interested In It's merits to be heard.
Mr.. FoorE said that be was in favor Of printing
large number OF extra copies Of the report The sub
iect was one of great magnitude 10 the country ard
though BE- did approve Of all the doctrines OF the
port yet he IN favor Of being widely circulated
among the people.
Mr. BERsiEN as the suthor Of the report, gave
statement of the proceedings Of the Committee IN or
der % show that oil opportunities for full and free
consultation offered 20 the advocates OF the bill
He to defend the points in the report which
had been asssiled.
Mr. WEsrcorr said that he coucurred fully In the re
port there existed power In Congress under the
Constitution, ~ create state.
Mr. DAYTON said that he was peculiarly situated
That he was the only Northern member OF the Commit
tee but tina, he subscribed 70 the main doctrine set
forth and concurrcd with the report that II not
Constitutional eXpedent % admit California At the
present time a state.
Hereupon the usual number Of copies OF the Report
use the Senate ordered 70 be printed For
the present the farther consideration Of the subject WAS
then postponed
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The Senate then went into Executive Session and
sOo after aci OurneG.