Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-09-01
"rnL raREE ,tlLLIos nILL.

session, P. ST3;
''THE THEE MILLION BILL.
"The House resolved itself into COMMITTEES Of
the Whole on the state Ofthe Union, (Mr. Cobb
in the chairl aud took up the threeraillion bill
as ii passed the Senate.
'.Mr, Wilmol moved to add to the bill the clause
lgsneraly known as the Wmot PrOyiso, no he
ionCwmg words,
"Prouided, That there shall be neither sla,
very nor involuntary serviiude in any territory on
the continent Of America which may hereafter
be acquired by or annexed to the U. 5. By virtue
ofthis appropriation, or in any other manner
whatever, except for crime whereof the party
shall have been duly convicted; Prorided' dteays,
That every person escaping into such territory
from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed
in any one the II. s., such fugitive may be
lawfully claimed aud conveyed out Of said ter'
tory TO The person claiming his or Der service
"Mr. Graham moved to amend Mr.. Wilmo's
proyso By striking out all after provided and
inserting:
"Ifany territory be acquired by Tho I. s from
Mexico, the Missouri compromise LIS OF 80 deg
80 min. shall be extended drectIo the Pacific
ocean; that is slavery shall be prohibited north Of
that line aud allowed south Of it,"
Disagreed to. -ayes ca, noes go.
<Thc qsestion REQUIRED on the Proyiso moved
by Mr., Wi,moi, and il was agreed to ayes 30,
noes 50.
"The committee then rose and reported the
bill
"lIr, Raihbura moved the previous question;
which was seconded, and the main question was
ordered and put, viz; viii the House agree to
the amendment reported BY the Committee oitho
Whole! ltbe Wilmot pr0yiso.) II was decided
in Tue negative by yeas and nays"
TRUMAN SMITH aad JACOB C0LLAME&
voted IN the affirmative, and IL fdgor 9fhe WI
not Progiso. 4
T0ABoLlsu nm SLAVE TRADE ~ TUT nlsrRtcr
OF coLuMnrA
On tie 2lst day Of December 1917, ooh
Congress, lst SESSION. Mr.. Ciddiors 81 Clio
presented memorial from ce,aia citizens VI
tho District If Columbia representing
''rhat the slave trade Is now carried "A 10
the District Of Columbia 10 large extent Your
petitioners therefore ask that all laws aWhlli2.ng
Or satc ioning such trade within sad district
may be repealed.
"Wm Flaherlg, Wm Blanchard, G Sayage,
j c Grier, b Alburn, G 5 Fowler, I NJ Milhura,
c c Moon, Scheduled. & VI Icod, Wm Green,
Johd T Whitaker, James llandley, Martin Buell.,
J + Callan, II Taylor, Thomas T Vial, Thomas
FitmaA."
A motion was made to lay the memorial on
the table, on which the yeas and nays were ia.
ken-TRUMAN SMITH and JACOB col.
LAMER voting in the negahre, Blair and
Rives's Cong. Globe, p. CO.
On the 18Th day of December, ls4s ooh
Congress, Cd session. we find the following rec.
ord ofthe proceedings which took place IN he
House Of Representatives on the subject Of
SLAVERY IN THE DISTRICT.
oMr. Pallfey asked leave to introduce bill Of
which previous notice was given, 10 reped al
acts Of Congress establishing Or maintaining sla
rery or the SLAVE trade in the District of Co'um
bia.-Blair & Riyes's Congressional Globe
P. 80.
\ On the same day, Dec. 10, the following pro-
E ceedings took place:
CONVENIENT or NEW TERRITORIES.
"Mr. Root offered the following resolution:
!, "Resolued, That the Committee ON Terrific
RES be instructed to report to this House, wil
as little delay as practicable. bill or bills pro
yidng Territorial government tor each Of tn
Territories Of New Mexico and California, AM
#. excluding slavery therefrom."
Mr.. Hall Of Missouri moved to lay tho reso!u
, ton on the table; on which question the yeas an
J, nays were taken, and resulted in the negative
8 yeas 50, nays lO7-TRUMAN SMITH an
JACOB CoLLAMER voting in the negative.
e The question then REQUIRED on adopting ih
resolution, on which the yeas and nays were ia
d ken and resulted in favor of its adopton--TRU
R MAN SMITH and JACOB CoLLAMER voiia
in The Affirmative.
r FUGITIVE SLAVES.
n On the 9Th ofJanuary, 1910, Mr.. Meade
g Virginia offered the following resolution:
'.Resolved, That the Committee on the Jud
r. ciary is hereby instructed to report bill to III
. House, providing efTectually for the apprehensic
lie and delivery Of iugitiycs from labor, who ha'
nc escaped or may hereafter escape from one Sta
in into another"
The yeas and nays being ordered, TRUMA
h SMITH and JACOB C0LLAMER voted
the negatiue. Blair and Rives's Congression
y Globe, p. 1873.
II At this time Trumang Smith INDUCED hopes
a. being member Of the cabinet, and therefore,
be did some other aeniring whigs from free Stat