The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-05

pf The Senate and the rubsituts offered for the
by the mittse Of Ways Means, given In the
hIst psrt Of tie dsy's proceedings
The CHAissAr-Tbe one stop Ia en- agreeing to the
substitute Of the Con m,it.e Of Ways and Means.
1HE wfLAoT PROvIso AGAIN.
Mr. WrNTwoR1H raid that he bad amen dine mt |
to of,r abo it read a. follows, viz
raid territory tba he eptiled to enjoy all and singular
the rgbtf privileges and advantages granted and So
cured to the people OF ths OF tns United
In the ordinance for the government Of said
Iro,y, the thirteenth day OF July, seventssn hum
dred eig ssvep, and sbsll he subject to ell the
ditions restrictions and prohibitions In rsd arti
Giles Of imposed upon the people OF said ter
ritory"
The CHAIRMAN, ito MIR. wsntworth) The amend
me mt ia rot in order.
Mr. Roor-Nay be permitted to remind the Chair
III the contains no other provision than
that which heretofore offered by .hs gentleman!
only wsh to cell to mind that the Chairman permit
The CHA,RmAs-The Chair rules the amendment
cut OF order. as ipappl!cabe TO the bill
MIR. KosT-l take an appeal.
The CHArNMAN-The Chair requests gentlemen to
take their seats-to be attentive. quie and listen 30
far rs 1t relates to the subject OF slavery It 10
the same az b dine nt which rejected There
other Ftpuatons, which the Chair rules out OF or
der the grounds Of irrelevapcy.
Mr. AiHhuN-,The committee ought to know what
the other provisions ara COrdsr," "order," "ques-
ton,o "quetton.'O
Telle,s appointed, and having counted report
The CHAIRMAs-Ayes IS, noes 81; SO the decision of
the Chair is sustained. TIA ba elapping Of hands,
Mr. WEKrwoRrH-I rice to point Of order.
The CHArRmaS-The Chair will not listen to any
gentle man until order be preserved. Gentlemen in
the aises will take their seats. Crap, rap)
Mr. ScHENeK moved ts strike out so much Of the Sc
Mates ndmeDt makes the provisions Of 1t appli
cable tc the territory west Of the Rio Grsnde This
Nss agreed tea TO 81.
Mr.. COLLINS offered amendment which va. agreed
ayes So 81 that nothing In the act shall be
construed to permit the coastwiss slave trade in
California and New Mexico
Mr.. ROCKWELL, Of Connecticut, offered an amend
force for six months after the rising Of the next Con-
sress and longer, unless sooner repealed 1t Was
agreed to. Ayes 80, noesS2
The noite was pretty general, which
The CHAIRMAN endesvored to repress, by threaten.
ing that he would call gentlemen by name unless
Mr. Hunt offered a proviso that the laws Of Mexico
full tolcs until after they iha have been repealed by
khthority Of Congress.
A question Of order raised.
The CHAIRMAN said that the amen dment was In or.
der, and be called tho noisy members to order.
MIR. SAwY,R-I ask whether 1t will be in order to
adcpt tn. ten commandments!
Tho question Was taken, and the amendment was
agreed to. Ayes %, noes o.
SLAVE PROPERTY.
Mr.. MEADE submitted mendment-that nothing
in the act tha be construed to prejudice any right OF
Slater Of tie Union to carry their property taither
ess pass no law to infringe any right Of the States
under The constitution. Hence there Is no necessity
Mr. MrADE-Tkere are many rights in danger. fit
Is claimed tt ct there right to pass the Wlmot pro-
vi.o, We 9, ptend that we have right to take our
slaves TO California t. Order !" "Order ply
MIR Perrin turned round and said sonnet thing to Mr..
Meade who sits In his neghborhood and he was called
The CHAlRMAN-The committee will come to order
Mr. MEApE-I ask for tellers. CNo," "no'o
The CHAIRMAE-The gentleman from indiana (Mr.
Meade) and the gentleman from Indiana, (Mr PettItD
will peate act q. telsrs (Ha ha haD
rejected
Mr.. MrApx-I ask for t.llers.
The amendment Of the Senate was temporarily laid
aside, after having been loaded down with amend
mentf.
was then taken up.
Mr. Roor arose to offer an amen dment, (proSaby
the Wilmot provisn) when
MIR. COBB Of Georgia called him to order.
A convena,ion te0k place this subject.
The CHAIRMAN decided that MIR. Root could not ofer
anne ndment to the substitute and taking tho
question, the appeal which made not sus-
tanned
Means was rejected-sy ayes II. noes not counted
The amendment Of the Senate, rs amended by the
cor mitse, was disagreed to-yess %, noes not
The committee rose when questions were taken ON
coneurripg in the amendments.
TERRIToRiEs-NEw MEXICO CALIFORNIA.
The following is the anne dme Mt Of the Senate which
20 badly treattd in Committee of the Whole, and
here rejected The question was now stated on con-
further enacd That the constitution Of the United
S.
the registering recording enrolling licensing fhps vessels
az: % 'ssa mp
Of SIss on in pot nnd Al seM rsIects trade ana
nmSe ,anss and ths sm.s, IVA .ss n ,o ~ "hs snS
general character and the prov rs whereof are and
to DO the Territory Of tho Rio del Nore
acquired from Mexico by the the second day febru
hundred ana BE- and the same are nero
~ q: .S 1r anu G H. p mhHS IN Iu 'V[ce Az s
auhoned to and etah s and need
full and lin conformity with TIE Of
The Inea the provisions Of
constitution bsrenbeore ,erd TO- said law said territory
% We % =. 0tSei ana ana Inc es.n
or the rules and in such A. NAV
seeu 70 him and and tabish oh
divisions drtr cts pors offices, AID all proper
TOT the Of said laws ana and mission such
omcss may Dc necessary to administer such laws In sad ter
cent until o.rS SIo.S b onssss sas s
officers TO reoev such nsaton a. the PrssGsn NAV pre-
be- lot edDg double the herstoore paid
similar OF tie United States its territories for like
ma 60 enable e ame 70 % DONE the sum OF two hun
trssuIv n"t Wv Vi any money 700
The yeas and NAYS we're taken and thu above an,sna
nent Of the senate was reiected-yes. 100 nsvs ia