The Daily spy., 1849-03-05
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
FRIDAY, March 9.

The latter includes insurance.
The bill was laid on the table.
Vice President Dallas withdrew from the Char
at one O'Clock and delivered his valedictory.
MIR. Webster offered resolution of thanks for
the able manner in which he had performed his
duties, which was adopted.
Mr.. Berrien presented the credentials of MI
Dawson, the Senator elect from Georgia.
A resolution was adopted TO furnish the mem.
bers with the customary books
Al the evening session the Naval Appropria.
ton bill was taken up, and several amendments
were adopted, among others, one in favor of in
creasing the salaries OF Engineers in the NAVY
The bill was reported to the Senate, the
amendments made in Committee of the Whole
concurred in aud the bill passed. The Post
Office bill was then taken up.
Mr.. Niles offered an amendment making
modification in the rates Of postage, in order to
give effect to the postal treaty concluded with
Great Britain. The amendment was accepted,
and the bill as amended was then passed.
The Civil and Diplomatic bill, as returned
from the House, was then taken up. Mr. Ather-
ton moved that the Senate insist on its amend
mends, disagree with the amendments of the
House and ask Committee of Couierence,-
Adopted
HOUSE. The bill meeting claims Of Ameri
can citizens against Mexico, was taken up liz
Committee
Mr.. Smith Of Connecticut, offered an amend
ment or substitute, which was discussed at
length.
The bill for the liquidation of the claims of
American citizens against Mexico was taken up.
Mr.. Smith OF Connecticut, offered some amend
ments as substitute. A long debate ensued-
The substitute was then adopted, and the bill
passed The House then resolved itself into
Committee of the Whole, and took in the amend.
ments made by the Civil and Diplomatic Bill.
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Means, reported an amendment respecting the
new territories a substitute for the Senate
amendment, which was rejected. The Commit
tee then rejected the amendments of the Senate
and authorized the President to establish govern
ments in the new territories.
The Committee then rose, and reported the
bill to the House.
The House went into consideration of the
amendments to the Civil aud Diplomatic Bill
Mr.. Wentworth moved the Wilmot provso as
an amendment, and the Chair ruled the motion
TO be out OF order.
On motion OF Mr.. Shenck, the words Rio
Grande were stricken out IRON the amendment OF
the Senate respecting the California boundary.
Mr.. Rockwell offered amendment limiting
the provisional government for the new terrific
ries to period of six months after the rising of
the next Congress, unless sooner repeated
Adopted. Mr. Hunt offered provisol that the
Mexican law abolishing slavery remain in force
until repealed by Congress. Adopted. The
bill with the House amendments was then sent
to the Senate.
The bill granting the right of way to the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad was passed.
- communication was received from the Sem
noate announcing that that body disagreed to the
! blouse amendments 10 the Diplomatic bill
5iPASSAGE OF THE CALIFORNIA BILL
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.
The California bill taken up in Committee
:, and read by sections, until the twellth-that
which applies the provisions Of the Iustrious Or
dinance OF 1887 (Jeferson's Anti Slavery to this
g Territory. Here 5Ir. Sawyer of Obio-repre.
" sentng the Free State first born of the Ordinance
It OF 81 and the noblest trophy OF its existence and
pitts vlrtues-moved that this Sc ection be stricken
1iout Of the bill The Committee divided-Aycs
o,S8; Noes l05-so the peremptory exclusion of
HSlavery was sustained.
s. Mr.. Meade OF Va. tried two or three amend
,ments-one OF them running the Missouri com
promise line (36 80 North through to the Pacific
,hOcean. All defeated
! The next question was on the substitute for
,sthe whole bill proposed by Mr.. Preston OF Va.
ns,eerectng all the New Territory Of the U. States
West of the Rio Grande into one State. to be
ncaed California, and governed by such laws as
rits People should enact. Mr.. Collins of N. Y.
moved the Wilmot or Jefferson Proviso upon this.
! Carried: Ayes 81, Noes 81 And now the
,friends OF the substitute deserted it to man.
I So the bill being perfected exactly as framed
! by the Committee on Territories, with one or two
verbal amendments reported to the House.
. ordered to be engrossed under the Previous
Question, and put at once on its passage. Mr..
! Meade OF Va. moved that it do lie on the table
Deteated---Yeas s6, Nays I27.
The question recurred on its final passage, and
it was carried: Yeas, One Hundred and Twen-
ty-Six, Nays, Eighty Seven-39 majority Tor
Freedom.
All the Members voting from the Free States
voted against laying the table and for the
passage OF the bill except S. A. Bridges of Pa.
VIM. Kennon, Jr., j. X Miller and Wm Saw.
yer Of Ohio-four in all Loco Focos OF course)
while only two Southern Members voted
against laying the table and for the passage of
the bill-Aylett Buckner and Green Adams of
Ky.-both Wings of course.
The members absent on both votes were eley.
en- in all-only three Of them Wings.
There were votes given for Freedom on this
parade which will be wanting in the hour of tri-
al close at hand. 1t is perfectly understood that
this bill will never pass the Senate-probably
never be taken up in that body-and it is very
cheap voting for Free Soil here. When the Civ
il and Diplomatic Appropriation bill comes back
from the Senate with the betrayer OF Wscopsin's