Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-02-20
Telegraphed for the Baltimore Patriot.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY IL, lS49.
SENATE

Department, was read twice and referred 10 TN
Finance Committee.
Mr. Rusk reported bill establishing mai
route from Wisconsin 10 California; ordered Il
be printed.
MIR. Fuo,e presented the memorial ol Jesse
Dow and others relative 10 making The Ioa,
across the Islhmus of Tehuantepec; ordered Il
be printed.
The Senate then took up Mr.. Webser's resc
luton nquirng into the expectancy oil taking st
curly from emigrant pauPcrs.
An amendment Tor printing certain decision
Of the Supreme Court on The subject was adopted
and The resolution was then passed.
Mr.. Douglass gave notice that ne would Of
Monday move 10 lake up The California tlll.
Ater some further proceedings the biil auiho
rising the Galveston and Red River Railroad
Company to make road 10 California, was re
tered 10 the Committee on Roads add Canals
The Civil and Diplomatic Appropriated bII
was next taken up.
Mr.. Benton offered an amendment srik ing on
the appropriation OF 900 for The coast survey
and inserting 10000; ALSO directing that The sur
vey be made exclusively by the navy, under me
direction Of the President.
lie spoke about the necessity Of modifying The
present system of coast survey. ], had been car
ried far beyond the object contemplated by he
laws frs passed on The subject.
Mr. B further urged the propricly OF restricting
il 10 proper limits.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Virton's resolution 10 stop the debate on
the Mexican indemnity bill on Wednesday, al
two O'clock, was taken up.
Mr. Toombs moved 10 substitute MONDAY Tor
Wednesday,
The yeas and nays were laken on The subsii
tule
The amendment was carried by 50 yeas 70 10
nays. The resolution was then adop'ed
On motion Of Mr. Rockwell he House then
went into committee (Mr. Cabeli IN The ChaiT)
on the Mexican indemnify bill.
Mr.. Buckuer addressed the committee on the
subject Of slavery, The question OF the Mexican
war, and The question OF territory, taxing consef-
vatiye ground on the subjects.
He commended that slavery should never go into
California; that Congress had power, AM ought
10 exercise the same, 10 keep slavery out Of The
new territories.
MIR. Stephens followed in a clear and ANNA
ted tone, conterding against all legislation Tor
California, maintaining that The President and
Two thirds Of the Senate had no power to conpe!
the House 10 vote appropriations Tor purchasing
territory. He entered into an explanation u The
rights Of the House, and said that when the prln-
cipe should be established that the American
House of Representatives shoul. only ohey the
behesl oil Inc President and Senate, that then The
Union, Inc Government, nor anything else,
would be worth preserving. II they were 10 e>-
tabiish This principle that whatever President
and Senate agrees upon, The House must yield 10
Tor the law Of the land then the people BY cor
rupt Executive and Senate, might be sold "a
standing army might be permanently stationed in
California, and supported in the teeth o the Com
stiuiun declaring il shall not be raised tor over
two wears. A treaty with New Grenada might
be formed, giving five, ten, or fifty millions Tor
the RICH, OF way across the lsthmus. He con-
demned all such doctrines.
He vas Intercepted by Mr.. Rhet who con.
tended that no body on his side Of the House had
conlroverted the doctrine '.r. Stephens was con-
tending for.
Mr.. Stephens replied i, had been conroyer,ed
and me gentleman knew lizard he felt ashamed
that he was Obliged 10 stand up Tor il; such was
the deeeneracy OF the times. DE denounced The
Presidents whole course as outrageous, uncons,i.
lu,ional, and not better than that Of a br;gand cr
OF Charles The Second, which he cited He pic
,ured our prosperity and happiness after Tie Ore.
eon question was sealed and Texas annexed
Then there was no territory Tor con'ension; our
career OF glory might have been onward and uf-
ward, and noihing bn, the spirit OF The foul hero
Of he'll could have conceived the series OF usnr-
pa,ions and aggressions which followed by the
act nl the executive
Talk" said Mr.. Stephens, "about eXpungne
that clause OF the journal containing thu iecla-
ra ion that the executive had uDcons,ilulionally
drought on lhe war, II would BE- long lime b.
ore that solemn truth would be capungrt.'
He continued he would never Vote dollar 10.
wards paving for territory from which his people
were 10 be excluded.
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