Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-03-14
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CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, March 18th, P. M
IMPORTANT DEBATE.

IMPORTANT DEBATE.
SENATE.-Mr. SEWARD presented several petitions
nraying for the abolition slavery and moved that they
be received. The question being taken, the Senate
agreed by % yeas to Is nays, to receive the petitions
Mr. S. then presented several other petitions OF like
tenor, and moved that they be also received.
Messrs. BUTLER and KING said that as the rule gov
erning this matter had been broken, they would never
again object to the reception of petitions praying for the
abolition of slavery.
Several other Senators manifesting disposition to
speak on the subject
MIR. Dickinson moved to lay the motion Of his col
league on the table, to which disposition of the matter
the Senate agreed.
THE COMPROMISE COMMITTEE.
The Senate then resumed the consideration OF the
motion of Mr. FoorE to refer the resolutions submitted
by Mr.. BELL TO select committee OF thirteen.
Mr. BENTON moved to instruct the committee not TO
act on any thing relating to California
Mr. WEBSTER supported the motion OF Mr. FooTE.
He thought the Senate could effect nothing by adopting
any one of the series of resolutions submitted said he
was decidedly in favor of the proprety of keeping the
question as to the admission of California separate and
distinct from the other subjects embraced by the reso
lutons submitted by Mr. BELL and said he would here
after endeavor to show that California ought to be adj
mtted into the Union with her present boundaries.
Mr. CAss advocated the adoption of MIR. FOOTE'S
motion for the appointment of Select Committee, and
declared that he would vote for every thing and any
thing which had for its object the settlement OF the dt-
cultes now existing. He thought MIR. Foote had ent-
tied himseto the respect and gratitude OF the country
for his efforts to settle the momentous questions which
now agitaed the country He said he had witness
ed more exalted evidence OF moral courage than that
gentleman had exhibited when he rose In his place IN that
Chamber and dssented from the conclusions and posi-
tons assumed by Mr. CALHOUN The speech OF the
distinguished Senator from South Carolina was alarm
ing and it was due to the South that her representa-
tyes on that floor should dsavow the sentiments con-
tanned therein AS to the Wimot Proviso, he said il
was dead-had been killed-and could not pass Con-
gress. The Missouri Compromise line would not De
acceptable the South, and could not pass-non-
yention that subject he believed constituted the only
plan to be pursued He said bill relative the surrender
of fugitive slaves ought be passed; this question was
practical one and the rights of the South ought to be
respected.
Mr.. CALHOUN replied to the remarks of Mr. Glass; and
defended his positions He expressed great surprise at
the erroneous constructions of his late speech by Sena
tors on the floor of the Senate.
Mr. FooTE defended his Interpretation of the speech
of the Senator from South Carolina He said every
body had interpreted the speech precisely as he had All
the Northern and nearly all the Southern members OF
Congress agreed with him in his Interpretation OF that
gentlenans speech The people OF the city OF ST. Louis
had recently held meeting, at which they declared that
the charge made by the Senator from Missouri CMr
Benton) against the Senator from South Carolina (r
Calhoun wears ago, had been sustained by the speech
which the latter gentleman had recently made. Mr.. +.
said new issue had been raised by the Senator from
South Carolina, without consulting the representatives
from the South.
Mr. CALHOUN replied that he consulted with no one.
The Senator from Mississippi however, pursued dit
ferent course--that Senator consulted with every
and was on terms OF social intimacy with those who
would cut the threats of the Southern people
Mr.. FooTE replied that he was good terms with
every body.
Mr.. CALHOUN. Yes! on good terms with the Sena-
tor from New York! would hold no intercourse with
1hat Senator except to shake hands with him. and then
would not present my hand first.
The further consideration of the subject then post
poned till tomorrow.
The message of the President communicating the
constitution adopted by the People of California, was
then laken up and Senator DOUGLAS proceeded to adj
dress the Senate. He defended the Democracy OF the
North from the charge of having been instrumental IN
bringing about the annexation OF Texas-advocated
on-intervenon with regard to the territories, and de-
tended the ordinance of 17S7 the Missouri compromise
and the Oregon Territorial bill from the charge of hav-
ing been acts of aggression upon the South Without
concluding, he gave way for the adjournment.
HOUSE OF REPREsENrArIvEs.-Mr BoYD presented
the credentials Of and address from, the Representa-
lives from California. The address ordered to be
printed.
Various committees made reports.
The Committee on the Judiciary reported bill to
in Qfota of
Mr.. Howard moved to suspend the rules to enable
the bill be put upon its passage without being COM
United to the Committee of the Whole House.
The motion gave rise to lengthy debate. The
House refused to suspend the rules, however, SO the
bill goes to the Committee of the Whole.
The House then resolved itself into a Committee of
the Whole, and took up the California Message of the
President Mr. DISNEY being entitled to the floor,
ceeded to address the committee. He made an able
argument against the constitutonaty of the Wilmot
Proviso and gave in his adhesion to the nonnterven-
fion policy.
Mr. HILLIARD, of Vermont obtained the floor; there
upon the committee rose, and the House soon after
wards adjourned.
Mr.. FoorEs COMPROMISE CoMMITTEE.-"I ndepen-