The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-30
FROM WAsHINGT0N.
By Telegraph for As Daily Laneaster Gazette

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WAsHIEoros, August 81.
SENATE Fugitive slave bill was taken up.
Mr. Dayton submitted some remarks against
Mr. Pratts amendment. making the United States
liable for the value Of escaped slaves WHARF, eyi.
dence is furnished that such slaves are within the
district ol a Federai officer. MesTs. Atchisou.
toote, Pratt aud Mason, each advocated the a.
mendT ut. Mr. Dayton rejoined to Mr.. Pratt's
remarks hI. Berrien could not vote for the a.
mendment;-it was. ia his opinion, ,unconstituton.
al. The United States government ought not.
aud could not properly. be made responsible for
the acts Of fugitive slaves who might have left
their owners,b because ollhe acts oil lswless mob:
Mr.. Mason contended it WAS the Constitutional
duty oi the federal government 10 see that fugitive
slaves were restored. The debate was continued
to nearly o'clock. when, without coming TO a
vote, the Senate adjourned.
HOUsE.-The House went into COmmiite on
the Civil aud Diplomatic bill and discussed the
clnnse relative 10 intercourse with foreign nations
Two amendments were proposed, appropriating
1880 for assistant dragoman TO Turkey aud, ,Sl8-
900 for outfit for Charge TO Portugal. New Gren-
ada and Ecuador. .,
The discussion tuned upon the late difficulty
with Portugal. II was conducted principally by
Messrs Clcrnnnd ard Stanton. the former appar
emily opposing the late transactions.
The former amendments and an additional one
approprlatng 50 900 as salary and outfit Tor the
Charge 10 Nicaragua were adopted. 80.
Amendments were made. appropriatiog for city
improvements, and $4,000 for the relief and pro.
lection ot seamen Oh the western waters. Others
of less importance were adopted, when the com.
mittee rose, and the House adjourned. -, e..
WAsHIsGroN, Aag. 81.
There are indications unfavorable to the passage
OF the Texas bnunr AIRY bill int House. A small
mp'rty is thought 10 be againstit. a.
| The committee OF investigation III regard 20 alb.
straction Of letters &c from the Post Office in
Ohio, will il is said, report against Mr.. Giddings.
WAsBIYGToN, Aug 90.
SEYATE.--Mr Baldwin presented a series Of
Resolutions adopted by the Legislature of Conn,
in lavor OF prohibiting and aboishiug slavery. Or.
dered to be printed.
The Senate then took up the bill To regulate
intercourse with Indian tribes which was post.
poned until tomorrow. The fugitive slave bill
then came up.
Mr. Underwood offered his substitute to the
bill heretofore printed The provisions are sub
santially tile same as those of the omnibus bill
Mr.. Mason addressed the Senate in opposition
| to the substitute.
Mr.. Underwood then moved substitute for
the entire bill. providing that il shall be the duty
OF the Federal officers to execute the laws Of
1893 relative to fugitives from justice or slavery.
The amendment also provides for record evidence
OF the slavery o! an individual, his identity aud
escape, as proposed by the committee Of thirteen
aud provides that the claimant of fugitive who
asserts his freedom, shall give l,Upds without Sc.
curity TO afford the slave an opportunity Tor jury
trial OF the question Of his right TO freedom, in
The place from which he shall be alleged to have
escaped.
Mr. Mason resumed his argument against the
amendment, II provided nothing further than
did the law of 1898 aud would prove as iucffi
cIent. Congress has no right 10 compel the own
er TO give bond OF his relation tn his slave This
amendment would be an mteriorente by Con
gress between master aud slave such as he would
not consent to.
Mr. Underwood replied TINT there was no such
Interference as Mr. Mason suggested. The prop.
erty was ouly TO rsier a contruverted question
like other cOulrovered questions TO Judicial tribu.
nails.
The debate was continued by Mesns Under.
wood and Mason, Mr., Davis Of Miss. Turney aud
Foo,e, until o'clock, when without coming to
vote the Senate adjourned 49,.
i lloUsE-In Committee ofthe Whole, the con-.
sideration otthe Civil aud Diplomatic bill was re-,
sumed Amendments were passed. approprians
for Government buildings in Cincinnati, ST. Louis,
Mobile aud other places
The amendment TO remit tue Duty $50 on
hell 5000 of pounds presented 10 the Bishop oil
Natchez, was adopted
$. A. Elliott, new member from Mass was in
troducel, qualified aud look his seat
WAsHISGToN August 81.
SESArK-The Senate alter dspusing of some
unimpoItant matters, took up the hdan inter-
course bill which was finally disposed Of and or
dered 10 he engrossed.
| ,,rN ,b, ,l,,,io N,
the committee of Foreign relations for the pn'
, chase OF Palmerslon's work on the countries o
the East, was made the order OF the day for uexI
Monday.
The fugitive slave bill was then taken up. Sew
eral amendments OF no importance offered by
Jefferson Davis, were adopted
Mr.. Chase moved tn strike ont the second sec
tlcn OF Mr.. Underwood's amendment He cons
sidered il unconstitutional. The question beih.
; taken OnMr. Chase's amendment, it was rejected
he alone voting for it. go.
, Mr.. Mason moved to amend the amendmen
offered by him and adopted in Committee OF the
Whole, by adding provision making the mar
shal or his deputy responsible in damages Tor the
escape of fugitive slave from his custody. arte
E he shall have been arrested. 1t also makes hin
Irresponsible, if he shall fail to use due diligence
in executing the warrant for the arrest Of fugi
J, tive. The latter clause of the amendment wal
: adopted without a division. The former by yea
%. nays l3.
Mr. Underwood's substitute wos rejected. Sew
eral minor amendments were made to MIR. Ma
: sons substitute, which were finally coucurred in
= Mr. Davis Of Mass moved an amendment, ih
. object Of which was 10 relieve the colored Cit
zens Of Tree States from the operations OF TN
i laws OF the Southern States, by which such col
Ored citizens going to Southern cities as seamel
0 are imprisoned and taken into slavery.
After some debate the question being take
upon Davis amendment. il was ordered 10 be Ell
s grossed-yens 81, nays l2.
a YEAs-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Barnwel
. Beren, Butler Davis, of Miss, Dawson, Dodg
y of Iowa, Downs, Foote Houston. Hunter, Jones
= King, Mangum, Mason, Pearce, Rnsk, Sebastian
5 Soule, Spruance, Sturgeon, Turney, Underwood
v Wales, Yuee.
E NAYs.-Messrs Baldwin, Bradbury. Chase
= Cooper, Davis of Mass, Dayton Dodge Of Wis
Greene Smith, Upham, Walker. Winthrop.
The Indian intercourse bill considered in tn
1 morning. was read the third time and passed at
. o'clock and the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE-The House then went into comnltte
y on the Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill.
Mr.. Brown of Miss, moved 10 strike out th
clause appropriating 10000 TO pay for lO2 copir
j. OF the eight volume of the American Archive
( or the 26Lh Congress.
He wanted to know why this Congress wa
called on to pay for books Tor members here lie
years ago. go, . .
T. Mr., Bailey would be gratifed il the item shoul
> be stricken out, but it was understood that tn
books were ordered by former law, Nj