New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-31
The California Bill i'm the Hcnsc.

WASHINGTON, Monday Eve July q, 1850.
From the beginning of the Compromise
discussion in the Senate, it has been as
sumed by the Northern opponents Of that
measure that California could be brought
into the Union easily enough by herself if
the Compromise were only out of the way.
But there has been no Compromise bill in
the House, is none yet, but California makes
no progress there, nor is she likely to make
any if to-day's doiDgs are fair specimen
of what may be expected for the future.
After the expiration Of the morning hour
spent on Resolutions, the House went into
Committee, and by vote of sc to 80, de-
cided to 90 on with the California bill, which
was in order, rather than take up the next
Appropriation bill. Irejoiced at this, for
hoped something would now be done for
California-that is, trusted thather friends
in the House were ready to sit few nights
out in her behalf. But the day was squan-
dered, and no shadow Of progress made with
the bill until at last, about 6 PM. the forti-
tude Of many nominal friends Of California
was worn cut, and an adjournment was car
ried.
The Telegraphic Report can give but
faint idea Of the atrJciOus manner in which
the tine Of the House was trifed away.
Here is a sample Of it A call Of the House
being ordered and one name called under it,
an ultra SOuthron would move Suspension
of the Call and thereupon ask the Yeas
and Nays, which thirty or forty like him
would rise in support Of and so order. The
Suspension of the Call being voted down,
another enemy of California would move an
adjournment, which would likewise be voted
down; and then the Call of the House
would proceed-that is to say, one more
name would be called, when another motion
to suspend the Call would be made the pre-
text for another call Of the Yeas and Nays,
and then would follow motion to adjourn
and the Yeas and Nays again, and SO the
day was fooled away. A leading Disunion-
list has just boosted in my hearing that they
can have the Yeas and Nays taken nine hum
dred times during the progress of single
Call Of the House. Such are the means hv
which minority Of the House, not fiftv of
whom dare record their names against her
on the final vote, are now keeping California
out of the Union.
Several Of the Members who are most
vociferous for California in words were alb.
sent from their seats a good portion if not
all Of to day. | saw dozen of them in
che Senate good part of the afternoon.
Now there is just one way t. put the Cal
ifornia bill through, and that is to SIT the
question out in Committee. The men who
lead this opposition in the House arc as Bit
terly hostile to the Senate Compromise bill
as TO the naked admission Of California; so
that if the former shosld pass the Senate,
and como down here, and be engrafted on
the House California bill, do not see that
the chance Of getting out of Committee
would be materially improved. There is
no alternative, then, but for the friends of
California to sit still in their places for
thirty hours, if need be, or for three nights
in such succession, until the minority will
assent to let the bill be reported. This
Is rather harsh medicine, but there is no
other, and the sooner it shall be admins
tered, tho better for the country. H.. C.
AAssacHvsErTs-AsAHEL HUSrISGroS, Esq
IL named as probable candidnte for Congress, to