The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-06
House Of Representatives.
NJ BANS KLECrRo-cHKMIcAL TELEoRAPH.

| ~ BANS RLECTRo-cHKMIcAL TEI.DoRAPH
| WAsHISoror August s, 1850
BILLS RELATING TO THE DISTRICT coLuaHA
Mr.. Brown made an Intellectual effort to Introduce
resolution assign The bills relating to the District Of
Columbia the special order of the day for he
Friday In August.
ADMISSION OF CALIFORNIA.
The srrAxKr said when the House adjourned last
Monday, there was melton pending, made BY Mr..
Robinson to suspend the rules to enable him to
introduce a bill for the admission of California
MT cIiSomAS (whis,, ofN. G., inq uirsd whether the
motion did no. fall with the adjournment.
The SPEAKER held otherwise, according to the ,rs
| eedents.
Mr.. CLsroMAr would not take appeal; but as the
attendance was thin, he moved call Of the House,
and on his motion the question was taken by yeas
and nays ana decided in the nes~tive-s to 100.
The question recurr~d the motion to suspend the
fornia bill go
MIR. Pnrsror KIso, (free soiD Of N. Y inauLssd
whether the States called for resolutions enc
cf the gentlemen from Wisconsin that being the
state to be csled-could not introdu .. bin for
the ADM ission Of California.
The srssKrS replied in the Affirmative.
Mr. PKssror KiNe then appealed to Mr. Robinson
to withdraw ss motion for sp pension Of the rules
The roll called and the oose refused to
thu rulss by III to 81. not two.thirds.
rules ard that the House resolve itself COMMITTEES
or hole ON the State OF hs Onion the appropn
Mr. c.Nrrn, tdsm) of Ohio called for the regular or
der Of busipets
Mr., K'sc a.ked What the regular order u bust
The srrAKKR replied to call on ssat.s for resolutions
tee Of The whole on the state Of th. onion va. in or
der.
Mr. K,se thought differently but would not appeal
from the decision, and asked for the yeas and nays
on Mr.. Bsyly's motion; which wss ordered
Mr.. BArLr, then inquired whether the California
message and bill were not already before this C.mm
tee and whether msjorit could not proceed TO the
CONFEDERATION CT the subject.
Ike srrsKEH replied an mativcy.
oFrIcr NIL.
The House then vent into Committee % the Whole
on the State Of the Union. Yeas, IS; nay. 90
| MIR. Eofp, (d,m) Of Ky was called TO the chair
Mr. BAyLY moved to lay aside the Cslif,rniA bill.
and to take up the Post ofee appropriation bi and
Mr. CAnrrsLL Gree soi Of Ohio did not ri va 10 dis-
cuss the hill before the Committee, but to ply to
4 Mr.. CsmpbsD proceeded 10 jsnt Issue with him.
and showed from documents that the democratic party
have been on both sides Of all prominent questions
which have been agitated from the cement of
tbs government 10 tbs present time particularly the
bank OF the United States aud the protective tariff
and have been consistent Mr. Olds in this session
He sso charged that the democracy bespoke ali th-r
pledges When In power, which they had made when
Mr. olps tdem) 81 Ohio, replied saying that he had
advocated the nennsrv. ption doctrine the
rtoriss He admitted that In earlier days individual
democrsts had voted for the bank and high tariff but
when distinctive ground wa assumed . party. they
had opposed them lie aceused his colleague aud the
. D.
porting military eheftain for the Presidency.
MT. c.nrnrLL interrupted him, and asked him
whether be was not once Clsy whig
Mr. otps replied that Mr.. Clay was once democrat.
ususbtsr
Mr.. C.~rssLL and Mr. 0Lp. h.a q conversation
during the debate about their political consistency
and the latter remarked that the Wigs had 10
to deception to elect General Tsyor and s reply "a
Mr. Campbell ssld vh' never the territorial hill shall
como before the House and provso should be offered
prohibiting involuntary ssrvitude, except for crime
| be would vote.
pendtur. obsgt able the general Treasury inse I'D
Of taking them from the revenues arising from tbs
| Office
Mr. PssIrs urged his objection TO the bill that the
appropristiaor were made in gross instead Of rpecif
cany and that additional ehsrd's should not be m.ds
on The revenue 81 the department ~ there may be
Mr. orr,ss said that the post once had never paid
Mr. PHrrs reed from documents to sho~ that last
| and prsssnt years. revenues did pay expenses.
Mr. Gs,rsf repeated his assertion and in the course
OF bis remarks he expressed himself opposed to the
pcndture Of 81 900 600 for the foreign mail service
Mr. CsowriL ssid thst the gentleman denounced tbs
postsl arrangement as unconstitutional. when IL
| met tbst his own President signed tn. bni
Mr. Cars said that he tGreepl voted against u In
thirtieth Congress How Old the gentleman vote
Mr. CRovsit presumed that he voted for u, the re-
I cords would fhov.
Mr. Gsrrs-Yss; the gentleman voted to be taxed
thirteen hundred thousand dollars for running mail
steamers b.twsen New York and New Orleans, Hsvsns
&c without sny b-Beft under besvsp 20 his constitu
.nts II not trpe that he charged Mr. P.n With
| wss tied on TO the raw bill.
| Mr. CsowtiI-An Omnibus.
| Mr. Gsgrs-Thst term 10 the invention 81 another
aholiiopist from another place one whom have de.
nouncsd In his state traitor TO HE country az
! nov 90 here before The nation Cries Of goodD
Mr.. CRowrtl--ro ~bcm do yeu refer
| Mr. GssSr-To Thomas Hart Benton. Of Missouri The
apt brspeh oftLs public service ~ viii y.u .pprovs
the bill whcb contains appropriation for runni M
mail steamers This being the case. the President APP
| proved the bill. He repeated. Congress has more
poser 20 appropriate money for the benefit of com
| merce by this meaps than for agriculture and ths
| mechanic srts. The agents Of these steamers have
hcastee o. the mans by which they carry the bill.
| through the House-by means of suppers segar.
| Champagne and thsir peculiar department. and de
neanor lie had refused every Invitation TO psrtsks
81 every supper not becsu-e he more easily tam
pered With than other men. bat beosrse he wished u
relieve the House a such impri s.ion. He did not
believe these stories hut ~hen agents do fuooed they
| have prst.st Tor such assertops has q ria nj
20 BE- agent but not 10 boast OF having tampered
| With spy member 81 the House.
| Mr. wurr moved that the COMMITTEES rise.
| Mr.. CaowrLL wished 10 reply " Mr. Green.
| The committee rose pending q resolution By Mr.
4 Bayly W IN an hour ending the debate
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