Washington telegraph., 1850-05-22

Bradley and Bell Bell repeated his re.
marks of the other day, that no proscrip-
ton had been practiced by the admins
] tratlon; no removals except for cause-or
! perhaps in cases where the President had
been imposed upon.
| Foote replied citing the case of Gen.
Armstrong.
Ihrney was proceeding to give partic-
ulars of the removal of Jesse Clements,
OF tennessee, against the remonstrance
Of all the leading wings in the State.
when Mr.. Phelps called him to order.
The chair decided Turney out Of order.
Hale spoke in favor of the amendment,
and the Senate then adjourned till P. M.
HoUsE.-The Speaker announced the
following as a committee on The Stanley
resolution adopted yesterday:
Stanley, (whig) N. c.; Inge, (dem)
Ala; Schenck, (whig) Ohio; Stanton,
(dem.) KY; Hammond. (whig) Va; Hub
bard, (dem.) N. H.; Briggs, (whig) N.
Y; Fitch, (dem.) Ia; Williams. (whig)
Tenn.
The House then went into committee
of the whole and resumed the considera-
ton of the census BILL
Census bill in committe of the whole
and Vinton's amendment providing for
taking the census in accordance with the
provision of this BILL unless it shall be al
tered or repealed before the first of Janua-
ry preceding the next census-adopted
His next amendment, providing that
the House Of Representatives shall here
after consist of 200 members, was also
adopted-yeas 72, nays 63.
The committee rose and the greater
part Of the amendments were concurred
in by the House and others laid over to
be voted upon tomorrow.
May 8.
SENATE.-Mr. Jefferson Davis present
ed series of resolutions of the Legisla-
ture of Mississippi. in defence of proceed
ings in that State, in relation to the hold
ing of the Southern Convention.
Resolutions laid on the table, and order
ed to be printed
Mr.. Clay is now reading the report of
the Committee of Thirteen, of which
the following is an abstract:
1st. The Committee are unanimously
of the opinion that new States may be
formed out of Texas under the terms of
the compact entered into by the u. S.
in the resolution of annexation; and that
when they are SO formed. they have a
clear and undoubted right to be admitted
into the Union as equal States; but the
Committee do not think that any plan
for the formation of new States out of
Texas should be originated by Congress,
but should be left to the people of Texas
also, that such new States should be
admitted without any objection on ac-
count of the exclusion or permission OF
slavery.
I'd. In considering the question of the
admission of California, majority of the
Committee are of the opinion that every
irregularity in the proceedings antecedent
to her application for admission into the
Union, should in consideration of the many
circumstances of her position, be over
looked, and recommending the passage or
| the bill recommended by Mr.. Douglass
| for her admission into the Union as
State.
HOUSE The Amendments of the Com
mittee of the Whole on the census bill
were taken up.
Vinton's amendment, continuing the
law in force for taking subsequent cen
suses, was concurred III.
Vinton's second amendment, limiting
the number of Representatives to two
hundred, was then read, when
Mr.. Thompson (Pa) moved to limit
| the number of members under the next
appointment to 233.
The question was taken on this amend
ment and agreed to-yeas SO nays 78.
Vinton' motion, as amended by Thomp-
son. was agreed to-yeas 115, nays 81.
The bill was then passed-yeas 100,
nays 81.
Mr.. Thompson .hen moved recon-
sderatlon and his motion was laid on the
table.
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole on the California Message.
Mr.. Winthrop having the floor, said
| Congress had right to apply the Proviso
and Southern men have no right to com
plain. Their reproaches ought to be for
those among themselves and their allies
of the North, who insisted on bringing
the Territories into the Union, and which
they foreknew would produce domestic
strife.
Mr. Orr followed Winthrop, when the
Committee rose, and the House adjourned.
! Mr. WEBsTERs SPEECH BosToN-"I tread
no step backUard."--The Washington Union, in
speaking of Nh. Websers speech in Boston, says: