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49, III paiip oai "a. discussed and Iesati,sa
ayes 81. Eoes ", Il
Oh IV.saesday. IN the Senate, : aanses Ps'ii
lions were presented
The 5,aate Iolx DIP ami passed he au.fhan4sa
Of ~. Hoase "a the Reveaae Expense bi4. The
amehdlnsat allovs 81 AS 600 for Ne see1ad hah
oftAe hscal Ee.r, besides sllowaRsesfos CalNoTAia
and ,sss.8g laths Secretary discretion p decrease
he salariAs nf clsson House oehesrs y amor
mia H
a m.ssas, was received BY the haaeY % ca.
Bliss ron the Pfesidant IL the Ualsd Ss9ss eoH-
mubica,ihgIa sapy Of IND California ooAEtiH.a'I0n
seversi motions were made for refersnseI but he
subject was paiponed ID #Il H
4 message vas received from the Pre,faen, De-
elaing d ssaA al present tho eornespondfnce, &C.
relative L Nicaragua. the Canal, &c IiE
Il Two O'Clock the Senate resumed The Ecnsidefa-
III az III GAYS resolutions, and Mi Jefferson
Davis aairesseI the Senate At length " reply t0
MF. Clay. I'LL
The Horss o. RgPsEsExrArtyEs spentsoms time
iuthe disposition Of private Bills. III L
The order the day being the motion 70 aPPof-
la ,Ae Presidents ANNUAL message ilnoug The
Committees was taken Up. S LII
on 5sarssas in the 1SEsArR, Mr. Dayton pre-
ssn,sd peiiion from The Society Of FEiHnds, pray
nd AL cossress would taks addnidn4l steps 70
| suppress Iheislase trade. HIIi
Mr. Hale presented large number If abolition
| neIitions mich were laid on the table III
/ Mr.. ClaY's compromise resoSatiots were lhel
i taken up. lH #t4 +
!, - nasis, Of Mississippi resumed hls RENAL <
The m5;ion rolr& resolutions, III
he Caiifania cOn.,i,ulion 10 q, Pill Monday
10 the coni4li.iee On terfitor,, III lf-@age an,
Mr. Clay expressed himself faTofai SSik s up.
reference Of the matter 10 the TERRITORIAL commute
and hDPed California would be admigttGl al one
Nh Fpote then argued that Z change had AXE
place in inc senator's views lii his latt snecVh
bad 'akesi The ground that all subjects Irelating
slavery should be acted on at once Now he Il /
fayorof admitting California wilhOatlany seule
rheItoftbe other subjects
MI T, then proceeded 10 investigate NE pas, an
present conduct Of Mr. Clay and II Mr.. Benior
charging thar scheme had been setlon foo, i
slnusgle California into the Union, and eain tw
Yoiesagaiast the South He altrbntel Col Ben
tons 4ft'ns - part Of that fraiIiy common ID hu
T." Nff'piF' ne Seha'or mad n-ih-law VIII
was v take seat in the Senate <..H
Mf Dodge called the Senator to order :
MI Foote diSclaimed all intention ofbein1 Der
spnall and was allowed to proceed
nj Clay explained that he was ID fayor OF ad
/ mh'ifs California into The Union al State Bu
he hatineSer said that all The various matters in
4 YasylRs slavery could " acted on al ole nome ri
or in one bill. FE
L Mr. Foete replied. A
/ MF seu'on moved that the oonstltutE on of Cali
fPrnia be fserred 10 the Committee on retrierie.
with Instructions 10 report bin fol- be admisS;or
Of Calitcrnia as State, uncopnected with am
/ other mater. FF-#
II And The Senate adjourned
| On motion Of Mr.. Thompson OF Pa n. H,r.,
Or REPRESENTATIVES. went into Commune. 81 -,
/ Whole % the state of the Union. Mr Presto,
kang moved to take up the California messaa, 3
| eeivea Yesterday. ss
Du' 'ne inl'tee decided to take the resOlu-
zion d refer to Committees The ANIMAL hessa.g
/ Ia ne SEsArE, on Ffiaay, Several petitions w.r.
/ presented and bills reported
/ Mr. Benton called up his motion Il refer The cal
| iornia Constitution to the CommitAe. u Te,r;,o.
fes With Instructions toreport bid I'd admit Cali.
ioIn'a inie The Union as State ana Independently
| ofany other measure.
NJ Benton moved that the snbjest VI postponed
= III h'1 i A tne oFdef Tor lhals day Mr.
oo't opposed Postponement onthe grBdnd lhat the
speak r M =
The motion was rejected ana AZ, #pi1.r a4-..
II pepa'e y opposition 10 The TtfeBence and 10
The admission Of California. il
Mi Badger followed Hill
Hecontended thai califoni, ~
State Government. The ,rea,y cI,r ~.
Congress should ACT on lie subject hlto,s c.tisa.
mia acted 1t provided that il shouIa1be ,dmT,,sd
when Congress might deem proper 4 N7
He defended that noble hearted and psrio,ic zen
tleman, the President. from aitarls III
coarse ~ respect to Calif9fnia He had been ,ov.
erned BY ihe most pure motives. and Rad done roth
ing e invade the free action Of The paopae Of can
fornia in framing their ConstitutionlF
He fully recognized The righ. of III nIonls IL
uIaie their faternal affairs and h. dIho1 1870.
adrns.ioI. d slIorn;a .ne
slayerr. ~ sAei'Fned
this snbject a full and calm er.,s;,s,;o. rIo
houldcoasider II delibera,elv M IL IS
The isteres,s Of X Y I'M. n. @
Mr. Haze said ibere ~.
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