The North-Carolina standard., 1850-02-13
THIRFY-FIRST CONGRESS.
SENATE.

After the presentation OF memorials anu Pe''AonS'
and the transaction of the usual morning BUSINESS
the Senate went into discussion feiauVe " "'o '
ing of the next census.
Among other observations made, IN relation 10 the
of blanks the price Of the printing neces
and the collection Of statistics with the enumer
alton Of the population, Mr. Badger said he was OPP
nosed to the collection of statistical information along
ed that the bill be re-committed to the Committee,
with instructions to report bill providing only tor
the enumeration of the people.
Withou, coming to any decision in the NATTER
"' >' HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. Root, Of Ohio, on the thirty first OF last De-
cember, introduced resolution which the House re-
fused to Law upon the table. 1t was now the nrst
business in order and the question pending was on
its passage. He modified the proposition this morn
ing, SO as to read as follows, viz.
Re,olued That the Committee on Territories DO IN
struced to report to the House, with as little delay
as practicable, bill or bills providing territorial
Government or governments for all that part OF the
territory ceded the United States by Mexico by the
treaty Of Guadalupe Hdalgo, lying eastward OF Call
fornia, and prohibiting slavery therein. -,
The above Restitution was laid upon the table, oy
the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Albertson, Alison, Anderson, Ashe,
Averett, Bay. Bayly, Beale, Bissell. Bowdon, Bow
lin, Boyd, Briggs, Brooks, Albert G. Brown, Will
liam J. Brown, Burt, Chester Butler, Cabe, George
man, w. R. w. Cobb, Cocock, Conrad, Daniel,
Debeny, Dimmick, Dixon, Dnnham, Edmundson'
Featherston Fuller, Gentry, Gilmore, German, Hail.
Hamilton, Haralson, Isham G. Harris, Sampson w.
Harris, Thomas L. Harris, Raymond, Hilllard Ho'-
liday, Holmes. Houston, Howard, Hubbard Ks rnse'
Andrew Johnson, Robert w. Johnson, Jones, kauf-
man, James G. King, John A. King, LaSere. Lemer'
Job Mann, MARSHALL, Mason, McClernand. Mellow
ell, Mckissock, McLanahan, McLane. McMuiien'
Mcqueen, Meade, Miller, Mison, Morehead, Nor
ton, Nelson, Orr, Outlaw, Owen, Parker, PheiPs'
Phoenix, Pitman, Richardson, Robbins. jr:, Ross'
Savage, Shepherd, Stanly, Frederick P. Stanton,
Richard H. Stanton, Stephens, Taylor, Thomas ia
cob Thompson, John B. Thompson, Toombs, Under
wood, Venable, Vinton, Wallace, Watkins, Wei
born, Williams, Woodward, and Young-l05.
NAys-M -Mess.s. Alexander, Allen, Baker, = bing-
ham, Booth. Buel, +. B. Butler, Cable, Calvin
Campbell, Carter, Cleveland, Cole Conger, Corwin'
Dicksy, Disney, Duncan, Durkee, N. Evans, Fitch,
Fowler, Freedley, Gerry, Giddngs, Goodenow. Gott,
Gould, Holloway, Harlan, Hay, Hebard, Henry
Hibbard, Howe, Hunter, Jackson. Daniel = r. h'ng'
Mat,cson. Mcdonald, McGaughey, Meacham. Moore,
Morris, Ogle, Olds, Otis, Peaslee, Peck, Potter
Putnum, Risley, Robinson, Rockwell. Root, Rum
sey IT,, Sackett, Sawtelle Schenck, Schermer rhorn,
Sylvester, Spaldng Sprague, Stevens Strong Sweet
zer, Thurman. Van Dyke, Walden, Maido' "hise'
Mr. Giddings then offered the following Resoln-
tions:
Resored, That we hold these truths to be selfevi-
dent, that all men are created equal; that they are
endowed by their Creator with inalienabe rights to
life and liberty, and that governments are constituted
among men to secure these rights.
Resoired, That in constituting governments in any
territory OF the United States, it is the duty of Con-
press to secure the people thereof of whatsoever COM
ple1ion, in the enjoyment of the rights aforesaid.
The above Resolutions laid upon the table, BY
vote of l04 yeas to SO nays.
MIR. German, Of Indiana, gave notice OF his lnten-
ton to offer the following:
With view to harmonize and settle the conflict
ing sentiments of the people the subject OF slave
~, and 70 preserve the integrity OF the union OF the
Resolved, That the Committee on Territories in
quire into the expediency of admitting California in
to the Union with her present constitution reservng
to Congress the right hereafter to form State or
States out of the present boundaries, which said new
States shall lie north of $50 80 north latitude.
Also, to embrace provision for another State,
out of the present limits of Texas in accordance with
lie west of the Colorado, with such further regu!a-
tions as to boundary may be necessary. Also, to
embrace . provision organizing territorial govern
ments for New Mexico and Deseret, which territorial
governments shall recognise the right of the people
to govern themselves as they may think best calcu-
unrammelled by any action of Congress other than
by the consent of the governed, under the restrc-
tions and limitations Of the United States. Also,
embrace in the general bill proposition to pur-
chase of the State of Texas all that part of her pres
ent boundary as lies north of $40 north latitude, ac-
cordng to the map attached to the treaty Of Guada-
lupe Hidalgo, which territory, when SO purchased,
shall be attached to the limits of New Mexico, and
governed according to the laws and institutions which
may be therein established.
MIR. Thompson, of Mississippi, introduced bill
to repeal the law establishing the Home Department
md fha Of Of
Treasury and Commissioner Of Customs; which
was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
Mr. Baker presented the credentials Of H. A. Smith,
for seat AZ q Delegate from the Territory of New
Mexico; which were referred to the Committee Of
Elections.
Mr.. Cobb, of Alabama, introduced bill to reduce
and graduate tho price of the public lands in favor Of
actual cutivators and settlers which was referred
the Committee on Public Lands.
The same gentleman with view Of settling the
difficulties arising out of the agitation of admitting
California with her present constitution, the abolition
Of the slave trade in the District of Columbia, and
the fugitive slave question, offered preamble, con-
cluding with resolution, that committee consist
ing of six members OF the Senate, (three from the
non-save-holding and three from the save-holding
Staes) and twenty of the House, (ten for the North
and ten for the South meet and devise and report
plan Predicated principles and equity,
thereby prepetuang the peace Of the two portions of
the Union the committees to be appointed as each
House may think proper.
Debate arising the proposition lies over.
Mr. lnge offered resolution, declaring that, under
the Constitution, Congress alone has the power to
admit States and other department of the Govern
ment ought to interere and that the interference
ths President Of the United States, through the
ey Of Thomas Butler King, was unauthorized by the
Constitution, and fragrant violation of the power Of
Congress. He moved the previous question but il
was not seconded and he then said, +" Let the reso
lutons 60 over. propose to debate them when &c,
the floor"
Mr.. Hillard introduced bill, which was adopted
instrueting the Committee Foreign Afarirs to in