The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-05-09
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


some other matters Of equal dignity and import
ance. As lac found il impossible for him TO serve
on the committee, and unable to attend single
session, he asked To be excused
The question was taken, and decided in the al
irmative.
The SPEAKER announced that the first business
in order was the consideration OF
THE CENSUS
Several amendments of the Committee Of the
Whole ON the state Of the Union having been con-
CURED in the next was announced, being that Of
Mr.. VINToN To continue the act in force under
which future censuses shall be taken, in case Con-
gress shall not hereafter make special provision for
that purpose; and il was agreed to-
The other amendment Of Mr. Wilton was an
nounced, viz: to limit the number Of representa-
tives in the House, under the next apportionment,
to two hundred, and pointing out the manner in
which they shall be assigned TO the several States
MIR. THOMPSON, of Pennsylvania, had moved
to amend by limiting the number to two hundred
and thirty three. And the question being taken,
this amendment was agreed to--yeas SO, nays 10.
The question was stated on agreeing to Mr.. Viz
TOMS amendment, as thus modified.
Mr.. VINTON said that it was necessary,
the amendment of the gentleman from Pennsyl-
vania having been adopted, to insert thirty
after wherever 'stwo hundred" occurs in his propo-
sition; and he made this motion.
The SPEAKER replied that the alteration could
be M made SSy Y general e5;seis consent
Mr.. DUNCAN, abiding to the words "two hum
dred" in one place, and ''two hundred and thirty
three" in another in the section, said that it was
an absurdity.
The SPEAKER said that debate was not in order.
The question being taken, the amendment of
Mr.. VlNToN, as amended at the instance OF Mr..
THOMPSON. of Pennsylvania, was concurred in
yeas ll5, nays 81.
Mr.. VINTON moved to reconsider the vote, and
the motion was laid upon the table.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed, and was
then passed-yeas 100, nays 6l-as follows:
A Rel
Bennett, Bingham, Booth, Bowlin, Brock, Briggs,
Buel, Burrows, Chester Butler, Thomas b. Butler,
Gable, Calvin, Campbell, Carter, Casey. Chandler
Clark, Cleveland, Conger, Corwin. Crowell, De-
Durham, Durkee, Nathan Evans, Fitch, Fowler,
Fuller, lott, Gould, Grinnel, Holloway, Harlan,
Hay, Raymond, Hebard Hubbard, Houston, Howe,
Hunter, William t. Jackson, Julian, Kerr, Daniel
A. King, Preston King, LETTER, Littleheld, Job
Mann, Matteson, Nc Donald, McGaughey, Nolan
ahan, Meacham, Moore, Morehead, Morris, Mel
son, Newell, ogle, Otis, Peasee, Peck, Pitman,
Potter, Putnam, Reed, Reynolds, Risley, Robbins,
jr., Rockwell, Root Rose, Ross, Rumsey, jr., Saw
telle, Schenck, Schoolcraft, Shepherd, Sprague,
Frederick p Stanton, Richard H. Stanton, Stevens,
StelsSn Strong Taylor James nhompson John
hill, Vinton, Waldo, Wentworth, Whittlesey,
Wildrick, Wilson, Winthrop, and Wood-l09.
NAYS.-Messrs. Aston, Anderson, Ashe, Ave
rett Bayly, Bissell, Bocock, Bowdon, Boyd, Will
liam J. Brown, George Alfred Caldwell, Joseph P.
Caldwell, Williamson r. W. Cobb, Colcock, Ed
mundson, Featherston, Gentry, Gerry, German,
Green, HARRISON, lsham G. Harris, Sampson w.
Harris, Henry, Hoagland, Howard, Hubbard, Inge,
Joseph w. Jackson, Andrew Johnson, Robert W.
Johnson, Jones, Kaufman, La Sere, Marshall, Ma
son, McClernand, McLane, McMulen, Mcqueen,
Melville, Meade, Millson, Odds, Orr, Outlaw,
Parker, Phelps, Powell Savage, Seldom, Stephens,
Sweetzer, Thomas, Jacob Thompson, Toombs,
venable, Wallace, Watkins, Williams, and Wood
ward-6l.
DEFICIENCY BILL.
Mr.. BAYLY remarked that il had been his inten-
ton to that the Deficiency bill be taken up in
comnittee after the Census bill had been disposed
Of Although the Deficiency bill and amendments
had been at the printers for two days, they were
not yet printed; and, Notwithstanding he had sent
two messages, he could not get them back. There
fore he necessarily compelled not to ask for
consideration of the subject at this time.
The House then resolved itself into Committee
of the Whole the state of the Union and took up
the special message of the President of the United
States, communicating the constitution OF the
STATE CALIFORNIA.
Mr.. WINTHROP, who was entitled to the floor,
in the course of his remarks, (of an hours dura-
tion,) said that he yielded TO man in the SINGER
ity, earnestness and intensity Of his desire TO
every bone of contention broken TO sec every root
of bitterness removed from this hail. and 10 the
American Congress restored TO its capacity 10
discharge its legitimate functions-proyiding for
the wants Of the Government and the happiness Of
the people. DESTROYS he for the production
Of this result, there was one sacrifice which he
would never make, even for all the glory which
ight result from the successful services Of exalted
station. He meant his honest and cherished prin-
ciples. These he must avow here and everywhere.
He must follow his own and not the conviction Of
others. He assumed no attitude Of pacihcation; he
had no new plan Of adjustments; still less had he
sought the floor 10 enter into fresh controversy
with those who had assailed his motives.
lie desired TO explain his relation 10 a certain
non-slayery proviso, and which was the immediate
occasion Of discussion. He was no stranger TO il.
gentleman from Virginia had said that he (Mr.
W. had offered IL 10 the Oregon bill, before Mr..
Wilmot introduced il. He would not expungc this
fact from the records IL be could. And he then pro-
ceeded W speak Of the circumstances under which
he proposed the proviso, in February, ls45. The
documents showed that Indian slavery already
isted in Oregon. Lest the organization Of the ter
ritory at that time should defeat treaty with
Great Britain, The understood 10 say,) he pro-
posed, by uniting the southern Democracy with the
conservative Wings Of the North, 10 defeat the bill;
but the southern Democracy did not sustain him;
and all but four Of them voted for the bill--ant-
slavery restriction and ALL This bill subsequently
received the sanction of a southern Democratic
President II the original Offering Of the proviso
be a crime, he was the man 10 commit IL, and was
ready TO abide by the consequences. II his motion
resulted in excluding domestic slavery from Ore
gon, he had not been associated with the councils
Of the country in vain. lie then justified his course
in voting for similar proviso, offered by Mr..
Wilmot, on the twenty-sccond Of February, 1897.
hndteNcf nope IlcFc Wa OF fcCOnCllfug CONNECT
ing claims, there possibility Of reconciling
conflicting opinions. Heated appeals, angry men
aces, or threats, had produced no change in his
mind. Heheld that is constitutional TO apply the
principle Of the proviso, and that Southern men
have no right TO complain Of the course. He held
that the reproacbes for voting for the proyso ought
TO be bestowed upon the southern and their al
lies who insisted upon bringing territory into the
Union, with distinct foreknowledge that IL would
produce agitation the slavery question. He
thought that the ENGRAVING Of the proviso would
tingush the lust for territory, and secure perma-
ncnt peace with foreign countries
He then spoke Of California, and answered the
objections made to her admission. A few days
ago, but yesterday, she was a colony; now she is
an established Commonwealth, knocking al our
doors. Shall she be rcmanded 10 a territorial con-
dition; shall we attempt TO crowd back the full
grown man into the cradle Of infancy California
presents herself, selfdedicated 10 freedom, self
constituted sentinel 10 guard against the introduc
ton Of slavery in that transalpine region. lie was
in favor Of the admission Of California az an indie
pendent measure. He opposed 10 mixing up
this with other questions He had seen nothing 10
cause him TO change his view Of the Presidents
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