Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-09-21
Wasbineton Nfws.
rHrRry.frasr coNeR Ess-i., Session.
WAsHINcToN, Sept. IA, 1850.

SENATE.--Mr. Bell, from the Committee
on Indian Affairs reported bill ic preserve
peace with the Indian tribes in California,
which, after an amendment SO as to fix the
annual salaries Of three Indian agents at three
thousand dollars, was passed.
Mr.. Davis, of Miss, from the Committee
on Military. Affairs reported bill to pro-
vide pensions for widows Of deceased off.
GERS and soldiers not hitherto provided for.
The President laid before the Senate the
Rev. Mr.. Gurley's report on Liberia, COM
municated by the Secretary of State.
Messrs. C,wiun and Fremont introduced a
number Of bills for ihe benefit of California,
relating to the public lands, the gold mines
and placers, survey Of the coast, a lighthouse
system, donation and pre-emption rights, and
settlement Of land claims. p.
After the consideration Of morning bus-
ness, the bill for the suppression of the slave
trade in the District of Columbia was taken
up on motion by Mr.. Clay, the pending ques-
ton being upon concurring in the amendment
made by the Senate in committee, providing
penalties for entcng slaves to escape, and
giving the corporate authorities control over
the ingress or egress of free people of color.
Mr.. Badger advocated the amendment,
Mr.. Hale wanted TO know what was TO be-
come of the free people Of color if elected
from the district? The laws of the State of
Maryland on one side, and of Virginia on the
other, prohibited free negroes from entering
those States; where, then, was the elected
negro to exercise his natural right of breath
ing Laughter.
MIR. Clay submitted few remarks against
the amendments. He would vote for proper
and separate measures TO carry out the object
of the amendment, but he desired the vote
upon the pending bill upon its own merits.-
He desired that measure to pass, as he feared
it would not, if the amendments were re.
tained ..
The debate was of considerable length
After which the amendments of the commit
tee were considerably modified, on motion of
Mr.. Badger, to meet the objections urged by
Mr.. Clay and others. Among these latter
was one reducing the penalty for aiding or
melting slave 10 escape, to period of not
more than five years, which was agreed to
Yeas 81, nays is.
MIR. Clay still opposed the uniting of any
other measure with the suppression OF the
slave trade.
The question being taken upon concurring
in the amendments of The committee, they
were severaly rejected, and the original bill
was then under consideration, as reported
from the committee of thirteen.
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed
yeas 80; nays l9-as follows:-
Yeas.-Messrs. Baldwin, Benton, Bright,
Cass, Chase, Clarke, Clay, Davis, of Mass,
Dayton, Dickinson, Dodge, Of Wis, Dodge, of
Iowa, Douglass, Ewing, Felch, Fremont,
Greene, Gwnn, Hale, Hamlin, Jones, Norris,
Seward, Shields, Smith, Spruance, Sturgeon,
Underwood, Wales, Walker, Whitcomb, Win
throp-32.
Nays-Messrs. Atchison, Badger. Barn
WELL Bell, Berrien, Butler, Davis, of Miss,
Dawson, Downs, Hunter, King, Mason, Nor
ton, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Soule, Turney,
Yulee-l9.
It was discovered that blaEk designed to
be filed with the date at which the act
should 90 into effect, had not been filled,
Mr.. Clay hoped it would be filled by unani-
nous consent.
Messrs. Davis, of Miss, and Mason OBJ
jecled.
Mr.. Clay moved a reconsideration Of the
engrossment, which was agreed TO.
The blank was then filed with the "frst
of January, 1s5O,n and the bill was ordered
TO be engrossed.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE.-Mr. Venable by unanimous con-
SENT introduced joint resolution, authorizing
the Secretary of the Navy to furnish certain
metal TO Clark Mills, TO complete the casting
of his equestrian statute of General jackson,
which was passed.
Mr.. Harris, of Illinois, announced that Al
mon W. Babbitt, delegate from Utah, was in
waiting, and moved that he now be admitted
! W etdt uut dS iilo CItu6utitfS WtI0 uot pc-
fore the House, Mr.. Harris waived The ques-
tion until Monday.
The House then resumed the consideration
of the report of Mr.. Richardson, from the
Committee of Inquiry into the affair of the
Secretary of the Interior.
Mr.. Richardson closed the debate in con-
demnation of Mr.. Ewin's allowance of cer-
tain claims; when the question was taken on
the following substitute offered by Mr. Vim
ton, from the minority, for the resolutions Of
the majority of the Committee:
Resolved, That inasmuch as the resolutions
proposed by the Committee do not charge the
Secretary of the Inferior with any crime or
misdemeanor, and do not propose any change
of the existing laws, but in effect call upon
the House TO review and reverse the decision
of the proper officers of the government, upon
legal question, affecting private rights, that
the same be not concurred in.
| IN WAS agreed to-yeas "a. nays 81.