Washington telegraph., 1850-06-26
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
WASHINGTON, June 6, le5O.


o.0 .S few notwithstanding that he believed an
n,snse majority of the people Of the country
ln' n n favor of the plan of adjustment reported
f,om the committee OF ID.
I'D p, ,dcsr moved that the Senate proceed to the
,;Jsraton of his resolution fixing the hour Of
CITING Of the Senate at ii o'clock, which, after
n'L,,s was agreed to and the resolution adopted.
senate then resumed the consideration of the
omnibus bill. .,..
.,a,dav. was upon an amendment by Walker to
ytoI;sh neoaage, which Dayton had moved to
D,ond hv restricting its operation to peonage
rrowipg out of future contracts
Sswsrd demanded the yeas and nays ON the
-. .oendment aud said he should vote to
abolish peOn servitude.
:, beiuq objected that peonage is municipal re-
,I.,;on which the v could not meddle with to ad
santaye. and which ought to be left entirely with
tb. legislatures of the territories
The onestiop being taken on Dayton's amend
meut, it was rejected--26 to ~
The ouestion receiving Walkers amendment
,.,;nr nm. Dickinson said he should vote against
!, as Il was calculated TO embarrass the bill
The amendment was reJected--l2 to ~.
V,,J.o nov.d 10 amend the 10Th section by add
;or a.. cIause from Cayton's compromise, extend
s ;ns rho constitutional law of the U. S. the
territory.
Cor ,he extension of the laws SO far they were
.n,Jicable. and suggested that the Senator modify
his amendment by simply including the constItu-
lion ia the provisions Of that section.
Foote objected to the amendment.
YuJe, modified his amendment suggested by
Claw and the question being taken after debate it
was adopted-4O to 40
Baldwin moved to amend the @|tn sectioh oy
adding the following
alt being hereby intended to be declared that
the Mexican law abolishing slavery shall continue
to be enforced in said territory until altered or re-
p.aIed by Congress-" Senate adjourned
HoUsE-Robinson asked leave TO off-r a resolu-
ton to meet daily at III o'clock, from and after
Monday next.
Hous- then went into committee of the whole
on the state OF the Union on the California question
Tucker advocated the admission Of California
and free soil. He opposed the Senate compromise
and s,igmatized the Nashville Convention as trea-
sonable.
Lemck said if the non-intervention doctrine of
democracy had prevailed, should not have the
present difficulty. Slavery does not exist in the
territories now--t the people have it, or not, as
they please. Therefore, he was against the Will
mot proviso.
Bowie earnestly supported the Senate compro-
mise.
the admission of California.
The House took recess till 8 o'clock.
June T.
SENArE-Met at | o'clock. Hardly quorum
present.
Mason presented a memorial from Richie, Of
the Union asking to be released from his contract
for public printing-relerred to the committee on
printing
King asked to be excused from further serving
IL
and Fooe rencontre.
The difficulty existing is understood to be be-
tween King and Benton. The motion to excuse
was adopted.
After the transaction of the mornings business
the Senate went into committee of the whole on
the omnibus bill.
A vote being taken on Clemens amendment, it
was rejected-l7 to 81.
House After some unimportant business and
Intellectual attempts to take up private bills, the
House went into committee of the whole on the
state of the Union and resumed consideration OF
the California question
HIlIiard, Richardson and Williams gave notice
of amendments they will offer.
Caldwell, of KY, proceeded to show that the
anti slavery movement was for the purpose of ac
curing political 'ower
johnson, of Ark. advocated the Missouri com
promise.
duncan was lH favor Ol dutIISSiOu vi Nui-
ifornia and territorial governments for New Mexi-
co and Utah excluding slavery, aud for a proper
settlement of the boundary between New Mexico
and Texas
Duncan gave notice CT an amendment in the
word Of compromise cf the Senate.
Committee rose and House took till
O'Clock.
June 8.
SENArE--The California Compromise bill was
taken up the question under consideration being
an amendment moved by Mr.. Foote fixing the
Northern boundary to be proprosed 10 Texas at
the 34th degree of North Latitude; also, providing
that nothing in the bill shall be construed as Im-
pairing the right of Texas to all the territory
claimed by her, provided she shall fail to accept
The terms proposed for the settlement Of her
boundaries.
A long and animated debate ensued, Foote
withdrew his amendment, and Mr.. Douglass
moved TO amend the section under consideration
SO as 10 fix the Northern boundary of Texas as
follows:
Run a line drawn due East from the Rio
Grande from the Journey of the Dead, to Red
river thence down the centre of said river; also
fixing the dividing ridge of the mountains sePara-
ting the waters of The Rio Grande and the ella,
as the Western boundary of Texas
Davis of Miss, addressed the Senate in oppo-
si,ion 10 the entire proposition for settling the
boundary of Texas by any Of the modes proposed
His remarks drew out repetition Of former dis
cussion upon the necessity and propriety of COM
promising the questions agitated, in the course Of
which Foote trumphantIy announced defeat,
death, burial and exterminatiOn of Free-Sollism,
and predicted the speedy settlement of all the
controverted questions of the day, and the over
throw and destruction of demagogues by thou
sands.
HoUsE,-The consideration of the California
question resumed.
June 10.
SENATE Mr.. Clay, who has been indisposed'
entered the Senate in much improved health
After the consideration of the morning business,
the Senate took up the compromise bill
Mr.. Hale, having the floor withdrew IN favor
of Mr. Benton, vino wished to address the Senate.
He moved that the further consideration OF the
A. AL &C Maroa 1871