The Arkansas banner., 1850-05-21
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
ru,Rrr.rIRsr CONGRESS.
wAsHrxorsS. May 6.

.,,,nir, r,a,,slv adopted ~ was otaetR1 "'sa @ ,ns .r,.s.ry of the Senate notify the P'ssdena 0s sif- Kag's elsc'toa re s- ....;,,.s ,u. x,.s,.s.,Fv oeeaslsfsed by ihs deatb ot Mir Ca- b,ee. appeared snd ioos h's s~s!' .o. v ,.,.,,tr5 in favof oi pvlsilng 5sgo copies o1 .Dcato,,r and Tvpog,sr rhIeN Report ofPessiior T s.ns,,, aod pr Tyssa in Cal liorria--adopted.-- .s. <, favor of printing % so0 ni the agreu,uFal ,'o,,;s. sffhee Psi-at 0fhee RsPori. Adopted. IT., hlI e.tae.i.aiag Boafd of Accounts, To con-
 .f snr,,,i.4tsners 10 settle aH claims agaiasi ,ss limited states, taken uP-amsnded and laid asias.
 T,ne Sans,s then sdJ7arsed
 I,o-.x .x-s,sns~v. twhig1 oi North Carolina. asked i.sv, ,o eet resolutions instoeiIous Select Com ,,,., oosS investigating ehsFgps agaiast Ewing, To .,;,s f,,ther what rsfsca in The Department edit sd or xros fur newspapers aater The is<t adminis- ,,,,a. Who wrote fhe ertieTes signed "Bndlecan6; ,.s., assc- ne ssA whzt salary he received, and n.,h.1 das,as the ptesiisnslsi canvass any office h,t4.,. ,bs.r,@d themselves fton the Dspartm-st ia nske speeches, awd she'her they were required to suAsc.ibe reaey io opSraie agsinsi Gen Taylor u.o. s whoss iasIsneeh was done. Objections h.i,,g ,,a,,.. Mf StaseY moved suspension of rule Mr H.a, t5em,5 , from Misscur, suggested ina, ,..,Ia,,oa. be ,<n' io separate committees. Mir. e,,,isx 4,d no, ssyeBs Yeas and nays being taken, r,,I.s Ser. Ssispsasea--yeas l99, nays 45
 M, S,anl-Y then moved ptsyiogs QaeslIon. NJ, Cobb wanted to move an amendment.
 Mi Slauiey -Nai
 A.. r-.s,1, ~T Msi.s, sent up an amencmsnt, vh,ea gas merely read l0r information; Siso, to in oafe xhAt slefks ii any. ssre sent last summer 10 sny Staie 10 soiiet individual tn bscome esRci- date los Caasyess.
 Mi. MeLsns. os M4. moved reconsideration of ths vote by Nhsch rales suspended.
 Mt. Crowtil netsl 10 iay that ea the table, Agreed 10.
 Mssssg> received ftom ihe President stating that hs has sned the b'.l accepting Gfianei's vessels tog tue uss oi the FfshSia expedition"
 NJ Cfs,=sll a,Asa !saye 10 sasr resolution cal ling on ihe secretary of war 10 communicate 10 the House all instructions issued by the department 10 John Nonfoe B-syei Colonel, touching claims of Texss 10 the sffiorN Of New Mexieo. Also, by what aaibon'y sad Monroe issued orders in March las; requiring conmaHlanis of different military stations 10 observe rigid non-IHiefcoarse with the Te1aa eoinmlsssoner, who invaded NsN Mexico to esabl!.h civ jurisdiction of Texas over t. and not to eo=e in eoaaiet wi,h the Texas authorities. The question vas then taken. On seeondiHg de. Gaaa1 ior previous sa-slof.s he House was equally divided. Speaker voted a me hegasiEs.
 Brewn. us Mlss sad he vas a member of the ENing committee, Snt Gli noi ~ish Sisuley's reso. laleu 10 einbarrsss ts action T. Mr. Stanley was nol len democrats would disagree to select eonmiitee ca that sabj~ct
 kr Sisnlsy-Hss the gentleman fhe power 10 snSak tor Dis PSFtY ft~hdSs GaHF voices. YeS yes yes T congratulate him on u. premiership ol nat side oi the house
 Bro~H-I make no such claims.
 Sis0iey-Bai you assgtne II.
 Browu-Mf Stanley shonId have as good a con- miitee as The EWlag committee was.
 Sisaiey-Jasi as 5af'-i whiss ard , democrat. who ~ouil vote for every Inuuiry. He mofihet his resolefios io refer It to separate committee of ms@bers. and under opeiA,ioa oi Preyious qaes,los !, was passed
 Sp~aksr sal! ias resolution must lie over under the rule
 Mr. crcwsil moved 70 suspend the rGle-carrisd sai resolution ado7led
 Mr Bar asxe8 Is4se to oT-r resolution that il be referred o committee Q! Jle whole on state of inc Uoion-
 Hs2se went ia;O eonzig,ee on the census bH.
 May 7th. HoUsE.-Censas bjIi ia committee of me whole and Fisle's asaes.s T -sl Fssya!'zE for taxing the census ia accordance aIih The provisions of ihgs b unless !t saal be altered or frpralrd before the l. oi JaagaTy preceding iie Bex' eensQs-a8opled Ills next smenasent, providing ta4t the House 0 Representatives sh4ii heleAiier eoasis, oi 29O ms oefs wss also ai0pted-ysAs -. nays 6.
 The eonaaittss rose sDd ite greater part of thi amendments were eaa"arrsd ia by the House ar, others lad over to be 70 ed apoa to-notrOw.
 Mays sESATE E-JeE Davis oH-rea series of fe.oiatlon nG the Legislature ot M,s.ssspyi n defence of tA, proceedings ia that State in relation 10 hokiing Southern Convention. He read al great lsuEiA lr5m ,he a.dtess of lhe State eoaveH'ioa. 10 sboa thai ah edosis to charge fiat !; originated ia aay dessfe for dlsanion were either roAeIogsy false o lgaoean'iy conceived, lie confras,ed ibe Missis ssppi proceedings wIta tAs proceedings Of Tariou, feesod enlion 10 the sasi and wes' which wer, allowed io pass without reouke, aaf which had. II el. led b ihr present Glseoateai and alarm for ihs Soaih
 Tss resolutions Sere lad Oa the table and Ord=set to be pfinied.
 The compromise plan of committee of l3 wa. thea taken up.
 Ar. Gay is now reading he report of committee ot l3. oi which the iollo@iug IS atS;rae':
 lst. The committee are uaanimoQs.y of opinion ihi; aew States nay be formed out cf Texas under the terms of compact entered ipia by he United Sisies. if f=sotsisoas oB the anusxa-fon sna rnsi wheE they are fa,aed they have eirag aud us- doHhisd nshl 10 se admitted iiiio The Union as eqlal States, but tae eo.nmiee to not thigk ihat any plan Tor sAs ferma'sSa ss Ssrss out of Texas should es osgIbAied by Congress. bat should be ieis 10 the people oi Texas.
 2d. Also, tha; sa,h rev States should be admit tea without any 9A}sc,ias oa sceeHst ef the exc5a- sica or permission ol .Iayerv
 St. h considering The qa.s'ion of the saraissior q Cshiofha, maj !Fiiy ot ihe committee gre of oPaHtoa thGs every TfeZulArity Ih the eroceedlaxs saise-ient 10 her apphczisaa oF stmss Oa Inio tbe UA'oa sh'old. In coasIae a'ioa of he many dream stances oi her position. h> oEsrtook-d and recon- neasisi 'he passage Of the hiii Tecegnrsenied by DeassAss ios 'ef asmissSsa into fbc UH8n a State aa Taat slavery Oaght aol to be abolished n the Di''fsei of COambia.
 eh- ta' majority of lhe committee frpoTt htil t ee sapPrsssioa of the slave trade n inc District s' CSs4@SsA uPoa he model of the ias lately sniorc- eila Asryl.na
 Ias rePoiI s ssry voiamiRous. and occupied more AaH aA k9H 70 tes3lny
 Ma'oa, of Va, BetrieH, Of Ga, Downs. of La S-ir'z'ss, oi Ata, iaIee. of Fiofida, Tarney, 0i eAa Asd B,fiaft, of Ak. all estas out n opposI- "aa to 'ae P'oposrd eorapToEnlss.
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 tsiaas 'a'eEa asl' esn'iaains he l,gv ia force h'as tie saaseqqeh' census ~as eoneuffed ia. 'leaoSs srsotA afaeRlaeat va. ihrn read. when