The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-09-03
Thlrty.First Congress--1st Session.

SESATr.-The bill for the relief of the Alex
andla and Orange Rail Road was passed.
sThe civil and Diplomatic Bill and the Post
Route Bill, from the House, were referred.
Mr.. Clay called up, the bill to suppress the
slave trade in the District of Columbia, and it
was made the order for Monday next.
Mr.. Foote and Mr. Pearce laid on the table
amendmenis to the bill.
The Senate went into Executive session, and
when the doors were opened,
The Senate adjourned.
HnUsE OF REpREs EsENTATIvES.-Mr. Strong
called up the report of the Committee on Elec-
tons in the case of Mr. Littell, coutesting the
seat of Mr.. Robbins, of Pennsylvania After
discussion, the question was postponed until
twotweeks from to-day.
Mr. Stanly, from the select committee ap-
pointed to inquire what persons holding office
under the late administration had contributed
money to defeat the election Of General lay
lor, or had acted as correspondents of newspa.
apers, &C., reported that the committee had SUM-
moned Thomas Rtchie before them, and haV-
i;lg put the questions named in the resolution
to him, that the said Richie declined to answer
They also summoned ]. P. Sengstacke, who.
on being asked who contributed money to de-
feat Gen. Taylor's election, declined to answer
unless he was permitted to state what officers
had contributed to the fund to promote the
election of Gen. Taylor.
The Committee then adopted a. resolution
4eferring the matter to the House for its advice
and order thereon.
Mr.. Hibbard said he considered the whole
matter trivial affair, and said Mr.. Richie was
right in refusing to answer. He moved to lay
the subject on the table.
Mr.. Stanly demanded the yeas and nays, and
the motion was lost yeas IS, nays l0S
Mr.. Meade submitted the following resolu.
tion:
Resolved, That the liberty of the press and
the freedom of discussion demand that editors
Of public journals should not be required by the
government, or any branch thereof, to surren-
der the names OF their correspondents for mere
political purposes.
IS Mr.. Evans, sof Maryland, insisted upon the
right of Congress to compel the editor OF the
Union to testify, and severely denounced the
course of that paper towards himself.
Mr. Starily then offered resolution that the
Speaker issue writ to bring Thomas Ritchie
y
,s+ Mr.. Strong then obtained the floor, and mo-
we'd to proceed to the business on the Speakers
table: which motion prevailed.
es The Speaker laid before the House the bill
from the Senate to establish territorial gov
'ernment for Utah, which was read a first and
second time by its title, and referred to the
Couu,ittee of the Whole. j
Mr.. Sweetzer moved to 90 into Committee of
the Whole, but the House refased-yeas 81,
nays l40.y ~:
2*s9.fhe bill from the Senate, entitled "An act
proposing to the State of Texas the establish
inent of her northern and western boundaries,
the REIMBURSEMENT by the said State Of all terri
tory claimed by her exterior to said boundary,
and of al her claims upon the United States"
was taken up and read a first time by its title
with view to its reference.
The bill having been read first time by its
title witha a view to its reference,
i Mr.. Inge demanded that the bill shall be sub.
.mitted to the test Of the 10th rule. Tie rule
was read as follows:
The first reading ofa bill shall be for infor.
nation, and no opposition be made to it, the
question shall be, Shall this bill be rejected I!
II no opposition lie made, or ii the question to
reject be negatived, the bill goes to its second
reading without question"
The etSpeaker said the question would be on
therejectiou of the bill.
Mr.. Hliard (the Speaker having decided that
the bill was debatable at this stage) spoke in
favor of the claim Of Texas to all the territory
she claimed East of the Rio Grande, that the
ancient maps of New Mexico showed that the
State of New Mexico at least was not entitled
tothe territory claimed by her. He was in ia
,yor, as matter of compromise, Of giving Tex.
as the boundary in the bill, and the $4,000.
900.
Mr. McClernand moved the previous ques.
ton, which was seconded. After some con.
versational debate as to the condition of the
question, and what it would be if the motion
failed,
The main question was ordered.
The question was then taken, shall the bill
be rejected! and it was determined in the neg
ative. Nays l6S.
- The bill was then read a second time.
Mr.. Boyd proposed an amendme 1t to the bill,
by adding the bill of the Senate to establish
territorial governments for New Mexico and
Utah, emitting those parts of each making an
appropriation for the public buildings aud libra.
rvsin.said territories.
[By striking out those parts Of the Senate bill
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