The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-08-29

Mr.. Pratt replied TO Mr. Dayton, and defended
his amendment from the objections urged against
it.
Messrs. Dayton and Pratt continued the de-
bate
Mr. Mason supported the amendment. He
said the people of the States Of Maryland, Virgin
ia, and Kentucky, were deeply and seriously in
terested in this subject, and the many and contin-
ued wrongs suffered by them in consequence Of
the expectation and escape Of their property
required some effectual remedy. They had long
considered this subject, and unless something
were done to prevent this great annual loss sus-
tanned by them, they would demand and would
have some indemnity. He thought the indemnity
proposed by the Senator from Maryland as not
only constitutional, but proper and just. No one
would deny that the losses sustained by the ind-
yidual citizens of that State unless put at an end
would become insufferable. He argued at length
in favor of the additional remedy proposed by the
amendment
Mr. Berrien followed in opposition to the
amendment He did not think the case Of a loss
of the slave, because of violence or otherwise,
could Justly make the u United States responsible to
the owner for indemnity. The obligation on the
part of the United States was discharged by its
enacting the right of the master to recover his
slave and providing the authority by which he
is TO effect the restoration of his slave.
Mr. Pratt replied, and then on motion,
The Senate adjourned
THURSDAY, AueUsr %, 1850.
After the morning business, the Senate resumed
the consideration of the Fugitive Slave bill
The question pending was the amendment
offered by Mr.. Pratt.
Mr.. Pratt u,ayed, az re cwa aa;czA:-:cz.. xas
amended by adding an additional section, provi-
ding that if the slave should at any time be recov
a 4 L. L.. :.
fed for his loss, then the sum paid by the mas
ter shall be repaid to the Unised States.
The question was then taken on the amend
ment of Mr.. Pratt as amended, and it was re-
jected--yeas, 10, nays ~ as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Atchison, Badger, Downs
Foote, Mangum, Mason Morton, Pearce, Pratt
and Rusk-l0.
NAys-Messrs Baldwin, Barnwell, Benton
Berrien, Bradbury Bright, Butler, Chase, CLARKE
Davis Of Massachusetts, Davis Of Mississippi
Dawson, Dayton, Green, Hamlin, jones' King
Phelps, Smith, Sturgeon, Turney, Underwood
Uphsm, Wales, Whitcomb, Winthrop, and Yu'
| lee-27.
The question recurring on the bill, as hereto.
posed by Mr.. Mason,
Mr.. Underwood submitted substitute for
the bill.
The substitute contains eight sections, which
provide for the recovery Of fugtives, and hold
the person claiming responsible, in case of his
: .::! ~. Nseias.
Mr.. Underwood supported his substitute, and
Mr. .Nsspn pps9se9 sit,., The 3ehate yss1Sen'in-
ued by Messrs Davis of Mississippi, Fo&s, and
Turney, upon the principle involved in Mr.
Pratts amendment.
FRIDAY, AUGUST %, 1880
We have only room for the action Of the Sen
ate upon the Fugitive Slave BILL which was in fact
the only important business transacted. We
have not had time TO examine the bill carefully,
but it establishes stringent regulations for the
recovery Of fugitives.
| The question was stated to be on the engross-
| ment of the bill.
Mr. Baldwin called for the yeas and nays, which
were ordered And the bill was ordered to bs
engrossed for third reading by the following
| vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Barnwell
Bell, Berrien, Butler, Davis Of Mississippi Daw
son, Dodge of Iowa, Downs, Foote, Houston
Hunter, Jones, King, Mangum, Mason, Pearce
Rusk, Sebastian, SOule, Spruance, Sturgeon, Tur
ney, Underwood, Wales, and Yulee-27.
NAys-Messrs. Baldwin, Bradbury, Chase
Cooper, Davis of Massachusetts,, Dayton, Dodg
Of Wisconsin, Greene, Smith, Upham, Walker
and Winthrop--12.
SATURDAY, AUGUsr "a, 1880
The Senate did not sit to-day
MONDAY, AUGUsT 26, 1850.
The Fugitive Slave BILL which was ordered L
be engrossed on Friday, was finally passed TIL
remainder of the day was taken up in discus
sion upon a resolution to subscribe for a book en-
titled Palners Commerce Of the East. The reso
luton was indefinitely postponed.