The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-05-14


boundary of Now Mexico. This line in
cludes within New Mexico the town of Sar-
ia Fe and a large portion of The disputed
territory, for which the bill proposes to paw
- millions of dollars in stocks, at half
yearly interest, the principal 10 be paid at
the end Of fourteen years. II is supposed
that the sum agreed upon will be from six to
ten millions.
Fouth-The Committee reported sec
tlon to be added TO Mr.. Mason's bill, in rela-
ton to Fugitive Slaves. 1t
Prorales That every MASTER before he
90 into another State to recover his Slave,
shall 90 before some competent tribunal and
establish the fact of the elopement of proper.
ty, and Of the description of Slave, and with
these facts, attested by competent record,
and upon presenting them to an officer the
Slave shall be delivered up TO him. Also,
that il the Slave declare his freedom, he
shall have trial for his freedom, on return
to the State from whence he had escaped
FUM-1hat Slavery ought not to be abol-
ished in the District OF Columbia.
SirM-The majority of the Committee
report bill for the suppression of the slave
trade in the District Of Columbia upon the
model of The law lately enforced in Mary
land.
The Report is very vouminous and &C.
cupicd more than half an hour in the read.
ing.)
MIR. Clay moved TO make the bill the spe-
cial order for to morrow. Thursday. lie
objected that the bills take regular place on
calender. The report should be printed.
Mr.. Foote said that if the report be LAID
on the table till tomorrow that would obvi.
ate the difficulty.
Mr.. Turney-No it won't obviatc the
difficulty.
Mr.. Clemens gave notice Of an amend
ment to come in at the end of the bill for
the admission of Calfornia-that the line OF
SO 80 shall be the Southern boundary of the
State of California. He asked that the Cal
ilornia and Territorial bills be ordered to be
printed. Mr.. Clay moved to print the bill
Tor the suppression of the Slave trade. Mr..
Phelps, one of the Committee, said he did
not agree with the Committee, except on the
con clusion to be drawn from the resolutions
for the annexation of Texas Mr.. Mason
one of the Committee, said that he was SO
Unfortunate as to differ from the Committee,
upon nearly all questions reported upon by
it. Mr.. Cooper said that he agreed with
the Committee upon several points, but diff
| iO'SN oh oN'tioii WIN Itd-
sons and argument of the report. Mr..
Downs, one of tho Committee, expressed his
dissent from the report on all the grounds
particularly upon admitting California with
her present boundary.
Mr.. Berrien, one Of the Committee, diff
fered from the report of the Committee on
nearly all the points. lie could not consen!
to admitting California with her present
la,,lar,ae
The House of Representatives. Mr.. Man
gum, one Of the Committee, said he differed
from the result of the Committee on the
number Of inhabitants TO be admitted and
that there was an imperative necessity for a
State Government lie denied all these as.
sumed facts Our despatch is obscure here
but we believe this is its meaning
Mr. Clay denied the justice of pronouncing
on a rcpor, before its contents were known
perfectly. MIR. Footc said he would support
the report of the Committee if it contained
anything more than Mr.. Clay's resolutions
and they had been condemned long ago. lie
s'.ould not support it.
Mr.. Borand opposed the whole affair
MIR. Hale hoped the South would stand firm
in its opposition. but he was very much afraid
the opposition was mere feint.
Mr.. Houston advocated the motion tc
print, was in favor Of Compromise and Tn.
ion, and wanted to read the report before he
made up his mind.
Mr.. Cass said the report should be exam
incd before it was condemned. He woulc
support it as a whole measure.
Mr. Dickinson said that he was in favo
of printing the report As whole measure
the matter had his hearty concurrence. II,
had assented 10 the Report. though the rea
soning was not his own. lie had consented
10 the conclusions of the report to which til,
Committee had arrived, though he woul,
have drawn the reasonings differently; h,
would support The bills reported because o
the circumstances, while he was free 10 ad
nit they were very different from what h,
would have drawn himself.
f Mr.. Jefferson Davis said he was willin,
the report should be printed, but he was pre-
pared to vote against it.
MIR. Bright said he would support tn
measure as whole but if il could not b.
carried he would 90 .or the admission OF Cal
iforna at the earliest moment.
: The bill and report were then ordered &
, be printed, and the Senate adjourned at
l-2 o'clock.
HOUSE, The amendments of the Com
mitiee of the Whole TO the census bill, wer
taken IN.
b. Mr.. Vinton's first amendment, continun
: the law in force, was concurred in. Nj
1 VS. second was read. when
q Mr.. THOMPSON. tLoco) of Penn. move
TO limit the number of members. under IN
next apportionment, TO ga
The question on MIR. Thomnson's motto
y was taken and agreed TO. 90 10 7s
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