Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-05-13
WASHINGTON, May 8.

WASHINGTON, May 8.
HousE-The amendments of committee
of the whole to the census bill, were then
taken up.
Mr. Vinton's amendment containing the
law in force for taking subsequent census
ses were concurred in.
Mr. Vinton's second amendment was then
read. when Mr. Thompson, of Pa. moved
to limit the number of members, until the
next apportionment bill, to 233.
The question was taken on Thompson's
amendment & agreed to,yeas 1l5,nayss2
The bill was then engrossed and passed,
Yeas 100, nays 81.
Mr. Thompson of Pa. moved a reconsid-
GRAFTON of the vote, and the motion was laid
on the table.
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the California Message.
Mr. Winthrop, having the floor, said
Congress had the rig hit to apply the Provi-
50, and Southern men have no right to
complain. Reproaches ought to be for
those among themselves, and their allies Of
the North, who insist on bringing terrific.
ry into the Union, 'and which they fore.
kIl0" "Uulu uOiuoStlC StIuos
Mr. Orr followed Mr. Winlorop, when
the committee arose and House adjourned.
SENATE-Mr Jeff. Davis presented
series of resolutions of the Legislature of
Mississippi, in defence Of the proceeding in
that State, in relation to the holding Of a
Southern Convention. The resolutions
were then laid on the table and ordered to
be printed.
MIR Jeff. Davis read at great length from
the address Of the State Convention, to
show, that all efforts, TO charge that it O.
riginated in any desire for disunion, were
either maliciously false or ignorantly con-
ceived. He contrasted the Mississippi pro.
ceedings with the proceedings Of the various
free-soil conventions in the East and West,
which were allowed to pass without rebuke
and which had, in fact, led to the present
discomfort and alarm at the South.
The Resolutions were then laid on the
table.
Mr. Clay is now reading the Report of
the committee Of thirteen, Of which the
following is an abstract.
FIRsT-The committee are unanimous
ly of opinion that new States may be form
ed out of Texas under the terms Of CON-
pact entered into by TIE United States in
the Resolution of Annexation, and that
when they are so formed, they have a
clear and undoubted right TO be admitted
into the Union as equal States, but the
committee do not think that any plan for
the formation Of new States out of Texas
should be originated by Congress, but
should be lett to the people of Texas. AL.
so, that such new States, should be admit.
ted without any objections on account of
slavery.
SECOND I'm considering the question of
the admission of California, a majority of
the committee are of opinion that every
irregularity in the proceedings antecedent
TO her application for admission into the
Union, should, in consideration the many
circumstances Of her position, he overlook
ed and recommended the passage of the
bill recommended by Mr. Douglass, for her
admission into the Union as State.
THIRD-That slavery ought not to be
abolished in the District of Columbia.
FoUaTH.-The majority of the commit
tee report Bill6r the suppression Of the
slave trade in the District of Columbia,
upon the model Of the law lately enforced
in MARYLAND.
The report is very luminous and occu.
pied more than one hour in reading
Messrs Mason of Va. Berrien of Ga.
Downs Of La. Clemens of Ala. Yulee of
Fla. Turney of Tenn. Borland of Ark. all
come out in opposition to the proposed
compromise.
Mr. Clay, though taken by surprise,
maintained his ground with characteristic
ability, and announced bis determination
to stand by the Report to the last.
Messrs Cass Of Mich. Mangum Of N. C.
Houston of Texas, Foote of Miss. and
Dickinson Of New York stood by him.
..... WASHINGTON, May 9.
SENATE-Mr Smith submitted reso.
luton enquiring into the expediency of
providing that the alloy Of gold be of silver
only, or Of copper and silver, in the pro-
portion in which it is found in California
gold.
Also, into the expediency of establishing
mint in California, for the purpose of
receiving bullion-adopted.
MIR Yulee called up bis resolution asking
for all the correspondence between the
Department and Gems. Persifer F. Smith
and Riley, in relation to California affairs,
with reference 10 the Constitutional Con-
vention of California. A copy of the jour-
nal of said Convention, the ordinance pass
ed &c. and alluded 10 recent movements
in favor Of an independent government in
Califernia, duplicating the Executive in
failure of holding our Pacific possessions in
trust for the country, and subject to the
ultimate action Of Congress. The resolu-
ton was adopted.
The census bill was then received from
the House with amendments and referred
to the select committee on Census.
On motion of Mr. Clay, the bill reported
yesterday, admitting the State Of California
into the Union and establishing territorial
Governments for Utah and New Mexico
and making proposals to Texas for the
establishment of her western and northern
boundaries was taken up and read second
time and made the special order for Mon
day next.
The Senate then went into Executive
session and soon after adjourned to Mon