Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-05-17
TmiRr1-EIRsT CoNGNEss-Isr sEssIn,
MoSpAy. May Is.
Sen ATE.

Mo>pAy NAY -.
SENATE
Mr.. Clay said he discouraged b. anything tia
had happened IL the committee or in the SENATE or in ii.
country in the hope tiia the repor in the measure
recommended would b. ultimately sanctioned by maQ,
OF both Houses 81 Congress.
The crisis had arrived an! his conviction that oa.
hy such scheme that presented by The COMMITTEE
wc could secure the harmony and peace 81 the Union
But he had now 10 ave aditiona! explanations
the reported.
He first treated the Texan p.op0siiion and showed a
il met The appreciation oi noarll every one.
lie took mp the subject the objections made t
admission OF calorn1. A. 10 Tie population, il VI, ~
tint II was not exactly known. Bu Il was known That m
STATE rapidly filing Gp; ani believed that int
sufficient population 10 justify representation II ~
members. So IL Was 10 Texas and 10 ticolga: tie
bcrs were not known when they Were admitted
II the time when The members from caio:n, wei
take tlir seats the population would certainly BE- suit
cient. H. produced documentary evidence o this. H..
number people The Isl OF January 10000 Tier
vas naN number citizens o The L. States IN Ct!:orna
sufficient cn'itlc her 10 members. some OF them
b. sur", might have returned might intend ~ retain
should then live. The emstants who Went 10 lou-ani j.
signing o return after nah a! fortune were much d
lighted with the soothing anG bland climate TIA, rw
came back \ voice They died there.
The whole ~ The population South 81 81 de-. 50 min L
California against slavery The Southern oua
not Therefore l. object II The boundaries vi tn >outhc
portion of California SANDY desert involved 10
chain mountains. la the .>oriicln portion Caton.
another vast desert In none of these objections
there sufficient motive - thoS thing into c"nisoi
bv rejecting this bill
lie adycrrod the numerous plans Differing from M.
Onc came from high nmhoiv and r.ronnlendln
HAT California be admitted arJ nothing else BE- done H.
tr claw came 10 Washington with disposition
cate with the Executive bur AZ thu time IL follow tn
dictates oi his own judgement.
Mr.. clay had e pleasure to sey that Il" di coincide v
the President lie Presld.a went. lie con cta.
inly III the Presidents recommendation that Calinrn.
admitted into the Union. There The President stopped w.r
h t1Ir. Clay went lltilc farther he li CLAW
tie opinion that our obligations to plo,rc New Mexico n
Deseret should not be laid aside Was II right in "
leave them To themselves till hey 20, ripe for STATE Go,
eminent!
There were strong at he time, when the Prcstt
wrote his message 2li Janunr in favor OF his plan Then
il was nppchcndcd that fearful agations would follow an
attempt to aci on The subject ol the territories But III
North the glorious North, had the rescue, and
son and patriotism were listened To- The glorious Soul
had also relaxed in her demands md there General Ill
position ior Cancellation ana harmony.
lie had no doubt that the gentleman who filled the eNec
1--WE chair, would now take mach wider range IA recon
mendng any plan concerning these questions. Even nos
We heard OF civil commoion IN New MEXICO. TcXl-
moving agains, Santa Fe Blood -siicd would ioIlow M
controversy, ii il nor settled by u.s. all oycni-
should make an attempt Ia settle the question.
Mr. Clay reviewed all the oberiinu- urged against the {.
aitive slave bill and the bill 10 abolish slave trade III
District.
After speaking hours and halt hc yielded the floor
Nlr. Hale ana the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
lhe report oi the committee IN elections in ne hpPh&
lions OF The DELEGATES from Dcsect and New Mexico 10
seats IN Congress, made the special order ~ th d.
ior the 22d al the present month
Mr.. Brown "t Mississippi. made Intellectual tol
have the business ." the Distinct Columbia mad, h' y;
cia order Of the day for the second Tuesday in jam n
and 50 cont.nae until disposed of
On motion Of Mr. NcIane of Nd the rules were stsper
dcd, and the House resolved itself into committee oi te
the whole 3lr Boyd IN The chain and resumed the conse
ration of the California question.
Mr. Clarke who was entitled TO the floor, occnfc! 1t q
hour on the slavery side of the question
Mr. Savage next obtained the floor md spcsi an hon.
opposition 10 TIE admission vi California.
Mr. Menchan! OF w. then obtained The floor, bn' sIei
IL 10 motion that tie committee rise The committee
accordingly and the House nd tourncd
WrpxEspAv, M,yII
The amendments VI the House 10 tn. Deficiency bin we'
cnncuned in So that bill is pissed
The Senate took NJ House amendments the Census b
and they conCugred in nearly all the amendments.
s.! After some discussion thew concurred in Mr. Yino-
amendment, fixing the number OF Representatives al %
or underwood said the amendment provided tpr teff
scntlllun Tor such n molety. The uGnnef
Representatives would then be mich the nninoer -le
in the bill
The question then on the motion strike &C
the words and thirty. three and il was decided IN the q
gaiive:
-Mcssrs. Aciison, Badger Bell, Berreu, Elr,a
Bright Dawson, Elmore, Hunter, Mangun Motion Sea-
tiin, Shields Underwood Wales Whtcomb AM inlae.'
NAys-alessrs Baldwin Bradbury, Chase Clrke, ~
Davis Of massachusetts, Davis Of Mississippi DAYTON -
inson, Dodge o Wisconsin, Douglas Downs Footc ~
Houston Jones, King Miller, Norri- Pratt Russ Sewn
Mr.. Chase moved 10 strike ESQ hundred an! th'
three, and insert 'three hundred
And the question being taken by yeas AMI nay Wa &c
cded in the negative.
The bill has 10 - hae. for Sigh, changes,
The Senate NJ 81 siJa, went into Executive -ees'
and shortly after adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. .,
Mr.. Stlnly moved resolution 10 terminate 49,
in committee Of the Whole the state 81 he 'i'o
the California question, The second Tuesday !" ''
next.
This motion gave rise Ia considerable :ceiirf. fm u
motions Ia postpone 10 fix later day, aui Tolls VIZ t
position the tatleal OF which voted 31"a -
yeas and nays-the propositions was nni'..
On motion OF Mr, Bayly the rules susptni'a anu
House resolved itself into committee -! The wh, w
State Of the Union and renewed the consideration W "
California question. r,
Acsss AIeacham and Julian spoke each his :on q" "
!, anti-s!avery side of the question. i,l,
Mr. Raymond o Va. then obtained the moor, bG' !i
10 the motion that the committee rise. The ront"F
and the House adjourned
The New York Sun published programme oil wa.
attack OH Cuba by The expedition under Cen Lopez a.
result OF which that paper would soon have Tire new
San Martin comes out with cald, pfononn'lng the '
ing intelligence In be peyiectly destitute OF 'unda"
He says that Losea ani oi h.s .ss1'1fa- depart
long since from ,.,. Orleans il: s1"sc u means oi pa
nal subsistence.
I CLEANING TREES.--Trees and vines which IT, o ~
the cleanest bear the best like the human body m
OF their skin become cogged with dirt and rsan t,sa
which should escape. Trees the bark Of when ha sy
e scraped and scrubbed become thriving and h'0
rous