New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-20
Nx~,s toNGWE>s....Fir-' session
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Friday. APni IT,

SENATE w.sm>croN. Friday. Apnilt
Nj SfwARn moved correction OF the journal
in which he had been recorded Ms votms ia The
affirmative. upon Mr. BsNro>'s proposition OF re-
fas,nc to refer To the Select Committee the question
of the internal slave trade. lie had voted IA the
negative.
After the presentation OF petitions, Mr. DouoLAs
moved tina, the California bill be taken up which
Was a-rcod t..
Mr. DoroL,s moved that the ban be made the
special order for 10 day, Immediately alter The aP
monument of the Select Committee
Mr. TrR>rY moved t. refer the bill "a the Select
COMMITTEE
The question of posiponemen' taxing priority
va. put and agreed H.
The Senate then proceeded 10 ballot for the Char
man of the Select Committee upon the Compromise
resolutions OF Mr. BEll aud Mr. CLAY On the
first ballot Mr CLAY had >, votes. BELL !. BE>roN
I. MA>cUN I. hlauk 4.
50 MIR CLAY was declared elected
Messrs. CAss. DICKINSON, BRIcBr, WtusrER
PHslrs. CoorlR. klNo Mason. Dow>s, M,sGuN.
Rsit and BskMfs were, GA the next ballot elect
"a the remaining members OF the Committee with
out opposition.
Mr. FEgIrs asked TO be excused, particularly on
aoOuu, II his health
Mr. MA>GVM appealed 10 Mr. fhsLfs 10 Win
5-.v his nnplcatinn The situngs OF the Commit
tee o,uA be So arranged as - pat the senator T.
M serious Inconvenience. -
NJ, puv,rs said he had other objections He
must say that he had felt irom the outset thS' me
annoir,neni q, the Committee would result ln
pcthins bat an expression ~ opln'oit ana 'uss "
ID 81 u mn 4
lee! N,mpeued TO throw himself entirely GA ms oN1
personal views The probability IN bis mind was
that the result Of the whole proceeding "os'd %
unsatisfactory 10 the Senate and the country
Mr. WxBsrxk hoped Mr. PAIRS would not IN
sat 1.-THE example was ~ be set Of eNcUslns
hN,aQse the fear tina, the Committee would arrive
8, no practicable result he should perhaps lee
sNlmpe hed 10 tAlow u
NJ PsylPs could not withdraw his application
but il the Senate refused u excuse him. he mast
make the best OF hls sgt0siion
The Question being taken. Mr.. PHEIrs was not
excused.
7, Wi be Observed tina, the opponents OF IN
Committee generally failed 70 vote ST al upon II
appointment
Nr Bx>ro> moved ths, the Sclec, Commute
h. instructed - report separately GA each u M
sph,e,ts referred q H. Snd rot 10 oin Two - mot'
s-blacts not Of the same chsraSter. IN one b..
Nj R,pGEK objected 10 It's consideration. ala
the motion lies over under tbs rule
MIR DorGL,s called ior the SPECIAL order an
- Csbsorris State bil Was takea up Are
conversation with reference q the absence 81 IN
Cnmmi,tce 10 convey Nj Calhoons remains Z
Sonth Csrolins. notion 10 postpone Inc urine
>onsderstion ot the California oii. 70 neS' N'11A.
two weeks was agreed 10 -. D.,
NJ RrrlxK expressed his sGprise ihs' x IA
heen assumed that the subject o. 'hv
C,Gsorpis could be taken up and discussed Al. At
,be .Sbisc, had been referred TO the Select Com
,,i,,ee AMI before that Committee shoaid report
Nr Gay said that Nj Butler was muea ,, ms =
aiken Il he supposed the California o.. V1.4 0'
sr,ed upon without a struggle and he noPs.
..cc,.sful struggle. 10 engraA Il upon 'he '''.t'o
ma bills. He had in his hand aHenan'sh' ~ ~"
elect which he designed P'oposiAs' =, ..t.
NJ, Rs>ro> gave noIsce that when Nj Cay sac