The Arkansas banner., 1850-08-27
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY
rItRrr.rIRsT CONC REss.
WAsHrscroS, Aug. 6.

..,rr-Mr. C}emenS oHfIeu tesosH'S" "-
 ,a,tne Committee on military aualrs 10 en- '',, he efpediency nt eonierrIng Bfevet 94',t a fisut General, on Mai. General Wlnnsld i'"' ,, C,est!eraiIon of his eminent sefsices. v, pssrcs's bin in relation 10 the boundary oi q,esss was tb,u talk up v F,a.s moved 10 postpone the consideration or tt, b3t III tomorrow aud then make II tue sPee'a' Ansr some debate the motion was carried.
 The bii f,r the admission oi Caliiofnia was 'neh taken up. tu, ,. A;v;d. f, ,i;- &| &| t, tha line of 36 deg. 90 min. and to remand
 s,,,y constitution baek to California; meanwhile, ,o allow her one delegate ih Cons'ess Dut no sen a,gI. r.,.-,h. p.ss;dan, ;o -.-',,, |, lhe boundary difficulty between Texas %,., Mexico Ihe President alluded 10 the S,,.+t, ,r.x,an members of Congress. published in t,v. R,,isn and says, that portion ot the leTr'- .,.f ol fbe R,o Gfands has been regarded as bs,2u,,., to Mexieo He thinks the exigeney that I.s sait.ep. in iae affairs oi Texa, aPd New Mex,eo, igsy ,.,iulre an extra session oi CongIess He al- iII f hLs oicIat position and duly, as President, ....,,rs inc lsys of he United States. He says h. y,,d eplltce them, and thinks this IS case in .i.b he ls authorized lo call the military into seT- ,5rr IS wpil as 10 employ the forces oi the regular ,r.ty and Htyy.-Texas, as States can employ t,ify l1rce to suppress her own internal insurTee-
 u. bgi bet power is loc al, and she has no authoi t, ,,',ci, can couaict with the laws and rights of inc Ite,l.a States In this case she is an intruder, and vii 5e treated as such
 The pfssileut in hIs message, takes a decided ofc,n6. a ha territory in dispute, east of the Rio Gf5ads b@ioags ;o New Mexico. and for that reason he ng.t pfotect i, from the intrusion of Texas or any eltef ,tAie He believes the treaty with Mexico exsri. fbe laws Of the United States over the terri tstv east oi the Rio Grande. The treaty does not n,l aet,tniue, exnhciily, what IS the boundIy oi Texas but that it is his opinion, aIter careful tn- yps,i.iiion He will continue To regard said teri- tory ss part oi New Mexico nhlil Congress settles i.e question 10 Ee contrary.
 Hr depfecaies aay collision between the parties ttenselyes with the United States, but he must do his laly and hope for an immediate settlement No government eau De provided for New Mexico until ibal dispute be settled.
 He doubts the txpediency ofaPponting Connis- sonefs to run lle lIae.
 All the lsci, are before Congress, and nothing new could be eiciled by said Commissioners. He regrets tAe proJns sa,iou of the contest n Congress a3Jou.ns.
 The accompanying documents were then read Mir F.n1res letter tO Governor Bell, says the General Government had authorized Col. Monroe in comply with the wishes of the people of New Mexico aud ta issue proclamation for State gov etamsui, oy order of the Secretary of War, dated I9h November last, but 10 take no par, in the pro- ceeaiuss except in accordance with desire of the pro.l- oi New MeXico. Col. Monroe acted in his csii capacity ofiered above. That proclamation The Exeealise approved Of; it.provdes nothing but whai jhe Coost;aiion and laws of the United States authorize. The President approves of the course of Pfesdenl Polk and Gen. Kearney. he thinks the tleaty hlre them out in their proceedings and they will be followed by the Administration. President FaYiOr taought the people ought 10 ioTn State government aud be admrtled hence the order oi the 29lh November, upon which Col. MonIos's procla- rnltion could affect neither the itle of the United ' Nra artfa ,,t la then O. iae officers ot the Government, could not impair tte original question ot boundary. This was he question To be determined in Congress. The design o President Taylor was 10 secure the peace o The county, and 50, likewise, is that of the pre- sent Exseatve. The farther reading of documents dispensed with and the Senate resumed con- si3efa'i1n oi th. California bill.
 Ab,f IL feaiing Of the message and ordering it printed he Senate adjourned.
 H0CsE.-The House went into committee of the whole, 4ad resumed consideration Of the post ofnce blii, narn message ron the Presiden', with se- conpaHyias docu aents, the same as sent ts the Senate wese rccrived, read and referred to commit lee of the whole Stale o the Union, and ordered io be fHt'ed Committee rose, and house adjourned
 Aus.7.
 SENATE The Senate, after the usual morning business took up Nr. Pierces bill for the scitlemen, oi 'ne boundary of Texas.
 M5 Underwood addressed the Senate in opposi. tOn 10 he bill. He confessed himself Iespons bic n SoiHe measure for the defeat of the omnibus bill anu look this opportunity 10 define the grohnd which lie occupied m hIs action on that measure, and lessons which would govern his course on future Heaslres United in The bills the agitation of the saoec ol slavery as a moral question, could never be euted ua,Ii the tongues of men were silenced, att ibtIf minds paraYsed This bill then could not eHd ihal ogiiaon. The proposition was 10 purchase iefi,tory of Texas. If she owned the territory in q1ssuon, te dId not want to buy 1t. He preferred Ina Texas should keep h. On the other had if il did Hoi 5-i5uE 10 Texas, she had no right 10 sell, or The | ;. To buy t. Al thIs point in his remarks, 'ir Underwood gave way to Mir. Douglass, upon whose moton he bill laid over, and California bi.i taken up agsin. ilr. Ilee resumed his remarks m support of hs hr"dneni, going into the history Of executive gov 'fHment for The purpose of show ing that something lad been excluded by stratagem from an oppoIiu- ty oi being represented in that country, prior to '.ie iornliIpn oi The State Constitution. He also delivered general discourse the slavery question, 's1fess'oh oi the North, and its breach of compro- mtss.
 fIr Davis moved postponement of farther con- e'leiaiion oi tic btIi-negatived.
 Aug. 8.
 H9vsE-AH-r mornings business, went hito 'Nnmre oi the Whol. Mir Thruston, of Oregon moved 10 take up the Oregon Land Bill He said r ha9 received intelligence thai Gov. Lane had left HIS post, and that Gov. Gaines had not been heard H'o ani l"at Inc Territory was in a distracted staie and 1c hoped something would be done for i, The '',.l"n prevailed, and the bill was taken up
 fa'ioAs amendments were offeIed, when the Com. r'''ee ro'", and the amendments were agreed to and ihe bl passed Itcreates the office of sury.yor "rH'5aI oi Oregon and provides for survey of the .'A.' 10 make donation. 10 settlers of said public isuls PNo"~ ., Ile House. again went into Committee of the " '" H''r eHf took ID 'he Civil Diplomatic Bill The ,'s'" ''5NImfd I9 mInytes reading the same. Mir h'o"h, "i Miss, remarked that when the late mes. sSS' oi ihe President was received t struck him as '5 n '' eNUdordlnaty which had ever etaanated .'N a" Amtrtcan President; and having since e.f-H''y read it hIs opinion had undergone no r,a'Se. on he contrary itwas greatly strengthened ''' D. consumed some time in imadverling on the ".'''7'' a1i advocating Texas cIalm to the dis- f-.ea oJuutal.
 '4'. Se iAei.s, of Georgia, obtained the floor for '9"' "heh ihe committee rose and the House