The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-02-27

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Revelations.
The debate on the reference Of The California
Constitution ss renewed.
Mr.. Clay expressed hins<lf fasorsbIs 10 Inc 10
ference Of The matter 10 she territorial COMMITTEES,
and hoped California would be admitted Al once.
NJ. Benton moved that The Constitution q
California be referred TO the Committee ON Ter
riio'ies. siih instructions to report bin for the
admission Of California Is State, uuconnsctsd
with any other matter.
And the Senate sdiourrd.
On Friday in the SENATE. several petitions wess
presented and bills reported.
Mr.. Bruson called up his motion 10 refer the
California Consultation 10 III, committee On Ter
si'oEies with instructions 10 report bin 70 admit
California into the Union as Slate, and indepen-
dent Of any other measure.
Mr.. Butler, Of :. C.. addressed the Senate in
opposition 10 The reference, and also in opposition
TO the admission Of California as State. He was
followed by Mr.. Badger; also in opposition to
both reference and admission. Mr.. Badgers
speech will be found in another column.
Mr.. Webster. followed. iniimatin that he nigh,
probably hereafter address the Senate at length
on the subject. Aicr few remarks from Mr..
Hale. Mr. Clemens moved that the subject be post
Poned ill Tuesday, which was agreed to, and then
the Senate adjourned ill Monday.
The Hsrsx resolved itself into committee Of
the whole. and took up the resolutions 10 refer the
Presidents annual message.
Mr.. Root, Of Ohio. took the floor. and address,
ed the committee, al considerable length, in no
icing the recommendations of the president in re-
gard 10 the Territories. Aher Mr.. r. had spoken
his hour,
Mr.. Welbom. OF Ca, made very allie speech
in favor Of compromise Of this question upon
the old Missouri line. He deprecated the idea Of
dissolution, and asserted that should any man sgi.
tate the slavery question to such an end, he should
be burned }, bitter public indignation OF dri-
ven from the country.
Mr. Mann, Of Mass. followed. He examined
at length the views Of Gen. Cass, In regard to
Congress having no right to legislae for the..tcr-
ritories controversial such doctrine as inaccor-
dsnt to the constitution, and maintained that full
power existed with Congress to legisIate upon the
suhject Of slavery there. When Mr.. M. conclud-
ed,
Mr.. Vcnable obtained the floor. but gave way
to motion for the committee to rise. The COM
Inistee rose and the House agreed to adjourn till
Monday next, to afford the committee san oppor-
unity to transact the business before them.
In the SENATE, on Monday, Feb. ls, after the
presentation Of large number Of petitions, Mr..
Clay's resolutions were taken up. and Me-. Downs
occupied the day in speech against them. With.
'ut concluding, he gave why TO motion to adj
oum.
In the HcrsE, the day being assigned by Its
ulcs foi the reception Of resolutions, at an early
period Of the sitting resolution was submitted
y Mr.. Doty, proposing to instruct the Commit
zee on the Territories to report bill providing
or the admission Of California into the Union as
| State. The adoption Of this resolution was re-
sisted, and its passage prevented by the raising of
points OF order and motions to be excused from
'oting, TO adjourn, &C., on all of which the yeas
md nays were demanded and recorded, thus oc-
:upying the time Of tho House until midnight, /
VIXEN the Improbable struggle was terminated
or the present by decision Of the Speaker that
no day ended at IL o'clock, and that the ,esolu-
ion as a matter Of course must bc laid over unti
he next resolution day.
In the SENATE, on Tuesday, the bill to extend
he time for locating Virginia Military Land War
ants, was taken up and passed during the morn
ne hour
Mr.. Downs then took the floor and concluded
is speech against the adoption of Mr.. Clay's
Resolutions. The Senate then held
n executive session, and afterwards adjourned.
In the Horsr, the Speaker being absent, Mr..
by invitation, ofIiciated as Speaker
70 ten. Shortly after the reading Of the jour
al, the House went into committee Of the whole,
fr. Boyd in the chair, and took up the Prcsi-
ent's annual message for reference. Mr.. Vena-
lie addressed the committee in a speech of an