New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-10
BY TELEGRAPH To TIE Nsw.Yuak TRlSuaE.
XXXIst CONGRESS. First Session.
sENArE....wisHrssroS, Tuesday, July

SENATE. WASHINGTON, Tuesday July 9.
Mr.. SLwARD presented = memorial Of citizens
Of Troy, n Y. in favor Of mobilization of the
Tariff He nsde brief statement Of the Import.
ance of the manufacturing inter SITS Of that place
and the necessity Of further protection.
Mr.. WALXER introduced bill changing the time
CT the annual meeting of Congress to the frs.
Monday in October.
Mr. MASGuA remarked that large amount Of
Executive business was at dead stand still,
awaiting seton on Brsdburys resolution in rela-
ton to remov al from Office, and moved that il De
ade the special order for to morrow az ocl)ck.
Agreed TO.
The Omnibus bill was taken up at o'clock.
Mr.. BUTLER, having the floor, sddressedtne SEN
ate. He expresses an earnest wish that the de-
bate upon the pending question could result IN re.
storing peace and harmony TO the Union aud In
guaranteeing safety and honor to the South This
bill bad the strength Of numbers and great names,
and Il was no compromise in bis estimation, aud
could not bring about the peaceful results % ar.
IDENTITY to be desired. He believed the issue nay
Penoing, and which had Produced the present cri.
ais was past adjustment 1t had become un-
manageable from lapse of time and failure 10 taks
advantage OF passing opportunities foe it's settle
ment Why was IL that all the proportions for The
settlement Of pending issues came frDn the South
acted under the pressure az home which they could
NOT resist, or else that they were entirely oiiifer-
ent, because they were confident OF their ability 70
dictate terms. The present BILL co nbnny three
measures, was not a com promis under he Coasti
iutioD, but a mere Combination by VIII Oh the
strepg hof or easure was t. carry through oh.
ers involving checkered and conhc citing interests.
Referring to the Presidents policy, he remarked,
no new Slave Stats would ever come into the
Union under its operation. He ohio ted to the bill
under discussion-frst, because b. considered the
demands Of California for admission into the y niou
as q right as unparalleled by anything In the his
tory Of the country she had no such right He
n maintained that no State had ever come into ths
Union without having passed the transition from
Territorial to State Government.
Mr. CORwIs, in his sest-Texas came Ia so.
Mr.. BUTLER-The gentleman is right bat |
mean under the provision OF the Constitution for
the admission of new States. Texas vas admit
ted under the treaty power He maintained, also
that no State bad ever come into the Union with
Constitution formed, without the previous consent
Of Congress
Alta quarter past one Mr. BUTLER SUSPENDED
his remarks at the request Of Mr. WEBSTER, who
said:
Mr.. PRESIDENT: Intelligence which within the
last few moments has been received indicates that
a very great misfortune is now Immediately i'm
pending over u.s. Ii is supposed by bis medical
OtntIt, tnhb ule FEtstucng bI tue Ool-
ted States cannot live many hours. This informa.
ton CO mes 10 a shape SO authentic from such Va.
re'y Of sources and in so many forms all tending
TO the same painful result, that have felt it my
duty 20 move that the Senate follow the example
already set by the other branch Of the National
Legislature. AT baltpast IL, this morning, C led
q, the Presidential mansion to make INJURY rela.
tive 10 bis then pre- sent condition. | wal informed
that he had v2sy bad night and was very III this
morning, but at that moment he was moro cay
and moro favorable hopes were INDUCED. bad
hardly resumed my seat in the Senate when was
informed that fever had set in with great violence
causing an alarming aggravatiou of his a. nptons;
il is supposed to be hardly possible that h. live
through the day. With the consent of tho Senator
ON South Carolina, whose feelings under the cir.
cums,ances agree with all Of ur, leaving US ia a
state hardly suited to the performance Of oar da
ties here, will venture to move that the Senate
do now adjourn. The motion being unanimously
agreed 10 the Senate adjourned.