New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
sire Qua Non-Runpus in the seuste Danger
to the Omnibus BIllThe seDaIe on We'd
nesday.
Correspondence Of The Tribune
WAsHINeroS, Wednesday. June

The events IN the Senate ID y have been rapid,
interesting, some Of them startling and possibly
important upon the iiDs destiny of the Compromise
Bill For an hour in the morning sfter the special
order Of the day was caed-which is now the
Omnibus or Compromsa bill every diy success
hvely-it seemed As II the day was TO be given to
busineis and not to speech-making.
variety Of amendments were offered by friends
to the bill or these who look upon il with some
indulgence, but who desire to make it better. dis
cuised in short and pertinent speeches and voted
down one after another Mr. WALKER OF Wis
moved two Of these amendments the first Of
which proposed to admit Foreigners in the Terri
tories who should have declared their intention of
becoming citizens, to vote at the elections aud
upon The question OF forming State Governments
The other " as 70 sake out the Provision OF the
biil VII ch prohibits the Territorial Legislatures u
| discriminate between residents and non.residsn,s
| Ia the matter Of Taxation.
! hr USDEkwooD moved to strike oot the appro-
prianon OF two sections OF land in each toSnlhip TO
! educational purposes, and to substitute an eppro-
prIstion of one section in each township only, &C
costing TO the former practice, except in the one Of
I Orr SON His smeEdmeDt met with tue same fate
and rs lost, only eight Senators voting in the al
Gp0aiive, showing that there is some generosity
lef, N the Senate, in the disposition Of what
1 nothing.
! While things n the legislative line were pro-
crossing thus swimminely, there was little scene
Occurring IL TIE center Of the hail. which cOntras,ed
! pleasantly with the wide awake character Of all
| around. Mr. WHiTcOyB Of Ia. whose health, |
believe b. the wsy 10 not very good had sunk into
most profound sleep, bis head depending 10 a pic
,urtsore attitude over the back Of his chair, aud
/ swayirg beck and frg ard as if Abandoned by the
owner to its own voluti0rs, while his cdMeague,
Mr. BReH1, who set next to him, casting half
alarmed and comica look around the aileries if
20 see who wfs watching the operation, made sew
eral desperate eff IT'S TO shake the drogsy Senator
into cons ciousness-sn Of which proved failures.
The distinguished eeis atOr from the HOoser state
perl.ted IN bis senatorial snooso despite every
ertion until aroused possibly by the s.entorisn ut
terances Of his own nasal music, when he awoke
loohir & refreshed and innocent
Nj HALEs pTeviso on JEFFERSON DAvIss
omepdmeIt was voted down without the formaIity
of division. The amend itseli, providing for the
'srepesl OF the Mexican laws-one Of the main re-
lisLcts Tor keeping Slavery ont Of the Territories
was bonored BY the yeas and nays, and was sso
reiectec-y cas- Is, nays 29.
Mf. FOOTE, " ho had struggled stoutly in argu-
ment against the amendment as unnecessary, per
ncious, and directly in the teeth OF the uniform
Southern preEeLsion that those laws do not now
exist ia force, and that the Constitution gives the
night TO the stakeholder 10 take his slaves to tue
Territories in spite OF any laws 70 the contrary
Mr.. FOoTE, who said all tbis caved in when the
voting cane round and went for the amendment
yielding suppose, 10 the pressure Of his position
Finally Mr. USDERwoOD, who likes to be at
work, Ike the member Of a Western legislature
vto got a few couples Of his neig hbors divorced
without their consent because every body else was
doing something for their constituents, aud who
seemed 10 be quite innocent of the intention Of
throwing such ErebraDd into the camp, offered an
amt ndment to the effect that, if Texas should re.
fuse to accept the ten twelve millions to be ten
dered her in consideration of a miserable claim To a
miserable desert, without wood or water, she
should be privileged 70 sue the United States for
festismeDt Of eccoola,s.
Mr.. RUsK Aared up at the insult thus offered
TO his State, and seemed to think that the proper
remedy was to insult every body ese-the Senate,
the United States, Gen Taylor and 1.-THE rest of
mankind" for all OF which Mr. BADGER gave him
one the most genteel skinniDgs in forensic way
that you ever listened to- Tns had the effect u
bnIg the valiant General down a peg or two and
he tnithed Cd by reading a classical extract from
TilUs Livius, u bich he iahcied presented strik-
ing parable with the wrongs that TIE xas s differing
atIbe hands OF the United States.
Mr.. WEBSTER thought the amendment unneces
ssry but that instead the President OF the United
States should be instructed, in the happening of the
contingency, 10 sue Texas in bill to test the
title 10 New Mexico.
Mr. FOOIE showed no little alarm, and finally an.
Iounced IN the most formal and impressive man.
rer, that If the amendment were persisted in it |
must prove the ruin OF the billthat several 5ena-
tors bad declared that it would be sine qua non
with them that no such threat should be held ~
feTF0rem over Texas. He eDtreatsd most pstheti-
atlly that Mr.. UNDERWOOD would Withdraw his |
amebdneLt MIR. UNDERWOOD SAID that would do |
10 good, as it would be immediately renewed
Mr. CLAY raised his placid head above the |
waves to still the tumult, by proposing Compro
mise. he suggested that the amend aent which |
he gently reproved bis iucautious colleague for |
throwing INTO the scathing ocean Of dsseDsons, %
increase The storm should be wthdra W. and if re-
heved BY en- enemy of the bill, should be voted |
down, as Carly says, tnc0ntiHeHt; and that after
the battle fought out and the de al and wound.
ca wee duly cared for, joint solution should be
brought IN, em6ody ing the question of the suose.
cut ut remedy, in the probable Contingency OF Tex
as proving coDtumscious and refusing 10 receive the
noney-the old fox not being willing " be caught
ID bis own trap, the union Of dIheren! measures in
the same bill.
Tbs proposition seemed TO be received as
Poeeto by the majority Of the friends OF the
biu but unfortunately long experience has prov
ed that 1t is not so easy % BUY the devil
as il is 20 raise him. Mr. PEARcE of Md.
came to the rescue The whole broad ocean Of
discussion in relation to the pow ers and Jurisdiction
OF The Supreme Court of the United states seemed
10 be opened, ard To promise plenty of scope lor a
MOI - debate. He ended BY giving in as his sine
qua A0n that some feature should be Incorporated
IN this bill which would at all events secure inal
settlement Of the question with Texas.
Mr.. FooTE, in despair movedsn Executive SeT-
sion. This seemed about 70 be acceeded t., when
Senator'S around the hall seized the moment 70
give notice OF amendments ad iaEnitzm. Among
those tie most important was one from Mr. BER.
RIEs to the effect that the Senators and Represen.
tstivts elect from California be sent home with a
flea In their ear, and that two Senators and one
hePresenistlye may be elected after the passage
81 mls bal, in their stead-and rhis be. TOO. an.
n0Urced as lis sine qua non He has coosciso
rioDs sci Upes and e tender conscience.
Ihe cup seemed Low TO be full. Mr. CLAY rose
in his wrstb. He said that fifty times during the
prreresa Of this bill he had been upon the very