The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-18
THIRTY-FIRsr CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.

senate.
"WEDNESDAY, January l., 1856
The OPENING.


Senate.
"WEDNESDAY, January Il, 1850.
OPENING.
After the presentatio Of numerous petitions, 40
much Of the Presidents message related to Military
committee on those subjects.
1nE coNfrITuTIox or cALIroRNI.-NR. CLEMENS EEso-
LUTON.
MIR. CLEMESs resolution Of inquiry to acts Of the
present administration, relative to formation Of a
Constitution California and her application for ad
mssisn into the Union, introduced some time since
came up in its order.
MIR. CLrMESs stated that he informed thu. docu-
had been sent to the other House in compliance
with resolutions passed there, which contained all the
ibfoi nation which he designed TO obtain he therefore
moved 10 lay his resolution on the table.
Mr. DouGlAss expressed the hope that the motion
would prevail; IL had been sad that the people OF
California had been cocrced a form .tion Of . consti-
tutien and 10 seek ac ms,ien into the Uufon If
true, IL wac due TO the country that the most
searching inyesigation shoud be had This rssolu-
ton went much further than that which had been
adopted in the other House, and he hoped tha- II
would be adopted.
whole matter had been cent TO the House and that the
PRECEDENT and his cabinet had been anxious 20 give
fu relation q the whole subject; that every line and
scrfp which bad the least references to it had been
given with the moot tcrupulous fidelity. lie would
ray that when IL should be laid before the Senate
~ would he found that the proclamation 81 General
Riley. under which tie constitutional convention In
&ifaala las ossp organised aud had acted, was Is
sued under orders and authority derived from The late
administration. and before Gen. Riley had received
any instructions whatever from the pr-seDt Executive.
He thought therefore that before tue senator from IL
lnois semI ID 90 cast rputatioos Spon the present
admin tTatep btcaufe Of tue acts "a Genersl Riley,
and The grow ing cut OF IT, he should have
waited Tor the pep,rs and sscerta ned who
sibt iI those acts. The paptfs would axe an entire
ocsvo vrlcnei ard as ali the iDformatlon that could
te given hing which had trantprec relative 10
the sutns subject had been stated In them he
thought u ussiess we'tefni expenditure OF tue
public mrnsy std time Of TIE onc.rs OF the govern
tIt 70 ASK tiat the sane FaPrfs be copied and sect
% The Strate fer n other way could tins resolu
ton tc cc1Icd With, L. adopted Hitha view 10 save
tie time 81 the serate snito proceed 10 other aud
GENT hGsn,ss hs reueved the motion which the Sens
"a fr,m Alatsma had formerly made and withdrawal,
that tie resolution be LAID upon the table Tor tie pre-
reIt-stEtng. ~ the lHms tine that, g. on investgi-
tCn. the Sst foil and ample t. every i1tsTro
gatoIy bad not already bsen cent Co the House he
woula cheer:uuy cenour In the adoption Of the reso
lUnoa.
alisn agaigst the ACE,luistladon lie kad merely
tEd 70 The fact that tho press Of The whole country
dcussng this subject aud that impntations we're
csiy being made that the Accumulation had ccsrced
the action 81 ths people " Caiioroia ard taken mss
rures 80 tuppfstBE rive sXTrrsiOo % public opinion
ih'Ie On .eiisin subject and sheh had nohhed the
great Jet and principle u tbs siestge francbise.
he eid dd not kbOs HhethsE TINS was trus or not
D. hoped tist 40 esidsnee would b f,and - j1try
tb@ cfafse. but the ctsmpion 81 tue Aimiuistra 1n
It0 made n curious exhibition the door IN con
J., Aioa Win this tutject-he just toia tn ssnste
tlst Tie charge ~it loUl ca.umDy Hgon the
aomiul,usutp eud then asked thet, mot T. psls the
resoluuon Hs then vent on t. say. thai the acts.
tbs tta-cirr 81 xhIth was ee,igustsl the caiufupy
Rad been ttformed andcr the oia,rs q the late al
ninsii1tion thus making chsfss asniust Ma. Polk
aud a.. cabinet foT having bseu guilty Of tar very
a iri-Id O. thc lsu, ntsd dead, friend Of tho
late adm 'Iistfaiiou. he called upun The friend. Cf
Sir. f,k and li. ea,iret TO help him 20 redeem
The memory Of hrf no had pssse iron the stage u
tctiou. fTcm srch haze iUpuiatiens fe called also
up lie irssnis ~ 0su rhyier 20 fnov their hands
to prov. ttsi trey were equally willing 8 opsu q the
bfcsf rght lcf dsy the aots oi both Administrations
For on, he uEs not Wiling 20 cavtr % this matter
On e. YstTy cxcuss that ilfsst satiun you'd cost
tCu e'fitg Vas ust the clearing up and removal
81 imyrtuiruH Upon The character aud arcs q those
involved 81 sufi,eut Importance 20 j-stify the
Tcnss a. few raiy enlisrsf his "a. The Qnesti'R
tfat Affected tie uhOle county IL affected the char.
se'sr q fulers, I'D tse charges made " true
ter q the government under which 1--we u
charge tnaf tuo cabinets LaTifg ths executive
ano infttutous Vas the free aud uncontrolled exer.
oist a. tire elective fsnchtss had sSeu measures to
ooeros people - certain courses ct sctoo; hsi In
vsttd tie sacred rsht q frtnehte uulihed the pur
poe fr which orlv " worts ana thing la order
avoid The fesT0nfihiiity 81 settling squ~stion. This
state Of sraif, r,Iitrsd the charge which has been
made Al tfe noe tmrottant and nov a. the friend
90 ere atIilittatcn. and the opponent o. tue other
lie elsiisirtd the in,ssiisaion he desired that Al
that th,y might be ju,tiaed aud that IN. rsfroni-
bty G the improper msasures, hsny, might b. lAia
bir Ssiin ssld h. hal not ituma:ed tha. General
Hiey's PROCLAMATION was Improper; ser had he cast
aty inIuts'icn upon the l4te Adnlinetra ion. lie
tad Fmpis rsfntsd the facts the subject aud in
Iormsd he senate that when they came 70 examine
TIE pstc already cent 90 the other House they would
fnl the pioclsmatiop rsitrfc1 TO- vas htuei under
TIE dtfs rs the last ard not the present. Adminis
tittitn and that the responsibility Of that act ceud
not Therefore be charged upon the present Ex-
ecuiive VITA, be had charged ~ celumnJ, vas TIE
inIutatiou that the people % California had been
co'ftsd g. csftsin course 81 action lie dj not De.
sisn 90 protrlcf this debate by dscuiog the act Of
any Standardization restive G. Csiitorsa. When the
cttste csme upou the question ~ toe admission Of
si'Dnia q. state. they could ascertsin al s5out
lat matttr. Ibst viii be The proper time - debate
The eusftop. w. snsr receiving copy o. this dlcu-
meut ctuld the gsutlerpan understand IL any better
by havit another Of the ssme tbipzf The s1Upi0n
~ h iesuluu0n matter a most profound aiit-
frfice O. him
ht Cit~ts, withdrew his motion however, Of the
rfuuest o Mr. Douglass who said the matter bad soS
sssumed mere tangible form. hey had received IN
formation by Suthorty-
Mr.. Seuu- tiuter rnsing) --"No cir
Mr. nctot,ss--''if not by authority. then how
the gentleman able 20 speak he had dons' lie had
eyidsatly tetn the dccument iu confidence. lie las
been cent where ! have been excluded. lie has
been Informed. rhere have been IN the darsi snd
now J ash wbsthsr, he having been informe3, II 70
far 20 lay the resolution the table 90 smother de-
tsie steep IN dsitness While hs e pouring uGt
sh In tsinklng rays Instead o. allostng dcod q
isbt TO be poured men this Whole matter an the
more snacu tbs point bsrsuse ee -sys the rsso-
utter u,tt be u,5iled u he 90 hehBd the cortsiB /
thai be kno~s that the resolution ~ bstter drs
~ than that sbieh pseei the othsr hOuss-thss ths