The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-09-19

YEAEMessrs Baldwin, Bell, Clay, DAVIS OF
Massachusetts, Dayton, Dodge OF Wisconsin
Dodge ofAlowa. Douglas Ewing Fetch, Greene,
UemIin Houston. Jones Norris Pratt, Seward,
Shields Smith. Sturgeon, Underwood, Wales,
Walker Wbitcomb. and Winlhrop-25.
N,Ys-Messrs Atchison, Barnwell, Benton,
Butler, Davis Of Mississippi, Dickinson, Hunter,
King. Mason, Morton Sebastian, SoulG, Turney,
and lulee-ll
The Senate then proceeded to the considera-
ton Of the bill to suppress the slave trade in the
District Of Columbia.
MIR SoulG alluded to the debate which took
place yesterday upon the laws alleged to be in
force in the Southern cities, regulating the en-
trance Of free negroes in those cities and their
detention in prison during their stay there He
also adverted to the letter written by a shipmas-
ter of Boston, and read yesterday by MIR Win
throp, in which the practice under the laws Of
those cities was stated He pronounced the
statements made in the letter, both Of the law Of
Louisiana and the practice pursued under that
law in New Orleans, TO be wholly and entirely
false, from beginning to end
Mr. Berrien made similar alusiOn to the let
ter, and the statements made in j. with regard to
the laws Of Georgia and the practice pursued at
SaVaDnah with respect 10 the arreRhd impris-
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statements, 80 far AZ they referred TO Savannah
and the laws of Georgia to be false
Mr.. Winthrop replied and Mr.. Berrien re-
joined-the point in debate being how far the
Senator from Massachusetts, was responsible for
the statements in the letter-he having avowed,
both yesterday and to-day, that he could not and
did not vouch for the contents Of the letter.
Mr.. Ewing said that he thought the letter was
matter of but small consequence. lie did not
think the Senator from Massachusetts had done
anything which called for the severe animadver-
ainua rnoIa hig IN Ia
then alluded to debate which had taken place
some time since on the California bin, during
which the Senator from Georgia had read a let
ter commenting upon the conduct of the late Ad-
ministratiOn, and making statements which he
(Mr. E then and now pronounced to be false
Yet the Senator published that letter in his pub
lished speech
Mr. Berrien explained that circumstance lie
read the letter and stated at the time that it was
addressed by gentleman to Senator, and that
that Senator was prepared 10 vouch for the re-
spectability Of the writer
SMr. Ewing and Mr.. Berrien continued the de-
bate.
Messrs Butler Davis of Massachusetts, Win
thrOp, Sou6, and Douglas, continued the debate
on the snbject Of the laws relating to free Ne
grOes both in the Southern and in the free
States.
The question was then taken on the amendment
pTOpOStu Dy the OtuhlOT lTOui view IOTk, W.T.
Seward, and it was rejected-yeas 8, nays &C. as
follows
YEAs-Messrs Chase, Dodge of Wisconsin,
Hale, Seward, and Upham-5
NAYs-Messrs. Atchison, Badger Baldwin,
Barnwel Bell Benton Berrien, Bright, Butler,
Clay, Davis of Massachusetts, Davis of Misss-
sippi, Dayton Dickinson, Dodge of Iowa, Doug
las, Downs, Ewing, Felch Fremont, Greene,
Gwin, Hamlin, Houston, Hunter, Jones, King, |
Mangum, Mason, Morton Norris, Pearce, Pratt, |
Rusk, Sebastian, Shields Smith, Soul6 Spruance, |
Sturgeon, Turney, Underwood Wales, Whit |
comb, Winthrop, and Yulee--16
The bill was then reported to. the Senate, and
the question was on cOncurring with the amend
ments made in Committee Of the Whole the
amendments being the third, fourth, and fifth sec
tons added to the bill on motion of Mr. Pearce
Mr. Clay said that he hoped that the Senate
would not concur in the amendments made in |
Committee. He had Just heard, with great pleas- |
ure, of the passage of another of those bills which
formed a part Of the general system of peace
measures. This bill, now before the Senate, was
the last in that general system and was the only
one now remaining Enacted upon If the amend
ments prevailed, he thought it would defeat the
passage of any bill. But if they should be re-
Jected, and should be presented ~ q separate bill
he thought it likely they would both pass at this
session.
Mr.. Dickinson moved to lay the bill on the Ia
BILE for the present, with a view to take up the |
9 from the House sS to supply Deficiencies in the
bers Of Congress, which it was important should |
be passed to-day.
The bill was then considered in Committee of
the Whole The amendments reported by the |
Committee on Finance were agreed to.
An item in the bill AS it came from the House
appropriated fifty thousand dollars for the pur-
chase Of books, for those members of the present
House. who have heretofore not received them |
The Committee on Finance in the Senate amend
ell this by striking out the item, and inserting
another in lieu thereof appropratng the same
amount but adding it to the contingent fund Of
the House
MIR Hamlin moved to add to this provision a
provisO TO the effect that after this session il shall
not be lawful for either House to order the pur-
chase of books without n specific appropriation
therefor by Congress
This proviso was, after long debate, rejected |
by the following vote
YEAS-Messrs. Barnwel, Benton, Chase, Da-
Wis of Mississippi, Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of
Iowa, Downs, Felch, Hale fIamlin, King Mason, |
Pratt Sebastian, Seward, Turney, Underwood, |
Wales WhitcOmh, aud Yulee-20
NAYS-Messrs AtchisOn, Badger Bcrrien |
Clay, Davis Of Massachusetts, Dickinson, Doug |
las, Ewing, Fremont, Greene, Gwin, Houston. !
Hunter, Jones, Mangum, Morton, Norris, Phelps, |
Rusk, Smith, SoulG, Spruance, Sturgeon, Walk |
er, and Winthrop
Mr.. Dodge of Iowa moved to amend the bill by |
striking ont the whole proposition relating to the
appropriation Of fifty thousand dollars
And this motion was also rejected after debate,
by the following vote
Washes Barnwel Benton, Butler |
Chase, Dodge of Wisconsin Dodge of Iowa. Felch, |
King, Mason, Sebastian, Seward Turney, Under
wood, Walker, and Whitcomb-l5
NAYs-Messrs Badger, Baldwin, Bell, Berrien
Davis of Massachusetts, Davis of Mississippi |
Dayton, Dickinson, Douglas Ewing Greene |
Gwin, Hale Houston, Jones' Mangum, Morton.
Norris Pearce, Pratt Smith, Soulf, Spruance. |
Wales, and Winthrop.
Mr. Douglas moved to amend that part of the |
bill relating to the mileage of the Senators and Rep
resentatives from California, by adding thereto
the following:
And the per diem Of said Senators and Rep
resentatives for this session shall commence from
the day on which the Constitution of California
was first communicated to the two Houses of
Congress, respectively
And the same was agreed to-
The bill was then read a third time and passed
The Senate adjourned
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER IA, 1850.
The debate on the Slave Trade bill was con-
tinued with great animation. MIR. Pcarces
amendments were rejected, and the bill AS reported
originally by the Compromise Committee was or
dered to be engrossed-yeas 30, nays 10. Next
week we shall present an abstract Of the debate,
and the yeas and nays on the amendments and the
bill.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER lG, 1850
The bill to prohibit the importation Of slaves
into the District of Columbia was passed-yeas
33, nays 10
Mr.. Pratt introduced bill making provision
for the punishment of persons enticing slaves
from the District.