Washington telegraph., 1850-05-29
until some plan shall be passed, was agreed

until some plan shall be passed, was agreed
to.
The House amendment fixing the mum
ber OF representatives at 233 was adopted
as also were the remaining additional sec.
tlons made by said House after debate
Senate after brief executive session
adjourned
HoUsE.-Stanley offered resolution to
terminate the debate on the Presidents
message transmitting the constitution of
California on the second Tuesday in June.
House then went into committee on
the President California message.
MIR. McMahan spoke in favor of the
admission of California as an independent
measure and not mixing it up with others.
Mf. Julian denied that the North has
aggressed on the South, and made a calm
and decided anti-sIavery speech.
House adjourned.
May Is.
SENATE.-The Senate resumed the
consideration of the bill for the admission
of California and the establishment of
territorial governments.
MIR. Douglass expressed desire to get
test vote upon separating the measure
for the admission of California from other
subjects. With that Wow he moved to
lay the bill under consideration, on the
table, for the purpose of taking up the bill
reported by the select committee for the
admission of California. The motion was
"a, nays 20.
MIR. Davis, of Mississippi, moved that
the 10th section of the bill be amended
by striking out the provision preventing
the proposed territorial Legislatures from
passing any law in relation 20 African
slavery, and substitute therefor provis-
ion preventing said Legislatures from
passing any law interfering with those
rights of property which grow out of the
Institution of African slavery.
MIR. Clay opposed the amendment, stat
ing his reasons, and asked why Senators
embarrass the pending proposition by an
attempt to secure provision tor protect
ing slavery where it could and would not
go
Mr.. Davis said he was contending for
a principle, the rights of the South.
MIR. Yulee discountenanced the whole
scheme presented by the Committee of
Thirteen.
Mr. Foote said he was gratfed to 6nd
that Mr. Yulee was the only Southern
nan, who, by direct vote, had felt him
self callet. upon IL express his disapproba-
ton of the report He spoke at some
length in favor of the compromise
The debate continued between Messrs.
Foote and Yulee until o'clock when
The Senate adjourned.
May 16
The bill TO admit California State,
aud the establishments of Territorial gov
ernmeuts of Utah aud New Mexico was
taken up.
Davis, OF Miss, modified his amend
meut. submitted yesterday, by SUBSTITUTE
ing a proviso to the 10th section, giving
TO the Territorial Legislature power TO
pass laws necessary to the promolor OF
the rights of the citizens of the lerrltO-
rles In their African slave property.
toote resumed and concluded his
speech Of yesterday III reply TO Y ulee, and
his viudication of the position, that aholl-
ton laws in Mexico are repealed.
Yulee desired that the rights of the
South should be expressly guaranteed by
the bnl before he could supper: it. He
asked no compromise, but only that the
rights of the South should
be secured them.
Foote resumed, and concluded at great
length with additional pungent and sar.
castle remarks in opposition 10 Yulee and
the defence of the bill, and i'll conclusion,
expressed his conviction that the day was
not far distant when this compromise bill
would pass both Houses of Congress, and
be hailed by universal shouts OF public
acclamalion.
Clemens desired to say, that the bill
never would pass in its present form.
Foote replied that he was not opposed
to the amendment to the bill
Clemeus sand, that unfortunately they
never could get any amendments winch
were satisfactory. He proceeded with
some remarks for the purpose of showing
that Foote had not been consistent III this
connexion He compared Foote's dec
laration yesterday, that the admission OF
California was nothing that the South
had to complain OF, with the position he
assumed in a letter signed by him and
his colleagues, in which that measure was
pronounced to be equivalent to the Will
mot proviso.
Foote interposed and a triangular cross
fire ensued between him, Clemens and
Jeff. Davis, which continued until three
o'clock, when the Senate Went into exc
cutive session, and adjourned soon alter
until Monday.
MONUMENT SIGNtRs OF THE DECLARAlloN
OF INDEpE >DENCE The Legislature OF Georgia,
at the session OF lS47 appropriated fifteen hundred
dollars for the purpose of removing the remains
r -. IT,. ,;,,or, ~ ,ha N. r, oc GaOrgja of the