The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-06-04

Senate.

The CHAN presented correspondence from our Minis
ter at London, relative to improved breed of silk
worms.
Mr. wEBsrEa submitted to the Senate bill amend
story of the act of17s3 relating to the reclamation of
fugitive slaves which he said he prepared gebru-
ary, after much deliberstion, and which he had
altered In particular since it then drsted The
bill was ordered to be printed.
HKw YORK FRrr-ssrLERs AND THE CALIFORNIA QUESTION
MT SEWARD presented the proceedings Of meeting
Of ctisens Of SYRACUSE expressive Of their views Of
the question now before Congress relative to slavery
and the admission OF California Laid on the table
Printing.
Mr.. DIcHnsoH submitted q few rsmsrks in derora-
tion Of the free soil meeting from which these pro-
cesdings emanatcd
CREDENTIALS cot. PAWS.
Mr FooTr presented the Of Jefferson ps-
viz elected senator from Mississippi for the full
Mr. kusx from the Post once Com reportsd q
bill to reduce the rates Of postage.
THk cUsAs ErrEDIrioy
message was received from the President In an
swer to communication Of the Senate relative to the
late Cuban expedition, which laid on the table.
TIE ROUND ExrEDIrIos.
Mr. DAVIS OF Miss called up the resolution ofenquIry
In relation to tho Round Island expedition, which
taken up and passed
Mr.. CLARxg submitted n resolution Of enquiry In
due the United states under the trssty Of a. with
Peru. Adopted.
T..
On motion Of Mr. CLAY, the Senate took up the om-
nibus bill
MT SOUR laid on the table, to have printed. thefo-
lowing amendment, which he designs proposing ~ Q
substitute for the nrst three sections Of the bill -
Be g. enacted That s soon California shall have
nqu,hs. al ti,ls claim dispose o. Or ia any ~sy
q % s n. s.lisd s ps
ss 4. s:% Ssr or
ssrss over sssh dsrss n in ,hs Eiass regions either
.ludsd in any lawful gran, made 70 Pryss
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fully and exsc, with the President q the United
.py further coss. Si y :.ss
%s into os'ns 1a Nth iSs Il. ss S
.e,ss h u. P,s.' o. Sssrna 70 H may remain un,np.ndsd
sforssis shall be raid 30 The said Slate Of Cali
sss Belt enacted tbs, the Senator. and Representatives.
elected befer. Congress from the sad Of csfor-
Is. and he r ss sy .S.sd ssisSs,.. rom x.
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NsSI; nan sss:,i,u,. Tsrii:y Sna,r a..
,oeh Under the provisions q ths ILL sppyrs Terri
IN r-.pssi. vhs,'.v.r. ana .h. ready, able and
.o :. sfe's *, s,.. and asr. 70 be such Be aa
therein desire and make known through tker
Mr.. cLAr expressed his Qualification at this msnIfes-
tation OF Opposition on the part Of thoss who op-
posed the bill TO present their contra project instead
Of obectng, and saying that because thsy In the
minority they will make no proposition.
The Ncr President stated the question upon Mr.
Chsse's amendment, amending MIR Davis. (of Miss1
ment permitting the Territorial legislatures to
psss laws projecting property of every kind which now
n mi hfr he fntr irt
res conformaby with the Con sttutiou Of the
United States 90 /" TO declare that said endment
sball not be construed ss to imply that slavery
lists, BE- introduced In said by the said
Constitution and laws.
the ground that they violated the principle Of nonin
tervsnton deciar, In the Nicholson letter IN either
tho,e who had heretofore assumed the position stated
In that letter could vote for the bill
Dir. Dowss fsid. that II the interpretation Of the
Nicholson letter given by Mr. Douglass was the true
one. u took away the whole ground upon which the
south support,d II The anne ndment submitted BY Mr.
Chase was in effect the Nmot proviso.
Mr.. Cnsss def nded his amendment; II vss not the
Wnmot pro,ho, as had been stated BY several sens-
tors but really an explanation Of Mr. Davis amend
ment, designed TO render its terms definite and not
liable to diversity Of Interpretation, according to the
Mir DAVIS said his amendment wa. not designed 10
carry any implication as 20 what species Of property
rights Of property, aud protecting them when thor
In reply. Mr. Douer.s. ssid that the difference
between that Senator and himself was simply a. 70
Who we're the people. The senator spplied the term
60 the inhabitants a the Terri ores while he (fr
Davis) applied II TO thofe inhabitants only after
soversienty had been given them by Congress.
Mr. DorsLsss, IN concluding few words in reply
declared that ~ the question OF slavery touched in
sny vsy manner or shape in the bil II could not psss
the Senate
After some further debate BY Mr. waIrrn and yss.
rtpsor DAVIS,
hr BurLfn defended the amendment submitted by
The latter neither you nor the eenstor proposing H.
declared that slavery exists i'm the Territories or shall
70 there the senstor never said II skosld 20 Their.
he did contend. however end propose by ms amend
ment tfs slavery shoud 20 the Territories or n
~ sboud prove already 20 exist there the owner
msy b. protected In his right g. Try the validity Of
his tie 10 that property under the constitution End
laws Dir Butler said he design at q future tms to
express bis views generally upen the bill ~hsn he
would take occasion TO casdidiy, sxplieity and
distinctly what he thcught would sxtisf, him rsp-
rrssntstiye Of one Of the southern etates
Mr. Erre ,sprtsset himself oyposes 10 Mr.. Dsvn'