The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-14
In CONGRESS- OF THE U. STATES.
WEDNESDAY. MARCH is. 1850.



MEMORIALS AND PETITIONS.
Mi. DOUGLAS presented the memorial OF William M.
Gwin and John G. Fremont, senators, and G. w. Wright
and Edward Gilbert, representatives OF the State oil Cali
forna, accompanied by certified copy OF the constitu
ton OF that State and the credentials Of The senators
elected by the legislature thereof requesting in the
OF the people OF California, admission State into the
Union ordered TO lie on the table and be printed
Mr. UNDERWOOD presented a memorial OF officers.
commissioned officers soldiers and volunteers OF the
last with Great Britain. asking to be allowed bounty
lands; which was ordered TO lie on the table
MI. MILLER presented resolution Of the legislature
OF New Jersey requesting the senators and representa-
lives OF that State in Congress to their exerlens TO
procure revision of the tariff and the imposition OF
such discriminating duties as will afford protection to the
various branches OF American manufactures which, with
out reading, referred to the Committee on Manufac
Mr. SEWARD presented petition Of citizens OF West
Bloomfield, Ontario county, New York, electors OF that
State, asking that State may hereafter be admitted
INTO the Union unless the constuon o such State shall
expressly prohibit the existence Of slavery within It's
limits
Also. from citizens and electors Of West Bloomfield,
whenever person shall be arrested as fugitive slave
in any State other than that in which he is held to
vice, he shall not be delivered to the claimant or agent
Also. from H. Goodwin, and ass citizens and cleo
tors Of Hamilton county, in the State Of New York,
the same effect;
~ IN the same State asking for the abolition Of slavery
in the District OF Columbia or for the removal OF the
seat OF government to some more suitable location;
Also, from citizens and electors OF the same place,
against the admission OF any slave States into the
Union
Also, from citizens and electors Of the same place, for
the prohibition OF slavery and the slave trade in the Ter
rtories;
Also from citizens and electors Of Canandaigua, Ona.
rio county, New York. against the admission Of any
more slave States into the Union where the constitution
Also from citizens Of the same place, for the abolition
Of slavery in the District OF Columbia, the removal OF
the seat of government;
Also from citizens and electors OF Hamilton county, in
the State Of New York id favor Of the prohibition Of
slavery in the Territories, and against the admission
oil any more slave States into the Union
Mr. s. said Those petitions relating to the Territories
move be referred to the Committee Territories, and
those relating to the trial BY jury suppose will lie on the
Mr. YULEE moved that the motion to receive the Pc
titions be laid upon the table.
Mr.. SEWARD demanded the yeas and nays upon the
motion
Mr. HALE suggested that the several petitions were
upon SUBJECTS and the question ought not to be
taken upon them all together.
. The VICE PRESIDENT inquired whether the senator
from New Hampshire called for division of the ques
MI HALE. lido, sir.
sver VIE Es them Dc presented separately
present his petitions separately.
Mr. SEWARD then presented the first petition noticed
above against the admission OF any more slave States
Mr. BADGER called for the reading Of the petition !;
and il was read as follows:
Petition for the establishment, and protection Of freedom
admission Of more slave States into the Union.
"Ioths Cowgyess Of the Uaifed States:
The citizen. and electors Of the n STATE Of
pray TIA. slavery and the slave trade may
5 oy act q 5s 70 al su hs
ter be admitted the Union, unless the shall
expressly prohibit the Introduction existence of slavery
"HAmiLros. March. 1850"
The yeas and nays upon the question OF laying the
ton to receive on the table, then ordered, and being
taken, resulted-yeas u.s. nays 22-as follows:
DAVIS q Misss.ipp Dawson, Dickinson. Fooie Hunter,
NxYsIMes.rs badger, BALDWIN, Chase, Clay, corwin,
Davis Of Massachusetts, Dayton Dodge Of Iowa. Dodge Of
Phelps. seward, Smith. Underwood Upham, Wales, and
The petition then referred to the Committee on
Mr.. SEWARD again presented the petitions above re-
ported relating to the same subject as the paper jus,
Mr. DAVIS, Of Mississippi, objected to their recep-
ton.
reception, on division the ayes were IS, noes 10.
SO the petitions were received, and referred to the Com
mee on Territories.
Mr. SEWARD presented again the two petitions in
relation to slavery and the slave trade in the District OF
Columbia.
Mr. BUTLER said tina, he had voted in conformity with
Wndi ne ndu tnOugnt Deen ntIetolOfc usage
the Senate, as he objected to the binding together two
subjects, with view of bringing both in, because
OF them may not be Objectionable Buthe then gave
notice that the rule had been broken down, he would
raise his voice in future against the reception OF
any petition upon any subject whatever.
Mr.. BADGER desired 10 state that he did not agree
with the honorable senator from South Carolina that the
Senate had broken down any rule He had voted against
the motion TO lay the motion OF reception upon the table,
but not with view Of deviang from any eslab
lshed rule Of the Senate. There questions before
The Senate with regard to the admission OF Territories
and also questions with regard TO the admission OF States
and these petitioners bad come here praying Congress
TO adopt certain OF legislation with regard 10
these Territories. Although he could not agree with the
petitioners, he thought il proper and legitimate SUBJ
lect OF petition While he was up. he would say, that
power the subject referred in one OF the petitions
referred otha OF removing the oil govennment-he
should vote against the reception OF the petition.
Mr.. KING Some years since, after having discussed
at length the proprety OF receiving petitions OF such
character, the Chair decided that according to para-
menary usage and parliamentary law, the question
must be put upon the reception OF eveiy paper, with
out specific motion, wherever il is known by that
officer that objection exists 10 its reception. The OBJ
ject Of enforcing that parliamentary rule 10 put
end TO the exciting and unfortunate discussions upon
those questions which. II well understood at the
North well al the South were only calculated TO pro-
duce bad feeling and 10 array section against another
II could be avoided, the Senate considered very de-
srabe that il should be avoded and therefore the Senate
agreed with The exception perhaps of one or two ndvd
uals that this prudent and discreet course for the
which merely led to agitation which were not in their
character PRACTICAL which asked for things which nine
enths OF the Senate believed we had no constitutional
power TO grant, were not received but the question OF