The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-15

accepted authorities and not as he has done, write his
own speculatons, and mngle them with scraps from
newspapers lie in favor OF committing the subject
committee ascertain what part Of this report le.
Ultimately apperained TO the duties OF his office, and was
paeg Is AZ %as for he comyys
soner to labor not to 81 IN his oice and write PROPOSE
tons.
Mr. CASEY, in few remarks. urged the importance
of the agricultural interest," and went show that OF
all others under this government had been neg
ected in the legislation OF Congress, and to enforce the
to move to increase the number TO be published with the
peoples money and for their interest
The previous question being then called and seconded,
the main question ordered and the first question in
order being on the motion to reconsider,
Mr., VENABLE called the yeas and nays, which were
not ordered and then the question the motion 10
consider was put, and it was agreed to.
MI. McLANE then moved to amend the resolution by
providing that should be the duty OF the Commissioner
OF Patents TO distribute the document among the various
towns, counties, schools, Libraries, institutes, &C. OF the
country, each member OF the House being entitled to
designate equal number thereof 70 which they should
Mr.. McLANE thought that gentlemen should be
responsible for the proper distribution Of the report and
had therefore moved his amendment, which he de-
MI HARRIS. Of tennessee. moved that il be laid
on the table; and them after short conversation upon
points Of Order in which many members and the Speaker
participated the amendment again reported 10 the
House; when the question the previous question was
Mr. EVANS Of Maryland, opposed the evident inen
ton Of the House print the 900 copies proposed This
owehy pBc
ion containing little else than crude and worthless
opinions AS il probable that the fankng privilege
would be abolished how were they TO be sent out
ordered He had but this morning received portion
Of his Patent Office reports ordered two years ago He
would read for the information q ths House what had
Having read the order for the printing Of the extra copies
Of the document for ls4s Mr. f. urged the House not 10
continue this abuse.
Mr.. McLANE withdrew his amendment; when
Mr.. WENTWORTH moved an amendment, directing
the printing of 10000 extra copies Of the mechanical and
100 900 OF the agricultural portion OF the report nsead
of 10000 of the first and 10000 OF the last proposed
in the resolution on which he moved the previous ques
Mr.. JONES Qhe morning hour having expired) moved
that the House resolve itself into Committee OF the
Whole the state of the Union which was not agreed
The question on the previous question having been
put, seconded and the main question, first on
agreeing to The amendment Ct the gentleman from Iii
The yeas and nays were demanded and ordered and
il was agreed to-yeas 113, nays SO. y
Mr. GOTF moved to reconsider that vote, and then to
lay the motion reconsider the table; which last
ton was agreed to-
The question being on agreeing the amended
Mr. ASHE moved that it be laid on the table which
was not agreed To-
The question was then put on agreeing to the eso.
luton amended and it was agreed to.
Mr.. GOTT moved INSTRUMENTATION Of that vote and
then to lay that motion on the table; which last motion
| Mr. RICHARDSON moved the suspension Of the
rules that the House might resolve itself into Commit
MI. BROOKS Gising to question Of priviegsS urged
The importance OF referring the Presidents message IN
relation TO the recent representation Of the British minis
upon the subject Of the coasng trade Of the United
States, the duties on iron, &c.; but
The SPEAKER, deciding that the subject did not in
MOTION he Gentleman If p, ss H ns
into Committee 81 the Whole on the state Of the Union
MIR BoyD in the char and, taking up the Presidents
i California message and ACCOMMODATING documents,
Mr.. GORMAN who was entitled TO the floor, ad.
dressed the House for hour "a report Of bis speech
MI. BUTLER, Of Connecticut, having next obtained
the foor said that il claimed that California should
was irregular. which the gentleman conended embraced
no valid objection Had the anti-s slavery clause not
been inserted in the California constitution, the whole
South would be found clamorous for her admission.
Mr. b. argued at great length to show that the charges
OF northern aggression unfounded, contendng that
founders s Of The constitution while The South, IN her en-.
deavors TO acquire territory in order TO- ATTEND slavery
was really aggressing upon the North. The doctrine
TO make equilibrium between the North and South
in the Senate the gentleman combated with great ear
nestness and next argued that there was no hostility
at the North against the South every issue between
in order to extend slavery TO free territory. The
South. leaving those Of the North where they were
originally The South had obtained Louisiana, Flor
ida, and Texas. 10 extend slavery over them. The
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time carry out the southern policy oil obtaining the
territory from Mexico 10 extend slavery il, the
North concluded that time TO protest effectively, as
she was now doing, insisting that slavery shall not go
there The the South this matter had given
abotonism all the importance had obtained; and but
for this southern principle, il would have been
known as political element OF importance. The South
had started aud used the slavery question demagogue
issue home after the settlement OF the tariff question IN
| 1891
/ Mr. r. j. Walkers pamphlet in favor of the acquisi-
ton OF Texac alleged that acquire that region would
be to provide an eventual for the adjustment OF
slavery by the diffusion OF the negro Mexico.
No northern man, without degradaon the heidi could
abandon the principles OF his fathers this question,
the invention OF the cotton gin had induced the South 10
do was not hostility TO the South, the part OF the
North that induced the latter stand by her time honored
principles II had been said by gentleman from Mary
land in an early Congress, that the North had taken
the South as she was, and as such must keep her.
He (Mr. BUTLER) and his constituents would do SO,
and would only demand return that the South should
be content to keep the North with the anti slavery
sentiments ruling there which ruled when The Union
was formed He had and should continue TO vote for the
Proviso He considered wise and necessary measure
OF legislation.
/ Mr. McMULLEN The gentleman remarks that in
the other end OF the Capitol is maintained that slavery
is not precuded in the Territories He holds that THIS
is not ue-that the Mexican law does prevent slavery
there Why, them does he demand legislation 10 do that
which he says Is already done
| Mr. BUTLER then went on TO show the necessity of
thus meeting the Efforts OF the South to undo that con-
dton OF things there II had been said that the Provso
.(rs.f. n1u main.