The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-17
FROM WASHINGTON.

, not be a doubt that he has succeeded in
er large majority of them, IN favor of his
| plan Of compromise. Ouly three OF the
Committee were absent, a, the meeting held
a week ago--Messrs. Bprrieu. Mason and
| Dickinson, and i, Is believed that each OF
them would cooperate in the plan now
agreed upon. II is supposed that, on the
G'h OF May, the Committee will report, and
that, by the first o! June, the Senate will
pass al least portion o! the bill. The first
bill will be the bill to admit California; to
establish the territorial governments OF Utah
and Deserel; and TO reduce and fix the
boundaries Of Texas, upon proper compen-
sation The other bills will require but
little time. VIZ: the fugitive slave bill, and
the bill preventing the introduction Of slaves
into this District Ior sale.
AS to the House. they will contend for
month, over the first bill and very probably
send it back to the Senate with amend
menis, and then, after conference, make
a merit Of necessity, and yield to the Senate
The position OF the Administration, in
regard TO this subject has o! late, been the
subject of much comment. Tie Admins
,ra'lon plan, or as Mr. Calhoun called IT.
"lhe Executive prnvlso," was offered IN
the California message of the 2l>l January;
at thai time. the WIImot proviso had not
been given up by the North. aud it was a
question whether the Northern mcmhprs
would re!in1uish it. The Presidents plan
was, therefore, compromise, and intend.
ed to e,ade the WIlmol provlso. The
progress of opinion in Congress and among
the people has been such as to render prac-
tcable an entire adjustment Of the qnes-
tons; to which, of course, the admnstra-
lion will readily consent.
The Senate have passed the bill to in
crease the rank and file of the Army, and
encourage enlistmcnts.
WAsuYGToN. MAY s.
The Senate completed us weekly labor
yesterday, and adjourned over TO Monday,
the 9Th, by which lime we expect the re-
their sear2. The Compromise Committee
have now, BY vote Of eight members ont
Of he number present, settled every 4u">-
i,yn Of difficulty: aHd Upon fell meeting
the vote v III b. I-k.n upnn the boundary to
b. proposed TO Texas, and the compensation
thereof. 1t is probable also that decIara-
tory proposition will be reported by The
Committee, TO the effect that the s,lpull-
ions " ith Texas, in the annexation articles,
shall be respected; bot. as Mr. Webster
said in his speech, no resolutions can render
those Strpulalons more binding.
Mr.. Websier's Boston speech is much
commended here, and it is certainly one of
his most excellent efforts. Tie words, 81
take no step backwards" will long be re-
membered and cited as the Webster motto
The Committee of the Senate, upon the
fracas between Mr.. Benton and Mr.. Foo,e,
held meeting this morning. and COM
menced the examination Of witnesses. 1t
was determined 10 summon William Carey
Jones. Esq, the son,in.Iaw OF Mr.. Benton.
and who had left the city for New York,
whence he was to sall to California.
The Commiliee will probably report a
full statement Of facts.
The Galphin Committee are still pursu-
ing their investigations. Mr.. Reverdy
Johnson and Mr.. Meredith have testified
that, while acting on the claim, they dId
not know that Mr.. Crawford was interested
IN Ii in any way.
1t is officially stated that a correspondence
has been held with the British government.
on he suhjec, OF The free navigation Of the
ST. Lawrence. and that the British govern
ment Is willing to concede it, and also OF
the Canal to the United States, as soon as
the Canada Reciprocity Bill shall PASS
That Bill will pass Congress, and IN terms
with the act o! The Canadian
Legislature, which has already passed.
The Coinage Bill, which passed during
the last week, remedies the defects OF The |
present system, by authorizing the direc-
lors of the min, 10 pay out specie for gold
dust and bars deposited. Heretofore. de-
posilors have had to wait sixty days for
the r money.
The Army and Navy appropriation bills,
for the mex, fiscal year, have been reported
IN the House, For the Army six millions
are asked, and for the Navy sixteen.
MIR. Seward has declared. recently, that
he and his friends. the opponents OF Mr..
CIay's COMPROMISE, will beat the breath
on, of its body in the Senate, and leave 1t
to the South to give II the coup de grace
Mr.. Seward must invoke the "higher bow,
for he has shown no strength in his own
arm.
A young man was arrested IN New
Hampshire, on charge of "keeping open