The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-08-02

WASHINGTON, July "a. 1850.
SENATE,-The compromise bill was taken up.
Mr.. Foote withdrew his amendment for the
present,
MIR. Bradbury offered his amendment, under
stood to be the caucus amendment for the appoint
ment of two commissioners the part Of the
United States, to agree with the commissioners to
be appointed by Texas upon boundary line and
also to agree the TERMS conditions and consider
| atoms upon which such line shall be established.
| Said agreement, when approved by Congress and
| the Texas legislature, shall be obligatory. Mr. B.
altered the number of commissioners to three
Mr. husk offered to the above his amendment
establishing the Texan boundary, as defined By law
Of Texas in 1886.
| This rejected and Mr.. Rusk spoke on the
subject, declaring that Texas sink or swim, in life
or in death, would sustain her rights.
| Mr.. Benton made vehement objections to the
amendment and the bill.
| Mr.. Hale offered an amendment to the bill pro-
viding that until the question is settled, it shall
| stand as at present between the two parties
| Mr. Bradbury replied to Mr.. Berrien, and vndi-
Gated the amendment
| Mr.. Dawson spoke in support of the amend
ment.
| Mr.. Benton made some further remarks.
| Mr.. Berren made some explanation.
Mr.. Butler and Mr. Jefferson Davis made some
remarks, and without taking the question, the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. - Committees
NpiO Cdhcu ioE Reports hldty were Indue, the
most important of which are below.
MIR. Potter, from the committee on the post-office
and post roads, reported bill to reduce and qualify
the rates of postage in the United States, which
was read and referred to the committee of the
whole
Mr.. P. under the instructions of the committee.
moved resolution that this bill be made the special
order for the first Tuesday in August.
Objection was made, and the special order was
not made.
MIR. Brown, from the committee on the District
Of Columbia, reported bill making grant of pub
! lie land to the District of Columbia for school
purposes which read twice and referred ia
committee of the whole.
Also reported back Senate bill entitled an act to
enable the corporation Of Georgetown, in the Dis
tueto OF Columbia, to construct certain works there
! in mentioned and for other purposes which wa.
read and referred
MIR. Brown, under the instructions of the com
mittee, reported resolution providing that tn,
District bills be made the special order for the Sc
cond Friday in August next.
Objection was made TO such an order.
3 Mr. Thompson, of Pennsylvania, reported bill
supplementary to the act for the reduction of cost
and expenses of proceedings against ships and yes
! sells, which was read first and second time, an
q referred to the Committee OF the Whole.
3 Mr.. Mead, from the committee on the Judiciary
reported back without amendment Senate bill It
!, latve to the payment OF dividends of interest o
! war bounty scrip which bill was read third tim
! and passed.
!. On motion of Mr.. Richardson, the rules wer
suspended, and the House resolved itself into Con
e mittee Of the Whole, (Mr Boyd in the Chair.)
The Chair stated that the business in order wa
e the Presidents California Message and the bill
l. admit California State into the Union.
s Mr.. Bayy moved TO lay aside that question an
e to take up the bill making appropriation to supper
o the Military Academy at West Point for the pre-,
: ent fiscal year. Agreed to.
The Military Academy bill was then taken uy
Mr.. Wentworth expressed his astonshment
the vote of to-day, by which California had bee
set aside. He saw in it danger to the admsso
! Of that State. He expressed his disapprobation
: the action of Northern men by which they ha
aided in giving California the go-by
Mr.. McCiernand alluded to the recent conversio
t of his colleague, who had just spoken He wa
not he intimated one Of the earliest friends of tn
{ early and separate admission of California. TIL
= general position in the last Congress of ali abol
tonists and free-soilers in the House of Represer
q tatiyes was to keep up agitation Of the 9uestiO
with the view the adoption OF the Wilmot Provis'
!. He lMr. McClernand) was in favor OF the admia
!. SION oil California, but at the same time, by
Y common action, in favor of the final and perma
nent settlement Of all these questions agtating tn