Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-01-08
THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
First Session.

received, was forthwith read aloud No' 50 III
the House. There, much time was consumed
in the qualification of members, so that 1t was
well into the afternoon, and considerably aitel
the time that the Express Locomotive reacheu
Baltimore. that the message was read TO the lis
tening Representatives. After the Perusal was
through with, members spent the rest OF the day
in selecting seats, and at last adjourned over 10
Thursday following.
On Thursday in the Senate, the Vice President
presented the Reports of the Secretaries, which
were ordered to be printed. Mr.. Clemens pre-
sented set of resolutions calling upon the Pres
ident for all sorts of information relative TO Cal
irorpia and New Mexico, and the dongs there
in the matters ofhaying Governors, OF organizing
State governments, of taking census, &c, &c.
Mr.. Houston submitted resolution calling Tor
all the correspondence between the admmlstra-
ton and its agent at Santa Fe, ard also between
il and the Texas State Government. Mr.. Foote
followed with q resolution acknowledging the
duty of Congress to establish territorial govern
ments in California, Deseret and New Mexico.
Mr.. Douglass introduced bill granting lou
acres Of public land to actual settlers, and cult
yators for years.
In the House, Mr. Venable introduced a set of
re solutions similar to those Of Mr.. Clemens in
the Senate, and Mr.. Ashmun asked leave to Ia
troduce bill to reduce the rates of postage, and
to abolish the Thanking privilege. A neat little
passage at arms sprung up in the latter part OF
the day between Mr.. Giddings, the noted aboli-
zionist, and Mr. Winthrop, in which the former
accused the latter Of having advocated the Mex
| lean war, of having resisted the Wilmot Proyiso,
and Of having opposed the abolition OF the slave
ira de in the District Of Columbia. Mr.. Win
throp most successfully replied to GiddingS and
showed up his spiteful fallacies to admiration
Mr.. Schenck also exposed the hollowness OF
Glddings, and professcL his own unalterable at
tachment to the Union.
Both Houses adj ourncd to Monday the 3l>t,
to give the Speaker chance to arrange his com
mittces.
In Senate on Thursday the Sd instant, memo
rails and petitions in relation to French spolia-
tions prior to 1900 were presented. bill to
establish branch Mint in New York city was
bill providing for the more certain arrest and
recovery Of fugitive slaves. MIR. Davis and lir.
Yulec introduced bills creating retired list for
disabled and supcrannuated officer, in the army
and navy Mr.. Cass gave notice Of his intention
to call up the resolution suspendng diplomatic
intercourse with Austria. Mr.. Atchison prcsca-
ted the memorial Of the Missouri Legislature il
respect to the Wilmot Proviso, which Mr.. Ben
ton denied to represent the sentiments Of the
people OF the State. Mr. Atchison maintained
that the resolutions did express the sentiments
Of the people Of Missouri
In the House of Representatives Mr.. Hoyd
presented the petition from Deseret, praying for
a territorial or State government, and introduced
Mr.. Rabbit as a regular appointed delegate
thercfrom. Baker in q similar manner present
ed Hugh n. Smith as a delegate from New Mex
leo. The subject Of receiving them was not dis
posed Of when the House went into a balloting
for Clerk. The names and votes stood thus:
Forney %; Campbell, the last Clerk, Il; |. II.
! c. Mudd Governeur ) ; i. b. French 9; Rem
son 2; Prnde A PinneL g. Sargent 3 Ca Ike
of n. Y, .. One hundred and five votes being
necessary to choice there was 40 election. On
a second ballot Forney received lO4 votes out OF
30; still no election.
The Senate, on Friday. received from
the President of the L. S. the corrcspon,
dence between the Government and Lady
Franklin, relative to the search to be made
for her husband in the arctic regions Of
this Continent. Memorials and Petitions
were then considered and appropriately
referred.
Mr.. Mason obtained leave to introduce
bill the better to recover fugitive slaves.
Mr.. Dickerson likewise introduced a bill,
which was read twice, to establish branch
mint in New York City. Mr.. Benton got
an amendment added so as to have branch
mint at San Francisco in California.
Mr.. Cass called up his diplomatic
suspension wih-Austria resolution. lie
said he wanted enquiry now, and did not
ask for immediate action. lie left that in
the hands of the Committee on Foreign
Relations. But he wished it to be dis
tnctly understood, that, should the result
he had in view be arrived at, it was brought
about out Of deep feeling of disapproba-
ton towards the course of Austria in her
treatment of Hungary. 1t was no com
mon case this, or he would not have
moved the action of this government; it
was a case that stood ont in high relief,
and justified extraordinary measures.