Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-01-12
Nrws of tbe merk.
Congress.

Dec. 31.-In the SENATE various memorials
against fogging and spirit rations in the Nav,
were presented by Mr.. Webster, who, witt
Mr.. Seward, expressed his concurrence in theil
object.
Mr. UNDERWOOD presented q memorial from
citizens of Kentucky, claiming to bo the legiti-
mate successors of Joseph Smith, the Mormon
Prophet, objccting to the establishment of q
Government for Descret, and charging the
people of the City of the Salt Lake with trea-
sonable designs, in having before their removal
to Illinois, taken secret oath TO avengc the
death of Joseph Smith upon the nation, and to
pursue that design until it shall be accomplish
Cd, even to tie end of time. The memorial
was referred 10 the Committee on Terrific
ries.
In the HOUSE the Committees were ANNOUNCE
cd. Noticed elsewhere.
Mr.. STANTON, of Tennessee, and others,
presented memorials agains the employment of
ChaplPins in the Army and Navy, and Con-
gress. Referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee.
The resolutions of tho States of Missouri
and Michigan, ON the subject of slavery, were
ordered to be printed.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Venable and
adopted, calling upon the President for infor-
nation in respect to his doings in Now Mexico
and California.
the Committee of Ways and Means to bring in
a bill to abolish the Homo Department, the
offices OF Assistant Secretary of Treasury and
Commissioner of Customs. Laid over.
MIR. Roor offered resolution that the Com
mittee on Territories be instructed to report to
the House q bill or bills providing Territorial
Governments for all that part of the territory
ceded to the United States by the Treaty from
Mexico, lying eastward of the Sierra Nevada
Mountains, and prohibiting Slavery therein
lie demanded the previous question.
Mr.. STEPHENS of Co., moved to lay the reso-
luton on the table. Lost, % to lOl.
Among those who voted to lay the resolution
on the table were sir Northern Democrats, viz /:
Bissell, McClcrmand and Richardson of Illi-
nois, Gilmore and Mann of Pa, and German of
la. Also Northern Wings, viz Brooks,
ed. n. Y. Exprcss,) Clark and Ducr, all Of
New York. Number of abscntocs and dodg-
ors, 46-ls from the South, 2S from the North,
Jan. 3.-In the SENATE, Mr.. Acheson pre-
sented the resolutions of the Missouri legislature
instructing her Senators to vote against the
Wilmot Proyiso, sc. This brought up Mr.,
Benton, who said that tho resolutions did not
present the sentiments of the people of Mis-
souri, Many members of the Assembly, who
had voted for them, and the Governor who had
signed them, had since disavowod and rcpudia-
ted them. Their tendency was to disunion,
and the State would yet withdraw them.
MIR. Mason introduced bill for the moro eff
fcctual extension of the clause of the Constitu-
ton, relative 10 tho rccapturc of fugitive slaves.
The bill was referred to the committee on the
Judiciary.
On motion of Mr.. Cass it was agreed that
the order OF the day be postponed, with a view
to allow the consideration of his resolution
relative to tho suspension of diplomatic inter
course with Austria. Ho spoke at some length
in advocacy Of his resolution.
The senate adjourned to Monday.
In the House, the election of officers was
postponed to Monday, 9TH, to which time the
House adjourned.