The North-Carolina standard., 1850-01-16
THIRTY-rIRST CONGRESS.
SENATE.

B. MONOAHs Jduudiy - ASvvs
After the presentation of petitions and memorials,
and the transaction Of some nnimportant business the
following Resolution, heretofore offered BY Nj. Cem.
ems was taken IN: ~
ResolUed, That the President of the United States
be requested to inform the Senate az early prac.i
cable whether ay person has been BY him appointed
civil OF military governor of California since the 4th
day Of March last and If So who has so been appoint
Ell and what seompensation has beer allowed him.
Also. that he be requested to inform the Senate
whether any agent has been appointed by the Exec
utiye or any Of the departments Of the government
and sent to California with instructions OF authority
to oreanxe State government for that Territory. or
to aid and advise the people within its limits in such
orcanization a nd further that he be requested to
inform the Senate how the delegates recently assem-
hIad in California. calling themselves convention,
.r. s..,e3 hv whom the ouali6ca of the voters
-srs sSsd and de,ermined. what those qualifications
srs. and bv what law the time. places. and manner
&C hoid;n e.;d election were reoniated And further
,hst h. he requested to inform the Senate whether
.nr csnsus Of the Inhabitants of said Territory has
Sesn taksn and if SO. bv what law. and under what
.n,hor;,v And further. that be he requested to COM
"n;csts to the Senate ali orders 1wrtten or verbal
instructions. or correspondence, with any person as
49,, ~ n,.rv aoverpor of C,l;forra. or as agent
On the mar, Of the United States government in Cali
s.;s And f"r,he, that he hs reonested to inform
Eveco,ve or any denar,ment of the government, to
.s.enhla , convention in Nev Mex;co. for the pur-
.c .soo,;.s co.s..,,;." 81 ,o.L;no annca.
t;on sor adm;ss;on into the Union and if So that he
he rsouested to communica,e to the Senate ali ORDERS
instructions, and papers in relation thereto. And fur
ther that he be requested to inform the Senate upon
what ground he bases the opinion expressed in his
ANIMAL message of December a. lS49 that the people
of New Mexico will sat no very distant period, pre-
sent themselves for admission into the Union"
Mr.. Clemens said the information was wanted, and
there was nothing in the resolution that the President
ought not to answer. His was not purpose of par
tizanship. The question was above that. The Leg
islature of his State had called his attention to this
subject Was there man, who was to be brought
to swallow the Wilmot Proviso, administered in
new form! Were the Senators TO be treated like sick
children, and coaxed to swallow a nauseous dose by
calling it by another name! The Executive had di-
recty nterered and brought about the same result as
and approved by the President.
The resolution was postponed on motion OF MI.
Douglas, by the casting vote of the Vice PRESIDENT
as follows
= YEAs-Messrs. Badger, Baldwin. Benton, Brad
bury, Bright, Chase, Clark, Clay, Corwin. Davis,
of Massachusetts, Dayton, Douglas. Greene, Hale,
Hamlin, Jones, Mangum. Miller, Norris, Pearce'
Phelps, Shields, Smith, Spruance, Underwood, up
ham, Wales, Walker, Whitcomb-29.
NAYs-Messrs. Atchison, Bell, Berrlen, boriand,
Butler, Calhoun, Cass, Clemens, Cooper, DAVIS, OF
Mississippi, Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge, OF Iowa,
Dodge, Of Wisconsin. Downs, Foote, Houston, Hun
ter, King, Mason. Norton Rusk, Sebastian, Seward,
Soole, Steward, Sturgeon. Turney, fulee-S9.
The Vice President. The Chair votes in the afir-
native. So the resolution was laid on the table.
Mr.. Benton gave notice of his intention to bring
in bill proposing to the State of Texas the reduction
of her boundaries the cesson of her exterior terrific
ry, and the REIMBURSEMENT Of all her claims on the
United States for consideration to be paid her by
the United States.
Mr. Foote submitted Resolution to the effect that
two Chaplans, of different denominations, ought to
be elected by this Congress, one by each House, who
shall interchange ChapIains weekly. The Resolution
was laid over.
Mr. Houston's resolution calling for the correspon-
dence between the Government and the United States
authorities at Santa Fe was adopted.
MIR. Phelps moved to postpone the previous orders
and take up the Joint Resolution to provide for the
collection Of the revenue.
Mr. Bradbury opposed it. It would give rise to
proracted debate He called for the resolution pend
inc, relative to Austria
Mr. Phelps did not think that the real interests the
country would suffer- if the speeches on Austria and
Gen. Webb were deferred.
NJ, Foote thouoht II delicate question as the
Senator fom Vermont was to he the principal orator
on the Revenue measure. which he wished to bring
nm in nref.rence to the continuation of the debate on
the Austrian mission.
: Mr.. Phelps motion was lost
The Senate then took nm and adopted, the Resolu-
.;on heretofores offered bv Mr. Downs calling on the
President for all information in his possession rela-
tive IN the abduction of Rev from New Orleans.
The Senate then took ND the following Resolution,
heretofore offered b, Mr.. Dickinson:
Re,oAped. That the Postmaster General be reques-
I'd to- inform the Senate whether by himself or his
..e;sants he has at anv time removed or attempted
TO before the expiration of the term for which
he was commissioned by the appointment of suces-
or ~ in .nv other manner. and how. anv denutv
no.,maaier ~ nostmas,ers. who held anpointments
and i.h the ADVICE and consent If the Senate under
- =; n:s,.n.. of ,h. 1.w of Conr,oe. entitled