The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-09-14
PROCEEDINGS or CONGRESS.


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4 nation a. lay the bill on the table (
. lost. yeas thirty, a. nays one hundred
.rI.i,ty nine. The main question was or [
lrrrd to hr put aud tl,e vote stopi one hun~
ir-I aud thirty three !rn-,to sNiy-e may n u
I 4 nation wac made tu commit ilf Wtdiri HUr I
III na. carried by . close yolc,hui -ulrrqnenl-
III I, r,0n-drrcd. Mr. CliHnuans amendment i,
Wa rejected, yeas slNty-nine, nays one nun
I..I and thirty. motion a. table the hlll
.,. a.miu refused Mr. Royd's amendment
.a. several times refused, and finally the rn- =
cement was Loot hy q vote ni thirty y'a7,tn
6. hundred and twenty six nays and pend
ur % motion 90 reconsider the il"ufe adjourn
TnruspAY, Sept o.
Ilur-E The IlDu-r piHrd 90 1y thrt
n,Il,uu to reconsider thc IrN1s boundary dr-
Il I-.uu nu the table, hy % vote ol seventy -unc
,,tf. to one hundred al llurA-lhIr' mas
'T.. reconsideration oi Mr. Buyd'- amendment
,.. moved aud lost and aiior several hours
tl dl-oplrry aud cN,itrd proceedings, during /
uhf.h 70 motion 90 commit aud report the I
Wilmot Proviso aud other notifications inil' .
IA rd Mr. Boyds amendment Tor government
mr New McNico was carried by vote 81 ono I
hundred yeas IA uincty-uiuc nays; Int the en- /
.lro.smcnt OF the hill was then put aud lost,
yeas nincty-ninc, nays one hundred aud sew
ru. Amid intense anxiety the House adjourn
cd. ]
FRlnAY, Sept @,
Ilorsia Mr. llowards appeal from The de-
,i,ion NJ the Chair, respecting do" motion los
TiTr reconsideration at ,-r,zirtdh, r soie9 te
,trru-amrut of the IrAas boundary bill,camr
up lordccision, The Speaker rclilirmcd his
decision, aud stated his grounds for ru dong
guodug prupcdcnts, 30, Mr. Howard explain
,gl the GROUND. ol hit appeal, which were OF
% dillrrrut character, Mr. llucr moved 1" lay
thc appcnl on the table, The yeas aud nays
were ordered, aud the motion lost-ycas sew
lrsI
trcr. 4 motion for the previous question
wa. made and sustained The yeas and nay
wIrc then ordered un the question ni appeal
and the decision OF the Chair WAS reversed,
The motion for reconsideration was then put
mdCarricd, The question again recurring
on the cugru--mcut oi the bill, u wa, order
r,l a. bee cngro-srd 10y q vote of one hundred
and cipht yeas, 10 uincty-cight mays The
announcement uithis result was followed 10y
Ili.trrous applause, Order being restored,
the title ofthc hil was amended 40 ~ 10 in
cudc Territorial goycumcnt for New Mex
iuo Thrmll was then finally passed hy a
vote oi'uuv hundred md seven yeas 10 nine
4 t,-,cytu NAYS. Amidst mlrh excitement aud
disorder, tie House adjourned "a
SATURDAY., Sept
IlursE. The California hill was taken mp,
and ailcr some slight amendments passed
yeas 1870, NAYS ~, Tic nh establishing n
territorial, government for Utah was then
uas,cd yeas . Z, nlys 80, -
MoNpAY, Sept 0.
SENATE. The Texas boundary hill, as n
mCHJtUd nv thr- firr--y I4,-slld- Nj
Douglas moved that the Senate concur IN the
amendment. Allcr an Intellectual attempt q
amend, the motion was carrcd-al TO 10,
The resolution Adopted by tlic ft0uyr m MT
inurn three weeks from thi, day (anth inst
was coucurrcd in The Senate then went in
90 executive session, and afterwards adjourn
cd
lIorsC. The House TOOK into considcrn
ton a resolution fiNiug the time OF adjourn
mont This day week, the 23rd Instant an'
in three weeks time, were proposcd,ultimatc
~ this day three weeks (3oth inst) was fN
ed upon.
Mr. Boyd moved to proceed to the husines
on the Speaker table. with view of taking
mp the fugitive slave, hill. Lost 100 10 Ok.
The West Point bill, with the Scnatc's n
mcndmcuts was debated in Committee an,
reported without further amendments
The bill approprating 100000 for def
cheney in mileage aud pay, was. debated, a
mculcd aud ON tho question of its nnsslgc j
was declared 10 br-lost, whurcupon the llous'
adjourned. II was 1srrrtaiucd subsequent,
that this bill had actually passed
rUoCrrpiNGs uF MONDAY Conditional.
In senate, the Texas and New McNico ON
uihu, wa. l,l,iyci fromthc House Rrprr
scutativcs o..
Mr. Douglas stated that the amendment Of
the House was the Senate New MrNico bH
with these lines added, "proyididg that ~,
citizen shall Ice deprived of his life, liberty
or property, except upon judgment Of hi
peers
Mr. Chase moved to amend by, substituting
person for citizen, and due course OF law 10
Judgment orhis peers which were rejected.
The amendment of the House was the
conturrcd in, Yeas 30, Nays TO-
g.II
from the President of the United States to tn
Senate.
"In compliance with the request Of IA
Hon. Manuel Alvarez, Acting Gayrriinr. s,
| have the honor TO transmit To the Scnat
herewith, copy OF the Constitution TcCeutl
adopted 10y the inhabitants of Now McNic,
together with a digest of the votes for and q
caiust it. tuugrrvv h7vi1r Just T1ayyrri II }rii
providing Territorial Government for Nc'
McNico | do not deem it advisable to submit
any recommendation on the subject ola Stat
GoyorUmont- WILLARD FILLMORE.
WAsIuNGroN, Sept ., 1850.
The message was laid upon the table, an
the Senate, after Executive session, adjourn
cd
IN the House., the bill supplying dcfcici
cics in the pay and mileage of members wa
amended, SO as to pay the Senators and Rel
rcscntativcs from California, and appropri'
ting 100000 more to buy Jooks ,cih for ne
members.
TUESDAY, Sept 10.
SENATE. Mr. Douglas presented the err
lcntnls Of Mr. G,wnn. senator from Calito
mia, aud Mr. Barnwell the credentials of Co
rrt;---ttt7 +-..t.aFkip that while hi eRtertair
cd the strongest objections To the admissio
of California, he was willing to show the higl
est personal regard for the Senators elect
Mr. jefferson Davis moved to refer The or,
dentials 20 the Judiciary Committee, to r,
port the law, 'leeming IL his solemn duty,
consequence of the Unprecedented unconst
tutionalty Of the admission of CALIFORNIA;
Mr. Douglas hoped the motion would not |
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