New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-14
xxxI,t CoNGREss-First Session.


Tho galleries and floor were denseiy cro"ueo'
n, Crsy being expected to speak
cov.-,l oetitons for the Reorganization OF the Ju-
dietary of the District of Columbia were presented
and referred.
Af,er the transaction of additional morning busl.
ne,s Mr.. DAVIS Of Miss. from the Select Committee
on the Census, reported back the House amend
ments with amendments, proposing concurrence In
some and disagreement with others-arnong which
latter he designated the new section adopted by
the House, fixing the future number OF Members OF
the House of Representatives. The subject was
made the special order for l2I to morrow.
Mr.. DICKINSON introduced bill authorizing the
coinage of Cent? piece composed Of copper and
silver. the coinage of Three-Cent piece, and to
secure the re-coinage Of the small Spanish and
other foreign coins
Al about o'clock the Senate proceeded to the
consideration Of the Bill to admit California into
the Union. establishing Territorial Governments
for New Mexico and Utah. and making proposals
10 Texas for the settlement OF her Western and
Northern boundaries. -
Mr.. CLAY proceeded with statement OF the
sentiments prevailing in the Committee at their
several meetings Each member of the Com
mittee, If left to himself probably would have pre-
scented different report from that now under con-
alteration He was at one time himself in the
minority. He had not been however, and was not
now, discouraged, but INDUCED the hope that every
member of the Committee would cast his final
vote in favor of the recommendations OF the report.
He felt assured that the only adjustment which
could be made upon the disturbing question by
Congress- must be made upon some such basis as
that reported The crisis had arrived, and he could
not but indulge the hope, that after full considera
ton and deiberaton, the report now presented for
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dangers, would receive the full approval and con-
currence of the Senate.
The Committee were unanimous, and at once.
with reference to the first point reported upon-the
admission of new States N be formed out OF Texas.
Each member expressed himself ready to fulfil
the compact made with Texas in the resolutions
of Annexation.
Upon the next point--the admission of Califor-
MIA as State-there was great difference OF opin-
ion The first objection 10 her admission under
her present Constitution was that she came with
two Representatives without any evidence being
presented showing that she had population en-
fitting her to two Representatives. This objec
ton was removed by reference TO the course pur
sued in the case of Georgia and OF Texas and by
proper understanding OF the amount OF pOpuia-
ton necessary to entitle State to such represen
tation-it was not necessary that State should
have double the population necessary TO enttle
her TO a single Representative before she could
elect two Representatives She was entitled to
the second Representative whenever she had an
excess over the seventy thousand. if a moiety. BY
reference to reliable statistics, Mr. Clay showed
that the population of California on the LIST OF March
was not less than 10000 and expressed his be-
lief that the new State was amply entitled 70 the
representation she claimed.
Upon the subject of the limits of California, there
had been a difference Of opinion in the Committee.
At first, a portion of the Committee were DESTROYS
of running line through California at-36 3d.
This was objected 10, and finally majority OF the
Committee were in favor of line at So 30 But
when the question came 10 a final vote, msiorlty
of the Committee voted against this division of the
State la this connection, Mr.. CLAY submitted
some remarks, for the purpose OF showing the I'M
practicabiity of establishing Slavery in any part OF
California. He also answered the objection that
California came here, having erected State Gov
eminent without prior legislation by Congress and
expressed his conviction that noneo the objections
which had been urged ought to be sufficient 10
cause California 10 be remanded back 10 the Terri
toral condition
He next proceeded to contrast the various plans
suggested for the settlement of the disturbing
questions which agltate the country. He first al
luded TO the Presidents policy Of admitting Cali
fornia, and doing nothing for Utah and NewMexi-
co. The Committee concurred with the President
in his first recommendation,-they proposed to ad
nit California, but there the Committee ceased to
regard the Presidents recommendation.
Then they took up the residue of the subject,
and proposed to carry also governments for the
Territories. A failure to legisate for the Territor-
les would be unjust TO their inhabitants, TO whom
we were bound by treaty stipulations TO give the
protection OF law and order. Was it dischargng
our duty TO say, "Let these people go; they will
take care of themselves, no doubt; and, when they
are ripe for settled government, we will admit
them into the Union y
He was gratiiied to be able to say that great
change In public sentiment had taken place since
the commencement Of the session. The glorious
North, and the no less glorious South had come TO
the rescue public sentiment had changed: the
passions OF men were modified; and had the pre-
sent state Of the public heart and mind existed at
the commencement OF the session, he did not be-
heve that the President would have contented him.
self with a recommendation for the admission Of
California. He believed there was no diversity of
opinion &c the Committee upon the question of es
tablshing these governments. All agreed that it
was right and proper TO establish them, al least
to make the attempt.
The Committee had not inserted in the bill n
relation to the Texas boundary, the sum proposed
to be paid TO Texas for the REIMBURSEMENT of a
portion of the territory claimed by her. They had
preferred TO postpone the insertion of the amount
proposed till the question should come 10 be taken
upon the passage OF the bill, with view to pre-
vent as much as possible, speculations in the
stock market founded thereon.
MIR CLAY proceeded, in reply to Mr.. Benton, to
defend the combination Of the California, Terrific
rial and Texas boundary measures in one bill con-
tending that it was parliamentary, republican
democratic and expedient. He showed the provi
sons ia the Constitution OF Louisiana and other
States, forbiGding the uniting OF two or more mea
sures in bill, to be productive Of great incon
venience and embarrassment in legislation and
argued that the carrying out Of such principle
was not expedient nor profitable. There was
thing Objectionable in the association of any of
these measures nothing repulsive to the dignity
Of California in uniting her admission with laws for
the preservation o. the lives, property, peace and
happiness OF her neehbors. He also cited hume
rous precedents, for the purpose Of showing that
the process Of lacking, as it is called in England
is very common one in Congressional legislation