Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-06-06
By Telegraph, for the st. Louis Press.
WAsuINaToN, May %.


SENArE--The Senate proceeded to
consider Mr.. Bradbury's resolution rel
alive to removals from office.
Mr.. Webster moved that the subject
be postponed until Thursday next
Mr.. Hale wanted TO know if Mr.. Brad.
bury would object to going little far.
Their, say to the year lS41, and request
an account of removals made then.
Mr.. Turney addressed the Senate in
relation TO removals recently made in
Tennessee, charging the President with
having violated his pledges by remov.
ing high-minded, honorable and COM
petent men from offices of trust and
profit in that State, to the injury of their
feelings and reputation.
The resolution was then postponed
till Thursday. .... -
The Senate then resumed the con.
sideration Of the Compromise bill. Mr..
Underwood, having the floor, address.
ed the Senate, contending that those
who had gone before him had assumed
wrong premises when they assured us
that Congress had no power to legislate
for territories; he proceeded to argue
that Congress possessed that power in
various ways, and that it was given by
implication in the constitution. He also
argued the propriety and philanthropy
of permitting the diffusion of slavery.
When Mr.. Underwood concluded, it
was proposed TO take the question upon
Mr.. Davis amendment.
Mr.. Berrien remarked that the Sena.
tor was not present, and hoped that be-
fore so important question was taken,
some intimation would be given of the
time.
Mr.. Dayton had supposed that there
were other Senators who designed
speaking on the amendment. He in
tended, at some stage of the bill, to ad-
dress the Senate on the general subject;
there were, however, many absent who
would desire to be present when the
vote was taken. He hoped then, that
the taking of the question would be
postponed.
Mr.. King pressed an immediate vote,
and desired to address the Senate upon
the general subject after the amend.
ment had been disposed of.
Mr.. Chase moved to amend Mr.. Da.
Wis amendment by adding the following
provided further, that nothing herein
contained shall be construed as author.
izing or permitting the introduction of
slaves or of holding persons as proper
ty in said territories.
Mr.. Dayton moved the postpone.
ment of the further consideration of the
question until tomorrow at o'clock.
Negatived.
Mr.. Clay said, he understood the pur-
port Of Mr.. Davis amendment to be
this--a provision excepting from res
trictions upon the Legislatures of Ter
ritores the power to pass law for the
protection of the rights of property
held or introduced into a territory con.
formally to the constitution and laws
of the U. S. lie had no particular
objection to that amendment, because
it only asserts an effect which would
follow without its introduction.
Mr.. Davis denied that he designed or
desired his amendment to carry any i'm.
plicaton as TO what were the rights of
the South under the constitution; he
never had and never should permit
Congress to measure those rights; he
simply desired Congress to abstain from
touching those rights either way.
Mr.. Hale spoke.
MT. DodSe, OF iowa, followed and
denounced the doctrine held by Mr..
Hale and by those who think with him;
he declared his opposition to the Will
mot proviso in every shape and form.
After some debate between Mr.. Day.
ton and Mr.. Berrien, in relation to the
effect of the pending amendment, the
Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-The House went into com.
mittee of the Whole, and proceeded 10
consider the special order of the day
being territorial business bill, making
further appropriations for public build
ings in Minnesota and Oregon. After
some remarks by Mr.. Sibly the bill was