Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-09-17
THiRrY-FiRsT CoNGKEss--,sT SESSION.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER III.
SENATE


of c'onzng and supporting the ecapured slaves in the
baIquc Pons, was ordered 10 u ,llird reading.
The bill abolish the slave trade, IN the District Of Co.
umoia taken up.
Mt Stewards substitute aboising slavery in the District
win compensation owners and with the pre-assen ot M
gal voters was pending. lIr. Seward and said he
would withdraw it, because il would cmbariaSs the bill the
'eer "l which was 10 abolish Tie slave PRISONS lie would
/ oiIer IL another time
AF. Downs OBJ cted t. c withdrawal If il was ID i. re.
newed, and II vas rot withdrawn.
Mr. Clay admitted that Congress had full and coHpc.e
power over The entire subject but would be viola
on of good faith while slavery exists in Mary land ai Viz,
giaa.
MI Seward spoke Il; cng III in reply hessts. Day
ton and winthrop, hnd argued that The time had ur
h@aboon ol stieiy here; and II not when vii the time
CONE!
Mr.. Winthrop replied aud lr F"oe spoke on HE subject
Mr. Winthrop briefly spoke against laws oi stringent
character IN relation IL free In States there
sell i!em :or slaves.
Mr. Ewing d recatcd the discussion or amendment
which no one wished 10 vote los.
Mr. lia!c ANNOUNCED his determination I" vote 70: H. and
read the resolutions Of lie ie-satngc 81 New Hampshire,
pas>e i'll l-!6 ana "a liz held lc Goctlses istrnc-
lion to this extent that lie would obey instructions ii ap
PROV by Iii, judgment agd conscience, ANA d!so5uy them
il lie did not approve HEM.
lie said he agreed with the Legislature in this n!aer.-
He had offered the proposition here several years ago
and 90! votes fol H. lie had read ol good deal o
rejoicing al the COMPROMISE and ol the glory acquired by
great by II. lie l!e other hand, wished
gin al he odi": he could by opposing those measures
Tie wished t. get his fall share III odium by voting lof
!e abolition oi slavery in this District.
Nj. Fo0te spoke ia reply Ia Mir. Winthrop aud hr, Hale.
NJ. Burr replied NJ. VS. remarks on the subject
laws al SoIhen States nsa, Ing free negroes Tie denied
The existence oi such laws. There municipal law III
some vi e Southern States preventing free negrocs from
landing au,! acting as nceniiIrrs.
ir. .nihfop i,ai letter from Capt Rnrncit of Hos
ion replying 10 statement nude by Colonel Jeil ron l1a
is III tie Senate. C" Davis stated that there had been
but ,w al free coored men imprisoned al r South.
Catiin omctt says ai cfe had been 1906 cases III New
O:!elg 500 ia Savannah 5oU in Caeston aud 500 in Cu
Mr Befli,n said The statement Saya.:-
nah.
Mr. Jefferson Davis declared that his own
good information; ard this statement al Captain
Rem rs evidently false and it degraded tie Senator
WHO produced il.
Nj winthrop saii rIr he nd showed Tie letter Tie other
ay 10 Tie Senator in Kind sp The Senator lid not thea
consider iG.-, degraded by reading and considering and
commenting 0n the lccr.
Nj DAVIS did not CXprct that The egrteaIi. would pro
,u,i i ~ testimony here.
MI Eutler a!sued that Captain Romett's story
its face, to Charleston lie could nav released
tie
MI Winthrop said thai Captain RomIct wrecked ,,yo
days li~ colocd and cook c i'll h bandon
cd tar a vessel ad carried him n safety n port nnt Tor
;eis pa.us Tiki out o. the vessel and thrown ni"
J4i ,lat he Capt r. applied lor their release a"d il
reused. lie bad lost hs own vss,l and could not bring
,hetu away.
ig Dcf wuu! answer lr it. that any one in Charleson
ou: tak: the men, and !c had GoHo the! cG
after thcir Captain ild abandoned them
Mr. Downs declared that the statements rs 10 New Or
boanen who never disturbed, and owned their own
boats.
Mr. Winthrop congratulated the Senator from Louisiana
uuon ailyani2ing himself into fit Of oratury. He tMr
W should u deferred from exposing The abuses under
Southern States, by ,oirnce insult 10 which Senators
might resort when the facts press too hard against them
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at II oclock-ihe journal .. yesterday
read and approved.
The Speaker stated that the first business in order
IN, rs, t. ' Is he gnaF, na5@, lg@' N?rh Carolina r We
the Repgcso natives from the Stats OF California;; anu the
pending thereto, offered by the genieinar from
Indiana Or Kobinson) that the said Representatives be
in The previous question having been moved The
question whether there be Il second.
The question put, and there was second-ayss Ct,
noes -; and .hc main question was nrdercd
The question then taken by yeas and nays on the
anendu'nt OF MIR. Robinson, and it was agreed o-yeas
luJ nays ~, follows
YrAs-M,ssrs. Alberson, Alexander Andrews Alien, Ba'
ker Bay BEALE, Eenneit Bssel, Booth, Rowin, Briggs,
Brown o Il Buc Burrows Butler OF Pa, Butter of It.,
Cas, Caldwell Of y. e., Calvin Carter, Campbell, Casey,
Chandler Cole, Corwn. Deberry, Dickey, Disney Doy,
Fitch Fowler Freddy, Fuller, Gentry Gerry Giddines,
Gilmore Gornon, Go (irinnell Hail, Elaio"ay, Halnp-
ton Harlan Hav tIchard Hibbard Hoagand. Howe Hun
ter Jackson y. Y, Julian, King Of r. l.. King Of ~
jim A. King OF " y. Preston King OF \: Y, I.eiIier,
liuefed, Mann OF Pa Mason, Maieson Mcdonald, Me
Kssocs ilcIanahan, Mclean Of Ky. Mcacan, Miller
Moore Morris Nelson 0ds, Peasce, Pitnn Potter Put
man, Reed Reynolds Richardson, Robinson Root snckett
Saw,ee Schcuck Schermerhon, Schoolcnti, Shcpperd,
Sylvester Stanton Of Tenn Spraguc, Stanton OF KY Set-
son Swcotscr Iavor, Thompson Of Pa. Tncs, undcrhl,
Walden, waldo, Watkins Wentworth, White WiI4rirk-lo9
NAys-alessr<. Anderson, Ashe, AVEREl'f, BAlLi
Bowdon, Brooks Brown OF Miss Burt Caldwell OF N.Y.
Clingnan, Cobb. Colcock EDMONDSON, Feaherston,
Green Hamilton. lIat;s,n Harris OF Tenn. Harris OF
Ala billiard, iioLLADAY Holmes Houston Hubbard,
Inar Jackson oi ia, Johnson OF Tenn, Johnson o n.y..
Johnson of Ark Jones' Kau.nln Keen, II Sere Mann oil
Mass 3lashall McClernand, Melville MEADE, MILL
SON Morse. Or, Oatlaw, Owen, PARKER, Ross, Rum
sew IT, Savage SEDDON, Sianly Stevens of Pa lhomp-
of Miss, Toombs, Nenablc, finton, Wallace "cioofn
Williams, Wvodward-59.
The amendment as amended agreed to without di-
vision.
Edward Gilbert the Representatives for California and The
Speaker administered 10 them the usual oath to support the
constitution u the u. States.
Mr. Bowie, of Mary land, who was absent from the Hall
when the taken admit them, asked to he permit
red 10 record his in the affirmative, and he was refused
the request.
The Chair announced that the next business in order was
the contested election Of John 5 Little John Robbins
r sitting member from the Fourth Congressional DIS
trict OF Pennsylvania. .
The report of the majority Of the committee on ecctohS
in favor of the sitting member, John Robbins r. ana th'
argument OF the minority concludes with resolution 'aa'
John Robbins Jr., is mol entitled To MS seat aHa 'a '"'
case be referred back to the people ..
Mr. Stronn the chaifman Of the committee on elections
made nm argument hours length in favor o the si'@
member 80, -, :;,, oe ,,o
committee and was in of the matter being sent back
10 the people u, :,. $40.
Mr. Harris 0f tennessee ucHldHaea TIC P's'i1'
on which seconded and the main question ordered
The question was then taken the resolution oi the MI
no,y TO send the contestants back TO the eone ana IL was
determined in the negative-yeas 30, nays llO
The question recurred on the resolution o the majority
that Mr. Robbins entitled to his seat and was carried
in the affirmative without division.
The Speaker announced that the next business In ORDER
was the repor of the select committee made by the genie
man from Illinois Mr.. Richardson, from the select commit
tee apponted 10 inquire whether Mr. Ewing, ale secretary
Of the INTERIOR had re-opened and paid certain accounts
and whether he had not improperly paid interest on oe's
DC, &c. -,
Mr. Brown of Mississippi concluded his remarks in cen
sure of the conduct of the Secretary OF the Interior
Mr. Bayy made argument TO show tat the Rouse nae
no constitutional power make such an Investigation as
lust concluded except upon charge oi corruption anu WI"
The view TO Impeachment He alluded 10 the celebrated pro
test of General Jackson, in which the same principe
was involved against the action OF the senate. H'
also argued that tie House could not be an appellate
tribunal 10 decide cases which had been passed upon oI
the House, whereby the power-the discreton--wa'
conf rred upon the Executive branch oil the Govern
ment The House. he said could not review such cases
The only ground upon which it could interfere, was upor
that of corruption in the execution Of the law-and ther
with regard TO impeachment.
Mr. Richardson said that the corruption OF the late Sc
crearv of the Interior great that II he had not pass
ed out Of Office would have preferred against him articles
Of impeachment.
Mr. Bayy differed in regard to the gentleman's view
the matter He did believe that the Secretary had act
ed coupty but that he had acted in under mistake
OF Judgment
r Brown of Mississippi understood TO say that me