The New York herald., 1850-06-07
THIR1Y-FyRsT CONGRESS.
Senate.

Senate.
BY MoRsE's MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.
WAsHiS GTo,, June Q, 1850.

Senate
MoRsE's MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.
WAsHsoTo, June 9, 1850.
TIN coIpR oMrsE.
Mr.. CLAY presented resolutions Of a meeting Of cti-
gems Of Kentucky in favor Of union and mpromse,
which he accompanied with tew remarks stating that
he believed an immense majority of the people Of tho
country TO be in favor Of the plan of adjust ment re-
ported from the Committee Of Thirteen.
nora MEETING.
Mr.. BADGER mov-d d that the Senate proceed to the
consideration Of his resolution fixing the hour OF
meeting Of the Senate AZ IL O'Clock which. ater de-
bate, was sgreed to- and the resolution adopted
The senate resumed he consideration of
THE OMNIBUS" BiLL
The question pending when the Senate adjourned
yestsrday was upon an "mc ndment oy nr walker
amend by restricting its operation to gro~ing
out of future contracts.
MIR. SEWARD demanded the yeas and nays on the
latter amendment and said he should vote for abol-
ishing servn ude; IL was true. had bren said
by Mr. Clsy that the Senate had been six months
endeavoring to admit California aud he had been
all the days of these long months trying to arrest
and prevent African slavery Having failed in that
arrest and prevent the ,lsvery Of the Indian race
the curse inflicted upon that race by spain IL was
said that thu Senate aid know enough act upon
the question. but they knew enough to subvert the
free constitution OF New Mexico and give II another
they ought then 10 know enough to give IL q const
tuition 10 aholisb slavery; they certainly knew that
Peon servitude was slavery IL was slavery either
law or Wy contract II by Law, th. Law was vicious
void. and ought 10 be abolished; II by contract, the
contact wac void for be held these truths TO be self
evio, ut that all created equal aud have
tain insiienabe rights, and amongst these rights Is
lib.ry
A dcsultory debate ensusd upon the amendment II
being objected that Peouagr l. municipal regulation
aiiogsth'r contract. OF which the Senate knew no
thine-whch they could nleddl. With advantsge
aud wiich ought IL lett entirely the territorie
The question being taken on Mr Dayton's amend
rnent Il wss rcjected-y.a- 81 nay. 2o-as folio~s =
A r. Bra urv flsy.
Cosp,r ls'ia tNsssl Dasssg; Dayton p,,fssos D.s
Smi;b pruanes, sturgeon, Usssfwo.d Wslsssr-scta. "a
nss csss rS .is' ba1 ' ps s.'G s1
Dodge. tlows, tsois, House Jone. hsnsam, N.rrs
waller. Wlico@i-,oisI Is.
The eusrt'on recurring on Mr.. walkers amsnd-
mt nt Mr. DcKsr-oS sad be should vote rsust it be-
a. was calculated 10 cmharra's the bill and the
subject that should he i-f. tn tn. discretion
and pteg OF the lgilatur,s "f the Territories
The amendment then rrjsetsd-ycss 20 nays u as
follows
ps,is IN ns," n'Sse 81 W. bSdss ~ wa' 1sSr
Isch Gresp dale, .mlr Jou,s, Scris, seward, saisids
HA,s-h,s 10 A;cii.oo. Bsdy,r Dell. nerr.p Borlana
con Deiinso. Doxns Foo o. Ioostoa ias,sr King ssa-
n,s T Ssrr' r.s Raw Ys,. ,o'h' S'a
Dir. YULEr moved ts msud the tenth section, by
add ng the claus fr the Cayton compromise ex-
teBding ths constitution aud laws Of the States
the Territories. us said hs obi ct ws expressly to
throw the tso psrtirs North sbd south on their
stitntonal rights In the territories and providing
IN, an, of procuring a Judicial decision thereon
Mr. CLAf raid that another section already provided
for the eAtearion of ths laws So Ear applicable and
he tuagested tat the senator modify his sn-ndment
by simply including the constitution in the provisions
OF that section. lie objected To the amendment be
cause be ruppoerd Southern man doubted that ths
constitution extended to IN. territories by tursy
Mr. Yulsr modiasd his amendment a. suggested by
Er Clay and the que-iOn being taken. after debate
in which the main objection urged To the zmentnent
vss that twas UNNECESSARY. u ~as sdopted-ysAs
80 nays -
Mr.. BsLo~S moved TO amend the 9th sectisn, ~
adding the fello.ing;--is beies hereby intended to
shal continue 70 BE- la frce In said terrores until al
tered REPEALED ny Csugrrss Mr. Bald sin address
ed the Senate at length In support " the mendmsnt
and, after some bate, u rejected BY yeas y,
nays ~ as foiiows-
Trss-Ve-srs BALDWIN, Bsadhury. Bright chase. Cooper.
Corwin Davis Msss. Dayton. Doiss ~ Wis Dgurlsss
Tsth Green H.ls Hamir anct, Nsrri seward, Shields
Smith. srrusncs. urhsm. wsiter, whi,eoms
NAys-nsssrs Atchts BadEc-. Belt. B.-tor Berrisu.
nerlsrd user Cas, clay. Clemens Davis ef Miss Ds~-
Diekinser. Ddg ~ lewA Dpwas Foos Houston H,r-
ter Ienes Einr kanrum, Massn hortsn Pierce, Pratt
Rust. setssian. souis Sturgeon. 1urpsy. Undrvsoa.
Tulee.
The senate then adjourned