The New York herald., 1850-05-23
TEIIRTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
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Senate.
FIRST sEssIo
By aoRsE's MAGNETIC rEr.EGRArH.

By noRsE's MAGNETIC TEIEGRArH
wAsHrNaros, May q, 1850.
SOUTHERN FLOODS.
Mr.. soULr offered resolution granting lands to Mis-
sissipp and Louisiana for the relief Of losses by the
overflow of the Mississippi and to make certain topo-
graphical surveys. Adopted.
OFFICIAL coRKEsPoNprNcr RELATIVE TO CALIFORNIA
message received from the President in swer
to resolution of the Senate transmitting all addt
oil correspondence in possession of The Departments,
had with Persfor T. Smith and Gen. Riley, in relation
TO California affairs, and the establishment Of State
government copy of the journal of the constitutional
convention, and copies Of such ordinances adopted by
the convention are in the Departments. Laid on
the table, but not ordered to be printed portion Of
the correspondence is confidential.
cUBA-usEFyL ARTS.
Mr.. YrLEE said he had designed calling up his
luton in relationto Cuba but would postpone it at
the suggestion Of Mr.. Turney who anxious take
up the bill promote the progress Of the useful arts
The latter bill then taken up and after amend
mcnt and debate, laid over
THE COMPROMISE, ETC.
The Senate resumed the consideration Of the spe-
cial order-the Omnibus bill-Mr. UPHaM having the
floor. lie vndieated the constitution Of Vermont from
yesterday by Mr. Soule and proceeded 10 show by the
came process Of argument by which Mr.. soule had
established his position that slavery does not exist in
Louisiana at ALA proposition which be supposed
would considerably sstonish the Senator from that
State.
Mr. souLr IN reply, said he had no design to say
any thing offensive to Vermont, but he defended Mex
ico TO relieve her in from the odium Of
Prvnrse, by showing that an equally offensive system
was snnetoned by the constitutions OF States Of
this Union
Mr. PaArr suggested that the pending amendment
be modified, that the tenth section shall declare
the territorial legislature shall pass law
or excluding slavery provided that nothing contained
In the section shall be construed TO prevent said legis
lat from passing such laws mar essary tor
the protection OF rights Of property OF every kind
blr DAVIS accepted the amendment as a modi6ca-
tion Of his own, stating that he believed the proviso
covered all that he desired to attain by his proposition
uMr. Downs addressed the Senate In support of the
general feature Of the bill because no believed It
South would secure more than she could get ia any
other way. His vote Was record In denunciation
OF those who defeated the Clsyton Compromise. aud
how could he sustain himself at home after falling to
sustain that presented lie replied at length to
Mr Soule's objection to the clause in the tenh
tiufi. preventing legislation upon the subject OF
slavery lie had insisted the Committees In
sertion Of the provision preventing the Territorial
Legislatures from inhibiting slavery IL w,s granted
and their nofhcrn friends very naturally asked that
the legislatures might also be prevented from estso
amending the boundaries OF California and hoped that
would be done In conclusion, he declared his entire
confidence in the practcablity ana prosperity Of the
scheme Of compromise presented by the committed;
and the time. his readiness e. adopt bet
ter plan which might he presented.
Nc soufr took the floor, but yielded at the surges
tion OF Mr. K,Sa motion for going into executive
s.ssioh, which agreed 20, and subsequently tho
Senate adjourned.