New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-09
CONGRESS. .First Session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
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passage OF the Texss Boundary bill, having como
in % the Hail yesterday AFTER his name was called.
Permission was refused, and the House resumed
the consideration of the Report of the Select Com
mittee against the payment by Secretary wing
Of commutaton pay and compound interest to the
Administrator OF Com. Barron and the improper
payment to Corcoran Riggs OF money due to the
Chick asews.
Mr. RICHARDSON resumed his remarks Ia con-
demnstcn of MIR. EwiDg's course and SAID tost
the Wings ere more successful than Inc Loco
Focos in prosecuting claims before the forner
Secretary of interior. Caleb B, Smith, dlstln-
eui,hed Wing of the Board for the payment OF the
Mexican claims could practice before Ewing and
Ewing before him. One public officer pracecing
before another wss wrong.
Mr. VlSToN replied to the gentleman defending
MIR. Ewing, and saying thar VIM NJ. Swim and
Corcoran & Riggs, were Democrats, and inter.
ested in these claims aso that Mr. Ewing of
Mo concerned in the Cnlckasaw payment, was not
a relative OF the ex.SecIetAry, and not Whls.-
He entered into legal argument on the suejects
in the report, and had NOT concluded When the
morning hour es PRED
The House proceeded to the consideration OF the
business on Che Speakers table. The first bill
was for the support Of military academy as re-
turned fro m the Senate with amendments relative
to salaries of professors and referred to COMMITTEES
OF the Whole on the State Of the Union
The House next took up the California bill from
the Senate.
Mr. BOYD moved Utah az an amendment
Mr. YlNToa raised point OF order.
The CHAIR was appealed to and the point sas-
tanned.
MIR VIsroN appealed.
motion to lay the appeal on the table was lost
by Yeas SO, Nays ll6.
The deoision of the Chair was overuled; Yeas,
81; Nays, l07. So the Utah amendment was do
cared out Of order.
Mr. THOMPSON Loco, of Miss rose 20 move an
amendment.
Mr. MEADE, Loco, of Va. cauaed one to be read
which he wished to offer 1t was, 10 effect, that
the owners of saves shall have twelve months
to remove them from the llms Of California, and pToyd-
IL for the recovery Of slaves who shall escape into thai
The SPEAKER said it could be offered only by
unanimous consent while the gentleman from Misc had
MIR. Thompson's substitute for the bill was now
read II was similar to that Mr Soue's In The Senate,
viz that as California shall have passed al ofd
nsnc in convention gushing the right 10 primary dis
po.al of the soil &c restricting her boundary TO 500
So the President should whous further action Issue
linton The portion OF revenue collected In California at
the time 0fsiur the said proclamation sha be paid 10
that sae and The Senators and Representatives already
elected aha be entitled 10 receive mileage and compensa.
lion from limo the California constitution was received
by Congress- Rhe substitute further provides for Terri
t rial Cove to be called South California 81 nar 10
The Government Of NewMexco south OF So SO 10 be ed
mite slste hereafter with or without Slavery as The
people may desie Al,
original bin bua could moi do 40 M Thompson &C,
c. ped H. Iesrcted the Southern limits OF oatofnal 10
Mr. THOMPSON, OF Miss then briefly advocated
the amenc meni saying that the limits OF California wore
II should mol be- adopted woad be- the meaus Of
Ing peace throughout ,hs Union. ,
Mr RIcHARDsoH thought that the gabecs had
been discued long enough and moVad the previous gu ~
Mr.. HOLMES Loco Of s. G. unsuccessfuly moved
call OF The House
The previous question was seconded.
Mr. McCLERNAND raised ths cry of order" and
observed INST Mr. Thompson could not oer substitute
and en- amendment al the Same time.
The SPEAKER said thas objection came TOO late
The question was taken on the amendment TO re-
strict he California boundary 10 $50 SV and was disagreed
to- 75 Nays lS2.
stule which wss rel eced-Yeas u, Nays 1874
The question being on the third reading,
MIR. HOLMES moved an adjournment, but not
hsn foar or five members voted ID me amrmaHse.
MIR. THOMPSON OF Miss. said that decent respeci
fer The House required tbs bill to be at leaat read
The Senate bill for tho admission OF California
wss then read for information.
The third reading OF the bull was then ordered
The bil having been read third time.
Mr. FEATBERsroN, Loco of Miss. moved TO
lay II on the table, which was not sgreed TO-
The bill then passed by the following vose Yeas
YEAs1Messrs Albertson Alexander Allen, Anderson,
AnerewI Baker Bay 6thnes1 pinsuanl nl's.n' 49,
Booth BOYLE Ss off Bas S9 Conn Csbs
obo1 caldwell N G CeIvn, Campbell, Curmer, Casey
Chandler CLARK, Cole, Corvin, Growell Dckey, DIM
mick, Dnney Dixon, Doy, Duer, Duncan, Dunlam our'
hee Eliot EVsns Nd; Evans Ohio E@l9g, kisch Fow
ler Freely, Fu!ltr SenHy; 1et1y niuungs un,nu '
German con nld 6fnns aa tShss osaIand
Harlen dhhlS III tayIopui MN ~ iiiop pn, SIa 80,
HGuaon howe duhIe 5acRsoo' ~ 'Tun K
III 'J Pe,,on KIM e r Levin IeGed
M,nn Mass. uaon' Perm; mershall, Mason, Ms,tsson
McCie1ranc mcDopsld McIeughey RcK'asoca, McLan.
Morehead Morris. Nelson Neva, OgIe oids Ola, eoa.-
lee, Peek Phelps. Phoenix, Ptman, Potter, Pansn' Reed
Re- ds, Richardson, Rob9iLs, robinson hooI, hoae'
Rois Rumse5 sacl en- ss"Ieie 9cneLcs
Scncocra syeseF nprsges rmdebl Van sLe WV
m Uy,en ~ W ion Wnta1ns wentworth Wnie WHIT.
ntss WiId'ick Williams Wilson and Young
EIYs-Aiaton Ave ct Rgylay, Bsse, Bowdon Boyd,