The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
0y Telegraph for the Daily Laneas,er Gazette
WAsHINo1OH. June u.

| WAsHISoTOs. June | J.
SkSATE.-The bill to increase the rank and file
OF Tue army aud to encourage enlistments. which
Was relurid from the House with Al, amendment.
was iaken up. The amendment being in rela.
non 10 The propriety of mounting certain troops
was discussed at some length and concurred in.
AIer tne consideration Of the morning business
the Omnibus bill was taken up.
Mr. Cass spoke at great length and energetical.
| Y recommended the the adoption ortHe report of
ihe committee of 49, He spoke 10 high terms of
Mr.. Clay's compromise.
He eseverely handled the remarks made l,y Mr..
Benton yesterday. He regretted especially his
alluslon to the chairman of the committee Of l3.
ihe Senator from Missouri had truly said that
ours was great. prosperous. aud happy coun.
uuy' prosperous as we are, trouble had arisen
rum Wha' was now under consideration. and
l"hlch ne believed to be most proper subject Of
oonPromlse' short time since the South as
threatened with the Wilmot provso. aud yet
when project was brought forward 10 vert
that issue and settle the whole onestion II mel
The utmost hostility from gentlemen representing
The South. On the other band. certain Senators
from the north and west oppose it, lust as heartily
as as an abandonment of important considerations.
u he had doubt of the Justice Of the scheme be.
lore this meeting of extremes against it, it would
have removed them all
Mr Dayton replied to Mr.. Cass He defended
the PRESIDENT and condemned the report Of the
commute OF ID. He looked upon the report as the
offspring OF confusion and discord. He continued
speaking at great length aud gave way for mo
tion ofadjournment
HousE.-Inmediaielv on assembling. went in
to committee OF the Whole, which continued the
entire session,
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WAsHISGTos, June 10.
SrSATE,-Mr Chase presented memorial
from citizens of Ohio against tile passage of the
Omnibus bill
Mr. Bright could not understand how Ohio
could ditier so much from Indiana He had re-
ceited letter stating that a grand jury in that
State had reported to the court IN favor Of the bill
Mr. Clay presented series OF resolutions a.
dopted by mass meeting in St. Louis, in favor
oi tile Compromise.
Mr. Benton said the resolutions did not repre-.
sent the sentiments Of the majority Of the people
ofSt Louis
Alter some brief remarks by Mr.. Atcheson, in
which he said he would not vote for the admission
OF California, the resolutions were laid on the Ia.
BILE
The Senate then took dp the Omnibus bill.
| MIR. Webster spoke in favor of each measure
1
them, either couneciedy or separately.
The debate was continued nj great length du
ring which Messrs. Benton, Foute, Seward and
Clay participated
Mr.. Seward said if the Texas question was o.
m:tted from the bill he wOhd vote for il,
Mr.. Benton wanted the question of the admis
sion nr California taken sepegutely from the pend
ing bill. and said that Mr. Clay had maintli nee
that California should be seperate question.
Mr., Clay expressed himself in tivorof CaCor
MIA coming in. aud thought that the shortest way
of bringing it in was in combination with ulhe
measures.
MIR Honson spoke in favor OF the Texas b ,un.
Diary line,
Mr.. Clay read letter from Independence, Mo.
relative tn an assertion made by Mr.. Benton in ,
letter, aud asked Mr.. Benton to answer
Mr.. Benton denied Mr. Clay's right tn brin!
him thus bel lore the Senate, aud hold him respou
sible rs the author.
Very angry words passed between the tw,
Senators. Order having been restored the Sen
ate adjonrned.
lloUsE,-The House went into committee {
the Wlole on the California bilI.-The amend
ments read were tc extend the Missouri Compro
mise line to the Pacific. aud 10 tx The Cdurnia
boundary accordingly.
Mr., Stephe ems withdrew his amendment wcl
he and Mr. Thompson bad severIly offered.
Mr.. Stanton declared il shoulI he no objection
to the admission olany State intn the Union whicl
shall hereafter he formed out of territory lying
South of SO deg, 80 m and that the Constitution
of said State may authorize Or establish Alrica
Slavery therein.
Considerable debate and personalities bctwee
Messrs. Winthrop aud Toombs followed whel
the commilte arose and the House adjourned.