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constitutions on hand to suit every condition Of affairs
The Able showed one OF these
for dumb legislature-to visite and when II was
read he exclaimed, All, Monsieur Abbe that dumb
egisla ure will mmortalze you" II this was to be the
here and this to be dumb legislature, ne hao
objection indeed he satisfied with it.
AS gentlemen had laid down programme foI lner
action he would state his programme He would move
to lay this subject the table, with view to move 20
take up the California bill If that bill be taken up, ne
would conne himselfo voting nay on all ptopds.ohts s
to add TO any other measure In s"ay ne iouSut
that if the California bill be taken up, could De as
nosed of at this sitting of the Senate-seed this alter
noon He moved to lay the subject now before the Sc
nate the table.
And the question being taken by yeas and nays, was
decided in the negative as follows
YEAs.-Messrs. Baldwin Benton, Bradbury, Chase
Clarke, Corwin, Davis OF Mass, Dayton, Dodge OF
Iowa, Dodge of Wisconsin, Douglas, Fech, Greene,
Hale Hamlin. Jones, Mile ;, Norris, Phelps, Seward
Shields, Smith, Walker, and Webster-24:
NAys.-Messrs. Atchison, Badger Bell. Borland,
Bright, Butler, Cass Clay Clemens Davis of Mississp
Mason, Morton, Pearce, Rusk Sebastian, Soue, Spru-
ance, Sturgeon, Turney, Underwood, Whitcomb, an
Yuee-2S.
Mr. BUTLER said he would vote "No" on every
single proposition submitted by the Senator from
Missouri because he considered them all as papabe
violations of what the Senate resolved yesterday.
Mr. BENTON asked that the question be taken on each
point separately and each he asked the yeas and
nays, which were ordered.
Messrs. BoRLAND, TURNEY DICKINSON, CAss, and
DOUGLASS explained their reasons for voting against
the amendme hts OF the Senator from Missouri.
The question was then taken separately on the fol-
lowing amendments OF Mr.. Benton. The question
was on adding these amendments to the motion to re-
fer:
First came the series Of nine, which we have very
lately published. They respectively rejected, by
the following votes lst-yeas IS, nays %; 2d-yeas
90 nays 80; 3d-yeas 7, nays % 4th-yeas l6, nays
%; 5th-yeas II, nays2S; 6th-yeas 20, nays I'll 7th
yeas II, nays %; Sth-yeas 10, nays I'll 9lh-yeas
| ID, nays27. Then followed seriam votes on the fue
additional propositions, as follows:
| Prouided, That nothing in these instructions shall
be construed to authorize the said committee to take
into consideration anything that relates TO either OF the
!. The abolition OF slavery within the States. Re-
jected-yeas 10, nays a.
q The suppression of the slave trade between the
States. Relected-yeas 9, nays &c.
B. The abolition OF slavery within the FORTS arsenals,
dock yards and grounds of the United States
| Reected-yeas 5, nays 29.
a. The abolition of slavery in the District OF Column
| bia Rejected-yeas 4, nays 81.
AndprOuided further, That said committee shall not
take into consideration any question relating to the sub
ect of domestic slavery in the United States which shall
not be specially referred to it by order of the Senate
Re ected-yeas S, nays 90.
The question was then taken on Mr.. Hamn's mo-
ton to except from the reference every thing relating
the admission OF California, and it reected-yeas
20, nays 25.
Mr.. WALKER moved to amend the motion by " ex-
ceptng such parts thereof he resolutions of Mr. Clay
relate to the recapture of ugtves from
vice or labor"
Mr.. CLAY, and Mr. DAVIS of Mississippi, opposed
the amendment, and Mr.. Seward supported it. And the
question being taken by yeas and nays, the amendment
was reected-yeas II, nays 27.
The question being then the adoption of the ORR
Mr. HALE moved to add to and that all the petit
tons and circumstances this subject received by the
Senate at this session. and now on the table, be also
| ierred TO the said committee"
MIR. CLAY expressed a wish that the petitions be re-
erred to the committee, with the understanding, how
ever that the committee not compelled TO read
them all
/ Mr.. KING opposed the reference at length
| Mr.. HALE supported his motion.
Mr DAVIS OF Mississippi, opposed the reference of
the petitions He made the point of order, that these
petitions having been laid the table, it was not com
petent while an independent matter pending to
| move TO take them up and refer them.
| The VICE PRESIDENT sustained the point of order
Mr.. DOUGLAS said that he would like to know whe-
Their the resolutions OF the Senator from Kentucky (Which
was proposed to ree had ever been taken from the
table 1t not then they came under the point OF order
made by the Senator from Mississippi He urged The
reference OF the petitions.
Mr.: CLEMENS said that he agreed with the Senator
from Illinois MR. Douglass and the Senator from Ken
lucky (Mr. Clay1 and differed from his colleague (Mr
King and the Senator from Mississippi, (Mr. Davis )
upon the little Importance whether these petitions were
referred or not He considered this subject Of petitions
as very great humbug He held in his hand sent
to him from New York, and which he to present
tomorrow. The memoriasts pray that CONGRESS NAV
establish unatc asylum for those OF the honorable
Senators and Representatives who were deranged. He
| pfays that they-partcuary the ultra Aboonsts-
may be confined, that they may do no injury to them
selves, their friends or their country He mentioned
one Senator by name and earnestly prays that this Sc
nator named by him may have his head shaved,
and be put upon cold water diet Immediately. Laugh
ter
Mr. CLAY again advocated the reference of the pet-
tons
Mr. Mason opposed it.
Mr. DouGLAs renewed his point of order that Mr..
Cays resolutions could not be referred TO the commit
tee i these petitions could not.
The VICE PRESIDENT ruled that the objection to the
reference OF Mr Clays resolutions came too late-they
Mr.. Haleto be out OF order.
The question was again stated, and, being taken by
yeas and nays the motion OF Mr. Foote to refer Mr..
committee of thirteen Senator'S provided that the Senate
does not deem necessary, and therefore, declines to
express IN advance any opinion, or to give any nsuc-
SAID committee, was adopted by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Bell, Borland.
Bright, Butler, Cass, Clay, Clemens Dickinson, Davis
| OF Mississippi Dodge of Iowa. Downs, Foote Hunter,
| Jones, King, Mangum, Mason, Morton Pearce Rusk
Sebastian, Soue, Spruance, Sturgeon, Turney Under
wood, Whtcomb and Yulee-30.
n, NAysCMessrs Baldwin, Benton, Bradbury, Chase,
Clarke, Corwin, Davis Of Massachusetts, DAYTON,
Dodge OF Wisconsin,, Douglas, Felch Greene, Aae,
Hamlin Miller. Norris Phelps, Seward, Shields,
| Smith, Walker, Webster-22
| Absent-Messrs. Berrien Cooper, Dawson. fillmore
| Houston, Pratt, Upham, and Wales-9
Miss WEssrER's LETrER.-The following card ba.
appeared in relation Miss Websers letters recently
| published
A CARD.-A letter of Miss Harriet Webrter has been
published and has gone and is going the rounds of the
newspapers, contrary to her expectations and consent
The letert which it was answer was from a town
IN New Hampshire, and from person wholly unknown
to her or to her family The letter contained strong
kindness Dr