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SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES.
WEDNESDAY, April II
THE COMPROMISE COMMITTEE.


On motion of Mr.. FooTE, the Senate proceeded to
the consideration of the motion made some time since
by him. to refer the compromise resolutions OF Messrs
CLAY and BELL to select committee of thirteen Sena-
tors Upon this motion the following amendment,
moved land modified the suggestion of Mr. CLAY by
MIR. BENTON, were pending
Provided, That nothing in this reference shall be
construed to assert or imply the existence OF any
power in Congress to abolish slavery in the States or
States nor that Congress ought abolish slavery IN the
FORTS dockyards, and arsenas nor to abolish slavery in
the District of Columbia"
Mr.. CLAY said he desired to offer an amendment to
the amendment moved by the Senator from Missouri.
The amendment proposed to strike out all OF the mod
fled amendment after the word provided" and in
sert That the Senate does deem it necessary to ex-
press in advance any opinion, to give any instructions
either general specific for the guidance OF the said
committee.
Mr.. BENTON thereupon withdrew his amendment, and
offered his original amendment, (already published)
proposing to restrict the committee from all action
the subject OF slavery and Mr. CLAY submitted hspro
position as an amendment to Mr. BENToN's amendment
A lengthy debate ensued, which finally arrested
by motion made by Mr.. BENTON, to lay the whole
subject on the table, The question being taken, the
motion failed, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Baldwin, Benton, Bradbury, Chase,
Clarke, Corwin, Davis of Massachusetts, Dayton,
Dodge of Iowa, Dodge Of Wisconsin, Douglas, Felch,
Greene, Hale, Hamlin, Jones, Miller, Norris Phelps,
NAYs-Messrs. Atchison, Badger. Bell, Borland,
spp Dickinson, Downs, Foote, Hunter, King Man
gum Mason, Morton, Pearce, Rusk Sebastian, Soule
Spruance Sturgeon, Turney, Underwood, Whitcomb,
and Yulee-2S.
Clays amendment to the amendment of Mr.. Benton,
xuar dacided in the affirmative folIowc
YEAs-Messrs Atchison, Badger, Bell, Borand But
ler Cass, Clay Clemens, Davis of Mississippi, Dickin
son, Dodge OF Iowa, Douglas, Downs, Foote, Hunter,
Jones, King, Mangum, Mason, Morton, Pearce, Rusk,
w e~aI' and Yuee 92e"' ''Se'D' '"'' 0''
NAYs-Messrs Baldwin, Benton, Bradbury, Bright,
Chase Clarke Gorwin DAYS. Of Massachusetts pay
lin, Miller, Norris, Phelps, Seward, Shields, Smith,
Walker and Whitcomb-22
The question then taken the amendment as
amended THAT is, adding Mr.. Clay's amendment to
Mr.. Foote'S moton,) and il was adopted
Mr. BENTON then moved, as an amendment Of Mr..
Hamn, the propositions offered by him in the morning,
(and which had been stricken out by the amendments OF
Mr.. ClayJ and the following nine additional PROPOSE
tons:
l. With Instructions that in any BILL scheme or other
the admission OF the State of California with
any other proposed legislation which shall require the
assent OF any other State to its completion.
g That they shall not connect the admission of the
State of California with any which is connected
with question of boundary or other controversy with
any other State.
8 That they shall not connect the admission of the
State OF California with any other of less dig
nifty than the reception and admission OF a sovereign
State to be new and entire member OF this Union.
A. That they shall not make California party to, or
in any way include connect her with any provision in
the nature or intent OF compact relating to slavery or
to any slave State slave Territory, other than the
compacts OF the Constitution.
S. That they shall not make California party to, or
in any way include or connect her with any provision
in the nature or intent of compact of any description,
other than the compacs OF the Constitution, and those
compacts relating to the domain which have been here
foore required OF new States formed out OF the territory
OF the United States.
g. That they shall not report any measure proposing
any alteration in the boundaries Of the State of Cali
torna.
Z. That they shall not make the State of California
party to- in any way connected with, or the ques-
fon OF her admission in any way connected with or
dependent on any provision in the nature of compact
which has not been required OF either OF the following
named States Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan Lou
lsiana Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri
Iowa, Wisconsin, Florida.
.. That they shall not make party to, or in any
manner bind to, include ill., or connect with any provi-
sion having the character or intent OF compact any
State or people, having the political organization OF
State not represented in this body.
9. That they shall not connect the admission of the
State OF Caliorna with any matter foreign 10 the
admission OF that State in direct manner, on pre-
cisey equal footing with the original States, and unen
numbered with any other conditions responsibilities
considerations.
Mr. BENTON called for the yeas and nays on each pro-
position.
Mr.. FoorE rose and commenced speech by saying
that in consequence OF what had taken place in the Sc
nate short time since he should abstain from replying
to anything which had fallen from certain quarter
He then euogised Mr. CALHOUN, whose death the whole
country mourned and proceeded to argue in defence of
the Southern Address He said the signers of that ad
dress would live in the hearts OF the people of the
try when their caumnators would be consigned to in
fanny. Who, said Mr., F., illuminated those sgners?