The New York herald., 1850-03-13
THIRTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
PIRST SESSION.
Senate.
BY MoRsE's MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.
WAsHINeroN, March IL, 1850.


BY MoRsE's MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.
wAsHrScror, March IL, 1850.
AN EXPLANATION.
Mr.. WEBSTER rose to make an explanation relative
to q lapms Emgua, by which, Thursday last, he
stated that Mr. Jefferson negotiated the treaty of oi
He should have said Mr.. Jay. He also submitted .
further remark in reply to the question put to him
yesterday by Mr. Hale to whether Congress had any
right to enter into compact with foreign power, IS
In the case Of the republic Of Texas and whether such
compact entered into was not an assumption Of the
treaty. making power He wished to ray to prevent
son that he did not originally think
proper for territory to be acquired otherwise
than by the treaty making rover but After the aoqu
ssttsa Other prscedents in the same line had since
occurred
tSSI the ssn. GS o1ssaEEs u con.
derstion Of his resolution referring the bills and
resolutions Of compromise to . select committee Of
thirteen.
Mr. BALDWIN proceeded to address the Senate in op-
interrupted continpally By Mr. Foose and others upon
the ground that he had right the pending ques
tion to discuss the merits Of the general question: he
Mr. Han submitted some amusing and sarcastic re-
Dsrhs by way Of objection to the present eon:dsra
said he bad consulted With ell the other leading mem
bsrs Of the Senate the subject the committee had
Mr. Foorr denied any such agreement.
Mr.. CLAY hoped that the question would be put and
Then .sein . X s:.i ss :IS
Cas-. Clay, Clemens. Davis Of Miss Dawson. Dickinson
tSs s.i ass.s I ssrsD Pratt. Ka.i sss..n sss.s.sn
" SsnsH gusr SS.s
fssi Greene hale Ham N. Phs Seward, Shields smith,
Mr. FOorr then submitted his motion for com
mittee.
The vrcr Psrsrpryr said his opinion was, that the
motion out of order, in part as 1t prescribed the
Of the election Of the committee, and exceeded
Mr Foofr proposed to modify his resolution, 10 as
simply to provide for the committee without dessna
ting the mode Of selection,
Mr.. BrRR,FN contended that the point OF objection
rsised by the chair not OF order but OF the
merits Of the proposition.
Mr. CLAr hoped Mr. Foote would persist In his modi
fcsicp because in the first place he did not wish the
committee to receive sectional feature, because Of
the action OF the Senate in organizing It. He referred
TO the magnitude Of the question under
exprfssd his vote for any provision
thst looked towards its settlement lie confessed that
he less ssnguine than Mr. Foote that any
mi;,ss .ssa be At ses 70 rspoS, pr.cac.Se plan 81
would be Wiling to make experiment after experiment.
day amer day and night after night until the subject
sxbaestes in the hope that the objects 30 much
Mr.. Burlra was opposed to any action which was
to cat OF debate upon the general question tie also
his predcated upon the fact, that all
the suggestions q compromise had thus far from
the south and from the North, except the faint
Mr Foorr taid the object was not to cut of debate
Mr. CAss address the Senate when the further
consideration Of the ssbject was postponed until half
Isst AZ to morrow.
MA cLar's COMPROMISE
The confederation Of Mr. Clsy's compromise resolu-
tons vas thss resurea.
Sir TunSrr sddressed the Senate at length upon the
general que the extreme Southern ground
going sgsinst the ADMISSION Of California support
OF the southern convention, andssouthern resistance to
Mr.. BAuern next obtained the noor and the further
cousid,ration. Ct the subject Was postponed until
Thurtdsy, ard
The Senate adjourned