Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-09-19
SENATE.


MONDAY, Sept. g.
The Texas and New Mexico Omnibus was
received from the House OF Representatives.
MIR. Douglass stated that the amendment o.
The House was the Senate New Mexico bill with
these lines added, " providing that no citizen
shall be deprived of his life Liberty or property,
except upon judgement of his peers"
MIR. Chase moved 10 amend by substituting
person for citizen and due course of law for
of his peers, which were reject
ed.
The amendment of the House was then con.
Cured in, Yeas 30, Nays 10.
A Message was received from the President,
transmitting the report Of the late Commissioner
to China.
The following message was also received IRON
the President of the United States to the Sen
ate:
in compliance with the request of the Hon.
Manuel Alvarez Aching Governor, &c. hsve
the honor to transmit to the Senate herewith, a
copy of the Constitution recently adopted by the
inhabitants Of New Mexico, together wltha dl.
gest of the votes for and against it. Congress
having just passed bill providing Territorial
Government for New Mexico, do not deem it
advisable to submit any recommendation on the
subject of State Government
WILLARD FILLMORE.
Washington, Sept. 9th, 1850"
the message $ laid upon the table, and the
Senate, after Executive session. adjourned.
HOUSE.
A letter was read fon Gen. James Wilson,
of N. H., resiguing his seat, as he is going 10
California. The bill supplying deficiencies in
the pay and mileage of members was amended,
tks .%,t
from California, and appropratns $50 900 more
to bug books ,Vith for new members.
SENATE.
TUESDAY, Sept. 10.
Mr. Douglass presented the credentials OF
Mr., Gwlnn, Senator from California, and Mr..
Barnwell the credentials of Col. Fremont remar-
king that while he entertertained the strongest
objections to the admission OF California, he was
willing tn show the highest personal regard for
the Senators elected.
Mr.. Jefferson Davis moved to refer the Gre
dentials to the Judiciary Committee, to report
the law, deemmg it his solemn duty, in coDse-
quence Of the Unprecedented unconstltutionality
of The admission of California.
Mr.. Douglass hoped the motion would not be
adopted.
Mr.. Jefferson Davis called for the yeas and
nays, which were ordered
Messs. Butler, Turney, Mason and Berrien,
stated the grounds upon which they should favor
a State OF the Union, and on equal footing with
the other States. They saw no ground for OBJ.
jecling to the Senators which did not apply to
all other States. Further debate ensued, and
the motion to refer was osl-l2 to SO.
Messrs, Gwinn and Fremont were then sworn
and drew for turns Fremont drew the first class
g years. and Gwnn the third class {! years.
Col. Fremont gave notice of dozen or more
bills for the public benefit of California.
The Bounty Land Bill was taken up and
but no decision was reached.
The Senate then took up the bill for abolish.
ng the slave trade in the District OF Columbia,
Ia the course ofthe debate, Mr.. Seward offer
ID substitute, providing for the complete abo.
iton of slavery in the District. This led to a
,ery interesting but exciting debate, which had
be effect to diminish the Southern support of the