Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-09-14


Yelling and for mail route between the present western
settlements Of the United States the Territory Of Utah. and
the State OF California A .Ettt<k
BILLS PASSED.
The following engrossed bill read third time and
passed
bill anendatory of the act entitled "An act allowing
drawback on foreign merchandise exported in the original
packages to chihuahua and Fe in Mexico and 10 the
British North American provinces adjoining the United States"
approved March 3, ls45, and for other purposes.
The bill for the relief Of the American Colonization Society
was read third time, and the question shall this bill
Mr. DAVIS, Of Mississippi demanded the yeas and nays
which were ordered, and resulted follows
YEAs-Messrs Baldwin, Bell Clay, Davis of Massachu-
sett Dayton Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge Iowa. Douglass
Ewing Felch Greene Hamln, Houston Jones' Norris Pratt
Seward Shields Smith. Sturgeon, Underwood, Wales WAL
NAYs-Messr. Atchison. Barnwell, Benton Butler Da-
WIS., Of Mississippi Dickinson Hunter, King Mason, Nor
ton, Sebastian, Souie, Turney and Yulee-l4
80 the bill was passed.
SLAVE TRADE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
The Senate then resumed Committee of the Whole
the consideration of the special order Of the day, being
bill to suppress the slave trade in the District of Columbia
Mr. CLAY. Mr.. President, l rise merely to express the
hope that as we had yesterday deal of matter brought
into the debate which thought of very Improbable
character and which not at all relevant to the subject
under consideration would take the upon
the proposition pending, which all know is TO be
]ected by large majority.
Mr. SOULE addressed the Senate at considerable LENGTH
and was followed by Messrs. BERRIEN WINTHROP,
EWING, BUTLER, DAVIS of Massachusetts,, DOUG
LAS, and Others
| Mr. DICKINSON. despair Of seeing any termination
this debate, and has far already be app
cable to any thing else the under consideration
must therefore ask that the subject be laid table for
lew minutes in order to take up deficiency bill from the
House Unless an anslavery debate shall spring up on the
BILL aPprehend will take but few minutes dispose oft
Laughter It that il is very desirable we should pass
once and hope therefore that the Senate will agree now
to take IL up.
Mr. PRATT and Others Let us have the question first
| on this amendment
The question then taken the amendment proposed
by Mr. SEWARD, and the vote follows:
YEAS-Mesrs. Chase Dodge, ofWsconsin Hale, Seward
and Upham-5.
NAYS-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Baldwin Barnwell,
Bell Benton Berrien Bright Butler, Clay, Davis of Massa
chuse Davis Of Mississippi Dayton, Dickinson, Dodge, Of
Iowa, Douglas Downs, Ewing, Felch Fremont Greene,
Gwin, Hamlin, Houston, Hunter Jones, King, Mangum,
Mason Morton, Norris, Pearce, Pratt Rusk Sebastian
Shields Smith, Soue Spruance, Sturgeon Turney Under
wood, Wales Whtcomb, Winthrop-45.
So the amendment rejected.
The bill then reported to the Senate and the question
was concurrng with the amendments first with that ad
ding the third, fourth and fifth sections to the bill.
Mr. CLAY addressed the Senate, of which report will be
given hereafter
On the motion Of Mr. DICKINSON the further considera-
ton of the bill was postponed until tomorrow.