Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-07-11
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Congressional.

WASHINGTON. July
SENArE.-After some morning business. the Cali
fornia compromise bill was again taken up.
After some remarks by Mr.. Yulee, in which be
declared that his objection to supporting the bill was
to preserve the peace harmony, and consequent pros
perity of the Union, Mr. Seward obtained the floor,
but yielded to Mr. Upham, who addressed the Senate
III regular old.fashioned slavery speech.
MIR. Yulee offered resolution adjourn till the
first Of August, which lies
A message was received from the President In reply
to Mr.. Foote'S resolution. iDguirng To the proceed
ings relative to New Mexico, transmitting copies Of
orders appointing Col Monroe civil aud military gov
ernor of New Mexico The message was laid on the
table; and the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-The question pending on Preston
Kings resolution of Saturday To postpone until to-
morrow two weeks the consideration of the resolution
the Gaphin claim to go into committee OF the
whole on the California bill.
On motion Mr.. Bailey, the resolution was amended
and postponed until to-morrow-yeas 100. nays 70.
Mr.. Doiy moved 10 lay the resolution ON the table,
which was Ost-yeas %, nays l67.
The House then refused to postpone the considera-
ton of the report and proceeded to discuss IT,
MIR. Bucks called for the resolution of the majority
to be read.
Mr.. Couger took s,rong grounds against the pay
ment Of the interest.
Mr.. Brooks made a personal attack upon Mr..
Burt.
Mr. Burt rose to point of order aud expressed
the hOpe that Mr.. BROOKS would not indulge IN per-
sonaiies and introduce his name. He agreed that
the conduct of Messrs. Crawford and Meredith and
the Attorney General ustifabe and dangerous.
There authority for connecting the President
with the matter
Mr.. Brooks then spoke against the Galphin claim.
He said Mr.. Crawford had done wrong, and ali the
wings could do To regret It,
Mr.. Brock said the House was now engaged in dis
cussng whether the last Congress did right or wrong
in passing the bill to allow the claim. gentleman
from Ohio introduced resolution to inquire whether
the Secretary of the Treasury had not robbed the
Treasury. The general construction that the
treasury had been robbed but he argued in favor Of
the claim and that were bound to pay it.
Without concluding. he gave way to a motion to
adjourn which prevailed.
WASHINGTON. July ?.
SENATE.-Mr Yulee called up lis resolution fixing
the LIST of August for the adjournment of Congress.
MIR. Clay briefly reviewed the condition of the pub
lie business and thought ii inexpedlent in the highest
degree. the present time, to estimate the day
upon which Congress might adjourn.
After further debate, motion to postpone
the subject carried, and
The consideration of the compromise bill was re-
sumed when Mr.. Upham concluded his remarks
Mr.. Seward then took the floor, and said if an
alien should chance to enter the Senate chamber dur
ing this debate, he would ask whether California
an enemy-an unbidden and unwecome intruder,
fugitive, oppressor and sc0urge of mankind, and
therefore hateful and dangerous. The answer would
be, no ! she bad yielded To persuasion rather than
conquest, and had renowned her lineage, language,
and ancient loyalty. She had only refused to let
buy and sell each other within her domain, rich
in all eiments Of legitimate commerce.
The President recommended that California should
be sdmied Internationally. while committee of the
Senate insisted on conditions, which If imposed on CAL
fornla, were unreasonable Injurious and oppressive.
1t was commended that California needed no aid from
these conditions, nor that they could give 1t. He
thought the Of Texas to the bill betrayed
of confidence in her claims-or the Justice of
Congress. If the title of Texas good, Congress
had constitutional power TO buy her territory. II
they might buy part of Texas they might buy the
whole If they might buy slave territory TO make it
free they might buy free territory sterize it with
slavery. She must therefore satisfy US, first, of the
reasonsbleness of the amount to be paid secondly, the
value of equivalent, to receive thirdly, the
title of the vender; fourthly, the to which the
territory was to be applied He referred to the pot
ical character of New Mexico claiming that she had
oil the elements of Republic-all the elements,
moral and POLITICAL of State; subordinate to the
United States. Pressed by the jealousy of the slave
States, and The encroachments of Texas, New Mex
leo impured our protection of her territory and
stitution. The pending bill compromised her claims
by giving part of her territory to undsgused slavery
and the remainder to exposed freedom. He showed
the injustice Of the by comparing it with the
act Of Great Britain, which led independence.
Mexico and oppressive only in the that every
bill OF rights gives offence.
The Senate adjourned at O'Clock, Mr.. Bell hav-
ing the floor for tomorrow.
HoUsE.-The House resumed the consideration OF
the report of the GalphiD Committee.
Mr. Schenck said it nothing to whether the
amount paid much or little. it whether il
was Jus not H. expressed tie opinin that, while
the conduct Of the Secretary of War does not appear
to have been fraudulent corrupt, yet the House
should approve Of his being engaged in the prose
eution of claim, and he at the same time holding
Office as head of The Executive Department This
opinion he presented in the form Of a resolution.
Mr.. Stevens, of Georgia, defended Mr.. Craw-
ford.
Mr.. Schenck withdrew his first resolution, and Of
fered in lieu of the resolution of the committee, the
following:
RESOLVED. That while the House, after full inves
tigatiOn of the natter does not find impute
TO the Secretary of War any corrupt conduct IN pros
ecutIng the allowance and payment OF the claim, vel
does disapprove his relation that claim, In thai
be continued to be interested, when il was TO be
amined, adjusted and paid by of the departments
of the government. he himself at the time hold
ing Office al tbs head Of one Of those departments
Mr.. Thompson, Of Mississippi, offered an amend
Disappearing of and dissenting from the opinion
Of the Attorney General.
House adjourned.
BosToN, July 3.
The confession Of Prof. Webster was communicated
to the city council by his spiritual adviser. d. Park