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WASHINGTON, April 90, P. M.

WASHINGTON, April 90, Pm.
| SENATE.-Mr. CLAY presented petition praying for
compensation for fugitive slaves lost in consequence of
the enforcement of the provisions Of the constu-
| ton
Mr.. BENTON moved to take up his motion made on
Friday last to instruct the select committee of thirteen
not to tack the admission of California to any other
measure.
Mr. CLAY objected to the motion, and trusted it would
not be pressed less than six Senators were absent
| from their seats
Mr.. BENTON said he did not wish to press the motion
to vote-all he desired was opportunity to show the
| parliamentary law governing the case
| Mr.. CLAY thereupon withdrew his objections, and
Mr.. BENTON addressed the Senate an hour in justf-
cation the course he had pursued the past week in at
tempting to defeat the Committee. During his speech
he cited various authorities in support of his position
He also replied to the remarks of Mr.. Borland-said
that gentleman had expressed his dsapprova and con-
domination ofthe course he (Mr. Benton) had thought
proper to pursue and remarked that that Senator and
himself were not on good personal terms, and he should
have thought that knowledge of that fact ought to
have operated to restrain the Senator from indulgng in
personal remarks far as he concerned sHe rejo
ced that Mr. Borand not his Judge, he were, be-
tore he would submit trial, he would ask a change
Convention dead.
Mr.. BoRLAND replied, that he had characterized Mr..
Bentons course as being rng, because he thought So
He always expressed what he thought but far
forgot himself as to deliver to the Senate nauseating
doses of egotism He said he not Mr. Bentons Judge
but if he WERE the Senator's life would be safe in his
hands, he opposed to capital punishment and if he
were Mr. Benton's Judge he would resign before he
would hang him. if he trial for his offences
in and out of the Senate.
The VICE PRESIDENT called Mr.. BoRLAND to order
Mr.. BoRLAND continued. The personal relations be-
tween himself and the Senator from Missouri had not
been suspended, because existed between
them. At the proper time he would repeat what he had
said Of Mr. Bentons course.
MIR. BENTON remarked that if MIR. Borland did re-
peat what he had said he would violate parliamentary
law, would violate the laws of decorum, which were
known to every gentleman and would state what was
untrue in its inception.
Mr.. KING demanding order, Mr.. BENTON took his
seat
The subject then postponed for the present
The bill to exngush Indian titles in Oregon to lands
lying West of the Cascade mountains, was taken up
and passed The Senate then went into Executive
sion, and afterwards adjourned.
HOUSE OF REpREsENrAT1vEs-A motion to suspend
the rules for the introduction of Mr. Richardson's
solution, offered last week, proposing to appoint
lect committee OF nine to inquire into certain charges
against Secretary Ewing, with power to send for per-
sons and papers, agreed to.
Mr.. GENTRY opposed the resolution not being in
proper form No person assumed the responsibility OF
the charges preferred. He thereupon submitted an
amentment requesting The Secretary to transmit to the
House information in reference to such matters
The amendment was ruled to be out of order.
A lengthy debate then ensued upon a proposton to
refer the subject to the Committee on Public Expend
lures, which finally put to the vote and rejected,
and then the resolutions passed by yeas IS to 70 nays
Mr.. STANLy offered additional resolutions calling
upon the Secretary for information of character SINH
lar to that asked for by the amendment hitherto offered
by Mr. Gentry. But thirds OF the members present
voting to suspend the rules, the resolution not
received
The Chairman oflhe Committee on the Judiciary re-
ported the Census Bill from the Senate, with amend
ments-which was made the special order for Wednes-
day.
A minority report from the committee on Elections
was presented, in relation to the delegate from New
Mexico.
On motion, the House adjourned.