Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-09-18
Congressional. - Dn telegraph.
Washing fon, Sept. 2.

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SENArE.-The Texas and New Mexico
bill was received from the House while
the morning business was pending.
Mr.. Douglass asked the unanimous con-
sent Of the Senate 10 take up the bill for
the purpose Of considering the House
amendment.
Mr.. Turney objected.
Subsequently. after the morning bus
mess was disposed of the bill was taken
up.
Mr. Douglass stated that the amendment
Of the House was the Senate New Next
co bill with these lines added: "Providing
that no citizen shall be deprived of his
life. property or liberty, except upon Judg-
ment Of his peers"
Mr.. Chase moved to amend bv subst-
,uting "person" for ..ciizen." and '.due
course of law" for 81 Judgment of peers
Rejected.
The amendment of the House was then
lows:
YEAs-Atcheson. Badger. Bell. Berrien
Bright, Cass, Clay. Dawson, Dickinson.
Dodge of Iowa, Douglass. Downs. Felch.
Foote, Houston, Jones. King, Mangum.
Morten, Norris. Pratt. Rusk. Sebastian.
Shields. Smith, Spruance, Sturgeon, Tn
derwood.
NAYs-Baldwin Benton, Chase Davis
Of Mass. Dodge Of Wisconsin. Ewing.
IIamlin. Seward, I-pham. Winthrop.
IIoUsE.-Nr. Harris, of Tenn, asked
leave TO introduce resolution that Con-
gress adjourn on The % instant.
Objections being made he moved a sus-
pension of the rules which was agreed TO.
Mr. Thompson. of Miss. moved to
amend SO as 10 adjourn on this day week
Sept. IS.
Mr. Hubbard moved TO amend so as 10
adjourn on this day three weeks, Septem
Der Both.
The amendment was agreed to, yeas
III. mays G7.
The resolution as amended was then
adopted, yeas III. nays II. So the
House resolved to adjourn three weeks
from to-day.
Mr.. Littlefield aske and obtained leave
of absence during the remainder Of the
session from this dav forthwith
The Speaker laid before the House a
letter from James Wilson. resignng his
seat as a member from New Hampshire.
)u 1plSlTIct. say III tildt ne 10 pro-
coed TO California.
a motion was adopted to inform the
Governor Of New Hampshire Of the va
cancy.
The bill was then taken up making GER
tain appropriations.
Mr. Odds offered an amendment that
the Senators and Representatives from
Oregon receive the same mileage as dele
gates from Oregon.
Mr.. Nenable raised the constitutional al
question that there was no State Govern
ment or Legislature in California to pre-
scribe the time, place, and manner OF
holding the elections as required by the
Constitution. at the time the Representa-
tives were elected.
An amendment to Mr.. ODDS amend
ment was adopted. appropriating $4,000
for new Books for the l50 new members.
Mr. Odds amendment was then adopt
ed. with further amendment that Bah
Bit and Smith, late claimants for seats in
the House from New Mexico and Utah.
be allowed per diem of : ) from the time
of their arrival in Washington until their
claims were refused. and that they be al
lowed 50 each dav for their mileage.
Thus amended the bill was reported to
the House. and the vote on its passage
was yeas 73. nays IL
The Speaker voted in the negative. thus
making a tie. and the bill was rejected.
The amendments TO the Military AGA
denny bill were reported from the Commit
tee. but not acted upon when the House
adjourned.