The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-05-30
CONGRESS.


! SENATE. Mr. Hunter from the Committee on
public buildings reported that the Capitol ught to be
| enlarged.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration OF MIR.
Bradbury's resolution in relation to removals from
Office
Mr. Turney addressed the Senate in relation to
removals recently made in Tennessee, charging the
President with having violated his pledges, by re-
moving high-miaded, honorable and competent men
from offices of trust and profit in that State, TO the
injury of their feelings and reputation. The reso-
luton was then postponed until Thursday next.
The Senate tqen resumed the consideration of the
Omnibus BILL
Mr.. Underwood, having the floor, addressed the
Senate, contendng that those who had gone before
him had assumed wrong premises, when they al
legged that Congress mad power to legsate for the
territories. He proceeded to argue that Congress
possessed the power in various ways, and that it
given by implication in the Constitution. He drew
the inference that Congress legslate to protect
private rights in the territories and the rights of
property including slave property and, consequently
has power to legslate over the whole subject of
slavery In the territories. He proceeded with an
argument in favor of such an amendment of the bill
will leave the question of slavery 10 the people of
the territories themselves. He also argued the pro-
prety and philanthropy of permitting the diffusion of
slavery.
ment by adding the following
Provided, further, that nothing herein contained
shall be construed authorizing or permitting the
introduction of slaves the holding of persons as
property in said territories
MIR Clay said he understood the purport of Mr. Da-
vs's amendment to be simply this A provision ex-
ceptng from restrictions upon the power of the leg
islature of the territories to pass laws for the pro-
lection of the rights of property held introduced
nto no Il, tba
| ami laws of the United States. He had no parc u
lar objection to that amendment because it only as
serts an effect which would follow without its intro
duction, if the Constitution and laws of the Unit
ed States carry slavery to the territories they as
matter of course, abrocate the local law. He did
not believe, either that this amendment gave an,
implication that there was any authority under the
Constitution to extend slavery to the territories ht
| desired no such implication, and If Mr. Chase would
so modify his amendment as to guard against sucl
| implication, either way, he would vote for that also
Mr. Davis denied that he designed or desired hi
amendment to carry any implication as to what wer
the ghts of the South under the Constitution h
never had, and never should permit Congress t.
measure those rights, he simply desired Congress
abstain from those rights, either way.
MIR Hale addressed the Senate He alluded t
the fact that the Legislatures of fourteen or fiji
teen States had instructed their Senators to vot
against the extension of slavery, and expressed tn
hope that some vote would be taken upon a direc
question, upon which there could be no mistak
or misunderstanding so that it could be ascertane
f who, among those instructed Senator'S vote by in
struction, and who by discretion
c After some further debate the Senate adjourned.
HOgsEi The bill making further S apPIop5iao
= taken up After remarks by Mr. Sibly, it was lai
aside to be reported to the House, when the comm
, tee rose. The bill passed