The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-08-29
CONGRESS-.
FHlRTY-PIRST CONGRESS- FIRST SESSION
sENAiEa.
TUESDAY, Aueusr 90, 1850.

SENAfE.
TUESDAY, AUGUsT 20, 1850.
The morning business of the Senate, being of a
private or local nature, would not interest the
general reader. We therefore pass it over, and
come at once to the order of the day.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration
OF the bill to provide for the more effectual ex-
ecution Of the third clause Of the second section
Of the fourth article of the Constitution of the
United States
The question pending was the amendment
offered yesterday by Mr.. Mason, as a substitute
for the bill.
The President Did not the Senator from Mary
land move to amend the amendment?
Mr.. Pratt. No, sir; | merely stated that |
should propose an amendment | would inquire,
however, whether, if the amendment offered by
the Senator from Virginia is adopted, it will
then be in order for me to offer the amendment
PROPOSED
The President If it is a separate and distinct
question, it will be entirely in order.
Mr. Pratt. Then prefer that the pending
amendment should be disposed of first.
The question WAS the taken on Mr. Mason's
amendment, and it was adopted
Mr.. Pratt moved an amendment, the principal
feature of which is as follows
Sec. -. And be II further enacted That If such
fugitive be not delivered up to the person or per-
sons delivering such transcript, or furnishing
such other proof as aforesaid, within - days
after the same is delivered or furnished and afi-
davit made as aforesaid, then it shall be lawful
for such claimant or claimants to institute suit
in the circuit or district court of the United
States in which he, She or they reside, against
the district attorney of the United States for
such district, to the value of such fugitive
from service or labor, and the legal expenses in
Cured in the attempt to secure such fugitive
This proposition was debated at great length,
by Messrs Pratt, Winthrop, Yul6e, Cass Day
ton, Badger, Butler, Underwood, and Sturgeon, of
which report will appear hereafter
Mr.. Underwood submitted an amendment
which he will offer when in order which was Or
dered to be printed.
The Senate then adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, AuGusr 81, 1850.
The following bills, yesterday ordered to be
engrossed for third reading, were to-day sever
ALLY taken up, read third time, and passed
bill granting the right Of way and dona-
ton Of public lands to the State Of Arkansas TO
aid in the construction and completion of mill
larry road from Memphis to st. Francis;
A bill to extend the port of New Orleans;
And the joint resolution from the House of
Representatives instructing the Secretary of
State to furnish to the State of Alabama dupl-
Gates OF the books and documents heretofore sup
piled by Congress, which were destroyed by the
recent burning of the Capitol of that State
Mr. Downs, from the Committee on Private
Land Claims, reported bill for the relief Of Ma
ria Taylor and asked the consideration of the
bill at this time The bill WAS then considered,
and was ordered TO be eDgrossed for third
reading.
Mr. Shields submitted the following resolution,
which was agreed to:
ReS0iUed, That the Committee on Public Lands
inquire into the expediency of setting apart por-
ton of the public domain to aid in the support of
public schools in the District Of Columbia, and
that the said committee report by bill or other
wise.
Mr.. Mangum moved and the Senate proceeded
to the consideration of the following resolution,
reported some time since by the Committee on
Foreign Relations:
" Resolued, That Mr. Palmer have leave to
withdraw, take out copyright for, and print on
his own account, the documents entitled A COM
prehensive view Of the principal independent
maritime countries Of the East illustrated by q
chart, which accompanied the report Of the Secre-
tary Of State to the Senate under date of the 23d
Of April last, and referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations; and that the Secretary Of the
Senate be, and he is hereby authorized to sub
scribe for FIVE thousand copies of the work, togcth-
er With the chart, under the above title, for the
use Of the Senate; provided the same shall be de-
hVered by Mr.. Palmer at price not exceeding
TWO dollars per copy Of not less than FIVE hundred
pages octave, printed on fine paper, and neatly
hound in muslinD
Mr. Mangum moved and the number Of copies
10 De subscribed was reduced from i've thousand
10 three thousand copies.
debate ensued, in which Messrs Mangum,
hamiio, Foote, Dayton, and Soule, advocated the
resolution and Messrs Dawson, Rusk, and Ds-
Wis oi Mississippi, opposed the resolution.
After t;a, n 70 h;.h
were lost, the question was then taken on the mo-
uon 70 strike out three thousand and insert
one ,, thousand FIVE hundred" and it was rejected
ne question recurring on ordering the joint
resolution TO third reading, it was decided in
'he aihrmative-ayes 10, noes 49,
Mr. Atchison submitted the following resolu-
ton, which lies over:
hesofred, That the Secretary Of the Senate be
required TO ascertain and report to the Senate
tne amount Of money drawn from the contingent
luna Of The Senate for the purchase Of books and
maps by order Of the Senate since the 18th Of
December, 1874
mr Mason moved, and the Senate resumed the
moderation Of the bill to provide for the more
suecual execution Of the third clause Of the sec,
.lp section Of the fourth article of the Constitu,
non 10, Of the United States.
me question pending was on the amendment
;n n'eI oy MIR: Pratt, to be found in the proceed
ings OF yesterday.
mr. Mason moved to amend the amendment by
Inserting after the word tissues the following
=, ana whether there was or was not COLLISION on
ue part OF said claimant, either in the escape Of
himp " WV P''e' "
s. MT. Pratt accepted the amendment as modi-
hcation Of his own
k;a nr, Dickinson said that he had agreed with
~, ~ colleague who was absent, not to vote upon
sui' Dill This would be the reason why he had
no' voted, and would not, unless his colleague re
turned vote upon this bill
nos;,i Dayton again addressed the Senate In op.
position to the amendment
messrs Atchison and Foote followed In sun
port Of the amendment