The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-04-13
Congressional Proceedings.

SENATE. Mr. Hale presented large number of
Antl-savery petitions.
Mr.. Clay called the attention of the Senate to the
fact that the greater portion of these petitions were
printed, and SIMILAR for the purpose of showing that
there was concerted movement among the Adolf
tonlsts to nlsrepresent public sentiment in various
sections OF the country, by sending these petitions in
blank, to be circulated nsidously and returned to
the Senate.
Mr. Hale called the Senator to order for speaking
without motion being pending
MIR Clay took his Seat greatly excited and demand
ed statement of the point of order
After some conversation on the point of order,
MIR. Clay proceeded in a strain of denuncaton of
the AbolltiOnsts of the North as the worst enemies
Oh me slaves OF the South. He also intimated that
Mr. Hale had made the slavery agitation n sort of
centaur, on which he had ridden into power and
place individuals of this character although pre-
tending to be the friends of the slave were in fact
friends only to themselves
MIR. Hale declared his determination to do his duty
IN his humble way, despite all load words or threat
| enlng and abusive denunciations He then present.
ed another ant-slavery petition from New York.
Mr.. foote, after some remarks in denuncation o.
lncendary petitions, announced his intention to scru-
tlnlze the appointments of the Administration. and
oppose the confirmation of all those which had been
made through the Influence of Abolilionsts Subse-
quenty, on motion of Mr. Clay, the petition presen-
ted yesterday by MIR. Seward asking the enrolment
OF slaves IN the Militia, was taken up
Mr. Clay moved that its prayer be rejected.
Mr. Seward briefly explained, that he had present.
ed the petition IN accordance with the view of the
right OF petition which he had heretofore expressed
In reply to the attacks made upon him personally, he
mad only to say, that he assaed the motives of
others, and never would, neither should he ever de-
iend himself from lnslnuations or attacks or rehec-
ions made upon his motives. He had never retail
ated and never would
The yeas and nays being taken on Mr. Claws mo-
ton, 1t was unanlmousl y adopted. After this the
senate completed and passed the Census Bill
In the House, MesSrs. Breck of Ky. and Job Mann
Of "a, were put the Galphin Committee vice
Gentry and McLanahan, resigned
MR.. Toss OF Pa. made a non-intervention speech
and Mr. Duer of N. Y. made very urgent appeal
IN favor OF Gen. Taylor's plan, though declaring
that he would vote for the Wilmot proviso when
ever that question should be presented Nothing
DONE
The Senate Thursday, was more significantly en-
gagged than at any previous day since the commence
ment OF the session There was good deal of dis
cusslon on the Slavery queston-and, better than
that' some voting. MIR. Foote'S Compromise Com
mtee got It's quietus so efecually that It's usrious
author was fam to withdraw and put quite another
thing in its place.
The following is the vote by which Foote'S motion
was rejected.
Il YEAs-Messrs. Badger, Benton, Bradbury. CHASE.
COr'un, Clarke Darts of Mass. Dayton Dodge of To-
wa, Dodge of Wise. Douglas FeIch Greene HALE
f1amn, Jones, Miller, Norris, Phelps, Seuard Shields
Smith, Smaaace Upham, Wales and Walker-2s.
NAYs-Nessrs. Atchison, Bell, Boreand, Bright
Butler, Cass Clay, Clemens, Davis of Miss. Dckin-
son, Downs, Foote, Hunter, King Mangum, Mason,
Norton, Pearce Pratt Rusk, Sebastian, Soule Turney
Underwood, Webster, Whitcornb and Yuee-2S.
The House did about the average quantity of