Washington telegraph., 1850-07-10

mousiy by the Constitutional Convention OF Ken
lucky, IN favor OF the compromise bill
The omnibus bill taken up at o'clock, the
question pending being upon Underwood's amend
meht providing for testing the boundary OF Texas
IN the Supreme Court in case of the rejection by
that State OF the proposition made to her IN that
bill.
The amendment after debate was rejected
yeas l6, nays "a
Berren called up his amendment providing for
tue election OF one representative from California,
aud that the election o members of Congress from
California is not to take place until after the pas
sage of this bill
After some debate the amendment was lost.
Adjourned till Monday
HOUSE The debate on the bill granting bounty
lands to the soldiers of the last war with Great
Britain, Florida and Gen Wayne's Indian war,
at o'clock to day.
SENArE-2 st--Not in session.
HoUsE,-Ihe motion to go into committee OF
the whole on the bill granting bounty lands to
soldiers IN all wars not heretofore provided Tor,
prevailed
The amendment of Hubbard in relation to pay
ing aud distributing bounty to American soldiers,
offered yesterday, came up in order.
Various amendments offered to it.
Points of order, making much confusion, oc-
Cured during the proceedings.
Mclean offered substitute for Hubbards
amendment, which was adopted Il gives uffi oe4e
and prlvates who served in the with Great
Britain, any hefofe since, 40 acres for
not less than mouths, and lO0 acres for not less
than II months service.
Several amendments were offered; short speech
es made, and, amidst the confusion, the committee
rose and the House adjourned.
June "a.
SENArE.-Mr Hunter presented the credentials
of Robert w. Barnweli, appointed Senator to fill
the vacancy occasoned by the death of Mr. Eli
more.
After some routine of business, the California
bill was taken up.
Mr. .Soue moved his substitute for that portion
of the bill relating to California; the substitute
propose that the President shall issue hls procla-
nation, declaring that California BE- emitted INTO
the u llOfl, as he shalt receive evidence
that she has, in convention, assented to CERTAIN
conditions; among winch her rellnquishment
OF the public domain, aud the restriction OF her
southern limits to the Missouri Compromise line.
Housr.--Mr. Carter offered the following reso-
luton, which was adopted.
ResoUed, rhat tue committee Of commerce be
instructed 10 inquire nto the expedency of passing
law, compelling al! crafts carrying passengers
aud ndvgalIng the waters Of the United States,
or sailing under authority of the United STATES,
| 10 be provided with ample and suitable resources
of escape for passengers in case of accident, and
also to inquire into the expediency Of making
certain custom house officers inspectors to carry
| out any law iE pursuance Of the purposes eff this
resolution, and that SAID committee report by bill
Otherwise
The House then resolved itself into committee
of the whole, and then took up the bounty land
bill. Three hours occupied in offering
amendments and in making minute speeches; but
not amendment of any consequence was
| adopted.
Mr Corwin, at length rose and made a motion
to adjourn, which, in consideration of the great
heat and confusion which prevailed, carried
June 25.
SENArE--Mr. Davis, of Massachusetts, pre-
| seated memorial of manufacturers, praying for
a modiiicat on of the tariff act
Mr. Rusk introduced bill for raising two addi-
tiona! regiments of dragons.
The oinnbus bill was called up at l o'clock,
when Mr.. YuIee resumed his remarks, in the
course of which he declared that he would never
vote for the admission of California with her pre-
sent boundaries; he considered the practicability
of properly dividing the country, discussed the
Missouri compromise, and advocated, with much
warmth, the adoption Of that line in the present
bull.
Mr.. Douglass took the floor, when the Senate,
after executive session adjourned.
HoUsE--It moved that the House 90 into
Committee of the Whole on the Bounty Land
Bill whfh was agreed to.
Mr.. Miller offered substitute for the bill,
! which had been agreed on by caucus on Satur-
day night Several Intellectual efforts made
to amend the substitute
Mr. Corwe denounced the caucus which had
determined to vote down all amendments but the
one they had agreed upon; he was surprised that
his friend from Ashtabula had given INTO the
| caucus
Mr.. Giddings rose to reply 10 his friend, who
had such dread of the power of the ma orty.
AR. Corwrll--I said caucus majority.
Mr. Gddings justified his meeting in caucus to
concoct measures to dispose of the Boundary
Land Bill for want of organ cation, he said no bu
sness had been done this session, let dispose of
this and then proceed to the other business. Al
Ter much confusion, the committee rose, when
the substitute for the Till, agreed on in caucus
by the friends of the measure, Was concurred in,
and the bill thus amended passed--yeas I55,
nays 36.
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REPORTED INsURREcTIoN IN MARTINIQUE.
The New York Evening Post, of the 2Sth
says:
Capt. Curre, Of the brig W.. J. Watson,
which arrived this morning from Ponce,
Porto Rico, informs us that while he was
at that place he saw letters which were
dated at St. Pierre, Martinique, the 20ih
of May, and which were written by we'll
known merchants, stating that the ne
groes of the island had risen upon the
whites and set fire to the town. The
conf1ag grafton of the town, il was suppos-
ed was the signal for a general insurrec-
tion Of the cOlOrpd DeODte throughout the