Washington telegraph., 1850-05-08
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
WAsEINGToN, April Is, 1850.

IN and Mr.. Dickinson supported his views in re
oard to the proposition to arrest the Patent Office
building.
,assed, sppropriatiag $4,000 for the purpose O.
ffomnpleting the east wing Of the Patent Office
sccording to the original plan, and placing in a
State of security the west wing, the same to be
:,,d ont of the Patent Office fund.
Mr. Rusk moved amendment for the en-
.,lovmeut of twenty clerks in the General Post
51f;ce, in addition to the present force.
Nr. Rusk said the force was absolutely neces-
,sarv. and there was no telling when the regular
ov;I list bill would come up. The department
could not carry into effect the postal arrangements
w;thout more clerks. This was his opinion and
that of the officers of the department
The amendment was agreed to after long de-
bate.
Other amendments were agreed to, and the
Senate adjourned.
HoUsE--The Speaker said that it became his
melancholy duty to inform the House of the death
'of Mr. Campbell, late clerk of the House, which
occurred since the adjournment of the House on
Friday last. He begged that he might be permit
Ted TO accompany this melancholy announcement
with the single remark that since his official assO
citation with him, he had faithfully discharged all
the duties of his office, SO far as the same came
within the knowledge observation of the Speak
er.
April Is.
SENArE-Aher the presentation OF petitions,
the Senate resumed the consideration OF the Deli
cheney bill
Mr., Cass moved to strike out the item for an
outfit for Charge Affaires to Austria, and insert
Central Government of Germany.
This was debated at length by Mr.. King, Mr.
'Cass, Mr. Foote, Mr.. Hale and Mr. DIckenson,
Mr. Clemens asked for the yeas and nays. The
motion to strike out was lost. Yeas l6, nays ~.
MIR. Whitcomb moved to amend So as to prohibit
any further contract, for the patent office building,
without the further provision of law.
MIR. Foote opposed the motion.
The hill was ordered to third reading, and
finally passed.
Mr. Foote moved to take up his motion to raise
a committee for the purpose of referring to 1t the
slavery subjects.
to attend the removal Of MIR. Calhouns remains
would leave the city on Monday next.
After some conversation Mr.. Foote'S motion
was postponed till tomorrow at half-past IL
o'clock.
The Senate went into executive session and then
adjourned
HousE-The Speaker directed the jounal 10
be read
One of the assistants Of the late clerk was in the
act of reading it, when
there was any authority for any person to act as
clerk
The Speaker said, that the fact of the reading
of the journal by one of the assistants of the late
clerk could not impose any person upon .he House
AS clerk of the House. His opinion was that the
House was unorganized without Clerk, and that
the House couIG not transact aLy business until a
clerk was elected. Notwithstanding lie held that
opinion, he was equally well satisfied that the
journal could be read by either of the gentlemen
serving at the desk as his assistant clerks, who
were still in their offices subordinate clerks.
The journal read.
Mr. Harris, of Illinois, moved that the House
proceed to the election OF clerk.
Mr.. Brown, of Mississippi, moved as an amend
nent. that the resolution postponihg the election
of deor-keeper be rescinded.
The Speaker decided the amendment out OF
order.
An appeal was taken from this decision, and
the chair was sustained.
Mr.. Harriss resolution to proceed with the eec-
lion of clerk was then adopted.
ballots were had.
April II.
SENATE.--Mr. Emore appeared to fill the
vacancy occasoned by the death of MIR. Calhoun
He was qualified and took his seat, and shortly
afterwards left the chamber.
Mr. Benton addressed the Senate ia deprecat!on
Of the long delay to which the question OF admit
ting California had been subjected, and urged the
necessity of securing some action upon that subject
during the present session, and he would move, as
a test vote, that the pending business be laid OIL
the table, with view of taking up the bill for the
admission OF California.
Mr.. Clay charged MIR. Benton with being one of
tho causes Of delay, and said let him cease his
opposition to the pending proposition, and let the
select committee be appointed, and then let the
Senate take up the California bill without refer
ence to the action of the committee and act upon
it, He would not abandon the course he had
already Indicated, bat would move to commit the
territorial bill with it.
Mr.. Douglass said he was iuclued to vote for
Mr.. Claws amendment. He had only opposed the
appointment of the select committee, because of
his unwilliugness to make the admission of Cali
fornia dependent any other measure. He
would vote for the committee for the same reason
stated by Mr.. Clay.
Mr.. Hale followed il opposition, saying the North
would be defeated by Northern men, and con-
cluded as follows: "Genllemen of the South, YOU
have been put where you have laid US out cold
don't point at u.s. Laughter
Mr.. Clay said the North was destined to no
defeat at the hands of the South. The only trl-
umph to be achieved, was that of patriotism over
ultra abolitionists whose vocation would DC gone
soon as settlement of the slavery question was
obtained
Mr.. Foote appealed to the friends Of the select
committee to refrain from further debate.
Mr.. Clay slightly modified his amendment, it
was adoptsd-yeas 25 yeas %.
Mr.. Hamn moved an amendment but it was
decided out of order
Mr.. Benton offered the one previously offered by
him, embracing fourteen different points; he said
he would ask the yeas and nays ON each.
A debate ensued upon the question OF order
Mr.. Clay objected, on the ground that 1t was
inconsistent with the proposition by which the
Senate had declared it would not instruct the
committee
The Vice President remarked that inconsistent
cy might be good reason for rejection; but it was
not the question for the chair to decide as to the
point of order.