Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-12-16
Congressional.
a.vAsW ssTo u N,December

= II rs Y .ASfu S6TO TON,Decembers y.
/ SENATE.-I.he chair laid before the
Senate a communication. from The. Home
Department. covering the reports of the
Commissioned of Pensions and General
Land Office. Also message from the
President, covering n note from Senior
Rosa. the Mexican Minister, asking Con.
gress to execute the i 1th article Of the
Treaty Of Hidnlgo, relating TO Indian dep
relations on The Mexican frontier.
a bill to distribute 500 copies Of the de-
csions Of the Supreme Court among the
several States and Territories was reject.
ed.
Mr.Benton introduced bill making
good to the State Of Missouri the q per
cent. fund reserved on the sales of public
lands in that State. .aS 2a s'tT s@fs" ;a
Adjourned. = 2"ls zsfE53e& -
HousE.-AGer reading the hames Of the
standing committees, which vary but little
from the last session, the House went into
committee of the whole, on the state ofihe
Union. Mr.. .GiddiDgs spoke against that
portion Of the Presidents Message which
refers to the domestic policy Of Govern
ments and denied that the general Gov
ernment could compel the people Of the
free States to enforce a law TO which they
were opposed upsn principle-such as the
fugitive slave law. The constitution gave
no suchE powers. While he would allow
to the South ;he righ htto'maintain the i.'s,i-
tuition Of slavery, he repudiated the idea
that the North could be obliged TO contrib.
ute 10 its existence, by arrcsting and send
ing back those human beings who had es
capped from bondage, and it would not lend
its aid to such course,
Mi. .McClernand SAID, as member of a
free Sta,e, he denounced the sentiments
which bad been expressed by the member
from Ohio; he considered il fraud topro-
fess to maintain the constitution, and, at
I the same time, oppose the operations Of q
law which was based on its provisions. -.
mo -fprtber.remarks we're made, there
being af, evident disinelination 10 discuss
the question. .-,-.-..'-
"A resolution was submitted, referring
the various subjects contemplated in the
Presidents Message to appropriate stand
ing committees, "a '7'.-:''' =
The House, shortly after, "
Adjourned =, Esz s~g@ AsTs4
ss@ ba# ~ WAsHINeroN, December 10.
SENATE.-Messrs. Foote and Downs
| appeo red in their seats this morning.
Mr.G~in introduced resolution enqui.
/ ring into the expediency Of raising the sal
aries Of Judges in Californin-agreed TO.
The private calendar was then taken
up. and several bills were passed. The
Senate went into executive session and
Adjourned. 80 - >@
HousE.-A number of bills were intro
duced; among them one by Haines, of Hi
nois, to establish commercial reciprocity
between the United States and Canadn, ,ant
one granting the public lands in Pennsyl
vania to aid in the construction Of thePenn
sylvania and Ohio Railroad. - -
/ MI. Hall introduced bill granting the
right OF way to Missouri for the construc
tion OF railroad to ST Joseph's. Refer
red. .a5i -; .r.5E
Mr.Msssery, the Delegate from New
Mexico, presented bis credentials. Rafer
red. .s1...esl 81. ..-st.5 ,s.,..s ... 10
Il On motion, the House then resolved it
!. self into a committee Of the whole on III,
4 state Of the Union. Sons little confusioi
!snsued, and several efforts we're nude +