Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-02-26
THIRTY-FIRsT CoNGREss-IsT SESSION
SEN ATE.
TunrsnAy En- d 1850.

Mr. Seward presented the joint resolutions of the New
York Legislature respecting slavery the territories, &c
Read and referred.
utions
Mr. Miller spoke at length on the subject.
Mr. Miller commenced by saying that the President OF the
United States had left the city this morning. assist In lay
ing the Of monument TO Washington 1t was
good this time of general excitement. He hoped
the Union The country was never more prosperous and
powerful than now and never disconnected The rep
ssentave, Of the people were never more distressed and
embarrassed. Our commerce abroad and at home
yer more extended than nowand more profitable.
Our territory had been vastly increased and every species
Of labor productive. That species of property which
produced the agitation had increased in number and value
He did not participate with gentlemen in their appre
tensions OF dissolution Of the Union.
Mr.. Miller did not conclude his speech
The Senate adjourned to Monday.
ERnATuM.-In the report of the proceedings of the Sc
nate yesterday through the ansposon of
from Mr. Clays remarks those of Mr. Foote
Mr. Cloys declaration that he should go his grave
with the conviction that slavery moral and political
evil"
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The House met at II o'clock The journal of yesterday
was read and approved.
Mr.. Moore, from the committee private land claims re
ported bill allow the soldiers who entitled TO boun-
lands to dispose of the by last will and
The bill was referred TO the committee of the whole the
state of the Union.
Mr. Johnson Of Tennessee from the Committee on Public
Expenditures reported tl provide homestead of l60
OF the public domain 10 every the head of fam
y and every widow who has child children on
dton that they become permanent occupants and cutva
The bill having been read by its title Mr. vnton raised
the question of order that the Committee Public Expen
ditures had no right TO report such billhat it should
emanate from the Committee on Public Lands
This led considerable discussion which Mr. johnson
defended the right Of the committee report such BILL on
the ground that 1t proposed dsposng public property and
that money property; and Messrs Vinom Toombs of
Ca Schenck White Burt, Stephens of Ga and Houston
opposed the reception of the report.
The Chair decided that the committee of Public Expcn-
ditures had no right 10 report such bill.
Mr. Johnson OF Tenn appealed from the Speakers decis-
ion The Chairs decision was affirmed by the House. and
On motion of Mr. Richardson the rulos were suspended
and the House resolved itself into committee of the whole
the of the Union, r Richardson in the chair and
resumed the consideration Of the resolution 10 refer the Pre-
sidents annual message.
Mr. Bissel of Illinois occupied the floor for hour in
commenting upon the threats OF Southern men TO dissolve
the Union and conended that far the threat based
upon any thing done by the North II was In itself unqua
fed treason
The North had he maintained done nothing tending 10 nus
ty such proc ding He called upon the Southern to
point the OF the North justify any such step
Was based the fact that nine avehodng States had
been admitted into the Union eight free States since the
ganization OF the present govenmentthe territory of the
slave States admitted being double that of the nonslavehod
ing States The Norhh consented the admission
as although II subseed no interest OF hers and thus added
slave territory the Union equal six of the largest of the
old slave SatesWas il because the North had not eyer-
cised the power which conceded by all sections of the
Union abolish slavery and the slave trade in the District
Of Columbia and over the arsenas of the United States
He asked because Of the fact that the South had
had all the Presidents and important foreign missions
had most all the places in the Departments and in the Army
and Navy. He believed there in the South who
wanted preiext dissolve the Union II they could not
find the pretext In the slavery question: they would find In
something else He said that he felt for what
he lsir. b. had said Of Mr. Benton, of Mo. When that
Senator had charged before the people Of Missouri that
there was certain distinguished the South favor
Of dssoving the Union he Mr b. had denounced him to
his constituents He asked God 10 forgive him for the wrong
he had douo tina, distinguished Senator. He OR Bissel0
found that he was wrong and tina, that Senator was right
But let time decide the question.