The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-05-02
WEDNESDAY. MAY /. 1850.

After the reading Of the Journal .,;,.x.a
MIR. THOMPSON. Of Kentucky, rising 70 pnvheSeu
NOTION asked to be excused from serving on the select
COMMITTEES 10 investigate the Of the public printing
e Wa already on two ~ Eseo s pressed
hin - hes vilv "a 10 ncapacate him from efficiently dis
charrinr he duties Of member OF this select commit
iss. The rules. from which he quoted authorized any
eber OF two committees TO demand to be excused on
The question on his motion having been put. il was
mr. McLANE said that he had been instructed
10 ask the unanimous consent OF the House to take up
from the Speakers table and pass the Act supplemental
act establishing mint and regulating the coins Of
the United States" Il was proposed under this law
said Mr. Mel to authorize the Secretary Of the Treasu
large amount Of gold there accumulated be turned into
United States coin and its enactment necessary to
check the shipment of the large amount OF bullion going
ais ariaing from the receipts from California; but
Mr.. TO0MBS objected
S0leave was not granted.
Mr, McLANE then asked the unanimous consent OF
the House to permit him to TO proceed the
alteration Of bills on the Speakers table; but
Objection being made, leave was not granted.
into COMMITTEES OF the Whole the state Of the Union
Mr. BAYLY trusted that the House would permit the
eommiitsss 70 BE- called for reports for an hour;
Mr COBB, OF Alabama, rising to privileged question,
id that be desired 10 have extract from newspaper
read Understood TO be portion of Mr. WEBsrERs recent
speech delivered in BosionREP but being salts
fed thst the subject-matter was privileged" he would
not make the motion
The Clerk having commenced to read the paper for the
information OF the House,
objections were made when
Mr. COBB, OF Alabama, Withdrew the request
The question the motion suspend the rules to 20
into Committee of the Whole on the state OF the Union
was then putt and being agreed to- the committee (Mr
IHonr.on. OF Mississippi. in the char) took up the
CENSUS bill; when
Mr.. STEPHENS, who was entitled to the floor, spoke
Ct considerable length against the bill OF the
1ority q the Committee on the Judiciary, the ground
that proposed TO seek information wholly foreign to
the functions of the general government and for which
there was warrant of authority in the constitution
Nj. THOMPSON, of Pennsy lvania, (the chairman OF
the COMMITTEES reporting the b being of right entitled
to the hoor after the hour al which 1t had been resolved
70 close the debate, went defend the bill from all the
objections which had been raised against it in the
ofthe debate.
The committee then voted upon various amend
ments proposed, and listened five minutes explanations
- to the merits Of each Of which the following were
agreed to, viz:
To strike out from the thirteenth to the eighteenth line
all that portion in brackets (as recommended by the Com
mittee on the Judiciary
the word Estates" the words before any Judge Of any
State court"
Also. in line sixth OF the second section after the word
WILL 70 insert the words to the best OF my ability
Also, in the thirteenth line of the second section TO
"judge"
Aso in the fourteenth line Of the said second section
10 strike out the words 81 presumed to-"
After agreeing to the aforementioned amendment, on
notion the committee rose and then the House adj
journed