Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-06-18
TnIKrr-EIEsr CoNGREss-lsT SESSION
WAsHISGroS, SArcRnAy, June Is.
SENATE.

WAsnrScrox SArcnnAy, JuxE Is
SENATE.
Several resolutions of enquiry were submitted ,rl Attn.
The Senate then resolved that when il adlourns Thus
Lay next, it would hr Ia meet IN the Monday following
The bill Ia refund To the States who ADVANCED nlone
Nc, ~ volunteers during TIE war, was considered ard a
| ed.
| The COMPROMISE bill was then taken up.
hir Hale moved amend c bill by aivin. the t.lh;
appc:, in all Of salts for freedom, &c. the Snr,t
and Circuit Courts ani after hong debate i, ainpet
Mr. Souc moved amend those portions OF the bill ,,
ipn fo Utah and New Mexico By inserting provision m
Uilb WHEN admitted, shall br received into he onion a.
STATE with ar without slavery ~ her Constitution shall .
,uire.
A deba's ensucd on this proposition.
Mr. Dickinson offered substitute that she shall be
mit,cd asa State upon terms OF equality with the oh.
Stu;e- with such Constitution rs She adopt with
qua lica ton except that il p" republican.
After further debate The subject MAS postponed till W.
,ay and then after Executive session the Senate aiouI
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr. Daniel moved that The House 80 into Committee
the Whole and take up he private calendar
The vote taken by yeas ana nays; and Determined
the nc"aiiyc-vea> 81, nays lUS.
Tn. House then went Committee Of The Who'll. d
state of the mon.
Mr. Mrlnu, OF MARYLAND moved Inv aside The Cali.
nj, bin Ia take up tho bill The improvement. OF hc dam
the head Of Cumberland Island in The Ohio liver He s;,
the necessity immediate action this bill, unles,
the determination OF Congress that Tile works There IN pr
grcss shall be- abandoned.
The question was voted down, ayes A. noes 50.
The committee proceeded the consideration Of the
iurnia bill.
The chair stated that the first amendment IN order vi
,ba, Offered by Mr. Green Of No. which adopts tbs Misso
ii compromise line.
Mr lnge moved to amend that amendment by ptoyliir
,hat the people any portion oi said territory, wiz
assembled in convention, IN pursuance of constitutional
,hor,v 10 frame State constitution have the sh 10 add
ar exclude African slavery and Their determination ~ tt
question: by the adoption or exclusion "t African SLAYER
iIliSS 81 INF, "
Union.
r-,ecte! il would 90 with the declaration tia,
slave States are be admitted into Tie Union 'frhE
lion of that kind would have the most fatal consequence.
Nr Van DYKE opposed. il. lc slid il presuppo."l tn
California VAS 10 be divided He would At the proper tn
be prepared upon such question is al Isolated an
independent measure.
Air. AlcClcrnand supported the amendment. liz hau.I
il MIGHT be adopted any rate because II assorted
nrinciple lie would vote for the Amendment although
should vote finally against The adoption q. the aimrndntt
of Mr. Green even should il BE- ths amended lie was
favor of the admission of new States whether they ncr
or precudcd slavery. IL the inherent and >ovcr,i
RIGHT Of people adopt slavery moi III their pleasure n
ranizng their State governments
The debate on this amendment further continued b
Mcssrs Hibbard. Stanley, Bssc, C. Butler Root, Mos
Schcnck ToomEs Seldom, Meade, G.ddnss, Ewing, e.
scy, Houston Stevens Of Pa, Robinson, Nin'on, stephen
Of Ga Stanton Tenn. Clingnan, German, John y hin
The committees minutes past three, ihon rose a'
reported progress and the House adjourned
ylSlrorS OF TIE VIRGIN, MILITARY INSTITUTE
Gen Co:hin Braxton ot King William.
Peter II Sioinbcrgcr oi Mason
Col Chas jas. Faulkner OF Berkeley.
Gen d. i. Lavne of Allegheny.
Col PHI ST. George Cooke -! Po"hatin
Harvey George ot Ta2cwrll
Mr.. William W Crump Of Richmond Guy
John s Garlic of kar5our.
Dr. l.. G. Robinson, Norfolk ciit.
I rl.an q -ati!