The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-06


Of the navy may be assimiIaed by law with that OF
ofce OF the like grade in The medical department Of the
army which were referred TO the Committee on Naval
Affairs
Mr. BALDWIN presented memorial Of physicians
residing IN the State OF Connecticut asking that the rank
OF the medical officers OF the navy may be assimated 10
those OF hike grade in the army which referred to
the Committee on Naval Affairs.
MILITARY REooRRoIssANcE
Mr.. CASS submitted the following resolution which
lies over, under the rule
Rtsoued That The Secretary Of The Department of War
furnish the senae as soon 9ractnabe, with copy Of
Navajo county, made in 1919 by Lieutenant j. II Simp-
son. o. me CORPS o. engneers together wl.
noissance.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES
Mr. BORLAND, from the Committee on Printing, 10
whom was referred the motion print the following sub
jects the report OF the Secretary of the Interior OF the
23d April, accompanied by report OF VIM Carey Jones,
on the land titles OF California report OF the Secretary OF
copies Of all the documents which accompanied the re-
port OF VIM Carey Jones and the motion by MIR TURREY,
that the report OF Thomas Butler King. special agent TO
California, communicated by the President 10 the House
OF Representatives, be printed reported in favor OF
printing said reports, and that $500 copies in addition to
the usual number, be printed
the liable, debate ensued, which will appear to-mor
rowl
cALIFoRNIA-THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Senate then, as in Committee OF the Whole, re-
California, the establishment OF the territorial govern
ments Of Utah and New Mexico. and making PROPOSE
tons TO Texas for the settlement OF her western and
amendment submitted by MIR. CHASE to an amendment
proposed by Mr. DAVIS, OF Mississippi to the 10th Sec
MI TURNEY addressed the Senate a. some length in
defence of the position OF southern senators, who oppose
the bill in its present FORM His remarks, having been
withheld Tor revision, will appear hereafter]
Mr. WHITCOMB next obtained the floor. and defined
his position upon the questions involved in the bill
1.-THE remarks of the honorable SENATOR having also
been withheld for revision, will appear at an early day]
seemed to me, from the beginning, that undue
quence has been given 10 the section under consdera
ton, and to both the amendments proposed to It, do
not favor the original section, which prohibits the egs
laon in respect TO African slavery and shall vote 10
strike il out but shall vote for the BILL it is retained,
because deem The measure OF so much consequence
that will not be turned from its support by details of
minor Importance, OF which do not approve. The
ator from Mississippi Mr. DAyIs,l Notwithstanding the
bill authorizes the territorial legislature to act upon all
police legislatioa, which he thinks may become
may, by strict construction of the
ton, be prohibited, and has proposed an amendment
providing that nothing contained that section shall be
prevent proper legislation for the protection
OF every species Of property there which may be carried
there. in conformity with the authority OF the consttu-
ton and laws of the United States suppose this amend
be necessary under any view OF the case,
since nghtfu subjects Of legislation provided for
But the senator thinks it is and see no particular harm
in H. except that il makes provision for cases which be-
ieve already sufficiently provided for The senator from
Ohio Mr. CHAsE then, to guard against any inference
which may be drawn from the amendment OF the senator
from Mississippi authorizing slavery, proposes to add
further proviso that nothing therein contained shall be
construed TO authorize slavery, &c. This is not, as
has been supposed by some, the ordinance OF 1857
over again; but merely rebuts any inference au-
thoriZing slavery, which the senator thinks may be
drawn from the amendment of the senator from
Mississippi AS however, no such authority is there,
or be put there by construction, there be no
provision necessary to silence such presumption. Be-
sides, as this is provso to proviso, il the amend
ment OF the senator from Mississippi contains objectona
BILE doubtful phraseoogy should be corrected direct
y by changing the language o. the amendment and not
by explaining II with further pTovlso. Ii thought the
amendment OF the senator from Mississippi could posi-
bly, be construed as is supposed would vote 10 amend
il, but il canno and that amendment is ne
cessary.
Now, sir, wish to state once for all that il is not my
Intention either directly indirectly, to favor by voice
vote, the extension OF slavery the restriction OF
slavery in the Territories by Congress- any interior
with the subject whatsoever. Nor am Influenced
in this conclusion by the local laws OF the Territory
in question, either natural artfciathe laws of Ma
ture or the laws of man and for all the purposes of
present action, will not inquire what they are in
either respect will stand upon the principles of
intervention by Congress in the broadest possible
for non-inteTvenons sake, and to uphold the funda
mental principles of freedom, and for other reason
VIII pe0p n 2, ana o. ne
der the constitution and laws OF the United States,
without addition to, or dimnution from, such rights
by the action oil congress.
The question being then stated upon the amendment o.
Mr. CHASE, il was read as follows,
Prorded further That nothing herein contained shall be
construed as authorizing or permitting the Introduction OF
slavery or the holding OF persons property, within the
said Territories
Upon this question the yeas and nays had been order.
ed and, being taken, the yeas Is, nays 3d. fol-
lows
YEAs--Mes'rs. Baldwin, Bradbury Blight. Chase,
Clarke, Cooper Corwn, Davis Of Massachus ts Dayton
Dodge Of Wisconsin, Douglas Fecb, Greene Hale, Ham.
lin, Miller, Norris, Seward Shields, Smith, Spruance,
Upham, Walker, Webster, and Whitcomb-25.
NAYS-Messrs Aichson, Badger, Bell, Benton, Berrien,
Dickinson Dodge Of Iowa, Downs, Foote, Houson Hunter
Jones King Mangum Mason Morton Pearce, Pratt, Rusk,
Sebastian, Soue, Sturgeon, Turney and Undefwood30
So the amendment was rejected
The question then REQUIRED upon the following amend.
ment, submitted by MIR, DAVIS, OF Mississippi
Strike the words Sin respect To-. in the 9th line 10Th
section and insert ITO introduce or exclude - and after the
word slavery" in the samefne, insertt
fropided That nothing herein niined shall be
s,rued to prevent said territorial legislature from passing
such laws may be necessary for the protection OF the
rights Of property of every kind which may have BEEN or
laws OF the Uned States held In Introduced into said
Territory.
The section, proposed TO be amended would provide
that The territorial legislatures shall pass any laws
to introduce or exclude slavery, Provided" &C., as
above.
Upon this amendment the yeas and nays had been or.
dered and, being taken the yeas a. nays 81, as
follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Bell Berrien, Butler
Cay. Clemens Davis Of Mississippi Dawson, Dickinson,
Morton Pearcc Pratt Rusk, Sebastian, Soue, Turney,
: NAYs-Messrs, Baldwin, Benton, Bradbury, Bright.