The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-03-07

The House went into Committee OF the Whole
| on the Private Calendar. Fourteen bills were
ordered TO be reported, as many more being OBJ
Jected to were passed over the Committee rose
and the House adjourned.
MONDAY, MARcH I, 1850.
MIR. Jackson Of Georgia. elected in the place Of
L. Butler King appeared and took his seat
The Speaker stated that the first business in
order this morning rs the consideration OF the
following resolution, offered by Mr.. Doty, on
Monday, the 18th February:
RssotCfd, That the Committee on the Territories
be instructed to prepare and report bill provid-
ing for The admission Of California into the Union
on an equal footing with the original States with
the boundaries and limits defined in the Cons,tu-
ton OF the said State of California. which was
communicated to the House with the special mes
sage OF the President of the United States, on the
l3th OF February instant the said bin to embrace
no SUBJECT or matter relating 10 territory without
the said limits Of the proposed State of California
Mr. Doty said The House having on previ-
Gus day unanimously permitted me TO introduce,
before the Committee Of the Whole bill for the
admission OF California into the Union containing
the entire object sought by this resolution, and
that bill being now first in order on its passage
withdraw the resolution The only purpose of
my resolution is accomplished by the bill the
measure has gained time by its introduction, and
there would therefore be q manifest improperly
In pressing the consideration of the resolution
upon the House, TO the delay Of the public busi-
ness In its present shape the subject is open to
debate, and to such am ndments as gentlemen may
propose and when the time shall come for the
hnal vote 1t will be on the admission Of the State
with her Constitution and her boundaries as
claimed by her.
desire also to say that the demand which was
maze for the preyi9ps ,nnesiiap nps NOT for iha.
purpose of preventing debate. but strictly in ac-
cordance with the practice OF the House 70 ob,,in
the immediate consideration of the proposition
The effect Of it was to adjourn the debate to the
bill itself when it should be reported by the Com
mi,tee, and to which ! thought the debate ought
TO be confined
Mr.. Doty was interrupted by MIR. Inge, who
objected TO his proceeding with his remarks, and
the resolution was then withdrawn
The House went into Committee of the Whole
on the state of the Union, and took mp a hill ia
relation TO the port of Baltimore, which was
agreed TO, and laid aside to be reported The Com
mittee then resumed the consideration Of the
Presidents message concerning California, on
which speeches were made by Messrs Sackett aud
Vandyke on the Northern side of the question,
and Melville on the Southern. The Committee
rose, and the House adjourned.
TUESDAY, March 8 1880
The House in Committee of the Whole. having
under consideration the California question, Mr..
Hall Of Missouri made a strong argument in favor
Of the admission of the Territory MIR Cabell of
Florida then obtained the floor, and spoke on the
party aspects Of the Slavery Question.