The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-04
TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.
STATE OF AFFAIRS At the CAPITAL. !
Prosress Of the House ON the
Boundary Bill,
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CalRTY-FIRsT CONC II Ess.
FIRST SESSION.
BY MoRsK's MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

BY MoRsK's MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
wAsHrsoros, Monday Sept. 2, 1850.
The Indian Appropriation bill was received from
the House, and referred
After the consideration Of the morning business
and speech from Mr.. Downs, upon . bill which he
introduced the purpose of securing measure for
the protection New Orleans and other places from
overflow,
The Bounty Land bill was again taken up. The bill
was debated amended In several partic ulars an
then laid until tomorrow.
The Senate then resumed the confederation of Ex-
ecutve business and continued the remainder Of
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
wAsHIsGroS, September 8, 1880.
rosr
Mr. DicxINsox gave notice that he would report the
Post Route bill morrow and ask its early considers
LAND onAy1s AND SURVEY oRsHIr CALIFORNIA
The bill to create the once Of Surveyor General of
the public lands in California and to grant donations
to actual settlers thereon taken up and the vsri
GUS amendments reported by the Committee Public
Lands, were disposed Of.
Mr. DAVIS of Mass, moved amendment giving the
President the United States power to exclude from
the lands granted settlers such territory he
may think expedient to for the military and
MI DouoLAs showed that this amendment would
proved land in Astoria has been seized and sppropr
ated, without compensation, tor the use of United
Mr. DAVIS contended that the settlers had no right
to the land, and that the Government in giving away
the lands had perfect right to what IL chose
The debate continued until o'clock when the
bill laid until tomorrow.
ABOLITION oF THE SLAVE TRADE IN THE DISTRICT OF
srr
On motion CT Mr.. CLAY, the bill to abolish the slave
trade in the District OF Columbia was taken up 80,
Mr. Clay briefly Explained and advocated the bill.
Its object to abolish the foreign slave trade In the
district, the bringing OF slaves and placing them In
but for sale and shipment to Southern States. The
bill did not propose co interfere in the least degree
with the sale slaves by nhabtant OF the district
to another nor to prevent such nhab going out
of the district TO purchase slaves for his own use,
in the district 1t was, sim pie reviss of tbs
law of Maryland upon this subject that Law existed
at the time OF the cesson of portion OF her territory
for the seat of government IL was simply TO exclude
traffic in the district which had connections what
ever with that district, it's only effect was 20 bring
IRON II the odum which attaches TO that trade which
has teen cende ned and denounced so often aud so
justly. After verbal amendments, proposed BY
Mr.. Clay, had been adopted,
entire subject under the control aud discretion OF the
corporate authorities of the district.
Mr. HUNTER opposed the bill Is the beginning OF q
series of Of aggression upon the soush and
unconstitutional He referred 70 the celebrated case
Of Groves Slaughter. obse rving that Mr. Clay
there counsel argued with much ability and force,
that Congress under the power to regslate commerce
tending that IL his argument was then good
1t established the unconstitutionality OF this
same case by Mr. webster till the Supreme Court
ruled sgsinst these gentlemen. But he eonte nd
ed that they did net override upoa the points
presented by them, upon which be (aunter)
lied, In his opposition TO this bill He feared that
this measure but enteriRg wedge TO tue aboli
ton Of the savsry trade States II would
encourages species Of sentimental legislation which
would result Ia disastrous consequences. lie I'd the
kindest feelings towards the black race aud would do
whatever be could TO promote their comfort consistent
with what he owed TO his own rase.
Mr.. ptkRoE moved amsndment 20 the amend
giving this authc rites Of the district power to
enforce the authority conferred on them BY the bull
Mr. Gay briefly replied TO Mr.. Hunter This was
the last OF series Of reported by the Com
mee CT Thirteen IL did not look At All 20 tue sbo-
tion OF slavery In the district at which Mr. Hunter
had iutimated The con mitee had no such dssign,
and his opinion that its effect would b. quite
the contrary lie contenaed that the Ssnstor bad no
right to elite the arguments made in the of Groves
Slaughter The question was not what dd the
the decide should be the constitutional Law that
decision was against the position assumed by the sens
remarks in support Of the bill as constitutional and
appropriate measure and expressed hts sincere desire
Mr. Foorg accepted Mr. Pearce's amendment,
Mr Dowas hoped that the Senate would not waste It's
time 10 ditcusrion ofsmendment TO this bill but would
dispose Of ~ NJ and to tbs other Import
ant business Of the country He did not consider this
measure pressing important, and moved that II be
nostponsd until tuesday next.
MI Cav thoug ht time would be saved by acting on
this b now, snd ssked the yeas and nays this mo-
Mr. Toers advocated i'm m ediate action A portion Of
his amendment was designed TO afford proper means
for the punishment Of acts tnch ss those recently
perpetratsd by Chaplin
The motion 10 postpone was rejected-yess y, nays
q. .
Mr. Pr.so, moved to amend the original bill, by the
addition OF provisions imposing severe pensties Tor
inducing aiding aud sbettipg the escape OF slaves or
thsrboripg runsways.
Dir. Cav said the provisions OF the amendment
would be very proper In themselves, and ne would
heartily support them presented ass separate mea-
but he hoped that In this act having for its sin
gle object the abolition OF the slave trade. the Senate
would this late period Of the session sttem
to embrace a code Of black laws.
Mr. PsApcr opposed the bill, contending that the
slave trade does exist I'm the District BY Law.
Ansr further de bate. the question was taken upon
Mr. Pearce's amendment which was adopted By yeas
20, nays rs.
Mr. Fsorr then withdrew his amendment, and the
tSenste adjourned