Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-09-06
Congress.

The House took up the civil ana ulpioMauc ap-
prouration bill in Committee of the whole and after
the rejection of several proposed amendments, and
the adoption of others, the bill was finally passed by
a vote Of 131 yeas, to 81 nays.
Wednesday, Aug. 18th. In the Senate Mr. Clay
called up the bill suppress the slave trade in the
District Of Columbia, which was made the order of
the day for Monday next.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
rive extract this days House proceedings from
the Baltimore Sun, as follows
Mr.. Stanly, from the select committee appointed
to inquire what persons holding Office under the late
administration had contributed money to defeat the
election of Gen Taylor had acted as correspon-
dents of newspapers, &C., reported that the commit
tee had summoned Thomas Richie before them, and
having put the questions named in the resolution to
him, that the said Richie declined to answer.
They also summoned J. P. Sengstack, who on
being asked who contributed money to defeat Gen'l
Taylor's election, declined to answer unless he
permitted to state what officers had contributed to
the fund to promote the election of Gen Taylor.
The Committee then adopted resolution referring
the matter to the House for its advice and order
thereon.
Mr. Hubbard said he considered the whole matter
trivial affair, and said Mr. Richie light in
fusing to answer. He moved to lay the subject on
the table.
Mr.. Stanly demanded the yeas and nays, and the
motion was lost yeas IS, nays 108. H'
Mr.. Meade submitted the following resolution:
Resoud That the liberty of the press and the freedom of
required by the any branch thereof to
surrender the of their correspondents for pot
Mr. Evans, of Md, insisted upon the right of Con-
gress to compel the editor of the Union to testify,
and severely denounced the of that paper to-
wards himself.
Mr. Stanly then offered resolution that the Speak
er issue writ to bring Thomas Richie before the
House for contempt of its authority.
Mr.. Strong then obtained the floor and moved to
proceed to the business the Speakers table, which
motion prevailed.
| The Speaker laid before the House the bill from
the Senate to establish territorial government for
Utah, which was read first and second time by its
title, and referred to the Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. Sweetzer moved to go into Committee of the
Whole, but the House refused-yeas 81, nays 140.
The bill from the Senate, entitled 70 An act propo-
sing to the State of Texas the establishment of her
northern and western boundaries, the REIMBURSEMENT
by the said State of all territory claimed by her
terror to said boundary, and of all her claims upon
the United States was taken up and read first time
I by its title with view to its reference.
/ Mr.. lnge demanded that the bill shall be submit
ted to the test of the 10th rule. The rule read
as follows:
opposition be made to it, the question shall Shall this
bill be rejected If opposition be made if the question
to reject be negatvd the bill goes its second reading
without question:
The Speaker said the question would be on the
| rejection of the bill
MIR. Hiarl (the Speaker having decided that the
bill was debatable at this STACEY spoke in favor of
the claim of Texas to all the territory she claimed
East of the Rio Grande, that the ancient maps of N
/ Mexico showed that the State of New Mexico at
least not entitled to the territory claimed by her
He was in favor, as matter of compromise of Civ
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1 MIR. McClernand moved the previous question
which was seconded. After some conversational de-
/ La&s hoS he
motion failed,
! The main question was ordered.
i The question was then taken, shall the bill be re-
ected and it was determined in the negative. Nays
I 168, follows:
Campbell, CLARK, Cocock, Cole Doty Durkee Feaherston
Giddings, Hammond, Sampson W. Harris, Hebard Howe
ett schoolcrat Seldom paldng Wallace, Wilmot Wood
Nays-Mossr Albertson, Alexander Allen, Aston, An
derson, Ashe Ashmun Bay Bayly Beallo Bingham Bisse
fsSR
Ter, E. C. Cabe, George A Caldwell Joseph P Caldwell
Corwn, Crowell, Deberry Dimmick Disney Dixon Duer
Duncan EdmundsGn Eliot Ae1 Evans Nathan Evans ans
n %'ns oneen' ett Could Green nne Halo
way Hamilton Hampton Harason Harlan lsham g. Ha5
Houston, Howard, Joseph W; Jackson, VIM + Jackson
Johnson James Johnson Jones' H hauf@ Ss 1ssF
ler Lttlefefd Horace Mann, Job Mann Marshall Mason
McClernand, Mcdonald Mcdowell, McSaugney MEMS G:r
Meacham Nillison, Moore Morehead Norris Morse Nor
ton Nelson, Newell Oge Ods, OTIS Outlaw, Owen Par
man REYNOLDS Richardson, Robbins, Robinson, Rockwell
Rose Ross Rumscy Savage, Sawtelle Schenck SchermeT
Stanton Richard H. Stanton stetson, Strong sweetzer
Taylor, Thomas Jacob Thompson, James thompson JONI
B. Thompson Thurman Toombs Tuck, H1d tEn war al
born, Wentworth, White, Whttlesey, Wdrick' Williams
D Wilson, Wood, Young-l66
The bill was then read second time.
E Mr. Boyd proposed an amendment to the bill, by
adding the bill of the Senate to establish territorial
t governments for New Mexico and Utah, emitting
those parts of each making appropriation for th'
e public buildings and library in said territories.
: TBy striking out those parts OF the Senate bill to-
establishing territorial governments for Utah and
Mexico it does away with the necessity, under TIT
rule of considering those bills in the committee
the whole on the state of the Unon-and the proba
bility of their defeat by long debate
The amendment having been read,
u Mr. Meade raised question of Order-that the a
mendment was not german to the bill, and becaus
It was in effect contained in the Senate bill pen
ding.
J The Chair overruled the point of order.
y Mr. Schenck appealed from the decision of tn
l. Chair He said he ready to vote on all thos
bills separately, according to their merits.
q The Speaker said the question will be-shall tn
decision of the Chair stand the judgment of tn
Ill House!
Mr. Schenck demanded the yeas and nays; thes
were ordered and taken, and the decision was athrm
ed-yeas l23, nays 83.
THE slavery question is left by the amendment
be settled by the people of the territories when the
proceed to organize State governments.
The amendments having been read,
Mr. BOYD claimed the floor to address the House
4 Mr. Richardson desired him to yield it to him
enable him to present amendment to the BILL prt
no cd Of tho