The North-Carolina standard., 1850-01-23
THIRTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
SENATE.

MONDAY. January IA. 1850.
Mr.. Pearce presented the credentials of the Hon.
Thomas G.. Pratt, elected by the Legislature Of
MARYLAND to il the vacancy created by the resgna-
ion of the Hon Reverdy Johnson.
The unfinished business, being the motion to print
he resolutions of the State Of Vermont on the sub
ect of slavery, being next in order,
Mr.. Douglas moved to postpone it for one hour;
which motion prevailed.
Mr.. Douglas submitted the following, which lies
,ver:
Resolved, That the COMMITTEES on the District of
Columbia be instructed to inquire into the expedien-
" of retroceding the State of Maryland all that
portion of said District which is not embraced in the
corporate limits of the city of Washington; and. al
SO, into the expediency Of amending the charter OF
the said city Of Washington as to authorize the cor
poraton thereof exercise the powers OF Legislation
tories of the United States under their respective Or
ganic laws.
Mr.. Houston offered the following resolution, which
lies over:
Whereas, The Congress of the United States, pos
sessing only delegated authority, have no power
the United Sntes either prohibit interfere with
it in the States Territories district where, by mum
cipal law it now exists to establish it in any State
or Territory where it does not exist but assu-
rance and guarantee to promote harmony, quiet ap-
prehension, and sectional prejudices, which,
votion the Union in any part of the country, 1t IS
hereby
Resolued, That as people in the Territories have
the same inherent rights of selfgovernment as the
people in the States; that it, in the exercise of such
inherent right, the people in the newly acquired Ter
ritories by the annexation of Texas and the acquis-
ton of California and New Mexico, south of the
parallel of So degrees and 30 minutes of north latitude
extending to the Pacific ocean, shall establish negro
slavery OF prohibit it, that such establishment or pro-
hibition of negoe slavery, in the formation OF their
State governments. shall be deemed no objection 10
their admission as State States into the Union. in
accordance with the Constitution Of the United States
On motion of Mr.. Pearce the Senate then took up
the Resolution reported by the Committee OF Finance
with amendments, suspending so much of the act OF
Sd March, 1876, as limits the expense OF collecting
the revenue from customs to 81 900.
A debate of some length took place. in which
Messrs. Pearce, Dickinson, Davis of Mississippi,
Calhoun and others united; and the Resolution was
finally amended, Mr.. Dickinson's motion, by the
addition of provso limiting the expenses to such
sum per annum as was expended for the said purpose
during the fiscal year ending 3Oth June. l848.
On motion of Mr.. Douglas the Resolution hereto
fore offered by Mr.. Clemens, calling the President
for certain information in relation to California, pub
1lshed in our last, was taken up.
Mr.. Dawson submitted that a resolution in nearly
and had been answered. He thought the passage OF
this unnecessary.
Mr. Clemens said he would not press his resolution.
The ono adopted in the other House was not in the
same words, but perhaps the answer to it would COW
er all he desired to know He would wal: to the
answer, and, if it was full, would not ask that his
resolution be considered.
Mr.. King moved, and the Senate proceeded to the
consideration of Executive business and then
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House of Representatives was engaged, during
l. %kA
Nothing Of importance to our readers transpired.
SENATE.
TUESDAY, January Is.
Various memorials and petitions of private nature
were introduced, and among them number, as o
yesterday. asking indemnity for French spoiations
MIR. Badger, in pursuance Of notice. asked and OBJ.
tained leave introduce bill to authorize notares
public to take and certify oaths and armations and
acknowledgements in certain cases which was read
and referred to the Judiciary Committee.
The Vermont resolutions were taken up and pass.
ed over informally until tomorrow.
Messrs. Smith, Mangum, Bradbury, Hunter, and
Sturgeon were elected Committee on the subject o
French spoliations.
The Resolution, offered some days since by Mr.
Fooe, in relation to the importance of establishing
Territorial Governments for California, Deseret, and
New Mexico, was postponed, on motion of that gen
tleman, to Monday next. Mr.. Foote intimated iha
Gen. Cass would address the Senate on the subject
on that day.
After some other business of an unimportant char
acter the Senate proceeded to consider the following
Resolution offered by Mr.. Bradbury on the oath ult
Resoluea That the President be requested to caus.
to be laid before the Senate all the charges which
have been preferred filed in any of the departments
against individuals who have been removed from of
fee since the 4th day of March last, with speci6ca
ton of the cases, if any, in which the officers charg
ed have had an opportunity to be heard and state
of fho her. nf ma do
partment
Mr.. Mangum regarded this Resolution as an attacl
upon the Presidents rights and duties, and moved
as test vote, to lay it on the table. The vote OF
this motion was taken as follows:
YrAs.-Messrs. Badger, Baldwin, Bell, Berrien
Clarke, Clemens, Cooper, Corwin, Davis of Massa
chusetts, Dawson, Dayton, Greene, Mangum, Miller
Morton, Phelps, Seward, Smith, Spruance, Under
wood, Upham, Wales, and Webster-23.
NAYs.-Messrs. Atchison, Borland, Bradbury
inson, Dodge Of Iowa, Dodge of Wisconsin, Douglas
Downs, Felch, Hamlin, Houston, Hunter, Jones
King, Mason, Norris, Rusk, Sebastian, Shields
Soule. Sturgeon, Turney, Walker, Whitcomb, ant
Yulee-29.
So the Resolution was not laid upon the table
Mr. Bradbury then addressed the Senate at length il
Mr. Douglas submitted the following resolution
which lies over. under the rule:
Resolved, That the President of the United State
be requested to communicate to the Senate copy o
the instructions given to the agent of the Unite
States, who was employed to visit Hungary durin
the recent between that country and Austria, an
of the correspondence, by and with such agent so ia
as the publication of the same may be consistent wit
the public interest.
MI. Douglas also submitted the following, whic
lies oter under the rules:
Resolved, That the President of the United State
be requested be laid before the Senate
open session, his opinion, consistent with the put
lie interest; otherwise in executive session-copie
of all instructions and communications of the la,
Secretary of State to late charge d'aares at Gu,