The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-09
House OF Representatives.


BY BANS ELEcrRo-cHKMIcAL TELEGRAPH.
wAsHrsorox, August 9, 1850.
Mr.. McGAucHEy, in consequence Of Ill health, was
excused from serving the Committee Of Elsetionse
and the vacancy was ordered to be filed.
GRANT LANDS FOR THE INSANE.
Mr. BrssrLL, (dem) Gill; from the select committee
the memorial Of Miss Dix, made a report, aeeompa-
public land for the benefit Of the INDECENT insane
the several States to be apportonsd according to the
ratio Of representation under the next census. No
action was taken upon the subject
THE CALIFORNIA LAID ASIDE.
The morning hour having expired, the House went
into Committee OF the Whole the State of the
Union.
mia subject was laid aside lie then owed to take ut
the Civil and Diplomatic bill.
THE OREGON LAND srrL PASSED.
Mr.. THrRsroS, delegate from Oregon moved that the
House take up the Oregon land bill lie remarked.
that be had received intelligence from Governor Lane
who had lett his post aud that Governor Gaines had
not been heard The territory was In perfectly,
distracted state, and he hoped something wsula be
done for II. This motion prevailed.
Amendments made to the BILL when the com
mittee rose the amendments conearred in and ths
This bill creates the Office Of urvcyor General ofthy
Public Lands Ia Oregon and provides for the survey
and the making donation TO settlers OF the rad pub
lie lands
rnE CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC APPROXIMATION BILL.
The House again went into Committee of the Whole
and took up the Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation
The cLrnK consumed f.rty minutes in reading the
bill
Mr.. Bnows, (deml of Mississippi remarked that
when the late message of the President was read AZ
struck him as being the most extraordinary that
emanattd from an American President, and havins>
since read IL carefully, his opinion had undergone nc
changes the contrary was greatly strengthened.
IL was the rst time In the history OF the
that the chief magistrate has deliberately set himself
down to force sovereign State into base surrender
OF her rights. IL the first time chief
undertook 20 settle u grave question Of dispute
between member Of the confedsraey and the fedora
government, aud unless she submits to his decision
n brou yht tn baap nm h.yt r
make her submit. he knew that the friends Of the
message say no menace or threat Intended by the
message Of the President IL no intended
and no threat was implied why the martial forces os
the United states mentioned, and Why did say that
lits OF the cenederacy Why were the duties Of the
President enumsratsdi Itwss not for the enlghten-
Icing told ofthsm. II was an attempt to brow bes;.
and compel Texas TO submission. He tMr Brown) had
gallant but he would rvmark that IL she strikes
In defence OF her rights. she will not strike alone
MI MOSS, td.m) ola asked II Texas had not al
ready to arms against the United States
MI Bsows replied u his friend woulf be quiet, he
voulS come TO that and. show how far she had beer
provoked to that course. The President has assumed
10 himself the right Of settling the boundary IL was
his duty to have held the country but not for either
party exercise jurisdistion lie kne~ that this pre-.
teree was set Ii true in reference to Mr.
Polk but not true In relation 10 the deceased nor the
present President who says he approved Of the pro
ceedings Of Colonel Monroe. Was Il not worth hin.
while to look into the joint resolutions Of Texas
treaty prior to that Of Gusd.loupe Hidalgos Mr.. B.
and In conclusion Of bis brief speech, repeat--
ed what he had heretofore said, that sccumulat-
ed wrongs with no guarantee that there will be ar.
end OF these things will produce the melancholy event
OF dissolution OF the Union sooner later He die
not say that will be brought about this the next
year, but these continual sggressions are weakening
the cords which bind together. IL the South can
get the rights she enjoyed down TO 1912 she will
to complain Give her the political rights as the
North enjoys and che will assist In upholding the
Union, the constitution and the national nax deny
them, and the South Will declare against thu Union
the constitution and the far.
Mr. srsrgkss (whig) Of Georgia, obtained the hoor,
when the committee rose and the House adjourned.