Washington telegraph., 1850-07-10
,ScREssiONAL SUMMARY.
WAsIIINGroN, June IA.

tas'n ,nbus bill was taken up.
the u ,Stion being taken on Mr. Clements mo-
Inc ,,,tinp s., 900, 900 as the sum to be paid
too C,r the surrender OF her claims to the dlspu-
territory, it was lost-yeas 8, nays ~
tea " onasljou then required as to casting out
lH section relative to the boundaries of
Texas. 1 Lii; o;,,;,, that Tx,s u,,s
"a n the whole country east OF the RIO
emu from its mouth to its soarce-that fact
1'iI ZEN made good by Congress when Texas
wa, aI p tier said he would vote for the amead-
", his views having changed in relation to the
"e" Texas. He believed her title good TO all
,errtory claimed by her.
rh. ouestion was further debated by Rusk,
roote. Hale and Berrlen- =,
A. R,uton advocated the amendment. He
Az ,raios, combining measures Tor paying large
w.. n Texas with other measures. lie was IN
sum "or that it should be paid Tor any claim she may
's. TO the disputed territory, and he had intro
,osd a bill to that effect. With these views, he
,,nrld vote against the amendment
Tne question was then put aud the amendment
,eiscted-yeas "a, nays 81.
Senate adjourned
HousE.-The reports of the standing commit
tees were received ~ .
ucCIeruand reported bill umendatlve of the
~, 70 he carried into etfect-the treaty between
IN. u. s. and the Ottoman Porte, which was ap-
nroved in August, 1916. The bill passed.
rhe same committee reported bill giving
iodemnity TO the French spoatlons, prior to lS0U
-reterred to committee Oh the state Of the Union.
MIR. Baiiey, from committee ways and
means, reported bill to defray government ex-
oenses aud one to supply deficiencies in the APP
proprIaons for the jud cial expenses ef the govern
ment lor the year ending June 80, 1850.
House went into committee of the whole on the
state OF the Union, aud took up the last bill reported
BY the committee of ways and means. The bill
calls for appropriations Of $5O,OOO, and alter
several Intellectual attempts to amend it, 1t was
passed.
House adjourned till to -morrow.
June Is
SENATE.-A resolulien was adopted to adjourn
the senate next Thursday entl the succeeding
Monday.
Mr. Hale moved to amend the 18th section, so
as to provide that the constitutional right to hold
slaves IN the new territory may be brought before
the Supreme Court by appeal
Mr.. Soulc moved d amendment, providing that
Utan and New Mexico shall be- ready TO come Ia
as Slates-that they come in as tree or slave
States, as their people may, IN their constitution,
designate Pending this, The Senate adjourned.
HuUsE-Went INTO committee OF the whole,
and adjourned
June IL.
SENATE-The omnibus bill taken up--the
question being on Mr.. Dckinsons amendment TO
the proposition submitted by MIR. ulee, providing
Utah and New Mexico shall, when prepared to
be admitted as States, either with or without
slavery, as their people may elect IN fernlng the
State constitution.
Mr.. Clay, by Authority of Mr.. Dickinson, with
drew the amendment.
After few words from Mr.. Butler, Mr.. Web
ster addressed the Senate
Mr.. Norris obtained the floor, and said he would
vote for The amendment, although Ae had thought
ii unnecessary.
Alter some further remarks, Mr.. BaIdwns
amendment jected--yeas II; nays 80.
Mr.. Soules amendment was next taken up,
and rel -cted--yeas IL: aays 35.
The further consideration OF the SUBJECT was
,hrn postponed All 10 morrow. Senate adjourned.
iiuUsE.-Alr Bailey asked leave to Introduce
resolution making the special order of the day for
Monday next, until they are disposed Of the bits
for the payment OF revolutionary and other pen
siJus, expenses of the military academy, Indian
department, service of post office department, ex
penses OF the army and navy, and for iortlcatlons
for the year ending Both June, 1851.
By vote of l44 TO 81, The rules were suspended
aud resolution passed
Mr. Burt oH:red the following, which
adopted:
.Reso!rsd, That the President be requested to
To the House, if not Incompatible
with the public interests, the nember OF men, ves
srls and gunsin each year emPleyed IN the squad
ron for the suppression of the Atrcan slave trade,
according to the treaty OF Washington annuai
expr ndltures and costs OF the squadron. Also the
Humber OF slave ships captured and slaves releas-
ed, and the number OF officers and men who
a 1ipu lv in hat
On motion of Mr.. Bailey
"Res3loed, That the President BE- requested to
communicate TO the House the amount of money
collected from in California from the peri
Cd of conclusion of the war with Mexico until
the collector employed under the act of March Sd
entered the duties OF his office what disposition
has been made of monr} thus collected, and
whether, if any, has been expended-fer what
purpose, and under what authority the collections
were made and under what law disposed Of"
Mr. McClelland offered resolution, under the
susprr sion of rules, instructing the committee OH
public lands to report bill granting to each State
in which there is may hereafter be public insti
,utions of deaf, dumb, blind, insane, d township
of land for the of such Institutions Ii there
be public lands in any one or more Of the
States, land shall be supplied elsewhere.
Intellectual efforts were made 10 lay the resoiu-
ton Oh the table-it was then adopted.
Mr.. SweetZer offered d resolution, which was
adopted, under the suspension OF the rules, almost
unanimously, to the effect that special commit
tee be appointed with power to examine ant; as
certain whether the Secretary of the Treasury
has not used and appropriated large amount Of
money to the surplus fund without authority of
law, aud that they have power TO send for persons
and papers. He said he had every reason to be-
lleve the report was true.
The question was taken on Mr. Wentworth's
motion to suspend the rules to introduce instruc-
tIons--yeas III; nays II.
The House then adjourned till to morrow.
June I9.
SENATE-The Presidents Cuba message, Of
the 3d. was taken up and ordered to be printed
After The consideration Of sundry private bills
the California question was called up, the queS-
ton being Mr.. Hale's amendment 10 jeff Davis
amendment, offered yesterday; it was rejected
Yeas Is. nays 80
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