The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-06-17
CONGRESS.

CNDNGRESS.
SENATE, Friday. Mr. Yuee submitted an order
that when the Senate adjourned on Monday it viii be
until Thursday, with view to take up the carpet,
which after some debate was laid over
Mr. Clay hoped that no adjournment would take
place till the compromise bill was disposed Of. He
needed rest much any eber of the body, but he
would sit here days and nights get through with the
BILL 4tie thought that the of to-day to-
morrow all the amendments could be disposed of, and
the bill be gotinto shape Monday next, to put it
upon ms engrossment After the bill had been decided
he would be as ready any to take 1t was
ominous, that all these motions for adjournment
from the minority of the Senate, who were opposed to
MIR Hale could not understand how it was that the
Senator from Kentucky could assume that the majority
of the Senate n favor of the Bill when Southern
gentlemen by whose votes alone the measure bare
saved from being laid the table, had declared that
it was only dragging out sickly existence until they
should be prepares to kill il Fps
The motion was rejected-yeas II, nays IS.
The Omnibus bill was again taken up, the question
being Mr. Clemenss motion to designate million of
dollars the be paid Texas for the surrender of
her claim to the disputed territory which rejected
yeas 5, nays 80. The question required striking
the entire section relating to the boundaries of Tex
as.
Mr. King addressed the Senate against the amend-
ment expressing himself Of the opinion, that the title
Of Texas to the whole Of the country east Of the Rio
Grande, from its mouth to its source, was good. rs
/ Mr. Butler said he would vote for the amendment
His views had changed in relation the title of Tex
He believed her title be good all the territory
claimed by her, and that it much better to let her
absorb all New Mexico than to leave that country in
such condition as would result in making free soil of
that which, in the hands OF Texas, would continue
slave soil.
Mr. Rusk indicated the title Of Texas up to the Rio
Grande. Nat1
Mr.. Hale was in favor Of striking out the section
/ Al
ing to Texas the large of money which shall OPP
bias control the action of Congress upon the
entire measure. 8sts4
Mr.. Foote called upon Mr.. Hale, if he knew of any
attempts to bride Congress or any member to make
known and thus become the beneacto Of the country
In the Of additional remarks he alluded to
the Wmot Proyiso as being dishonest in principle
as the act Of the highway robber.
Mr.. Hale said that he had been reading from Mr..
Jefferson, and he supposed that the comparison of the
principle laid down by that distinguished man. whit the
act of the highway robber was to be applied to Jefer
son himself As to the question whether he knew Of
any bribery, he had only to say he had not ntimated
that anything of the kind had been attempted but did
not the Senator know if any one had disposition to
resorto bribery, he would have gone naturally the old
members OF the Senate great laughter, and MOTTO the
4 humble prescribed Senator from New Hampshire2 He
did not design the least imputaton any member Of
the Senate-having simply alluded to the ralty of hui
man nature; and in view of that suggestion, what
might be the influence of offering to Texas ten
millions of dollars. ...
After considerable debate between Messrs Berrien
Dayton, Webster, and Davis, of Mass, to aleg
ed analogy between the present question and that othe
Northeast boundary, agrFlsftf t'
The amendment rejected-veas "a, nays 27---as
follows: Yeas--Baldwin, Benton, Butler, Chase,
Clark Corwin, Davis of Mass, Davis of Miss, Day
ton, Dodge of Wis, Green, Hale, Hamfn, Hunter,
Mason, Miller, Seward, Smith, Soule Spruance, Tur-
I ney, Upham, Wales, Yulee.
e Nays-Atchison, Badger, Bell, Berrien, Bright,
Cass, Clay, Cooper, Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge Of
, Iowa, Downs, Foote, Houston, Jones, King, Norris,
/ -, Pearce, Pratt, Rusk, Shields, Sturgeon, I'm
: derwood, Walker Webster, Whitcomb. 81
e The Senate then adjourned. ,ass sa f
!, HOUSE. Mr. Daniel moved that the House go into
committee on the private calendar. Refused, yeas &c.
1t nays l0l.
d Mr. Bayley wished to report an appropriation bill
. necessary to keep the government in notion
The Speaker said it was not now in order
u The question on going into Committee on the Cali
is orna Bill decided in the negative, yeas ST. nays 122
n Reports were then made from the Standing Commit
y Mr.. Bayey, from the Committee of Ways and Mean;
1t reported bills making appropriations for the current
penses OF the government. On his motion the House
went into Committee Of the Whole, with the view o
, considering the Judiciary bill.
:. The Chairman decided the California bill in order
S Mr.. Bayey moved to lay it aside.
N Points of order raised to the order of bust
ness, and finally the California bill laid aside,
the Committee proceeded the consideration of the
bill making appropriations to supply the deficiency
e appropriations for the Judiciary. ,-NtA
Mr.. Bayley denied that the appropriation bills hat
been delayed for factious purposes, and urged the pas
e sage of the bill before the committee The debate
i involved the question whether the Committee Of Ways
and Means have unnecessarily DELAYED reporting the
general Appropriation bills. Mr.. Schenck strongly
contended they had.
IS The Committee rose, when the bill was passed the
House, by yeas as, nays 81.
: The House adjourned tilto morrow. . f&.
ATTEMPT AT BANK ROBBERY. BosToN, Satur
June Is. daring attempt was made last night to roll
e the Mattapan Bank, Dorchester The robbers fired
/ pistol at the Bank watchman, and the ball passed