Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-04-13
THE COMPROMISE COMMITTEE.


In the Senate Of the United States, Thursday, on Mr.
FooTE's motion, the compromise resolutions submitted
by Mr.. BELL taken up, after the expiration Of the
morning hour.
The motion pending one by Mr.. FooTE, to refer
these resolutions select committee of thirteen Sena
tors, with instructions to the committee to consider all
the questions growing out OF the subject OF slavery, and
to report by bill or otherwise plan OF adjustment
and compromise of all the questions growing of the
suoIect-Io which motion there was an amendment
pending, submitted by Mr.. BALDWIN, providing that
the committee shall take into consideration any
thing relating to California
After animated debate Ia brief sketch of which we
published yesterday. Mr. DOUGLAS moved to lay the
whole subject the table. On this motion, the yeas
and nays called for by Mr.. TURNEY. Mr.. FoorE
asked Senators to recoect that the the motion
to lay upon the table would be considered test OF the
sense of the Senate on this question. The vote was
then taken, with the following result:
YEAs-Messrs. Baldwin, Benton Bradbury, Chase,
Clarke, Corwn, Davis of Mass, Dayton, Dodge Of
Iowa, Dodge OF Wisconsin,, Douglas, Felch, Greene,
Hale Hamin, Joues, Miller, Norris Phelps, Seward,
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NAys17,Messrss; Atchison, Badger, Bell, Borland,
Dickinson, Downs, Foote Hunter, King, Mangum, Ma.
son, Morton, Pearce, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian SouIe
Turney, Underwood Webster. Whitcomb and Yu-
lee-26.
Mr.. FoorE Consent being given) then withdrew his
proposed instructions to the committee, and modified
his motion so as to make it motion to refer the
lutlons OF Mr. Bell and the resolutions OF Mr.. Clay
a select committee OF thirteen Senators.
Mr.. BENTON moved to instruct the committee by add
ing to the motion Provided that nothing in this refer
ence shall be construed authorizing the said commit
tee to take into consideration anything relating Cali
tornia.
And on this motion, the yeas and nays being taken
resulted in the negative, follows Yeas &C. nays 2S-
the agreeing precisely with that on the motion to
lay upon the table.
Mr.. BENToNthen moved to add to the motion as fol-
lows:
Provided that nothing in this reference shall be con-
srued authorizing said committee to take into consi-
deraton anything relating to either OF the four follow
ing points:
|. The abolition of slavery in the States,
= The suppression of the slave trade between the
States.
g. The abolition of slavery in the dock yards, forts
and arsenals.
4. The abolition of slavery in the District of Counl-
bia.
Nor shall said committee be authorised to consider
any question relating to the domestic slavery in the U.
States.
Mr.. HALE moved the reference of the whole subject
10 the Committee on Territories
Mr.. BENTON thereupon withdrew his amendment and
the Senate came to direct vote upon the motion Of
Mr. HALE, which decided in the negative, as fol-
lows:
YEAs-Messrs Baldwin, Benton, Bradbury Chase
Clarke, Corwin Davis OF Massachusetts Dayton, Dodge
OF Iowa, Dodge of w isconsn, Eelch, Greene, Hale
Hamln Jones' Miller Norris, Phelps, Seward, Shields
Smith. uphmam na. and Walker nm p-,
NAYS--MessIs. Atchison Badger, Bell, Borland,
Bright, Butler, Cass Clay Clemens Davis of MISSISSIPPI
pi Dickinson, Douglas, Downs, Fooe, Hunter King,
Mangum, Mason, Morton, Pearce Pratt Rusk Sebas-
tian, Soule, Spruance, Tuney, Underwood, Wales,
Webster, Whitcomb, and Yulee-3l.