New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-30


alter the resolution a. TO provide for an adjourn.
ment be would vote for il.
Mr. WEsTwoRrH would vote for the resolution
If il be amended frat to admit California.
Both these gentlemen we're called TO order
Mr.. JosEs asked Ia the event OF the House tax.
ing recess will members be entitled to milessei
VOIcE-l hope they will.
The SPEAKER called the gentleman 10 order.
The House, Yeas ~, Nays 80. refused to sus
pend the rules that the resolution might be intro
duced.
Mr. VASDYKE introduced a resolution, which
was adopted, 10 pay the expenses attending the
Iowa contested election case, and give Mr. Miller
bis nilesge and per diem from the commencement
Of the session till the day the question was decided
Mr.. WENTWORTH asked leave 10 offer resolu-
ton that Congress ought not to Ok day OF ad
journment until the California question is disposed
Of and the General Appropriation Bills passed.
Objection being made he moved q suspension OF
the Rues but the motion did not prevail Yeas
90; Nays SO.
Mr. RoBIssos asked leave to offer resolution
declaring that the surest way to effect the passage
Of General Appropriation Bills ard the admission
Of California was to fix day OF adjournment
The House refused to suspend the Rue.
Mr. HARRIS of Penn. asked leave to offer res
olu,on to adjourn Congress on the hrss Monday OF
September.
Thesuspension of rules refused: Yeas So, Nays9s.
On motion OF Mr. WHITE the House went into
Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. BArLY moved to lay aside the Califorzis bill
and take up that to pay revolutionary pensions.
The CHAfRMAF decided the motion could be
made.
Mr. PRESTON king appealed from the decision.
The question being tahe the Chair was sustained
The House by Ayes SO, Noes Sc, refused to take
up the Revolutionary Pension bill, and proceeded
to the consideration Of the California question.
Pending the discussion q proposition was read
that the people Of any portion OF the territory when
assembled In Convention by constitutional authority
to form State Constitution, have right 70 adopt
or exclude African Slavery, and the determination
Of this question shall be no obstacle to the admis
sion OF such State into the Union.
This was agreed to IS TO 40.
The amendment TO which the above was an
amendment was read, m aking the Southern bound
ary of California the line of go 3V. Extending
the Missouri Compromise to the Pacific Ocean, and
reviving said Compromise for the future orsaniza
ton Of Territories in same sense and understand
ing as it was adopted In 1920,
Mr. GREEN proposed to modify 1t.
Mr. STEVENS Of Penn. raised question OF order
that Mr.. Green could not now modify. The Char
decided against him. Mr.. Stevens appealed, end u
was found there was no quorum The voting roll
of the members was called, and the Committee
rose.
quorum was now present. The House again
went into Commute Of the Whole.
Mr. GREEN withdrew bis proposed modification.
Mr MASON moved that the Committee rise for
the purpose Of enabling him to offer q resolution for
the appointment of twentyone members to report
by bill or otherwise, as speedily as possible
i1dicious adjustment in accordance with the princ
pies of Justice and the Constitution, on all matters
involving the Slavery question the admission oil
States, and the formation Of Governments tor the
Territories.
The Committee refused TO rise.
Mr. MARSHALL proposed TO amend Mr.. Green's
original anne ndmeDt-vz prohibiting Slavery north
Of 500 30 and permitting it south oil that line until
the people are authorized TO form state Govern
ment. II we are to have the Missouri compromise
line. we wanted no ambiguity. Hence bis amend
ment.
Mr.. ORR moved that the Committee rise. Mega
| tived-l2 to l07.
Mr.. Seldom favored the Missouri line, and de-
sired its meaning TO be placed beyond doubt that
| Slavery is TO be recognized south oil II III Mr:
Cas- had been understood during the Presidential
| campaign 10 mean what he now does by non-lnter-
ventlon he could not have received the vote OF VIZ
giDia-
try can be pacifed 10 by the adoption OF this line
If any other scheme be adopted the seeds OF death
will be planted in this Confederacy.
Mr. SwEETzER said the doctrine OF non lnterVen'
ton AZ understood by the Democratic party at the
North meant that they will not interfere with the
rights Of the South they exist under the Constl
tuition and laws. twas never understood 70 give
4
| tory now Free The amendment was passed from
| one TO another to allow Of remarks.
! Mr. CLEVELAND said we have waited here six
or seven months and believing that people Norm
and South thought it was time the subject should
be acted on he would not withdraw the amendment
The question was taken, and the amendment
originally Marshall's was rejected, 43 to 80.
Mr. Orr moved, bat the Committee would not
rise A.
| Mr. ISeE renewed the amendment altering the
word permitting Slavery South OF the line, 70 pro
! tectne it, He said that all local laws oil ferrlto
ries were annulled by extending the ConstsusioG
over them, ard the South had right 70 demand
protection to their property.
| Mr. WOODWARD said that non-interventlon was
resorted to by the North when the Mexican laws
were thought to be sufficient to prohibit slavery
! The word non-intervention originated WIN tue
South but the North has put spurious construc
| ton on it. Mr. Calhoun meant non Intervention as
to the question OF Slavery under the Consttu'lon
and with regard to the whole Of the Territories
The question was taken on MIR. lSGE "a smen1
ment and again there was no quorum Inc ron
was again called and the Committee rose ands quo
rum in attendance being now reported the house
aean went into Committee and Mr; 'ENASth
moved that the Committee rise which the OonnIs
tee refused. The Committee then again Proceeueu
to vote on the amendment put lCund ~ qao -
The roll was called and majority answered 70
their names The House again went lnso Oon
mittee. o,, and
At5 o'clock another effort was made to vote and
was attended with precisely the same resuI Is 'ne
preceding cn,.ss ,i.s. and
Mr.. DUER moved that the Commtee rl'e ~ H. =,
the motion was agree TO- BE then moved call oil
Messrs. HOLMES, CLISGMAS, IscE and seve err
others with one voice, moved an adjournment" Inc
gue,tion was decided in the negative by 80 70 30.
Mr. THOMPSON of Miss. said az the call would re
sult in no good, he wished to be excused iron
voting.
Mr. CLIsGMAs objected.
The SPEAKER said that where there was mo
,ion for call Of the House pending, no motion ca
intervene except one to adjourn. -.
Mr. CLINGMAS appealed from the decision