Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-06-28
Thsrty-fTi>.zt conx1e=s--sTirse Session.
WEpyRsp.r, June I9.-sxNsrE-


rhsrty-sir~t co"x.e~~--srirst Session.
wEpxEspAr June 19.-sxxsTr-
After the passage of several private bills the COM
promise bill was taken up AIr- Davis amendment
repeating the laws Of Mexico which IN the terrific
ries mi gh interfere with the constitutional rights OF
citizens going there, together with the amendment
offered BY Nj Hale was voted down IS to %. Sew
eral amendments were offered and rejected.
Mr.. Underwood submitted amendment grant
ing to the State Of Texas in case she does accede
to the proposals in this bill the right the L.
States Also that the United States officers be d.
reeted TO sue her in the Supreme Court
A long debate ensued and without taking any
vote the Senate into Executive session, and then
adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. Bavlv. from the committee Of Ways and
Means reported bill making appropriations for the
civil and diplomatic expenses Of the government for
the year ending June So 1880. which was referred
TO the committee Of the whole On the state OF the
Union.
The House resolved itself into committee of the
whole On the Of the Union and proceeded 10 the
consideration OF the bill providing for the soldiers of
the war Of 1872 b and II. with Great Britain,
the Indian wars Of 1911. the Florida war Of 1885,
Sc 81 &c and the war known Gen. Wayne's,
Of 1872 20 1875 that have not heretofore been pro-
vided for.
Debate ensued al the termination IF which, with
out taking the question, the House adjourned,
THURSDAY. JUNE 20.-SENATE.
we..is sneninez- ofered yesterday relative 70 the
Team to113z-T- z::s- brief discussion re ec
r=3-v44s u. -avs p After the rejection u various
ctber aE=adns-rs The Senate adjourned,
E.-sI u REPRESENTATIVES,
The Ezusz EAseai q resolution to close the debate
IN the committee the bounty land bill at o'clock
to-day
On motion q MI Cobb. Of Alabama the House
resolTed ITSELF into a committee Of the whole Mr.
Richardson II the chair and resumed the conside-
IF h. all
diers and others Who were IN service In all the wars
in which the United States has been engaged.
Mr. Harrison spoke In favor Of the bill. He said
that the bin would appropriate about eighty millions
Of acres
Mr. Watkins advocated the passage Of the bill. He
thought that forty millions Of acres would supply
the claims under the bill.
Mr. Cobb, Of Ala, advocated the bill in one hours
speech.
Amendments were submitted BY various members,
some Of which were discussed at length. when the
committee rose and the House adjourned.
FRIDAY. June 21.-SENATE.
The Senate did not sit to-day.
HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House went into committee Of the whole on
the state Of the Union. the bill to give bounty
lands to the soldiers Of the Of 1872 with Great
Britain, Gen. Wayne's- and various Indian wars who
have not heretofore been provided for.
Amendments made. in such a way as to
create the impression many minds that the bin is
killed.
The committee rose and the House adjourned IN
I'll Monday next
MONDAY. JUNE 24.-SENATE.
Ro5t W. Barnwel1 By appointment of the Cover
nor appeared qualified, and took his Senator
from South Carolina to fill the of Mr.. Gilmore
deceased
The order of the day being called for. the COmpro
mise bill taken up Mr., Soule brought forward
substitute for that part of the bill which provides
for the admission of California, follows:
1st. That when California shall. by her Legisla-
A. III %
North latitude, called the Missouri line. e. her
Southern boundary. and relinquish all claim to the
public domain in her limits, the President of the T.
States shall declare her TO be the States of this
Union and equal footing with the original States
ID That the collected by the United States
from the in the ports Of California be return
ed to the treasury Of the State.
Sd. That the Senators and Representatives elect
from California receive mileage and paw, equal to
that allowed 10 the delegate from the Territory of
Oregon.
4th That the Territory Of Soaih California be
organized with the provisions those prescri-
bed for tab ara that, when the peoFae thereof
shall f7s State constitution, the State RAW be ad
Ent@ea with without slavery, the peoyeae may
provide
Mr. Soale spoke at great length in support Of this
substitute HE devoted mach OF the first portion If
the argaFeent the garrase ef showing that with
oat The Telaeaish znent Ay California before her sd
mission as State, Of the right to make am primary
a4Soers4 Of the SOFA the domain viii yaSs to her
california not party to the condition imposed
aooa her by the h from the committee Of thirteen
and 1t w1a9a not fa1a her after she became State
Vt e Legislature accepted tie condition the next
fAIsAt reverse 1t Is necessary that she must
pass al ordinance before her admission protecting
the rights o4 the United States in the pubic lands.
He showed that the ordinance passed by the Cali
feah4a Convention respecting the lands Telnqulshed
/ eA]y the vacant lands After having appropriated
CLEVER hundred Thousand acres for the Of schools,
the4e voala he few vacant unoccaPied traets of
Hard that woald be good for anything. after 200 900
settlers had seized on them
/ At three O'Clock without concluding Mr.. Soule
yielded the Aeor and the bin postponed till to-
aaoTTow.
After spending some time in Executive session, the
SeAate adjourned.
HoCSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
On motion of Mr., Inge, the rules were suspended
ard The House resolved itself into committee of the
whole MIR, Richardson in the chair and resumed
the consideration of the Bounty Land Bill.
The entire day was occupied on this bill. All the
amendments proposed-of which there were many
were voted down -
The discussion was of great length. The commit
tee rose at o'clock, without having adopted single
amendment, and the House adjourned.