The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-05-20
BY TELEGRAPH.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, May Is.

SENATE,--After the presentation Of va.
rious petitions and the transaction of other
morning business, the bill to promote the
progress Of useful arts was made the spe-
cial order for tomorrow. The bill for the
relief of Gen. Roger Jones was takenup
and passed. The Senate then resumed
the consideration of the bill for the admis.
sion of California, and the establishment Of
territorial governments.
Mr.. Douglass expressed his desire to get
test vote upon the separation of the
measure for the admission of California
from other subjects with that view he
moved to lay the bill under consideration on
the table-whch was negatived--yeas "a,
nays %.
Mr.. Davis, of Miss, moved to amend
the 10Th section of the bill by striking out
the provision in regard to the territorial
legislatures passing laws concerning slave
ry, and substituting provision preventing
said legislatures making any laws inter-
fering with those rights of property which
grow out Of the institution Of slavery.
Mr.. Clay opposed the amendment, stat
ing his reasons, and asking why should
Senators emberrass the pending proposi-
ton, by an attempt to secure n provision
protecting slavery where it could not and
would not 60.
Mr.. Davis said he was contending for
principle-the rights Jf the South.
Mr.. Yulee discounienanced the entire
scheme presented by the committee of
thirteen.
Mr.. Foote said he was gratifed to find
that Mr.. Yuee was the only southern man
who, bya direct vote, had felt himself cul-
led upon to express his entire disapproba-
ton Of the report. He spoke at length in
favor of compromise.
The debnte continued between Foote
and Yulee until o'clock, whenthe Senate
adjourned.
HousE.--Mr. Stanly, from select com.
mittee to inquire what persons who held
Office under the last administration were
correspondents of newspapers, and inter-
fered with elections, asked that the COM
mittee be authorized to employ q clerk, and
have power to send for persons and papers,
which after some debate and the proposal
Of several amendments, was agreed 10.
After some unimportant business, the
House proceeded to the consideration of
business on the Speakers desk, when, after
some Of the members speaking on tariff
and Bulwer's letters, it adjourned.
WAsHNGToN, May II.
SENATE.-Resumed the consideration of
the bill to admit California as State, and the
establishment of territorial governments in
Utah and New Mexico.
MIR. Davis of Miss, modified his amend
ment by substitutinga proviso to section 10,
giving to territorial legislatures the power to
pass laws necessary to promote the right of
citizens of territories in their slave property.
Mr.. Foote resumed and concluded his
speech, which is quite lengthy, with addi-
tional pungent and sarcastic remarks in op-
position to Yulee. In conclusion he express
sed his conviction that the day was not far
distant when the compromise bill would
pass both Houses Of Congress, and be hailed
bya universal shout Of the people.
Mr. Clements desired to say that the bill
would never pass in its present form.
Mr.. Foote replied, he was not opposed
to amendments.
MIR. Clements said that, unfortunately
they could never get any amendments that
were satisfactory, He proceeded to show
that Foote had not been consistent in this
connection.
Mr.. Foote interrupted, and triangular
cross-fre ensued, between Messrs Davis
and Clements, which continued, until A
o'clock, when the Senate went into executive
session, and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE. Various reports Of committees
presented.
Mr.. MLane, from committee on COM
merce, reported bill TO admit certain arti-
cles Of growth and production of Canada,
on condition that like articles Of the u. s.
should be admitted free Of duty into Canada.
Accompanying the report was the corespon-
dence between Mr.. Clayton and Mr.. Bull
wer,
MI. Jones moved to lay The bill on the