Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-08-30
-aInTy-F1R.r ooNcREss-1sr SESSION.
WEDNESDAY. Auo. 20, 1850.

| SENATE.
The bill for the relief of the Alexandria and orange ai
The Civil and Diplomatic Bill and the Post Route Bill
from the House. were referred g.
Mr. CLAY called up the bill suppress the slave rnde II
tho District of Columbia and it was made the order for Mon
day next. ,,.;, - ,te ,oble amendments
MIR. Foote and MI reaicc iuiu VA wy 0' "
to the bill. ,,; soss;on and when iii,
The Senate went INTO EAecui'e 'e''' N ~ "
doors opened
The senate mn dil19't orr REPRESENTATIVE
Mr. Strong chilled up the report o he c"'nnl'eee OF
r,;ns IN he case Of Mr. IiiteI c"ntesting the seat
Mr. Robbins Of Penns,lvana. AZ er dlsciSso the q"e
rim, was nos ,poned ua' two weeks from TO-DAY
Al, Sany from The select committee anpo.nef 10 inquire
what persons holding office under the late 10 '
contributed money deei the election oil oehra IaFf
~ Ind ,cred az correspondents Of newspapers &C. reported
,ot The committee had summoned Thomas kichie benE'
em and having put rhc questions ramea in The resolution
him. that the said Res aee.mea u ho ., bons
s.d who contributed money defrat General Taylo's
ction declined unless he permitted 10 state
what officers had contributed 10 the iund " Pioihoe he
The committee then adopted resolution referring the mat,
Ter 10 the House for lis advice and order thereon
AIR Hubbard said he considered the whole matter trivial
afr and said Mr. Richie right in refusing 70
lie moved 10 lay the subject on the ts'lc
Mr. Stany demanded tie and nays, and the motion
was In,,--vtas S.. nays l02
I M Meade submitted the following resolution:
Resolved That the liberty of the and tie freedom oi
discussion demand that editors o public Journals should not
be redired bv the branch thereof T. sur
render Of their correspondents Tor political
purposes.
Mr. T. yans Of Maryland insisted the right of Con-
press Ia compel the editor the Union testify and
screly denounced c ri ttt paper towards himself!
Mr. Sany ten Offered resolution that the speaker issue
writ 10 hfin- Thomas Richie before the House Tor con-
tempt Of is aHthnrir.
Mr. Stron. hem obtained the door and moved 10 proceed
The business the Speakers table. which motion pre-
Valid
The Speaker hiI before the House the bill from the Sc
nate 10 establish territorial for Utah. which
read frs, an! second tin ~ is title, and referred to
tie committee Of the whole.
Mr. Sv, mo:cd 10 20 into connittcc oi Tie whole
tnt the House .cfu-eG-vcas o. nays li0.
The bill from the Senate. entitled An act proposing to
the State Texas the establishment of her northern and
boundaries the REIMBURSEMENT by the said STATE "i
all territory claimed hy their exterior To sad boundary and of
all her claims upon the United States was aken up ahd
read first time ~ its title with view Ia its reference
The b having been read first time BY its tile with VIEW
| to its reference,
Mr. ngc demanded that the bill shall be submitted 10 the
test Of the ll6lh rule. The rule read follows:
"lhc first reading Of bill shall he Tor information and
if no opposition b. made it, the question shall be Shall
:h bill be rrcctedF Ii opposition be made or /, me
question reject be ncgatived the bill To its second
| reading without question:
The Speaker said the question would be on the rejection OF
the bill.
Mr. iard The Speaker ing decided that the bill was
debatabic this sag spoke in favor Of the claim of Lex
as all tn territory she cmrd East o. the Rio GRANGE
that the ancient mans Of New Nevc" showed that The state
n: New Mexico IT ,,. entitled ID Ee territory
clanl.d hy her H. vas in ia.,f, nat'r 81 c'mpo-
mi<, ri giving IcXls The ootnI!:y III the 9, ana "4+
S0G90GJ0.
Mr. McCcrnand moved the previous question which vas
seconded After onh debate A. 10 the cond-
ton Of the question: and what il would BE- II the motion
failed
Tire main question ordered.
The question then AIKEN shall the ILL &c rcJectedf
and il was determined in the negative. Nays lo5
The hill was tten r.! 4 second tine. So
Mr E1yd proposed IN aiiert;nn the bill! ~ adding
The bill OF .e Senate 10 es4.i n territorial governments
or Ne M"sre aat Tab uniting hose parts o each ma
kin! appc2it.5n lor e public buildings and library IN
sill territories.
(Gy striking oct the parts Of the Senate bill for es;a-
lishiur territorial ,.eranicr.S Utah aud New MeAcou
doe. away VITA the nsc--.,v ta ric ol consider
in .,s 5.- 10 tn coAnec u TIE wh"Ie on ;he sii'c ~
The Uriaa-a tie probability %! ,heis ce.cat hy hong &C.
bate
The amendment having been read
Mr Meade ta;- question oi ur:arthl he amendment
was nj GERM tn bill an because II was III effect con-
taiuc. in the >ena'e b. nos ;oni!ng.
Tue Chair ogcrsniei tdr gpia' ~ "iGcf ;,
Mr. Sei.rs appealed nom the decision o IN" Ch1lr ne
ST he WAS ready all those bills separately according
IL ,h,i merits -.
The Speaker sli - G;rs'n will he-shall the decision
of the chair stand ~ the Judgment oi hc House!
Mr SchencS G"mlnlld the AMI nays these "eteor
.cled an. taken and the decision was atrned-yeas rs,
nav, s..
flhe slavery question is H.. by the amendment TO be set
i ~ III people territories when they proceed to or
ganis, State governments
The amen ncnts having been read
Mr. Bovd claimed the nor Il address the House. .
ir Richardson desired him yield II l" him to enable
him 10 present amendment Ia Tie n providing iot the
al mi sion ot the State II Calf MIA into The Union.
Mr. Blri refused. bur yielded -
Mr. Williams who moved ihlt the House adjourn IL
lourned on Il u lUJ e. -.