Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-05-16
CO N G. R E s S.
MONDAY, NAV &.

SExATE.-Mr. w. r. KIrG. Of Alabama,
was unanimously chosen President pro tenn,
in the absence of the Vice President, md
upop taking the chair made appropriate ac-
acknowledgements. The Secretary was direct-
ed to give notice of the appointment to the
President.
y MIR. GILMORE, the successor of MIR. Calhoun,
appeared, and took the Oailis of Office and his
seat.
long debate resulted in vote to print
5o,oO0 copies OF the Agricultural part OF the
fa.eht Ofhce report.
Inc Dill providing Tor board oil accounts
70 arrange claims against government, was
'aae" up ana iaid aslue 10 DC printed.
The HOUSE, OF REpREsENrArIyEs.-aft
a little sparring growing out Of a proposal of
Mr.. Stanly, 10 refer to the Ewing Committee
nm inquiry as to the electioneering of officials
under the late administration, and some other
discussions upon merely preliminary matters,
went into Committee upon the Census Bill
The debate upon this occupied the session,
and without vote the committee rose and
the House adjourned.
TUESDAY, May 7.
SENArE-The bill to establish Board OF
accounts, 10 consist OF three commissioners
10 settle all claims against the Government
was aeDa'ed. me OH also PROVIDES 'or the
appo'n'meh' oi "oSe'umen' attorney anu
TWO clerks.
| PENDING debate on the Bill, at IA clock
| the Senate adjourned.
| In the House the Census bill was taken up
| in Committee of the Whole, and MIR. Yinton's
amendment providing for taking the next
census in accordance with the provisions OF
this bill, unless it should be altered or re-
pealed before the FIRST of January preceding
the next census, was adopted. His next
amendment, providing that the House Of
Representatives shall hereafter consist of 200
members, was also adopted-72 to 63.
An amendment providing that the election
for Members OF Congress shall be held ON the
same day throughout the United States, was
rejected.
| The bill reported by majority OF the Jul
dietary COMMITTEE, providing merely for taxi
ing the census OF Inhabitants was lost-5o to
%. Inc Comnni''ee rose anu 'he greater
part oi Tue ameho"hen's were conc'rreo III
Dy 'he house. ana otiiers were laio over 10
he taken up and voted upon to>day.
Wrnursn.v Nav
i'..:
DENArk..h1' laws Plese"'eu ,esolu''on'
vi 'he ti'ss'ss'PP' ee'S,''u'e' anu 'eau eA-
tracts from 'he proceedinSS' ana an aodress
10 Inc people. MT. u. addressed Inc senate ot
| length.
MIR. Clay presented the majority report OF
| the committee OF thirteen, which was read
by himself. was accompanied by sePera'e
o,lis: the nrst OF which provided ior admitting
Oa'IoIn'a WIN ne. p.ese". To 1oon .n"d p"'
p ':1' e. ~ a on,s G.. H. IT,
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''o suojee' y. '"1 o"u las 'u0n oo""-
da1'es ,r as 'ePo',eu W lne 'e'l.o'", Ioi''l'''.
zee. lhe th'ru Pro',nes Ior tiie oeii'ery Vi
Iue"l'e e.a'e'' l"o,ns 'e TIL u'' r oeoe '"e
se"d'e, VIM "",on' A"0 ,ou," P,o
V'aes ioI ,''c aoo"0o' Vi s"'e'y j" 'i'e LIB
triet oi Oo'uho'a'
Inc report Is long anu arsumeh'a.Ve' IL
does not deny Inc consti'utiohaii'y Oh the pro-
vlso, but declares II useless. II goes against
jury trial OF fugi'ive slaves nj Inc places
where 'hey may nave nee, ana recommends
indemnity from The NATIONAL treasury II Inc
law should not be regarded in the free states
1t argues against the abolition OF slavery 10
the District OF Columbia, nut Is Tor aooiishine
the slave trade there, as would be popula
win the SCUM generahy. II CONTENDS Tor
Simultaneous se'uehie"' vi an quesuons OF
tnis excn'ng question as equal,y urgen.. MI
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~ ,L PJ,,, g.. oo.rau Al T' ,ne u'r -
;ecied
Mr. Clemens gave notice ofan amendment
NV addinc az der 40 m. as the boundary O.
Texas
Mr.. Phelps had designed TO offer minori.
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1851 - ,ba vhols series of me.sures IL
49, '.;,,, ,r.", a,no,n,, and n,on,.n,or;l,
smnona "'" sSvhan no recorsrnJ no n,oceeJed
70 ovnl,;n h;s nos,;op
M M,aon rorrst,sd ,bo, be coulJ M
,,;,h ,ha 80, on,v -, so,no no;,,s
~ cor,n;,,oe vos unanimous ,s ~ ,he nd
,r;ss;o,, IF ,,a,v s,.ve s,a,cs ron, Ts1,s an,
"o"ssm.J NJ CIav,. .cconn, a. ~ ,ho b.r>
n,on;oms c.sl;nr in ,b. com,n;,,ee room, bn
,ho go, un,,1d No, s,,;srv ,hs son,h
"I M r. Coonsr axola;red He mainly ,orse,
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W., w ~ ~, 80, ,aIon IF ,,,a r.,
"sapP'oe" u ''e VIZ" '"Ao' - '"s ~"'
Dr. Downs could NOT assent IN the Texa
and California boundaries.
Mr. Berrien did not think it would ALA,
agitation. The boundaries of California wer,
too large-the State would give TOO man!
representatives to congress. The repor
should have declared the provlso unconstitu
"onai'
mr. mues"ll was ~. sausneu WIN soln'
por''o"S VI VIC 'ePo'', ou' e"eeliu''y asseh'e'
10 lot the purpose " 'l'"sns usl'duon.
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a,,,
A. frI.u .o,s,rod Mr. Clo,,ons f., L.,
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