Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-09-20
CONGRESS.

Saturday. Sept. -Sena;e,-Mr. Bell, from
the Indian Committee, reported bill to pre-
serve peace with the Indian tribes in Califor-
MIA, which was passed.
Mr.. Davis of Miss, from the Military Cum
mittce, reported bill to provide pensions for
widows Of deceased officers and soldiers not
hitherto provided for
The President laid before the Senate Rev.
Mr.. Gurley's report on Liberia, communicated
BY the S crcIary Of State.
Messrs. Gwinn and Fremont introduced a
number Of oils for the benefit of California.
After the consideration of the morning bu ST.
ness, tie bill for the suppression of the sla ye
trade in the District of Columbia was taken up,
on motion Of Mr.. Clay, the pending quest ion
being upon concurring in the amenime nts
made b. the Senate in Committee, providing
penalties for enticiug slaves to escape, AMI Civ
ing the Corporate authorities of the District
conlrl over the ingress or egreSs OF free peo-
pc # color.
NJ Badger advocated tho amendments.
M. Hale wanted to know what would be-
come of the people OF color, if they were eject
ed from the District. The laws of the State
Of Maryland on the one side, and of Virginia on
the other, pr, bifed free negroes from entering
tn se States. Where, then, WAS the erected
negro to exercise his natural right Of breathing
| Unnnhter)
NJ Clay sut nit'cl a few remarks against
the amendments. He would 90 for proper and
separate measures to carry out the objects OF
the amendments, but he desired the vote upon
the pending II be passed upon its own merits.
lie desired that the measure should pass but
he feared it would not if the amendment were
retained.
The question being taken uPon concurrins
in the amendments of the committee, they were
severally rejected. The crgnl bill was then
under consideration, AS reported from the COM
mttee of Is, aud the bill was ordelel to be e:.
crossed BY yeas 80, nays ID.
YEAs.-Mpssra. baldwin, Benton, Bright, Cas-,
Chase, Clark, Clay DAVIS OF Mass, Dayton, Dckr'
son, Dodge OF Wis, Dodge OF Iowa Ewing FeIch,
Fremont, Greene, Gwnn, HUE, liamhn, Jones
Norris, Seward, Shields, Smith Spruance, Stur-
geor Underwood, Wales, Walker, Whitcomb.
,, NAYS -Nessrs Atchison, Badger Barnwell, Bell
Berrlcn, Butler, DAVIS OF Miss, Dawson, Downs,
Hunter King, Mason, Mangum. Morton, Pratt,
Rusk, Sebastian, Soule, Turney, Iulee.
, 1t was discovered that blank, desi gned 10
, be filed with the d!te at which the Act should
90 into effect, had not been filed Mr.. Cay
, hopcd it would be filed by unanimous consent.
Messrs Mason, and Davis, of Mass, objected.
Mr. Clay moved reconsideration of the en-
grossnent, which was agreed to. The blank
was filed with lst of January, 1851, and the
, bill was again ordered to be engrossed Tie
, Senate adjourned.
House.-Mr, Vcnab'e, BY unanimous con-
sent, introduced joint resolution authorizing
| the Secretary of the Navy to furnish certain
p metal to Clark Mills, to complete the casting
1 of his equestrian statue of Jackson. Passed
The House resumed the consideration Of the
+ report Of the Richardson committed on the at
fairs of the Department OF the Interior, and the
resolutions adverse to Mr.. Ewing were re-
n ected-93 TO 90,
. Mr. Toumbs said, a few weeks ago he was
h instructed to make a report on the tariff ques.
ton. Since that time a great change had ben
i going on in the public mind, and IN his own,
among the rest, and he submitted report, that
4 in the Judgment OF the Committee of Ways and
+ Means, it is incxpedient to attempt any legs'
lation altering the existing duties on imports
Mr. Vntcn moved a substitute, which was
: rejected, ayes 90, noes 90, and the original re
- solution was disagreed to, yeas 81, nays %.
Amer motion from Mr., Brooks TO reconsi-
der, Mr. Thompson, OF Miss, moved to lay the
: whole subject on the table, which was agreed
to-99 to o.
+ The bill 10 supply deficiencies in the pay anG
y mileage of members was taken up, when the
: House refused to concur in the Senate s amend
y ment, computing the mileage of the delegates
q aud memteTs from Oregon and California BY
a the most usually travelled route. The House
/, then adjourned till Monday.
c Nothing important done in either House o
o Congress, on Monday
c THE TARIFF.
The House of Representatives on SATURDAY.
condcmned the present Ad Valorem, antl.Pro
tectye Tariff 0. 1916, by vote of Mnety-'hrt
e to NmctJ one. Considering that the House !
r. Locofoco, thoroughly oficered and led by Free
a Traders, we hail this as most encouraging
). sign Of the times. Several other close vote
:, were taken, but as we write we have only b.
i fore us the division on the final question, WI
- was LAYING on the table motion 10 rcconsla'