The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-07-27


WASHINGTON, July Is, 1850.
In the SENATE, after some unimportant morning
business, the California Bill was taken up, and
Mr. Hunter spoke about an hour and half ia OPP
position to the bill, and particularly 10 the provis
ions relative to fugitive slaves. The bill would
not, if passed, send peace, but sword to the
country
Mr.. Foote followed at length in reply, and in OPP
position 10 ths construction put by the po-
sillon OF the Nashville Convention. He contended
that The Convention, in their report did not require
any thing beyond non-intervention. The South
wished no protection beyond what the Consttu-
ton gave her.
Mr.. Butler said that South Carolina, enc
State, would never submit to be subjected to the
arbitrary control of majority Irresponsible to the
South. South Carolin4 would do as much as any
State 10 preserve the Union; but she would stand
fast to the pledges which she had exchanged with
other States.
Mr.. Foote declared his belief that the people of
South Carolina almost universally condemned the
reasonable sentiments uttered by persons in that
State in the Fourth of July toass, published in the
Mercury" The State Of Mississippi had not
backed out of any thing she had said. The patri-
otto and noble Union sentiments uttered yester-
day by the Senator from Massachusetts, would be
responded to by the people of Mississippi, and
maintained, if need be, on the battlefield.
Mr. Hale had thought, heretofore, that the Abo-
ltionsts had brought all the trouble on the eoun-
try, but now the truth was coming out. Northern
fanatics were now forgotten, and the real enemy,
Southern effervescences and agItators, is now
brought 10 light.
Mr. Foote had not noticed the Northern fanatics,
for he thought they were extinct.
Mr.. Hale began 10 think some good would grow
out of the bill. He was in comfortable state Of
Indifference in regard to the controversy between
Southern men. The seat of the disease was now
disclosed. We see where the difficulty lies.
Mr.. Jefferson Davis followed in explanation and
vindication of the report of the Nashville Conven-
ton.
Mr.. Foote reioued.
Mr.. Atchison said the subject did not relate tC
the bill. He asked the question on the amend
mems of the Senator from Mississippi, Mr.. Foote
The first amendment, to fix the line of $40 n:
the Northern boundary of Texas, was rejected
yeas 20, nays "a
Yeas-Messrs, Atchson, Badger, Barnwe, Berien, But
Ter, Clemens, Dawson, Downs Fooe, Houston, Hunter
King Mason Morton, Pratt Rusk, Sebastian, sOule, Tur
.VaysMessrs, Baldwin. Benton, Bright Bradbury, Cas-
ton Dickinson Dodge Of Wisconsin. Dodge Of Iowa Fetch
Greene Hale Hamln Jones' Miller, Norris, Pearce Phelps
Tpha@, Wales, Walker WEBSTER WRitco@b, Su'' "O0
The question was put on the second amendment
recommending to California 10 reduce her bound.
aries, TO allow new territory (of Colorado
to be erected south of the thirty fifth parallel Of
north latitude.
made in the bill as to settle the question. He was
DESTROYS of stating the grounds on which he should
sustain parts of the bill and the grounds on which
he should ultimately vote against it, unless il
guarded Southern rights. As the bill stood, it did
not authorize Southern TO give it their support
He moved to strike out all after the word pro.
vided and insert the following:
1.-THE boundary of the State shall be on the
South 35 80" etc.
Mr.. King gave way to motion to adjourn.
The Senate adjourned.
In the House, Mr.. Evans, of Maryland, reported
from the Committee on Military Affairs resolu.
ton, which was adopted, requesting the President
to communicate his views of the rules and regula-
tons which should be established by law in regard
to the graduation of rank for the non-commssioned
officers of the military staff and line Of the army
and for the sea officers and petty officers of the
navy; the order OF succession to command among
the officers and non!commissoned officers of the
army the order of precedence between the officers
and non-miitarv staff of the army, and the rank
officers OF the aImy having staff lineal rank and
the order Of precedence between the sea officers
and the engineers and the civil officers of the navy
the extent to which the officers and non-commis-
stoned officers of the staff in the army shall be sub
ject to the command of officers and non-commis-
stoned officers in the line of the army and the
extent to which the civil officers and engineers oil
the navy shall be subject TO the command of the
sea officers of the navy; the relative rank of the
officers OF the army and navy and the order oil
precedence between the non-mllitary staff officers
VI IiS army anu the eng neers ana civil otncerS o.
the navy.
On motion of Mr.. Strong, the House resolved
itself into Committee of the Whole, (Mr. McLane
of Maryland, in the chair,) and resumed the con
| sideration of the proposition to admit Hugh N
Smith a delegate from New Mexico.
Various propositions to amend pro forgaa, Jyer,
made and discussed by Messrs. Sweetser, Green
Burt, Holmes, Seldom, Woodward Bayly Thomp
son, Strong, German, Meade, Stanton of Tennes
see, Howard, HARRISON, Toombs, Thompson o
Pennsylvania, billiard, Bowie of Maryland, Savage
and Richardson, against the admission of the dele
gate on the grounds of inexpediency and the abb
sence of law to authorize such action. Messrs
Carter, Duer, Crowell, Stevens of Pennsylvania
Houston, Taylor, Tuck, Bissell, Allen, ]. A. King
OF NewYork, Butler of Pennsylvania, argued in
favor of the admission of the delegate.
Amendments were made and advocated BY Mr.
Bowie of Maryland, Mr.. Burt, and Mr.. Schenck
all of which were rejected.
The question was then finally taken on the origi
nal resolution providing that it was inexpedient tc
admit H N. Smith delegate from New Mexi
co, and it was agreed to-yeas 80, nays Sc.
The committee then rose and reported the reso
luton to the House.
The previous question moved and seconded
Several propositions to adjourn were made anc
voted down.. Then motion was made for a cal
OF the House. This was refused-yeas 81 nays 81
Twenty minutes to oclock-motion made t,
adjourn. The House adjourned-yeas IS, nays SO