Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-09-18
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~ bill with the House amendment was taken up and con-
Cured n-yeas 81 nays 10. Mr. Houston made formal
exclamation as 10 attacks made him in the Southern Press
and by Mr. Wallace, of South Carolina MIR. Butler made
some remarks in reference to the Both parties are
considered reuacng impuatlons The jpnt resolution
OF the House for terminating the session on the oOIh ins
was taken up and passed.
In the House. resolution providing for the adjournment
OF Congress on the 3h passed by vote of III TOLL
MIR. BayIy introduced bin appropriang 100000 for the
nav and mileage of members Of Congress which was a.
mended in several particulars and finally passed.
Tuesday-In the Senate, Mr. Douglas presented the
den,als of Mr. Gwn, and Mr.. Barnwe presented the
dentals of c. Fremont, Senators elect from Ca lorna.
Mr. Davis Of Mississippi, commended that they had not
been legally elected and moved 10 refer the Credentials 10
the Judiciary Committee. After debate The motion
was rejected and Messrs Gwin and Fremont quail
fled and took their seats Mr. Fremont gave notice of bills
establishing post routes to California Mr. Chase gave
ce of bill to pohbi, slavery in the territories Of the Uni
ted States The Senate took up the general bounty land
bill from the House. II discussed by Messs Mason
and Underwood and postponed. The bill TO abolish the
slave trade in the District of Columbia then taken up
and was considered ill the Senate adjourned.
In the House of Representatives, the Military Academy
Bill came up and the amendments of the Senate con-
CURED in, and the bill passed. The Cha announced as
the business order during the morning hour the reports
from the select committee the suhectoceran payments
of claims made by the late Secretary of the Interior, (r
Ewinr) The reports were discussed by Messrs Vinton
and Ewing of Tenn and then The House proceeded to the
consideration Of the business the Speakers table, The
select committee investigate the charge that j. R. Gid
dhgs had distracted from the of The files OF the Post Ofce
Department and forwarded TO Ohio certain papers reported
generating Mr.. G. Mr. Boyd stated that the represen
tatives from the State Of California, Messrs. Wright and
Gilbert, were present, and DESTROYS to be sworn ill., Mr.
Venabe raised the question one Constitutional light OF these
representatives To take seas-havng he sad been elected
before California recognized State and before she
was Admitted into the Union. proraced discussion arse
Mr. Venable moved that the credentials be referred 10 the
Committee on Elections, and Mr. Robinson moved - amend
the motion that the members be qualified and that their
credentials be referred to the Committee Elections.
VedResda,,-In the Senate the bill to abolish The slave
trade in the District of Columbia taken up Mr. Sew
ards substitute abolishng slavery in the Dsrct,wlh com
pensa,on owners and with the Of The legal vo-
tes was pending. Mr. Seward rose andsad he would with
draw H. because il would embarrass the bill, the object OF
which was abolish the slave prisons lie would offer
another time Mr. Downs objected TO the withdrawal IT 1t
was to be renewed and it moi Withdrawn An excited
and somewhat angry debate arose, which continued TIL the
Senate adjourned.
In the House of Representatives the motion of Mr. Ven
able, as amended by Mr. Robinson, was agreed to, and
Messrs. Wright and Gilbert, Representatives from Caor-
MA were duly qualified The contested election case from
The fourth District Of Pennsylvania was decided In iaVd OF
the sitting member The next business in order was The
repors from the Select Committee on the case OF MI tw-
nr These were discussed at length by Messrs Brown,
Dunham Richardson and Outlaw, the one sde and by
Mr. Bayly on the other, who denied the power OF Con-
gress to institute such proceedings
Th,usd-ln the Senate, the presiding officer laid be-
fore the Senate certain documents from The Convention
which framed The constitution of New Mexico, and from
tho LEGISLATURE in relation to State Government. MIR.
Seward moved that The papers be referred to the Commit
loo IN Terri,ories-the motion was laid the table,
Mr. Fremont offered number of bills of which he had pre-
vouslv qven notice The bill suppress the Slave trade
in the District was taken up, and Mr. Seward's amend
ment abishng Slavery in the District reieciedyeas
5, nays AS
In the House of Representatives, the report of the select
committee on Mr.. Ewng's case was debated during the
morning hour. The fugitive Slave Bill was taken up anu
passed-yeas 100, nays rs
Frdav-Neiher House transacted any business in con-
sequence Of the death of Dr. Henry Mes, Representative
from Pennsylvania who died his residence in York on
the 10Th inst.
Satdaa-In the Senate the Bill suppress the Slave
trade in the District of Columbia taken up and after
debate the amendments offered by Mr. Pearce were rejected
and the bill as originally reported was ordered to its engoss
ment-yeas 80, nays 10.
In the House Representatives, the Report ofthe Ewing
Committee was adopted and the subject laid on the table,
The Post Office Appropriation Bill was passed. and also
the bill regulating the pay and mileage Of members, with
the Senates amendments, except the one relating to the
mileage of the California Members The subject OF the
Tariff was under consideration during part of the day.