Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-02-20
OF THE UNITED STATES.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IS, 1850.
At one o'clock, the Senate took up the resolution of
Mr. Clay, and Mr.. Downs occupied the day in speech
against the resolution
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The Chair stated that the first thing i'll order the
call of the States for resolutions, and proceeded to call
the States for resolutions, when
Mr. Doty moved resolution to instruct the Commit
tee on Territories to report bill providing for the ad
mission of California State into the Union an
equal footing with the original States with the bounds
prescribed by her constitution, communicated to the
House by the President of the United States in his spe
cial message.
Mr. D. moved the previous question the adoption
OF his resolution.
Mr. Inge moved to lay the resolution the table,
and call OF the House was ordered, which was pro-
ceeded in until 1856 members present.
On motion OF Mr.. Wentworth the yeas and nays
were demanded and ordered They were taken and
resulted, yeas TO- nays l2l.
So the House refused Thy geographical vote to lay
it ON the table.
The call for the previous question then sustained
by of 90 in the affirmative to II in the negative.
Mr. McClernand, of ILL.,, and Brown, OF Miss, re-
spectvey gave notice that if the previous question was
not sustained they would move amendments to the re-
solution. The reading OF their propositions re-
used.
The previous question being seconded, the question
REQUIRED on ordering the main question to be put,
Mr.. lnge moved that the House now adjourn.
Mr. JONES' of Tennessee, demanded the yeas and nays
on that notion and asked to be excused from voting.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
Mr. Jones again asked to be excused from Voting and
desired to give reasons therefor.
The Chair ruled that the gentemans motion was not
in order motion to adjourn, nor could any other
motion be in order pending action on such question
Mr. Jones, OF Tenn, took appeal, but did not press
The question on the adjournment was then taken, and
decided in the negatye-yeas 43, nays 1874
Mr.. McCernand moved TO suspend the rules, to adj
nit motion that the House resolved itself into commit
OF the whole the state of the Union with the view
the question OF referring the Presidents annual
,,iinrnn M ha
demanded the yeas and nays, which, being ordered,
were taken and resulted yeas 81, nays l09.
MIR. Jones moved to lay the whole subject on the
table, and demanded the yeas and nays.
Mr.. Thompson, OF Miss, moved to adjourn.
Mr.. Inge demanded the yeas and nays on the motion
to adjourn. They were ordered, and being taken, re-
suited in the negative-yeas 81 nays l37.
This is the resolution that Mr. Brown, OF Miss, in
tended to offer it opportunity offered:
RESOLVED That the Committee Territories be in
sructed inquire what agency the President OF the
United States any member of the Cabinet had in
prompting the people OF California to exclude slavery
from the said Territory. Whether Thomas Butler
King w C. Jones Or c. Fremont, any other per-
acting assuming to act as agent for the Govern
nent at Washington, directly or indirectly communi-
Gated the wish of the President Cabinet the subject
OF slavery exclusion in California And whether any
person acting or assuming to act speak for the CO.
Vernment at Washington, intmated to the people OF
California that the exclusion OF slavery would facilitate
their admission into the Union of the States. And for
this purpose the Committee have power to send for per-
Mr. MeClernand made another motion to suspend
the rules aud go into committee OF the whole on the
state OF the Union
Mr. Curtis demanded the yeas and nays. They were
ordered and being taken the question resulted in the
negative, yeas 80, nays Ill.
Mr.. Venabe moved to adiourn and on that motion
demanded the yeas and nays they were ordered, and
being TAKEN the House refused to adjourn by 50 in the
affirmative and ll3 in the negative
M Jones, of Tenn. made another motion to sus-
pend the rules to go into committee OF the whole on the
state Of the Union.
Mr.. Carter demanded the yeas and nays; they were
ordered, and resulted, yeas 80, nays 10.
Mr. kaufman asked for suspension Of the rules to
enable him to offer certain resolutions expressive of the
opinion against the admission of California under its
present organization and declaring the right Of the peo
pie there prohbit slavery after Congress give auhor
y to organize State Government; also declaring that
would be unjust 10 the South to abolish slavery in the
District of Columbia, &c &c.
The reporter has stated all the motions in detail with
the view to show the process by which, if Congress
main in session six months, all propositions to admit
California, may be defeated. Forty-fve Southern mem
bers if they be determined can do it.