The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-05-28
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Clay Tie prominent leafsfca Of tte report
orr. cat caefsa ca1iii3 essay iato eritlc
IJlc. .am ras.d 80 DO lpe ollie admission
OF toe s.ts Of Tess. gsvilirT thai new
States might o., admitted oui Of he tefuioy
that now forms Ie State Of Texas but Con-
rress ought not 10 act Boz advance o. The neople
Of that State. Respecting the Territories Of
Of Utah and New Mexico. sl questions aIcct-
ing the civil poiiy Of those territories ought 10
be lett % the people thereof
II approyes Of the action Of Caliiomie in ma
king Tor henelfa State Government, with her
present boundaries that still does not contain
too much arabic land or sea coast a majority
are in favor OF admitting California with her
present Boundaries with a provision to carve
a Gtats hereafter.
Hproposes Territorial Governments for New
Mexico and Utah, and prononnces the Wilmot
proyis9 im~pracucable, and concludes this part
by saying that il Congress does not provide
for them, they viii adopt the course California
has done. It recommends the Rio Grande as
the boundary Of Texas, and tina! the lands shall
belong 10 thc nation.
The report separates the fugitive slave aues.
ton into two points, First, That the act OF Con-
gross, passed 1893, is Intellectual for the pur-
poses Tor which il was intended, and reports
the bill now before the Ssnate-(the general
provisions Of which | presume are fani!iaf to
your rca~dcrs)-with amendments. Secondly,
it opposes giving to .he fugitive slave the trial
of jury, as being expensive to the owners, I'M
less the said trial should take place in his own
State.
1t opposesthe abolition Of slavery in the Dis
trict OF Columbia, as that ought to be left to the
people it recommends the abolition of the
Stare trade in the District and says that this
would meet with the appreciation Of tie people
and the whole South.
Mr. Phelps opposed the report and had sign
eda minority report.
Mr.. Cooper agreed with M. Phelps.
Mr. Clemens opposed the report in all its
features.
Mr., Downs, Yuloc and Boland opposed GER
tain p~oricn5 Of the report,
Messrs. Hale, Houston, Mangum, Cass, Dick.
inson, Davis OF Mississippi and Bright, debated
the report, while d motion was pending t.
pint the usual number Of copies for the use of
tho Senate, after the passage Of which, the
Senate adjourned.
From the debato, it does not appear that the
report has given general satisfaction to Saua-
tors from either section Of the country, and
many Senators from both sections have given
notice of their intention to ciTerTarious amend
ments, but the report, nevertheless, is calcu-
lated to produce an effect that will be felt eve
rywhere throughout the county, and it is
to be hoped, produce q compromise of the ques-
ton which has so long aeitatcd the country.
The House passed the Census Bill making
various amendments; among others, it pro-
yides that this act shall be followed in taking
all future censuses, unless Congress shall 9th.
erwise provide. 1t limits the number of mem.
bers to 2s3, to be apportioned among the sew
eral States, according to population.
The special committees, appointed to ascer-
tain Secretary Crawford's connection with the
Galphin claim, and to inquire into Nj. Ew.
in9's action ON the Ia Francia claim, have moi
yet reported, and the same may be said of the
Senate Committee, to inquire into thecausos o.
tho disturbance in the Senate, wherein Massrs
Berton and Foote figured largely.
Chief Justice fancy has delivered his opin
ion in the Supreme Court, in the important
case Of the collection of war duties in Mexico
The decision of the courts that, under the con
s%titution and laws of the United States, Tam
pico was foreign port, within the meaning o
the act Of lsi6, when these goods were ship
ped, and that the cargoes were liable to thu
duty charged upon them.
The steamship British Queen, which sale,
from Hamburg on the Cd Of April for New
York, has now been at sea over a month. Let
tiers from her port of sailing say she had
hundred and eighty-seven passengers on board
every birth being occupied, consequent,
great anxiety is manifested by those having
friends and freight on board.
As it does not require an act of Congress,
shall ask permi son OF your readers to intro
daee myself to them by the name below, in
stead oil Co as formerly. GRArrAN.
CoNGREsAoHAL,-We have received
telegrnphio summary by the way Of Louis
vile, OF the proceedings OF Congress on til,
lgth instant:
Ssaate-rhe Finance Committee report
ed back the Deficiency bill, reeommendin.
that the House amendments be coucurre,
in, which was agreed to.
After the tran>actionof the usual moruin.
business, the Census bill was taken ua
After dispoSng Of the various amendment
o'the House, Which Were Of no general i'm
portanee, an nd iitional section was adopted
making the pceSens census act perpetua
nnul some law shall be passed, was adopted
The House AmenineDt G~A~ tha u,,,,l.