Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-03-25
e0NGRES,SI0NAL,
w AsHsNeToN, March I3.

WAsHtNeToN, March ID.
SENATs-Mr. Douglass presented the
efedentials of al essrs. Fremon, and Gwynn,
Senators elect iYom CalAoraiu, and me-
mortal asking admission-taid on the table
and ordered to be printed. .
A number of petitions were presented
agains, the exteasien of slavery and admit.
ting slave States. Qaire. an exciting de.
bate arose, bat fnaliysa malion to iay them
on the table presailed.
The Senate then resumed the considera.
lion Of Foote's proposition to refer all ex.
citing questions 10 a committee OF thirteen.
Several amendments were proposed, Mr..
Benton waHtedto modify the resolution so
~ to provIde thatthe select committee shall
not considerSthe question OF admission CT
Mr.. Baldwin accepted the modification.
MIR. Webster theugh no particular rssui,
could be had from any series of resolutions,
and ss.wasu satisfied, that the only proper
course would be TO keep the question of the
admission OF California distinct and sepa.
rates lie was prepared TO vote f,r The ad
mission the instant she came.
Mr. Cass conceded with MIR. Clay's opin.
lon Of q select co.nmlllee. He looked up
on It as one more chance for the settlement
OF this .momentons question, though he had
bat aittle hope of such result lie compli.
menlea Mr.: sFeote, and said he had given
an eShitition Of. moral courage almost un.
eqaallAa, when he 5disowned The position
taksp,hy Mr., Calhoun in, his speech. III,
=. sad ,it swas ascertaid that no. Wilnal
Proyisa could pass the Senate lie thu'l
tho fugilivs slave bill ought 10 be taken up
and aU]usted, SO as to be satisfactory to a
majority, and passed, The passage of the
bill would do much towards securing bet
ter feeling ON the part of the South.
Mt .Culhoan replied 10 Mr.. Cass, and
said the Senatnr from Michigan, was mis-.
taken altogether, and the only way to set
tie the matter @ou,o be to amend The Con.
stltnlion, as he had previously, indicated.
he heid and ewas prepared 10 show, should
the Union be dissolved, tha. the Senator
had fafi share IN producing that result
After some further consideration, the sub
jact was postponed until te-norrow.
ThsACensus, Bill was made the order o.
The day for Friday.
TIE PIesidahl,s California Message wa,
resunea-air. Douglass spoke till adjourn
Inent.
IloUsE-An unsuccessful attempt wa!
made. TO introduce the credentials o
WRLeHr-and- d-sGtLsRRr, Representative
from California, together with the Consti
tu.iorI!and memorial, asking for admission
us State.
Nj Preston King opposed resolution
to close al debate on the California Mess
age On "Wednesday next-faid on the table
Repoltssffom committees being in order
the Comnhsse On Patents reported a bill il
relation "a w oodwoflh's Palent-relerret
TO ,nez caHanlilias of the whole
Nh Otisa presented minority report OF
the same subrct, aiel asked leave to pre-
sent q renonstfance, frem the citizens o
Wheeling against tie. renewal Of Wood
worlh's patent-leave not granted
MIR McLans from the Committee or
Commerce, reported bill for The erection
of Custom House at Cincinnati, which
vas referred sto The Conmiitee of the
WhSfiss..ss
Mr. Disney having the floor, entered in
TO q close constitutional argument, to show
that the constitution gave power TO Con
gress respecting The government of new
territory, and thai the ire"ple have th
right to. establish their own laws and gov
ernment, independent Of the action Of Con
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