Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-08-03
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MONDAY, July 90, 1850.


Mr.. OLDS asked the unanimous consent Of the House to
offer the following resolution
Resolved THE Senate concurrng herein That the Pre-
sden the Senate and the Speaker Of the House OF Repre-
Goth day of August next at IL O'Clock meridian take
cess until the first Monday of November next.
Mr. CHESTER BUTLER objected.
Mr. OLDS moved suspension Of the rules.
Mr.. WENTWORT demanded the yeas and nays
which ordered.
Mr. ORR moved that there be a call Of the House.
Mr. JONES wished say that if the gentleman from Ohio
was willing alter the resolution make adjourn
men he would for but he would vote for
cess. GCries of " order!" " order!"]
Mr.. WENTWORTH said that if California admitted
FIRST he would vote for the resolution. Loud calls Of
der" "order!"l
The question was then taken on the motion Of Mr.. ORR
for call Of the House, and it negatved.
Mr.. JONES said that he would submit the inquiry
which he proposed to make In the event the House took
recess would the members Of the House be entitled to mile
age [Cries of "o order !" storder p'l
The question then taken the motion suspend the
rules, and it was negatived: Yeas ~, nays 80.
CALIFORNIA AND THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
Mr.. WENTWORTH asked the unanimous consent Of
the House offer the following resolution giving notice that
if any objection made, he would suspend the
rules
Resolved That Congress ought not to fix the day for the
adjournment of the present session until the California ques
tion shall be disposed Of and the general appropriation bills
passed
Objection being made
Mr.. WENTWORTH moved a suspension Of the rules.
The question being taken the motion Suspend it
decided in the negative nays 80, ss twothds not
voting therefor.
Mr. HARRIS, of Tennessee asked the unanimous
Of the House to offer the following resolution:
Resovedhe Senate concurng That the President Of the
Senate and the Speaker House Representatives ad
ourn their respective Houses sine die on the first Monday Of
September next, at twelve O'Clock, meridian.
Objections being made
Mr. HARRIS moved to suspend the rules and demanded
the yeas and nays, which ordered.
And the question being tsken it decided in the mega
hve-yeas s6, nays 90.
THE PRESIDENTS CALIFORNIA MESSAGE.
On motion of Mr.. WHITE, the House then went into
Committee Of the Whole the of the Union, (Mr.
BorD, of Kentucky in the Chair.)
The CHAIRMAN stated the first business in order to be
the Of the President transmitting the constitution of
California.
The CHAIRMAN then stated the question Mr. GREEN
had moved to amend the bill by adding thereto provso
tending the Missouri compromise line to the Pacific ocean,
and specifying that upon the ratification Of the boundaries Of
the State OF California limited and declared by the people
OF that State In such the Legislature thereof
PROPOSE the admission OF said State into the Union
equal footing with the original States SHALL by proclamation
of the President, be declared complete.
Mr.. INGE had moved amend the amendment by adding
thereto the following
Provided That the people of any portion of said Terri
tory when assembled conventions of consttu~
tional authority frame State constitution have the right
to adopt or exclude African slavery and their
of this question, either by the adoption exclusion Afr-
slavery shall be obstacle to the admission Of such
into the Union"
The question being on the amendment Of Mr. ISsR to the
amendment of Mr.. GREEK, it was put and agreed to
IS, noes 49.
Mr. MASON moved that the committee rise, for the pur-
pose Of enabling him to offer the following resolution
Resolved That committee Of thirtyone be appointed to
adjustment in accordance with Justice and the constitution
all the matter involving the slavery question: connected