The Arkansas banner., 1850-07-30
CONGRESSIONAL sUMMARY.
THInTr.YIRsT CONGRESS.
WAaunnnrnu Iniu ls

WAsmsoroS. Jaiy l5. eGsATE--Mr. Cooper presented lhs procsed-
 iues oi s meeting in favor of the eonpre ui:s bitl
 Several meEaosisis in iavog of a revision oi the tsfH were presented and referred to the r0mnitre
 on manufactures.
 I Mr Webster, from the eommitise of she late ob.
 seSaies oi ihe late Pfestieas reported ion, resp
 ntsa, directing the Ps~sia-ni4oi lhe U S. t, trans-
 init to Nrs Taylor copy ci the proceedings oi thr two Hoses ot Congress. oa ths I0ib ih-i relative to the death eG the late presideat assuring her oi
 the high respect fo his personal character and their sincere eondoleBes fnf her bereavement. H was unanimously adoptsd
 l Mir Webster. also from. the same granting the fTanking privilege 10 Ms Taylor, which was passed Mr. Cass, rom inc committee on anrtS afsange. meni-. reported order directing the printing oi l0,0cO eopivs of the proceedings oI ihe senate and House relative to the death oi GeneFai Tayiof, with The funea discourse. ios the Senate and 2 1000 for the House.
 l The bit being received from the other House. granting the fransing privilege. ii was taken and passed.
 Aner the usuaI mornings business. Mir Clay esleG up the omnibus bili. ] Mi Bsglry asked leave to ohsra resolution to
 make fine gsnssalaPmopria,ien bil i~ sPeeIel order
 ior to-tnorTow and every day thereafter uniii dis
 pos'! Ol. with the exception oi Fridays aud Satur- | days.
 Objections being made. air Bagiey moved sus I pension of rules--noi agreed to. 6s to 90. 1 Mr. Butler said hs should claim bot the mere name oi the Missouri compromise, but is spril- The bl ant ams ndmenls heretofore made wpte e. ported to the Senate and the amendments were sey- l erAlly coneuired in.
 Mr. Seward renewed his motion 10 amend the ] bill 80 as to apply 10 the WdnOt Proyiso-,e- jected.
 My. Bright explained the reasons which wond lead him to vote against this amendGnent. He ex- pressed hope and conviction that the motion would be elect-d by large vote. He repeated that he wss one Of large majority in fhe Senate who were favor oi the sdInissioa ofCaofnia but he deemed |, possible 10 sscuie with California olhef matters of vital importance.
 Mir. BentoB proposed ah amendment g as 10 pro- vide for the northern boundary oi Texas as follows beginning al poisFt in the middle of the deepest channel tn The Rio Grande del Nort~, be og where Ibe same IS crossed by The 1924 deg west lonyItute ! and west om tha, meridian ot GieenNich, thence north along that longitude 10 The 34th deg. a north latitude, thence eastward 10 the point at which the I Tooth deg. west longitude crosses Red RiYeT-snd proceeded to address, the Senate ID support of the ane ndIneni, which, he saId, was designed 10 avoid the disInembeImen of New Mexico. such as was involved in the.hiil oi the committee anh wsnt into 1 an argument 10 show that the committees bil does l involve such ismamberment. The proposition o the committee was 10 amruia ale I New Mrxico al her hlp, and leave here Iaangied, aud then ask her 10 stump II through the country; he dffied them to show hm any tor cuting HrF OH at tha stiCuef oint ilat should Eot eEeH- tuay apply 10 any other point. h referring to the course taken by the friends the bail in Keeping secret the oant Co be paid to Texas un,il the clos ing action upoa the bill. he Tidicn.ei the r~asons p,esenien for the Acknowledgement os New Mexico
 and compared 1t wilh the late message o the Presi deut relating 10 the mission of Major N-ighbors to Santa Fe; inc former goes h show thsrin order 10 save New Mexico she oe cu, in two-one halt given away and the other hall purchased by Trxa.; s,,iie the i4ier ml:Is, firmly, but in piain wors declared
 her right 10 remain nyiolats nniil her tile should
 have been setied by competent authority.
 Mir. Rnsk rose 10 reply, but at the suggestion of several Senatots postponed his remarks nn'ii to-
 morrow, and moved an aaJoGFnmeEt, which was l agreed to-
 ] HousE-Mr Morse. hy unanimous eon.en, in.
 trodactd bhl granting the frsnking privilege 10 | Mrs. Tayor-passed without de5ate l Mir Baiiey cailed for the order of the day. The Speaker announced !; To be ihe port of the select committee on the Ga phn claim. The amendment 1 pentng was, that the House does not approve The conduct of tie Secretary o War in continuing 10 be Interested n the prosecution oi the ciaIln while al
 The heat of inc War Department. MT. HhiiaFd moved 10 la, The whole subject on the l tasIs
 The question being taken ihe House refused 10 lay ii on ihe table. IL IS as follows: [. That the act aforesaid did not authorise the Secretary oi the Treasury 10 pay the interest on the said cian, and 'he payment was not in accordance with law or precedent" l The resolution was agreed 10. The House then resumed ihe consideration of the report o coami'er on elections, relative 10 The dele. gsts tor New Mexico.
 Alter some debate. and withou, coming 10 any conclusion, the House a journed. | July l6 SENATE -afler the usual morning business, the omnibu bill was az in taken up. l Mir Rusk addressed the Senate in reply to the remarks made by Mr Benton, yesterday. relative n the uortheFn DOuudarV o( Esxaa some length the title of Texas to the I,io Grande Mr. ay followed in defence of the action of the committee relative to the bopndary of Texas. after 1 rebuking Mir B-ntoB severely for an in,imation made yesterday, that the sum to be pad Texas was
 scheme for eeciioneeriug for votes for the rest of the bill Mir Clay proceeded with an argument 10 show that the true line of New Mexico begins at Et Passo. running to te head of Red river, and theHee 10 the 42d parallel. MT Benton reloned. conieniing that Mir Clay had eyaded only The question oi bOundary of Chi huahuA and not between Texas aud New Mexico He also alluded to Mr Ciay's rebuks of the Ian. guage uttered by hin, yesterday, couiending that the language Was proper and challenging auy one to cali him 10 order for repeating it. MT. Clay caied Mr Btnton 10 order for saving thai ihe crime of the bill that t auctionesr for votes 10 pass itself
 The President ruled that the language was in or. der unless designed 10 impute improper motives 10 the Senators, which he understood Mr. Bsuton 10 deny. Alter some further colloquy between MT Benton and Mir Clay relative 10 tr boa ndary of fexss aud New Mexico and additional rrmaks on the same subject. Mir Webster arose 10 address the Senate apou the general merits of the biiI but yielded ta motion to postpone further consideration of the sub pct tiiI tomorrow. which agreed to Mir. Webster gave notice of a bill 10 erect . monu- meat to Gen Zachary Taylor. in the Congressional buryiag ground.
 Senate after executive session adjourned. HoUsE -Mr Strong offered resolution that the debate th. report of eieciions against the adnis- sion A seat ia The House Of Mir. smith, as dele gate from New Mexico, stall cease in the-two Houses after the Houses again go into committee Several amendments were reported and hnslly the motion to ead the debate to-mOrroR was adop. ted.
 ME. Melville, from the committee on printing, reported in favor of printing 30Bo0 copies Of the proceedings respecting the death of President Fay Tor
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