New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-19


soonsibl.y OF further pro raction and delay.
The question was then stated upon Mr. Benth
amendment ms .ructlug the committee NOT 70 cON
meet Calfrnia with any other measure. ,.,,
Messrs BUTLER and BORL4ND SAID they So.
vote against The propositions On the sIouiu -
they were palpaOe contradictions o. WIN i..a1
ate did yesterday Other Senator'S as0 oecla'
.heir reasons for votes. which they would give ~
that the votes could not be consdered - o.
Tha amendment was rejected. Yeas o. nays =
The oue,tion was thus taken b. yeas and nays
anon each Of BENroSs nine Proposil,hs' e.uo;..
The question was then taken upo" '"e
.,1erdac uropossd b. Mr.. BLNToN' aHo winch
were rejected. - ....,..,s .b.u he ran.
10 s.thorizs The said COMMITTEE 10 az ~
erauon an thing hat relates " e'''' VI VIC ~"
'0escTT re Abolition Of Slavery within the slales
81 The suppression Of The Slave Trace oe'Nes" VIC
Sd The Abolition Of siayey within he F9ri. A!'ena''
% cs Yarl. and Navy grounds II the United STATES
a. The Abolition OF Slavery the District Of Columbia
And p,or1ed ,tiey That said COMMITTEE shan nQt as
a0 sIsSepv m he Ued states Which shA be
sppcialy refenei TO Il by order Of The Senate
The question was then tax upon pfoiosltoh
BY Mr. H.MLIS, excepting the admission o' Cal'
ornia from the reference "hlch was IeJe0'cu =!
Yeas 90 NAYS %.
Mr.. WALKER moved to amend the orgina! mo
ton Of reference by excepting thereIom the SUD
ect of the arrest OF fugitive saves, when was re-
ected, Yeas H. Nays 20.
l. Mr. Hale moved to amend by adding proyi-
s;on referring 10 the Committee all the petitions
and remonstrances sent to the Senate this session,
relating 10 the subjects referred TO the Select Com
aittee.
Mr. CLAY hoped the reference would be made.
He thought the Committee alter reading one or
two of them would be satisfied.
Mr. KIvG opposed the reference OF these peti-
ions from miserable fanatics Ii was insulting to
propose II.
| MIR HALE, in the course Of some remarks IN re
DIV. said that the Sentaor from Alabama consld
cred it respectful TO refer the cogtatlons o. the
Senate, but where 1t was proposed to refer the
thoughts Of the people-oi the sovereisns-he
called it insulting.
Mr.. CLEMENS said he had received petition
from New.York, which he should present to NOR
row. suggesting the necessity for the establish
ment of a lunatc asylum for the Abolition mem
bers and referring to the case Of an individual
Senator as ing that his head be shaved forthwith,
and that he be put on cold water diet Laugh
teri -, ,,.,.
amendment ont Of order upon the ground that the
propositions TO- be referred were not under consd-
Grafton.
The final question being then taken upon the
/ motion b refer CLAWS and BELL ; resolution to a
Select Committee of 10 without institutions, 1t
was odopfcd yeas 30, nays % as follows
YE.s-Alchson, Badger Bell, BOTland, Bright, Butler.
Cas- Clay Clemens DAVIS (m,ss) dickinson Dodge lof
lows. Downs, FooIe Hunter, Jones. King. Msngum, Ma
son Morton Pesrce Rusk, Sebastian soulr, SPruance,
! Sturgeon Turner Underwood, Hhitcomb Nulee
dwin. Benton, Bradbury Chase, Clarke, Cor
| Felch, Greene Haze, HGmin, Miller, Norris, Phelps,
Sew ard Shields Smith, Walker Webster.
On motion by Mr.. MANGUM, it was ordered that
the Senate ballot first for the Chairman OF the Com
mite On motion by Mr. DAVIS, MISS the bal
otng was postponed until tomorrow.
Mr. HALE then moved that all the petitions and
remonstrances laying the table relating TO the
subjects jus, referred t. the Select Committee, be
| referred TO said Committee.
Mr. CLAY moved an adjournment, but Withdrew
the motion for Mr.. DOUGLAS. who expressed the
hope that the Senate would now, in accordance
with the pledge given yesterday by Mr.. CLAY, take
the California BILL aud make it the special order
for TO morrow.
Messrs BUTLER and MAsGUM insisted upon an
adjournment aud the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Rv Rains Electro Chemical Telegraph.
Mr. YouSG, the Clerk elect, was qualified.
At the suggestion of the Speaker, the Commit
tee of Accounts were directed T. investigate the
affairs Of the late Clerk, as connected with the
contingent fund, and 70 cause its transfer to the
present Clerk.
Mr.. LIrrLgFIELD Loco Of Me. asked leave to
offer resolution, that Mr. Honor, the Acting Door
keeper, and Mr. johnson, the Acting Postmaster, be
declared duly elected for the present Congress, 1t
being doubtful whether they have now full powers
acting as they DO, bysuGerance, the election having
been postponed till March s5l. He sesired TO settle
the question, so that it may not be said the House
cannot organize. Yesterday they saw members
from the North, South, East and West, coming
together in the election of Clerk and he had now
l,et hat hat
a dissolution had been, they were disslpated and
there were no fears of dissolution OF the Demo
cratic party.
The SpF.KFR decided the resolution out OF or
! der, as, except by unanimous consent, no action
can be had out of the regular order Of business.
Objection being made, appeal was taken
| from the decision of the Speaker.
| Mr. MoCLERNAND asked the gentleman TO modi-
! fy his motion that the House now proceed to the
! election o. Postmaster and Doorkceper
On motion of Mr.. STEVENS, the appeal was laid
on the table.
Mr.. BRowS, Loco of Mississippi, offered a reso-
luton to resciud that heretofore passed postponing
the election Of Doorkeeper, and that the House
proceed at once to such election
Mr.. TooMBs, Wing of Georgia, objected to the
resolution as out OF order.
TIE SPEAKER decided that the resolution post
poning the election cannot be rescinded by this
mode
Mr.. BROWN appealed from the decision, but sub
sequen,y withdrew his appeal, and offered a reso-
luton that Mr.. Horner be discharged as Doorkeep
err, and that the House Immediately proceed to the
election OF one.
The SPEAKsR decided the resolution out Of order
on the ground that resolution pcstponing the
election is still in existence.
Mr. Brown appealed, aud called for the yeas
and nays.
Mr.. TUCK Free soier) Of New. Hampshire mo-
we'd that the appeal be laid on the table