Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-04-12
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PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.


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WAsHISGroS, THURSDAY, ArRiL H.
Senate to-day the bill extending pension TO Mary
iRsa Ms Icsened resolutions from the State of Nichi-
a.;ning instructions to her Senators in their vote on
eWimOt proviso .na no son.,o took m the motion 10
Bers resolutions TO select committee OF thirteen.
rr ~. made speech reading oil the acts admitting
NJ new States, to show that no act OF congress
& new State was ever coupled win any tnng nor
,auhs h STATE He then argued, that connecting the
rhnn II California with slavery. was an injury ana In
.s,ision o. o
N to rsned tina, ndignity to California to
NJ in plan producing harmony TO distracted eo"h-
NJ bsh. n MAS opposed TO the committee connecting
NJ 9Th any other subec he objected TO making her
Csltant, W., ~ he taken With nauscating dose.
ssaSa, rpl;ei stating that Mr. Dayton would NOT De
W. ME- for the admission Of California if she had
ex,altd slavery! ,o -, tho a.ec;oncv hill, FIR the
NJ, br Senate would finish to-day cgslatins for
iy and h were not in California or the Territories
negroes VIII Was nfrei action on the California BILL
Mr aid he would vote for the committee, but dld
Mr.. ~e y u5od from it, il could not, however, do any
| cot expect any
harm. u, !. was opposed to appointing the committee
Nh ,sptcl 10 Mr. Webster; saying that The whole
NJ nsne! 10 punish California by hcapng indig-
scheme was h,,nsc She excluded slavery from her Con-
u,uss aTon ~ wv
.aisaoA ,;,r and Mangum repealed the charge:
NS, continued anu coEeiuueo hi' i.ih'in
W. hm,i,s moved 10 lay the Subject on the table
W. p I'm was lost-ycas -, nays IS
IN dawson Bcrrien Cooper, Sturgeon ana houS'oh'
M.s.rn,-one vacancy .,,,,,;,,oo ,,a o,rood
H w sa5aty was opposed to the committee ana agreed
win vi Withdrew his instructions and amended his
NJ fp' >, refer Mr. Bells and Mr.. Ciays resolutions
rol'' .; )"
~ u, rsncn moved 10 instruct the committee NOT ~ wi"
W. n, provtty OF admitting taiioil TN
r., no,an WAS lost-yeas 70, III. -. III o,,h,r;,,
Nv p,,,u moved exclude from fe!eence an -; 49,
VII IN, subject OF the abolition OF slavery IN .'e
60 ,h abolition OF the slave trace between ''le -
S' i abalon oil slavery in Forts, pocS!raS ai'u ~ '"'
n.,lic, OF Columbia ,,,,,,.c, - the Commit
| re On Territories ..... ,, ,,,sps
49,. Benton Clay. Webster anu Mansu' har vo,
i5a finally the Senate adjourned wi,no9! i.'"e' 'o'e
t's 1'''' uOTSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
~, mn,itcc on Printing reported IN iaSoi Vi pai''s
- ano wa r,pes Of l. Batter King California iep0''
IVY, Ivy Ss,aa ME Senate passed the bill
~ sI Extending the time Tor the payment OF uu'' o
"i ;,ored for the Wilmington and Raleigh haioaa wa
wv I ur Baylv, from the Committee on ways "'ia
49, -snorted the Army and Navy appropriation Di,iS,
n, po,ter from the committee on Pest-oiiice anu ios
p ,rported bills establishing mail routes IN Caoih'
n.on Minnesota and New Mexico.
~ cobb from the committee on Pubic Lanus tePoileu
,ip Granting bounty land TO soldiers IN wayne "ai
~, IN me Creek and Florida wars. ,
tn ,inicr OF the session was occupied III the Ieeep
IA, ~ repofts of committees.