The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-05-23
CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Monday, May

WAsnINGToS, Monday, May IL
SENATE. The galleries and floor were
dcn"ly crowded, Mr. Clay Icing cxl~t-
ed to speak
Mr. Dickinson introduced I'LL author
izlng the coinage Of Ccu'-piccc comlss-
ed Of copper and silver, the coinage Of
Thtce-crmt piece and 10 secure the Ic-coin-
age Of the small Spanish and other foreign
, coins.
At about o'clock the Sennic proceed.
ed to- the consideration ofihc Bill 10 admit
California into the Union. establishing
Territorial Government for New Mexico
and Utah. and making proposals. to Tex
as for the settlement Of the Western and
Northern boundaries
Mr. clay proceeded with statement
"f the sentiments prevailing in the com
mltice al. their several meetings Each
member Of the committee il lcf, to him.
self probably wmild have presented s.df-
fcrcnt report from that now under consil.
crati"n. lie was at one time himself in
the minority. lie had not been however
and was not now, discouraged but induIg-
ed the hope that every member VI tho
Committee would cas, his final vote: in
favor Of the recommendations Of the re-.
port. lie felt assured that the only nd.
justmcnt which conlh he made upon tho
disturbing question Ly Congress. must
he made upon sDmc such lnsis H. that re-
ported. The crisis hadnrriycd, aud he
could II" hut indulge the hope. that after
full consideration and dclilcration. the re-
port now presented for. settling the diff.
c'il'ic- and avoiding the impending dan
ger, would receive The full approyarand
concurrence # the Senate.
Tic Committee were unnnimors. and
at once, with rcfcran,c to the first mipt
reported upnu---thc sdni sion II New
States To lc formed ou, of Te,as. Each
member expressed himself rcndy to fulfill
the c"mlac, made with Tc,as IN the rcs-
olu,"ns # Annexation
Pon the next p'in' the admission u
California as S'a'e--'hcre wa. great dif.
ference If opinion TIE Gr,i objection 10
her admi,sion under her prcsent Consti,u-
ton was that 'hc clmc with two rcpreaen-
'a'i'e.. without aGy evidence Icing pre-
s"nted showing that she had Ir,pulaiion
cn'itling hcr 10 two Representatives
1hls "ljoc''on ~as removed hy reference
to'hc couisc fursued in the cas of Geor.
gin aud If Tc1ns AMI y proper under.
standing of the amount of population nc.
cossa,y 10 en'itlc Stat To such pvte-
scn'a'ion--it vas no' necczary that
State 'houid have in.lle the ,apuls,;oo
ncrr''nry To "ntitlc her /" .ingfe Rel,
e.eniatiyc, leGlc -he could elect ,ra
Erwc1s u'atiNes Slr vs. tnii,lrd 10
thu re'"nd Representative Whenever sbe
had an eAr"s, o'cr ~" seventy iir,u,anI,
II n"ffy. l:y reference b. IelaLle ~.
tis'ics. Mr. clay shaved that the ,.psl.-
ton 81 Cslfurnis On the ls Il March va,
n"' l.rs'han lsG. Geo, md c'pr..ed his
bcl'ef that the n.v STATE VII, amply en-
ti'lod 10 the Representation .he claimed
ION tho ,nby ysd of the limits II Cali
fprnls there had been dif,rcnce u opin-
ion IN tie Committee. At fri pbrtiou
a the committee were dcsuous II running
line through California st $50 90
Thu Va, Il Io.tsd TO, and finally ,nsi sior.
ny a tie committee scre 10 favor II a line
at ~ 30. Bot when 'h. question .sss
10 hnal soi", nsFri'y Of he commit
tee yo'ed srsins, this di,ison 4 th. Stat.
ia 'bi, "i'ncciioiL M chy ruL~n,ed