Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-04-30
Thirty-FirSt CO1grcss---Ffst Session.
Senate.

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ment of the Constitution.
Mr.. Benton moved TO take up the mo-
,ion 10 instruct the compromise Commit
zee not to attach California TO any other
measure. :
Mr.. Clay objected. in consequence OF
,hp absence of six Senators.
Mr.. Benton said he did not want
vo,e-au he wanted was 20 show the par
Elementary law.
Mr.. Clay then withdrew his objections
Mr.. Benton addressed the Senate Tor
one hour, reading parliamentary law anu
iusri(ving his course during the last week
hken to defeat the action of the commit
t.. He replied TO Mr.. Borland, who
had expressed his disaPProval, and con-
domination of Mr.. Benton's course. Mr..
Benton said that he and BOrland were not
on good personal terms. and that he Mr.
Borland) ought not in that case to use re-
marks which were personal. Mr.. Dor
land was not his Judge, if ne were before
he would submit to trial, ne would ask
change Of venue. Mr.. Benton declared
the Southern Convention dead.
Mr.. Borland replied. lie SAID that
Mr.. Benton's course was trifing because
he thought so. He always expressed
what he thought, but never so Tar iorgo'
himself as to deliver 10 the Senate nause-
ating doses of egotism. He was not MI
Benton $ Judge, but if he were his beh''
on'sl life would be safe in his hands,
He was opposed to capital punishment,
and if he were Benton's Judge he would
RESIGN before he would hang him-even
irhe were on,trial for his offences in and
and out Of the Senate.
The Vice President called Mr.. Boriand
70 order. :,
Mr.. Borland continued; No personal
relations between him and MIR. Benton
had been suspended, because none ever
existed. At the proper time he wonld re-
peat what he had said OF Nh Benton s
course.
Mr.. Bentou said if Mr.. Borland did re-
neat, he would violate parliamentary law,
and also violate laws Of decOrum, which
were known to every gentleman and he
would state what was untrue III IFS lncep-
ton.
Mr.. King demanded order and Mr. Ben
ION sat down. The subject was then
postponed, and the bill TO extinguish In
dian titles IN Oregon to lands lying west
Of Cascade Mountains was taken up and
and passed. .,,
The Treaty which has just been conciu'
ded between Sir Henry Bulwer and our
Government was this day sent to the Sen
ate, with message from the President,
and accompanying documents. The latter
are understood to embrace the correspond
ence between the two contracting parties.
The Senate then went INTO Executive
session, after which, adjourned.
On Tuesday the resolution OF Mr: Brad
bury, calling upon the President Tor the
oanses of the removals from Office, &C.,
was taken up.
in reply to Nj. Smith upon this SUBJECT
Mr.. Bell replied, and then the Senate
adjourned.
On Wednesday Mr.. Cooper presented
large number of petitions praying mod
i6cation of the tariff of 1916.
Mr.. Webster called up the following
resolution, submitted by him yesterday
ResoIved, That the committee on FL
nance be instructed to inquire what meas
ures it may be most expedient TO adopt to
facilitate the gold coinage Of the United
States. -.
He addressed the Senate for some time
upon the importance of preventing the ac'
cumulation of bullion at the mint, which
now amounted to eight millions OF dollars.
In consequence of the delay in coinage
here, large quantities of bullion were
shipped to England, where the shipper,
in "a hours after landing his bullion, could
draw from the Bank of England the value
of it. He proposed that four millions OF
dollars be left in the mint 10 be given Out
TO depositors of bullion.
Mr.. Downs called the attention OF the
Senate to the condition Of the mint at n.
Orleans, which was now closed.
The debate was continued by Mangum,
Hunter, Dawson, Downs and PeaIce, and
then the resolution was adopted. The
Senate then went into Executive session
at before 2, and adjourned after 3 O.
clock.
On Thursday Mr.. Clay presented the
presentment of grand jury IN Lewis
County, KY, and the proceedings OF
public meeting in that county, sustaining
some comments made by him upon pre-
senting some abolition petitions from that
county.
The Vice President laid before the
Senate communication from the Secre-
tary of State in reply to resolution OF
the Senate, respecting alleged barbarlties
upon American seaman and opening com
mercial negotiations with Oriental nations.