Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-07-18
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, July II, P. M

WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, July II, P. M.
In the SENATE to-day, after the transaction of the
usual morning business and the passage oseveral pr
vate bills, bill to erect monument to ZACHARY TAY-
1oR, late President the United States was introdu-
ced by Mr.. WEBSTER, and passed
The Senate then resumed the consideration of the
Compromise Bill
Mr.. WEBSTER addressed the Senate couple Of hours
in support of the bill He advocated the admission of
Calfonia-showed the necessity of framing Terrific
rial Governments for Utah and New Mexico, as well
as Of defExa lesettlng the boundary Of Texas Upon
each OF these points he spoke at length and urgently
pressed the passage ofthe Bill He reiterated his views
upon the Fugitive Slave question, and again declared
that there existed necessity for the Incorporation OF
the Wimot Proviso into any relating to the
Territories He regretted that Senators could far
recognise the right instruction as to vote for that mea
sure when by doing they only retarded the business
Of Congress- to the great injury Of the interests of the
country. If the Compromise Bill failed, Mr. W. said
he would not to adjourn till something had been
done for the settlement ofexisting difficulties
Mr. HALE replied to the remarks OF Mr. Webster.
The question being then taken the amendment
offered by Mr. BENTON relative to the boundary of Tex
as was rejected by the following vote-yeas 49, nays
36.
Mr.. FooTE then offered the following amendments
Amend Both section, by striking out the tenth and
eleventh lines and the word eastwardly in the twelfth
line and insert "where the 34th degree of north latitude
nersects said river thence east with said parallel OF la
titude."
Alses amend the seventh section, by adding thereto
the following proviso
Provided, notwithstanding, That proposition
shall be made and the same is hereby made, to the peo-
pie Of California, and earnestly urged upon their fayora-
Bile consideration to be acted upon by the State of Ca
at Union
taken place. that the said State of California shall
sent to the establishment OF Territory within the L.
ms assigned to her by this act and that accordingly
the consent of said State shall have been ex-
pressed in convenient and authoritative mode,
new Territory shall be laid off and established to be
called the Territory OF Colorado, the boundaries OF
which shall be as follows:
Beginning in the Pacific ocean three leagues from
Shore the 35h parallel oflattude and running with
said parallel to the summit ofthe Sierra Nevada noun
tains thence following the crest highest part OF
said mountain, may be, to the 9th parallel
of north latitude thence east with said parallel until
intersecs the Colorado river thence along the course
OF said river and down its main channel, and IN the
fiddle thereof to the boundary line of the republic OF
Mexico, thence along said boundary line westwardly
TO the Pacific ocean, to point three leagues from
shore; thence to the Beginnings including all its lands
situated any where within that portion OF the sea en-
braced thin the present boundaries and tor the gov
eminent OF such Territory SO to be established al the
provisions OF this act relating to the Territory OF Utah
except the and boundaries therein specified are
hereby declared to be in force in the said Territory OF
Colorado, from and after the day when the consent oil
the State of California shall have been expressed in
manner and form provided for by this act"
After some debate, Mr.. HUNTER obtained the floor
when the farther consideration of the subject post
poned until morrow.
Tho Senate then held an Executive session. and after
wards adjourned.
HOUSE REPREsENTATIvES.-Shortly after the
House met this morning. the rules were suspended and
the House resolved itself into Committee Of the Whole
Mr.. McLane, OF Maryland, in the Chair, and resumed
the consideration of the application OF the delegate
from New Mexico to be admitted to seat
Mr.. BAYLY supported the report, which, will be re-
collected, is adverse to the admission of the member
from New Mexico.
Mr. STEPHENS spoke in opposition to the report, and
in defence of the policy Of the late President with regard
TO California and New Mexico.
The debate continued by Messrs. CARTER, How
ARD, Brown, of Indiana and STRONG, until the hour Of
O'Clock, when, by limitation, it brought to close
The voting then commenced upon the various amend
ments proposed. An amendment admitting the dele
gate from New Mexico (HUGH N. SMITH, ESQ., to a
seat adopted but expression of opinion as te
the merits of the Texas boundary question was ventured
The Committee then rose, when the SPEAKER laio
before the House communication from the Secretary
of War (Hon. Mr.. CRAWFORD offering to refund the
interest paid him the representative of the heirs OF
George Galphn, if the judicial authorities should de-
eide tina interest on the Galphn claim had been ile
gally paid. The communication was referred to the
Committee on the Judciary-and then the House ad
iourned