Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-06-20
Tbtrtp- first Congress.
SENATE.
THURSDAY, Nav so

THURSDAY, May 80.
The voting on the slavery question was con-
tinued.
Mr.. Walker proposed to abolish peonage in
New Mexico.
Its operation to peonage growing out of future
tracts.
Mr.. Dayton's amendment was rejected, % to
&C.
Walkers motion to abolish peonage then
came ca IN order and was also rejected, Ayes 3d.
Nays 80.
YEAs-Baldwin, Benton, Bradbury, Chase,
Corwin, DAVIS of Mass, Dodge of Wis, DODGE
of Iowa, Douglass, Felch, Greene, Hale, Ham.
lin, homes, Norris, Seward, Shields, Spruance,
Upham and Walker.
NAYs-Atchison, Badger, Bell, Berrian, Bor-
land, Bright, Butler, Clay, Clemens, Cooper,
DOT rIouzton huntGr, King, Man 1g Mason Mason
Z Morton, Pratt Rusk, Sebastian, Smith, Soule
Sturgeon of Pennsylvania, Turney, Underwood,
Webster, Yulee
Mr.. Yulee moved to amend the tenth section
of the compromise bill by adding the clause
from the Clayton compromise, extending the
constitution and Laws ofthe United States over
the territories. Adopted, 80 to "a.
Mr.. Baldwin moved to amend the 9th Sec
by adding the following:
1t being hereby intended to be declared,
4 that the Mexican law abolishng slavery shall
continue in force in said territories until altered
or repealed by Congress.
Mr. Baldwin addressed the Senate at length
in support of the amendment, and after some
further debate, it was rejected, the yeas being
! %, nays 81.
YEAs-Baldwin, Bradbury Bright, Chase,
Cooper, Corwin, Davis of Mass, Dayton, Dodge
of Wis. Douglass, Felch, Greene, Hale, Ham
q lin, Miller, Norris, Seward, Shields, Smith,
Spruance, Upham, Walker, Whitcomb.
g NAYs-Atchison, Badger, Bell, Benton, Ber-
rian, Borland, Bvtler, Cass, Clay, Clemens, Da-
! Wis of Miss, Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge of 10.
King, Mangum, Mason, Morton, Pearce, Pratt,
Rusk, Sebastian, Soule, Sturgeon, Underwood,
Yulee.
SENATE.
MONDAY, June 3.
Mr.. Webster presented a petition from men
Of business and enterprise in Boston praying for
further and fuller exploration of the coal re-
kions and beds in the United States.
ID On motion of Mr.. Clay, the compromise bill
being the special order, was taken up.
Mr.. Hale being entitled 10 the floor waived
10 Mr.. Benton.
Mr.. Clay suggested whether Mr.. Benton hat
better not delay his motion of postponement unit
a vote on the amendment had been gont
Through with.
Mr.. Benton withdrew his own amendment,ant
moved to postpone the consideration of the bill
until March 4th 1851. He stated that he dit
ID for the purpose of coming to conclusion
Mr. B. entertained the SenateN nearly thret
hours in speech characterized bya protusiol
81 learning, and it was much better mature'
than his former California speech. He com
menced by contrasting the prosperous and hap
by condition of the country with the terrible
hate of things figured by Mr.. Clay's gaping an
bleeding wounds. He contended earnestly 70
the admission of California, and showed the III
Justice and scandal of the polygamous soldering
Of the measures proposed by the Compromis
bill. California, he sad was made the scape
goat of slavery; and he read ftom the Jewish o
the scape-goat in order to show that the analog
was complete. There were interesting histori
cal, geographical and physical facts concernin
New Mexico, which illustrated his former posi-
tons.
Mr.. Benton argued against the Con7promis
bill on the ground that there were no proper par
ties to the Compromise. He knew no North
no South--but the bill recognized two sectiona
parties. 1t was a bad and dangerous precedent
In conclusion he made a most sarcastic and ul
merciful attack upon Mr.. Clay. His PROPOSE
ton, he said, superseded all the amendments, &
could be superseded itself only by "a motion t
lay the bill on the table,
Mr.. Hale replied TO Mr.. Dawson's late person
alities. In the course Of his remarks, he said
was far from his purpose to serve out his presen
Senatorial term, and he proposed at no very dis
tant day to retire from the Senate and all publ
scenes to more congenia private life. Brle
reioinders followed mutually in courteous tone
The Senate then went into executive session
and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
L:et at o'clock A. M. Mr. Evans of Md
moved that the resolution to terminate the de
bate on the California question tomorrow, b
rescinded, and that two weeks from tomorrow
be the time fixed upon for terminating the de
bate.
The motion Of Mr.. Evans was disagreed to.
The House then went into committee OF tn
whole and resumed the consideration of the Cal
\ ifornia BILL Mr.. Meade gave notice of the a
amendment he intended to offer, first admitting
california with her present condition so modified
Is 10 limit one boundary to $500, south latitude
econdy the territory south to have territori
government, and declaring all laws 10 be re-
led which were ever in force in said terrific