The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-07-27


mcnt, providing that the territories 1
come into the Union either AS free or H.
States, as the people of the same tl,'
choose.
4 discussion arose on the amcndrS,
in which Mcssrs Baldwin, Dayton, G..
Webster, Seward, Soule, Atkinson, Dca.
of Iowa. Butler Footc and Miller took Il.
Mr.. Semard said he would have sy.
for the admission of California ksd she =
scnied hcrscl, as u slave State.
MR. WEBSTER stated that he should I'd,
for the amendment, though he though
useless. His opinions on this subject w., +
the same that they were on the ID
March. lie expressed strongly his des,
to promote settlement of this Question
Mr. DoroLAs said the people had II.
to come into the Union. either as slavehola a
inp or non. slaychoIding States. He A,
no reason why we should not declare IL
when it come so fairly in our way.
there was any doub, ,bcu, the principle
ought 20 be expressed.
The amendment was adopted by the e.
lowing vote:
YEAS Messrs. Atchson, Badger Bel
Benton. Bcrren, Bright. Butler. Cass, Ga, /
Clemens, Cooper, Davis, Miss.,) Daw.oa
Dodge, Uowa) Douglas, Downs, Foot,
Houston. Hunter, Jones, King, Mass,
Morton, Norris, pearce, Pratt, Rusk, Scha,
tan. Shields, Soule, Spruance, Sturgeoa
Turncv, Underwood, Wales, Wcbs,sr,
Whiicomb, ialce-:u.
Nays: Mcssrs Baldwin, Chase, ClsAs
Davis, tMass.,) Dayton, Dodge, tWs
Greene, Hale, Miller. Smith, upllam
Walkcr-i2.
The Senate then went into cxecutis.
scssion. and at the usual hour adjournet
Uorsr.-Mr. BNLy, Of Va, moved
suspension of the rules, 10 enable him %.
introduce resolution, making the severn
appropriation bills the special order Of ths
! day for the 9th OF June, and for each day
thereafter, at one o'clock, until they shall
have been finally disposed Of The Hous'
| refused % suspend the rules by vote o.
yeas and NAYS of II IN the affirmative an
| 81 in the ucgatiyc-not two.ihirds.
Mr.. SrgrmrNs, of Georgia, asked til
suspension of the rules, to enable him TO
introduce a resolution providing for the I'D
inurnment, by the consent OF the Scna',
J' 49, -, colo, of co,yrcss nm n.
,,,L -, ,,,,s, =, /, .'clock The Ham.
- ., s,.,,,,nJ tho ru,cs
TLo III an motion of Mr. \elsoc
agreed to suspend the rules to receive tn
resolution providing that the daily hour d
,,o,.,;n, ho hereafter n o'clock
~. .'.I.,,;,n ,,as ,d,n,ed
NJ u,vr moved , resolution. which VA,
- g. o.l,;,n q, the President of III,
-, ;ac,.u, H., uo,so If n.
nnn,hor of vessels scomeu. and runs tina,
hn,., hoan o,,,Jnyod r,d,r tho ,,e,tv ol
W..L;...,au y, tLa srn,ress;on If tho A.
.;.a,' si1,n ,.aao. ,,o COS, of keen;pg n,
H.. ali sa,,a,lro, o,J tho ,,nlo, ii
H. ,.,,,,,rnJ and r.s,oroJ Il, ,ha;r l,me,
anJ als, ,ho number If ot,;c.,s and son
men who have died annually in said ser,,c,
since ia. maxine ,f th,. treaty
no resolution YEAS ,Jou,cJ
Mr. H,y,y moved n resolution. whicl
,y,s ndon,ed cnlbup upon the prcsiden, o
the United States to communicate 10 tn
House the amount of custom duties whic
have b,cp collected in California the g,
,cpdi,nres tbcrefrom. under wha, author,
,fl,,y ar instructions said exncnditures wer
,,,J, Ac IN, resolution was odop,ed
Tho uousc suspeudeJ the rules 10 en-;
hle Nr McClernand to introduce a rcsoh
,io, ius,ruc,iur the Committee ON Publ
Lands 10 report bill for donation of OF
township Of the public lands for the ben,
fl, Of n public institution for the deaf m
dumb and blind aud insane. in each Sta,
in the Union. where such institutions cNis
or NAV hereafter exist.
The resolution was passed on a vote
yeas and navs. and under the operation {
tho nrcy;ou, question. by M in the affirm
a,iye. and f. in the negative.
Mr. Swrrrsrn. by unanimous consent
Introduced n resolution which was adoniec
authorizing the appointment of n selec
committee Of five to investigate whcthe
tho secretary of the Treasury has not use
or ,nnr,,r;,,ed I,rro amounts of none
cron Tho sprnlus Gnd wi,bout authority {
law for objects too. not contemplated b
,r;,';aal ,n,,r,nr;o,;o,s
Nr Wrxrwopru moved TO suspend tn
r,los In o,,hI, lin, IN in,rodue, a rcs,r
,;nn n ;ns,ruc, the Commi,,ee Of the Who'll
10 repor, he California bill of Mr.. Dotv t.
the House. on the next time said COMMITTEE
shall take up said bill for consideration.
This proposi,ion caused considerable es
element, and several points Of order wcr
raised ,oainst the proposition.