The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-09-12
VOL. ~.

to either Of the said Corporations expeiient md
proper. And the same power is hereby vested -
the levy court Of Washington county. if any az.
tempt shall be made within its jurisdctional linn
It's 10 establish depot or place of confinement
Tor slaves brought into the said District as mer
chandise for sale contrary to this act
Mr. Foote offered a substitute empowerino tho
corporate authorities of Washington 10 nrobib;t
.ne slave trade and after some remarks by Messrs
uuh1er ana Clay, Mr.. Downs moved that the hin,
De postponed until this day week.
Mr. clay thought the bill should be acted on M
ms Tine and called for the yeas and nays on tho
motion, and they were ordered
MT roote opposed the motion to postpone. and
explained and advocated his substitute He 80
that it had been submitted to the Mavor ~ W.
ington, and had met with that gentleman,s near,
approval. lie considered that if his amendma,,
were adopted, it would result in the brea kino NJ, ~
those depots for the sale of slaves which he r.
tested as much as any one else. He accented ~.
amendment proposed by Mr.. Pearce as a modis-
cation of his own.
The Senate refused to postpone
Mr.. Pearce then offered an amendment ;mros
ing severe penalties upon free persons of co..
who shall aid in the escape of slaves, and aIs6
empowering the city authorities of Washinvtor
to prohibit free persons of color from coming
into the District to reside
The question recurring on Mr.. Pearce's amend.
ssSent to the Nu
M-. Uais--cs4 czkea sor q GjvisisN - 80.
Question He could vote tx tbeS~-, h--~-h ar.
Out 1naN pam rr,ssIng 70 NJ laegSrs ifeuufu no,
vote for.
The question was then taken on the first branch
Of the amendment, and it was agreed to--yeas %,
nays l5-as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Atchson, Barnwell. Benton.
Berrien, Bright, Butler, Davis of Mississippi,
Dawson Dickinson, Dodge of Iowa, Downs, Foote.
Houston, Hunter, Jones, King, Mason, Morton,
Pratt, Rusk Sebastian, Soule. Sturgeon, Turney
Underwood, and Whitcomb-26.
NAys-Messrs. Baldwin, Clarke, Clay, Cooper,
Davis Of Massachusetts,, Dayton, Dodge of Wis
consin, Ewing, Greene, Hamlin, Seward, Smith,
Spruance, Wales, and Winthrop-I5.
The second branch of the amendment was also
agreed to-yeas "a, nays 1S-as follows
YEAs-Messrs. Atchison, Barnwel, Benton.
Berrien, Bright, Butler, Davis Of Mississippi
Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge of Iowa, Downs, FOOtp
Houston, Hunter Jones, King, Mason, Morton
Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, SouG, Turney, and Whit
comb-24
NAYs-Messrs Baldwin Clarke, Clay, Cooper,
Davis of Massachusetts,, Dayton, Dodge of Wiscon-
sin, Ewing Fech, Green tIamlin, Seward, Smith
Spruance, Sturgeon, Underwood, Wales, and Win
throp-lS.
MIR. Foote said that he would, if no objection
was made, withdraw his substitute,
Mr.. Berrien asked what would be The effect
now upon the amendments just adopted If the
substitute of the Senator from Mississippi were
agreed to-
The Chair replied, that if the substitute were
agreed to, the amendments just adopted would be
stricken out No objection being made, the snb-
sttute was withdrawn.
Mr. Mason moved that the Senate adjourn.
And then, by vote Of ayes 2s noes not
counted,
The Senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1850.
Mr. Clay said, that as there was ON yesterday
a strong expression in favor of the postponement
Of the bill to suppress the slave trade in the Dis
trict, and as there were several Senators absent
who desired to vote ON the bill, he would not
press its consideration but would move that the
bill be taken up at this time, with view to its
postponement.
The bill was then taken up, and postponed till
Tuesday next.
The following are the principal amendments
to the Post Office Appropriation bill, reported by
the Committee on Finance, which were agreed to.
Insert at the end of line 80:
"And the Postmaster General is hereby au-
thorzed in his discretion to dispose Of to the best
advantage any quarterly returns of mails, sent
or received, which were made up previous to
lS45, preserving the accounts current and all
vouchers accompanying such accounts, and TO
use such portion of the proceeds thereof as may
be necessary to defray the cost of separating and
disposing of the same"
Strike out the whole of the second section, and
insert:
" For transportation of the mails in
GLIDING service in California and
Oregon SO, $50 900
For transportation Of mails in two
steamships from New York by
Southampton to Bremen at 100000
for each ship, under the contract
with the Ocean Steam Navigation
Company of New York 100000
And for transportation by two ships
under the same contract, from New
York to Havre, at $4,000 each 10000
Including unexpended balance of for
mer appropriation 66667
For transportation of the mails be-
tween Charleston and Havana, by
way of Key West, calling at Savan-
nah under the contract with M. c.
Mordecai so 600
For transportation of the mail across
the Isthmus of Panama $4,000
For compensation to postmasters, &c 100000
For ship, steamboat, and way letters $4,000
For wrapping paper 24OOO
For Office furniture Tin the p. o. 5000
For Advertising 10000
For mail-bags 10000
For blanks $4,000
For mail locks keys, and stamps 10000
For mail depreda,ions and special
agents 10000
For clerks for Offices lin the p OF $40 900
For miscellaneous 10000
For publishing new editions Post Of
fee Laws and Regulations, and Of
the table Of post Offices 5000
S5205i6
The above specific appropriations are in lieu
Of general appropriations contained in the bill
as it came from the House
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1850.
The Senate was engaged during this day upon
matters Of private or local nature, and its pro-
ceedngs would afford little interest to the gene
raj reader. They are therefore omitted.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER G, 1850.
The proceedings of the Senate were void Of
general interest.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER Z, 1850.
The Senate did not sit to-day
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1850.
A message was received from the House Of
Representatives, announcing that that body hat
passed the following Senate bills:
bill providing for the admission Of California
as n State into the Union:
A bill establishing Territorial Government
for Utah;
And bill proposing to the State of Texas
the establishment of her northern and western
boundaries, the relinquishment by said state o,
all territory claimed by her exterior 10 e''a
boundaries, and Of all her claims upon the un'tu
States with an amendment, in which the concur
renee Of the Senate was asked.