The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-03-27
WAsHINGToN, March Is.


900 to the Winnebago Indians was reported
from the Judiciary Committee and passed
After the transaction of a routine of business
the senate resumed the consideration of Mr.
Clay's Resolutions. Mr.. Badger having the
floor proceeded at some length to consider the
value ofthe Union and the evils of separation
Before considering the question whether there
was a possibility of any action by Congress-
which could lead to disunion, and if there was
UGH possibility, was there a probability of such a
state of things? He was alarmist, but looking
to the Union good, to be guarded against
evils which affect its prosperity, he must say
that no one who looked upon the proccc dings
here and the commissions throughout the coun-
try, could doubt the probability that separation
might follow a certain course of legislation.
Without concluding, Mr.. Badger give way to
postponcmcnt till tomorrow. Adjourned.
In the House, credentials &c. of the Califor-
mia members being taken up, Mr.. Williams de-
Tended General Taylor and protested against
the doctrines now avowcd. California would be
admitted and territorial government formed for
Wilmot provso In conclusion he said, Mr.
Calhoun had erred from the Southern platform
He appealed to all to come to the rescue of the
country. Mr.. Casey willing to leave the
question where the constitution leaves it. The
whole difficulty has grown out of different views
as to Constitutional power this subject. One
contended one way, this the other. He believed
firmly that the Mexican laws, Constitutional and
organic, made it as that if slave be taken there
now, he would instantly become free. But with
regard to Territories Of the United states, he be-
lieved Congress had complete power over the
subject, these points he viewed in Constitu-
tional way. MIR. Giddings spoke against the
extension of slavery, and avowed, the motto
of his consttuents-No more slave territory no
more slave States. Adjourned.
WAsu1SGroN, March 49, P. M.
In the Senate, the bill reported from the
Committee on the District of Columbia, giving
permission to construct certain works necessary,
in view of the early completion of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Canal to the Cumberland, was
taken up, discussed and passed.
An act providing for the payment of interest
on transferred war bounty scrip was taken up,
amended and passed.
The senate then took up Mr. Clay's Resolu
tons, and Mr.. Badger resumed his remarks
He said the Wilmot Proviso ought to be drop
ped altogether. Even admitting the fact, that
Congress had the power, it was highly repre-
hensible and entirely useless. 1t was bad
plan to adopt the rule of demanding and exercis-
ing the right to do every thing have the po-
wer and right to do. The discussion of extreme
measures was always odious, and when adopted,
must inevitable lead to despotsm.
In the House Mr.. Fuller, from the Commit
tee Printing, made a report in favor of print
ing 5000 extra copies of the report of the Com
mittec on Roads and Canals, setting apart GER
tain public lands for the construction of Whit
ncy's Railroad. Mr. Bowlin was opposed to
the measure The bill countenanccd one of the
most gigantic schemes ofspeculation ever known
in the country, and gave Whitney a power never
before conferred on man.
Mr. Robinson obtained the floor and said that
tomorrow he would reply to Mr.. Bowlin-said
his remarks were unfounded. The Bill for car
rying into effect the convention between the
United States and Brazil was made the special
order of the day for Thursday.
Several Executive communications were ap-A
propriately disposed of, and the House went in
to Committee of the Whole. The California
Message was laid over, and the Committee pro-
cecdcd to the consideration of a bill to supply
the deficiencies of appropriations for service of
the present fiscal year. A long debate followed,
and much opposition was expressed against the
Department of the interior. Without coming
to conclusion the House adjourned