The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-08-12
CongressIonaI.

WASHINGTON, August l.
Sepate.-The Senate, on motion of Mr.. Douglas,
took up the California bill reported from the com
mittee rritories.
Mr.. Foote moved to provide that California shall
exercise no jurisdiction South Of the parallel of 50
degrees 30 minutes.
Mr.. Dawson supported it. MIR. Foote said he
should not vote for the bill without the amendment,
and he did not think it would pass the other house
without it.
Mr.. Clay was in favor of the admission of Califor-
MIA. He commented at length and with great
severity on the OF the defeat of the Compro.
mise bill. For himself he intended to be unawed
by the threats of individuals Of States, against
this Union. While he had a voice an arm he
would raise them in defence of the Union.
Mr.. Foote spoke at engthin comment upon dis
union sentiments expressed particularly in South
Carolina at public meetings and in public papers.
After some remarks in which Mr. Foote, Mr..
Butler, Mr.. Hale and Mr.. Dickinson took part, the
bill postponed till tomorrow.
The bill to admit California State, to provide
for the establishment of the territories Of New
Mexico and Utah, and to make certain propositions
to Texas in regard to boundaries, and for other
purposes, read third time, amidst some
laughter he bill was passed and title amended.
House.-Mr. White asked the unanimous con-
sent of the House to offer a resolution providing
that the Speaker shall appoint special committee
OF twenty-one members, to consult and report to
the House such bill as will be calculated to allay
present. SAClleueIlt anu settle the questions
permanently, which have caused excitement.
Objection was made by Messrs. Root and Carter
to the resolution, and it was not introduced.
The committees were called for reports. Numer-
Gus reports were made mostly on pension cases.
Mr.. Stanton, Of Tennessee, from the Committee
on Naval Affairs reported a bill for the establish.
ment OF line of new steamers with the coast Of
Africa for the purpose of suppressing the African
slave trade and promoting the commerce of the
United States with that coast-which bill was
read a first and second time and referred 10 the
COMMITTEE OF the Whole on the state Of the Union.
On motion of Mr., Duer, the rules were sus-
pended, and the House resolved itself into Com
nittee OF the Whole, on the state of the Union,
tN1r Disney IN the chair,) and resumed the con-
sderation of the Fertilization bill
The policy of the system of Notifications, and the
proprlety OF certain means of appropriation, were
debated by Messrs Burt, Otis Bayly, Fuller,
Savage, Harris Of Illinois, Root Evans, of M ary.
land, Ewing, Houston, Carter, Ashe, McMullen,
Parker, Thompson, of Mississippi, Morse, Jones'
heatherston, King OF NewYork, Bissell, Williams,
Kerr, Crowel, HARRISON.
Mr.. King moved to strike out the item of $4,000
Tor the preservation of the site of Fort MOultrie,
Charleston harbor.
The question was taken and the Committee re-
fused to strike out-ayes IL, noes 104.
Mr.. Jones moved to reduce the item of $4,000
to the Fort Sellers Point Flats, Baltimore har-
bor to S25, 900.
WI; heH uelended the necessity OF TINS Tort anc
the whole amount of the appropriation.
The Committee refused to make the reduction
Mr.. Thompson, of Pa, moved an amendment
linking the application of the appropriation to
works nearly completed which was voted down.
The bill was then reported to the House, when
Mr.. Bayly moved the previous question.
A message was announced from the Senat e
with bill for the establishment of Territorial Gov
eminent for the Territory of Utah. Its annun-
citation created general laugh
Mr.. kaufman moved to lay the bill on the table,
pending which. on motion, the House adjourned