The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-02-26
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CONGRESS-.
MONDAY. Feb. IS.

OON0ItLCS.
MONDAY. Feb. IS.
SENArE-Mr. Downs. of I-ouisiana. smoke
against Mr. Claws ron,promise-saiJ it was
all on one side, all for the North. Uc said
Mr.. c. was inconsistent in ooinu for the adj |
mission Of California, when that was indeed |
part OF his compromise. Mr. Clay re
pied. Mr.. Downs said that he was ol,pose1
to admitting California because She had "A.
dopted free constitution in consequence of
The mtermedHipg If HE General Gocern>
mem Without concluding bis speech. the
Senate adjourned.
The HOU.E was the scene Of confusion
and uproar during the whole day.
Mr. Dow offered resolution and moved
the previous question, that the Committee
on Territories he instructed to reuort a bill
providing Tor the admission of California in
to III" Union on an equal ioo,irr with the
original States with the boundaries and Inn
is defined in her consti uiion said bin nos
to embrace any subject matter outside o.
California. Mr. Inge moved to Law the res,
olution on the table. Mr. kaufman rose to
Il question Of order The House had refer
red the constitution TO the Committee of the
Whole on the state OF the Union. and ,he
[ It~bluilbn tdiiHOt ne Htlttl on WILDCAT recon-
sidcrnr The vote of reference.
! The Speaker said that that was a matter
for regulation Lv the House. Mr.. Inre NOV
ell call Of the House. Agreed The roll
was called. and 1856 members answered ia
their names Mr. McClcrnand desired to
offer an amendment to the resolution. and
moved the reading Of the same. which was
decided to be out of order 4 motion was
made to lay the resolution On the table
which was lost-Ayes 70 Noes l2l. Mr.
Brown, Of Mississippi, wished to offer an a.
mendmcnt, which was decided to be out OF
order. Ga the cali for the previous ques-
ton, which was sustained by majority OF
26, the vote was about being taken ON the
passage Of the resolution. when MIR. lnge
moved that the House adjourn-Mr. Brown,
Of Mississippi, called Tor the yeas and nays
Mr. NcCiernand appealed TO MIR. lnge to
withdraw his motion. that he might move to
20 into Committee Of the Whole on the state
OF the Union. A'r lnge said that under
any other circumstances ne would be willing
10 withdraw h!' notion but would now INSIST
ON H. I'm the question OF adjournment the
yeas anu nays were ordered Nil. Jones
asked TO be excused from voting ana the
yeas ana rays were called tor on bis motion
he speaker decided that pening a mo'lon
10 a'JoHrn. no question can be put 10 the
lonse. NE motion to adjourn was lost
gas 10 Nays lol' MIR NrO lerhand NOV
ga % &c mo committee OF Inc W hoIe on inc
resilient message he question was "a
Ken by yeas ana nays ana decided III the
negative. several gentlemen arose TO ad
d;fSs the Spehker Mt Jones moved 10 lay
the resolution on the table. MI thompson
OF Mississippi, moved 10 adjonrn, at the same
imc expressing his Willingness to 20 INTO
ommltee oi the w ho.e ME- lhEe ur-
maeded TIE yeas ana nays on the notion 10
adjourn; and they were ordered. he
lluu &c refused 20 adjourn. MIR. McClcrnaud
moved to 20 into Committee of the Whole
on the state of the Union The yeas and
NAYS were again taken, and the question de-
clied in the negative. Mr. Nenabe moved
an adoninment. and asked the yeas and
nays, which were taken and the question
was negaiivcd MIR. Jones moved 10 20 into
Committee of the Whole. The yeas and
NAYS wer, aoain taken. and the question de.
c,ded IN the NEGATIVE. MIR. Vrnable moved
an adjournment. and asked the yeas and
na,s. which were taken. and decided in the
negative. Mr. Jones moved to 90 into com
mime. which vas decided bv yeas and NAYS,
in rh. nero,iyc, Air.. Kaufman asked leave
to introduce a series OF resolutions. Ohiec-
ton being made, ice asked for a suspension
of the rules
The resolutions wore rooI twelve in mum.
Der. commencing with a mea,nble that the
Union of S,ates Is foundcJ on the eanaltv
of It's members. and that il can only he pre-
served bv Justice and kindness, and that it
is of areat importance to settle the various
questions; that California be not admit
ted with her present boundary that the PEG.
ple of each territory. after the boundary is
fixed and the manhattan sufficient. have an
unou,stionnlle rioht to declare that slavery
Shall or shall not exist therein. when they
meet to form Constitution that appropri
ate Territorial Governments ought 10 be
formed tor the territories. without any pro-
vision on the subject OF slavery that the
Western boundary OF Texas is the Rio
Cirandc, with which Congress has no right
10 interfere Sc.
Mr.. McClenand, while the resolutions
were being read wanted to know whether
they were il effect speech, and subject to
the one hour rule. Laughter.
Mr. Carter asked whether the resolutions
were in order?
The Speaker said they were not intro
duced, but read for information, and mo-
ton VIII, made to suspend the rules
Mr. Winthrop took issue with the Speak
er; it seemed t. him that two subjects could