The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-05-04
CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON, April

and bePs resolutions to report separately o
each subject involved, and not unite in one bi
two or more incongruous subjects.
Clay objected TO the absence Of the Commute
I of six, who left the city this morning with tn
, remains Of Calhoun, and who went away unde
the impression that the Senate would act on n
important business during their absence upo
q duty imposed on them by the Senate. TIL
majority, said Mr.. Clay had already determine
by a decisive vote, not to give the Committe
any Instructions either general or special, bu
in the absence OF so many Of the Senator
whose places were vacant this morning, h,
could not see that the actual majority Of tn,
body was now represented.
Benton asked no vote, but simply desired thu
motion TO come up for discussion.
Clay suggested that the appropriate time tc
argue questions of uniting two or more subject:
in one bill, would arrive after the Committed
had made a report joining two or more incon.
gruOus subjects. II, however, the Senator de-.
sired no vote at present, simply TO make O
SPEECH, he had no objections.
The Senate then proceeded 10 consider the
motion.
Benton read several extracts from English
works on Parliamentary law, to show that the
course taken on referring the California bill to
the Select Committee, and the uniting BY said
committee OF two or more incongruous sub.
jects in the act, that if it should be done, it
would be in violation Of all correct parliament
tary practices. Having got through with his
citatlon-Bento proceeded with ZONE remarks
upon the general subject. He said that the ref
eTence Of California to a committee known to
be against her, was a violation of that great
principle OF parliamentary law, which refers
all subjects to a committee supposed to be in
favor OF it. He defended the course which he
had taken in the Senate i'd Opposition to the
action on the bill; and the referenco1o the Sc.
lect Committee Of SO many subjects! He re-
Tered to the remark made by Mr.. Borland,
designating his (BentOn's) course as a sort of
exPedient for consuming the time of the Sem
ate-and that the Senator from Arkansas and
himself had not been upon speaking terms for
some time. If that Senator were a Judge, and
he (BentOn) was en- trial for his life before him,
thai he would Osk a change Of venue.
BorIand said the Senator from Missouri would
be perfectly safe in his hands, as he was op-
7 osed TO capital punishment-that if called
upon to pass sentence Of death, he would pre-.
ter reslgning to executing the duty-that the
life would bosale, no mattnr whether
tried for his conduct here or elsewhere.
The Chair here called the Senator to order.
and continued firmly to resist any attempt at
personalities.
Borldnd resumed in order, and declared him
self entirely Indifferent to Benton's praise or
Benton replied; that if the Senator would re.
peat the expression alluded to he would oom-
a breach of the rule, which forbid personal
reflections, and would say a thing in itself un-
true. Cloud cries of order, amid which. BEN
ton took his seat.)
Clay said he had no present intention of res
plying to the parliamentary argument Of the
Senator from Missouri.
BentOn's motion was then laid on the table
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WASHINGTON, April 25.
SENATE-Numerous petitions were presented
and referred.
The bill to establish a board of accounts to
settle private claims was taken up and made
the special order for Tuesday,
The Senate then considered the report o(|
the committee on printing in favor of abandon
ing the contract system.
An unintereating debate ensusd upon an
amendment; submitted by Mr., Walker, direct>
ing suit to be instituted against the contractors
Tor the non>performance of their contract.
HousE-Mr. Stanley asked leave to offer
that the aelec. committee appointed
10 invest gate the charges against Thomas Ew.
."g, and TO enquire which Of the CLERKS aOpoin.
'ed by him corTesPonded for newspapers, also
export what persons holding Office under the
ate administration, clerks, heads Of bureaus.
commissioners, or assistant postmasters general
wrote tor or edited newspapers, their compen.
latlons and salaries, who wrote the BundIecund
'SS'ys and what Office he held, whether during
ne canvass or The Presidency any Of them
themselves from their bureaus or Off
'eS to make electioneering speeches or were
'alled on to subscribe money! operate against
zen. Taylor.
Mr. Johnson, Of Arkansas said Il object to
Iuch trash. ,
Nh Stanley said that the objection came with