The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-09-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
By Telegraph for he Daily Lancaster Gazette

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blll ns despatch says the bill to abolish The sl,ve
trade in the district was postponed to Tuesday
next
The bill providing for the establishment Of a
weekly line Of steamers from the mouth of ,be
Mississippi river 10 Vera Cruz and Tampico. was
taken mp. amended and ordered to be engrossed
Senate adjonrnsd.
House.. THE House took up the Texas bonn.
Diary bill and the Speaker announced tho question
70 be to refer the bill 10 the COMMITTEES Of the
Whole ",
Mr.. McLane said the commitment ofthe bill
would be tan,amount to It's rejection. His object
was to pass tile bill in the shape in which it would
he most acceptable to himself and he was under.
'tond to say that in its present form it had most
strength in buth branches.
Mr.. Cable of Ohio, moved 10 lay the bill on the
table After considerable debaie, the bill finally
came before tue House and vote was taken on
Mr. Cngman's amendment to Mr.. Boyd's reso.
luton, proPnsing to organize Southern California
under the name Of Colorado by the line Of SO de-
1t was disagreed to-ayes &c. nays l30
Much confusion in the proceedings followed,
when the House refused to order the bill TO
third reading yeas 30, nays 1876, and then al.
'urned.
WAsHrSGroN, Sept 4
HuusE.-The resolution in relation to pen
sion list was taken up.
From the committee to inquire into certain al
lsged transactions Of Senator Ewing while secre,a.
ryoI the Interior, for opening up and paying GER
trim Chickasaw claims after they had been settled
by former administration. report was made
by Mr.. Richardson and recommendation Or the
printing u tie documents which were very vol.
luminous. Mr. Vnton made minority report
"ntiou 10 postpone for the purpose Of print.
Ia Inst Tie ahoVc ~
proceedings which should have appeared yes,er.
day. We have moi received yesterdays proceed.
in9s The late storm has dlsarranged the wires
in the east.
WAsnSoroN, Sept 5.
SESArE.-Mr Hnuston gave notice that he
desired, on Monday next, 10 make personal ex.
PLANTATION in the Senate, relative 10 the Wallace
letter
The bouaty land bill came up and an amend.
ment was adopted extending lis benefits tn mari.
ners. Without any final aCli II, the Senate adj
juurned over tp Monday. .,..
HoUsE.-The bill making appropriations for
the Post Oihce Department was returned from
the Senate with amendments and referred tu the
committee OF ways aud means.
The House took mp tile report cf the Richard.
son committee. aud the report aud resolutions
were ordered IL be printed Mr.. Vintull gave
notice that lie would move rccommln.nt Of
tue report and resolutions.
on yesterday Rlter the vote refusing to order
the Texas boundary bill To third reading Mr..
Howard moved Reconsideration which was de
cided out of order. This lirr.ing the appeal
came up. and the decision Of The Chair was stls-
tanet ..
Tho House then fecnnsiderpd The vote refusing
to order the Texas Boundary bin to third real.
ing, and the bill as amended BY Mr.. Boyd was
ordered to third reading--ays los nays g3 We
think this amendment makes an "OmnibtIs' OF
Texas, New Mexico sud Cniiinrnin
The Richardson report concluded with the fol.
lowing resululions.-
Res'Iued, That the piy,rent liy Secle,iry Ew.
ing ut S38, 80 To the administrators of james
Barron as Communication for tho naval setvices or
slid Barron during the revolution war was u
violation Of law.
ResotOed That the officers of the Virginia Ma
Wy during tile warui the revolutionary are not Ell
titled to communication pay.
ResoiUcd, Tint the payment Of compound in.
terest in the case Of Commo lore Barron was
made in violation Of law.
RcSOiccd, That tle sum of - dollars pn.d
to Curcoran and Riggs. assignees ol w VI Gwmne,
was Justly due the Chcknsaw Indians.
The vote rejecting Mr. Buyds umrndmn t pro.
was recunsdered
The question recurring on Mr. Bnyd's amend.
meut, inde.crlblbe confusion followed amidst
which the Knocking nt the Speakers hammer
was bul teebly heard. Finally. Mr.. Tuombs OBJ
tanned the ll,Or, and offered an amendment 10 Mr.
Boyd's amendment providing that no citizen of
the United States shall he deprived OF hi1 e, Iib-
erty or property except by Judgment ol his peers,
and the laws OF the land und the consslItiun of
the United States, aud of such States thereof ns
may not be locally inapplicabe aud the common
law as ii existed in the British colonies Of Ameri-
ca uutil July 4ll l776, shall be the exclusive law
OF said territory the subject Of African slavery
until altered by the proper authorities,
After one OF the most stormy, bUisterous and
noisy days Of the session, The House adjourned.
Mr. Boyds amendment To the boundary bill
being carried, the question recurring on ordering
the bill to third reading, great excitement pre-
vailed, when the speaker announced in loud tone
that the bill was rejeced-yeas SO, nays lO7
ExclNmaons olrejoicing were heard on one side
OF the House aud groans ON the other when the
announcement was made.
WAsHINGToN. Sept. g.
HoUsE.--The question before the Hous' being
shall the decision Of the Chair be sustained, it was
decided negatively-yeas 83, nays 100 The
House then reCOnsidered the vute refusing 10 Or
der the bill 10 third reading aud the question on
ordering the bill AS amended yesterday 10 a third
10 ding was taken. 1t was in an exciting time
and much couusion prevailed. The gallarles and
lOljbies were filled with anxious spectators, and
when the Clerk commenced calling the roll the
noise ceased aud seldom have we known so much
quiet us while the roll calling continued. There
was no movement all over the House. Every
proceeding was noticed with anxiety.
l.. Il IL
voted aye, applause was commenced but silence
promptly restored by the Speaker. But few
members We're in their seats Many had come
10 The urea in holt Of tile Clerks desk, Much
sensation. The Speaker exerted himsefto quell
the disorder which had broken out utresh aud
then commenced announcing the resdt-uyes
1903, nays 98. 10
Immediately succeeding this were capping oil
hands. stamping aud whlstng in the galleries.
and applause upon the floor. Order resounded
in every direction, the Speaker beating Justify
with his hammer, aud voices were heard saying
-" Let them shout"
The excitement having subsidized the Speaker
said the question was oil the third reading OF the
bill
Mr.. Burt moved to lay tho bill on tn" table
yeas 81, nays 1903. The bill was then passed.
yeas l07 nays97
The House immediately, after amending the
title Of the bill, adjourned
lOur Congressional dispatches are somewhat
mixed up. Mr.. Boyd's amendment and the bill
are probably not sufficiently separated in The des
patches The latest dnte however, will show
the action of the House,
More OF tho Freshet.
PoTTsvILLE, September A.
The Schuylkill Canal is a total wreck in conse-
quence Of the late freshet No business can be
done upon it before tue close of the season. Sc.