Washington telegraph., 1850-07-24
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
WASHINGTON, July /, 1850.

SENATE.-After some morning business, the
California compromise bill was taken up.
After some remarksaby Mr.. Yulee, in which he
declared that his objection to supporting the bill
was that he wished to preserve the peace, harmo-
n.y. and consequent prosperity Of the Union, Mr..
Seward obtained the floor, but yielded to Mr.. Up
ton who addressed the Senate in a regular old
fashioned slavery speech.
Mr.. Yulee offered a resolution 10 adjourn till the
1st of August, which was LAID over.
A message received from the Preside mt in
answer 10 Foote'S resolution inquring as to the
proceedings relative to New Mexico, Transmitting Q
COPIES of orders appointing Col. Monroe civil and
military Governor for New Mexico Was laid on
the table and The Senate adjourned.
IloUsE.-The question pending, was on Preston
Kings resolution of Saturday, to postpone till to-
morrow two weeks, the consideration of the report
on the Galphin claim, so as TO go into committee
of the whole on the California bill
On motion Of Mr. Bayly, the resolution as amen
ded was postponed until Tomorrow.
Mr.. Doty moved to lay the resolution on the
table Lost.
The House then refused to postpone the consid-
eration of the report, and proceeded to discuss it.
Mr. Brecks called for the resolution Of the M ior-
ity, 10 be read.
Mr.. Cougher took strong grounds against the
payment Of interest.
Mr.. Brooks made personal attack on Mr..
Brecks
Mr. Burt rose to a point Of order, and hoped
that Mr.. Brooks would not indulge in personalities,
and introduce his name, he agreed that the conduct
of Messrs Crawford, Meredith and the Attorney
General was uni justifabie and dangerous, there
was no authority for connecting the President
with the matter. Mr.. Brooks then spoke against
the Gaiphn claim, and said that Mr.. Crawford
had done and all that wings could do was to reject
it
Mr.. Brecks said the House was engaged
in discussing whether the last Congress did right
or wrong in passing the bib to allow claim.
A gentleman from Ohio, introduced a resolution
to enquire whether the Secretary of the Treasury
had not robbed the Treasury. The general con-
structon was that it had been robbed, but he ar
gued in favor fthe claim, and that we were bound
to pay it, without concluding. he gave way to a
motion to journ, which prevailed
July 2.
SENArE-Mr Shields from the military COM
.mttee, reported bill to reimburse the common
council of New York, for expenses incurred in
raising and fitting out the LIST regiment Of New
York volunteers.
Mr.. YuIee called up his resolution fixing the lst
of August for adjournment.
Mr.. Clay briefly reviewed the condition of public
business and thought it mex pedient u the highest
degree, even to estimate the day upon which Con
gresS might adjourn
After some debate the motion to postp one, w as
agreed to.
The omnibus bill was the taken up, when Mr.
Upham resumed his remarks after concluding OBJ i
,servatons of the history the general question of
slavery, he proceeded to consider the bill.
Mr.. Seward took the floor. and said if an alienj
should chance to enter during the debate hel
would ask whether California was all enemy. and'
a scourge to mankind, aud therefore, hateful andi
dangerous-the answer would be, No! She hadE
yielded to persuasion rather than conquest, andI
loyalty. She had only refused TO let us buy ands
sell each other without her domain, rich in all.
elements of legitimate commerce The President
recommended that California Should be adsittedi
Internationally, while committee Of the Senatei
insisted on conditions imposed on California wereI
unreasonable, injurious, and oppressive 1t wasI
contendsd that California needed aid fron,I
these conditions, that they could give it. IL
thought that the consent of Texas 10 this bill be
trayed a want of confidence in her claims, or the|
Justice of Congress. Ifthe title of Texas good
Congress had no constitutional power to buy her
territory. If they might buy part of Texas, they
might buy the whoe. If they might buy slave
territory to make it free, they might buy free ter
ritory to steraze it with slavery. She mus
therefore satisfy us, first to the reasonabeness
of the amount to be paid; second, the value of
eqaval-n, TO receive; third, the title OF
DER fourth, the to which the territory was to-
be applied.
He referred to the political character of New
Mexico claiming that she had ali the elements s
of a republic, physical and moral, Of State subor
dinate to the United States, pressed by jealousy
of the slave States and encroachments of Texas
New Mexico implored our protection of her terri
tory and constitution. The pending bill cOmpro-
ns-d her claims by dividing her terrory-giving y
par to undisgused slavery and the remainder to-
exposed freedom. He showed the injustice Of this
course by comparing it with the act Of Great
Britain which led to our independence, and other
striking instances of national Ing sstice. He called
on those at the hesd Of department.
July 5.
SExATE.-Nothiag Of interest transPred during
the morning hour.
AT IL o'clock the consideration Of the California;
Compromise bill was resumed, when
Mr.. Bell resumed his remarks, being defence
and vndication of the course Of the Executive and
an view Of the structures made thereon. The Sen
ator in the course of bis remarks was understood
to intimate tina; he wanted to vote for the BILL and
argued to shew that it was not so comlnendable a
measure had been claimed
His object to show that he understood its
value, and took it only for what it is worth. He
contrasted the Presidents plan with that of the
committee, arguing the great advantage of the
former, and ex xsressiug his conviction of its great
superiority.
Without concluding he gave way to motion to-
adjourn.
HoUsE.-After long uninteresting debate, the
house resumed the consideration Of the Gaiphn
report. Messrs. King, New Jersey, and Con rad
spoke in justification of the allowance of the Prin
cipa and interest, defended the Secretary of War
from taint by official private misconduct.
House then adjourned.
July 8.
SENArE-The compromise bill was taken up.
Mr.. Smith spoke against the bill, and in defence of
the Presidents plan
Mr. Butler obtained the floor.
The Senate then adjourned.
Ho0sE.-The consideration Of the Galphin re !
port was resumed. The question was taken on
Mr.. Thompsons motion to reconsider the vote by
which his amendment was laid ON the table Oh Sat !
urday and decided in the affirmative, yeas SO.