The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-09-11
UONERESSIONAL.
WAsHINGToN, Seplembef 3

The bill TO create the osice Of Surveyor
General Of Public Lands ID California, to
grant donations 10 aeIudl settlers thereon.
was taken up and the various amendments
reported by the committee on Public Lands.
Mr. Davis, Of Miss; moved an amendment
giving 10 the President Of the United States
boEer 10 exclude fiom the land to be granted
10 settlers, such Territory as he may think
expedient 10 reserve Tor military and uasal
Purgoses.
Mr.. Douglass showed that the ariendmen'
would sanction previous acts OF army officers
where improved properly in Astoria has
been seized and appropriated without COM
pensaliol 10 the use Of the United Slnies.
Mr.. DAYS eontended that the settlers had
no right 10 the land, and that the goseIninehl
in giving away the land had perfect right
TO reserve what il chose.
The debate was continued till one O'Clock,
when tho bill was laid over till loi morrow.
On motion Of Mr.. Clay, the Bill to abolish
the Slave Trade in the District of Columbia,
was isken mp. lie briefly explained and
adsocated the bill. His object was 10 aboh
ish the foreign trade in the Dislrlct--the
placing Of them in depois for the purpose ol
sale or shipment. The bill did not propose
to interfere with the sale Of slaves Wy one M
habilant to an6theri nor prevent such Inhao
i:aut from going out Of The District TO pul'
chase slaves for his own use. 1t WAS simple
revival of the law of Maryland, Upon thai
subject, as that law existed at the time o'
the cession, Il was simply to exclude a
traffic 10 the District which had no connection
whatever with that District.
After some verbal amendments by Mr.
Clay, being adopted.
Mr. FOOte moved substitute FOR the bill
placing the entire subject under the contro
ahd direction of the corporate authorities o
the District.
Mr.. Hunter opposed the bill, looking apo!
II as the beginning Of series ofaggfessIon'
against the South. lie spoke at length u
support OF his views
He was replied to by Mr.. Clay. This wa:
ibe last Of series OF bills repurIed by he
Committee of Thirteen. II did nat look al
all to the abolition Of Slavery. The Com
mittee had no such design, aud bis own opn
jon vas that is effect would be quite con
traFy, He made sumo general remarks II
support OF the bill as a constitutional ant
appropriate measure; and expressed his SID
eefe desire that il should pass WITHOUT addr
tiopal amendment.
Mr.. Pierce moved an amendment to thu
amend nent, gying TO The authorities PoweJ
10 enforce the power conferred on them b!
the bill as adopted, wben
Mr.. Foote withdrew his amendment, ant
the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE. The Texas Appropriation B,l
was discussed during the day without cotnini
TO any conclusion. Adjourned.
Washington, Sep', 4.
SENATE.
Cd motion of Mr.. Clay, the Bill to abolls
ihe Slave Tlade in the d strict Of Columbi'
was postponed, in the absence ofseveral Sci
Htors, till Tuesday next.
Mr.. Dickerson, from tie Finance Commi
tee reported the General P. o. Appropriate
Bill which was taken up for consideration ;
once, and briefly explained.
The bill provides weekly mails, by Steam
ers, from New Orleans, or the mouth Of I'll
Mississippi, to Vera Cruz and Tampco.
After some debate an Intellectual attemI
30 postpone the amendments Of the Con
mIttee were adopted, and tho bill ordered I
be engrossed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Fhe House resumed the consideration {
The Resolution reported yesterday, to priI
5000 copiei Of lhe list Of persons on the pei
ION roll since October, 1885. 1t was final
laid on the table.
WASHINGTON, September 8.
HousE.--The morning hour was occr
pied with the reading Of the Report mad
Yesterday by Mr. Richardson, from the Sc
lect Committee appointed TO investigate I'll
istness of certain claims reopened and pa
1iy Mr.. Ewing, while Secretary of the Int
tlor, and concluded with The following res
lulons:
Resolved, Fha, the payment, ythe Seer
tary Of the Interior, OF $32,362 TO the A.
tninisiratofs Of James Barron, commutatit
for naval services Of said Barron during Il
Revolutionary War, was in violation of wa
ResolDed, That the officers of The ''Vl
ginisn," during the war OF the ReVolutio
are not entitled to commuta:ion pay.
Resolred, That the payment Of compoun
interest ia the case Of Cnnimo1ore Barro
Was made in violation Of law.
Resolrcd, That The sum Of S56,02l, pa
10 Corcoran ~ Riggs, assignecs Of M. CIR,
kener, was justly due TO the Chickasaw Il
dIans. and Improperly paid TO Corcoran
Riggs.
Tho vote refusing 10 order the Tex
Boundary Bill to the lhild reading, was T
considered.
The vote rejecting Mr. Boyd's. amen
tnent, providing Territorial government {
New Mexico, was reconsidered. Tbs que
lion recurring on Boyd's amendment, seen
Of lhdescribable confusion followed, amid
which the rapping Of the Speakers humm
was feebly heard.
Finally MIR. Toombs obtained the flo
and offered an amendment TO Boyd's amen
lneRi, providing that no citizen Of lhe Unit
Siales shall be deprived Of his life, liberty
property, except by judgment of bis pee
and The laws and constitution Of the Unit
olhtts, anu SucH statuieS tHsTeol h5 may Y
pc locally inapplicable, and the common Ia
hs It existed Inthe British colonies Of Anne
ica, before the 4,h Of July 10, shall be h
exclusive law Of said territory, ON the subie
pf slavery, until altered BY the proper authC
lilies.
A6er one Of the most boislerous and moi,
days OF the session, the House adopted NJ
Boyd's amendment TO Tie Texas Bill.
The question vas then taken on orderiI
ihe Texas Boundary Bill 10 third readin
A. amonded. Great oxcitement mr., vaile