The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-08-31
rnocErDlNGs or coNGuEss.

PRoCEEDINCs or CONGtEss.
ENkIEi- Ou Monday August oh, the Tu-
EirNr Slave 1911, hp'iug nu Ihurday bcru
ullr the special order, was ttkcu up
Str h1rr'ti tuur'-'i rtl.-i'1'3is4 D. tse eHtlFp
bill
Nr pUtou moved Ia substitute the bin
laid ou the table several weeks since, by Mr.
Webster
Mr Mason was satisfied that r. trial hy iur
Was adopted 10 would hr considered cuurlu-
FIyr rvirirUrr N thr rrfrI-T IN tfrr THrt ~ tTr
Federal enyoumogt "a perform H. duty, ia
relation CO. the delivery ui fugitive slaves
Mr. DAYTON rrplicl, coutanIing that there
was no safer ground ON which the slavchold-
or could rest his rights than the verdict Of
twelve honest men,
Mr. Underwood said tliat the provision ur
iury trial would upt satisfy tlr people ui
Kentucky, aud ho advocated au amendment
of the act Of t5pJ, which should provide Tor
the execution ni HAT law ly the Federal uf
hccrs, a. whom such duty should hc assigned,
M ta-7 dcslrcda rimplc amendment of the
law Of '1a the main feature Of Which, hr
Thought, ought a. lp resumed That art laid
down tuIr principle. IA which be- was prppar.
od tu adhere First The right of the master
IT, arrest his fugitive slave wherever ho may
dul him, SECOND, liz duty "a carry him
before q magistrate in the State whore lee r.
the magistrate, Third; The duty ofthc mag
i.lratc tu cNamiuc the claim, aud Ia decide,
like other examining magistrates, without
iUyi and then tu commit him a. the custody
Of tlr master Fuurlh; The right oCthc mas
ter then lu remove the slave to his residence
Mr. DlNluub amendment wa, rejected
N,a. -, maya ~
Mr. Chase moved thc insertion of pro,.-
iou Tor q jury Trial, rejected,
Mr. MiuthrnD moved uu m.utut.uf sprttr-
ing the right ot llllua- Corpus to ALLEGED Co.,
glu,cs, and pru'idIug'inra Judicial review ct
thr ,lrrisiuns oI tIto proposed Cunuui,siuncrr
Rejected. lcn- I !, NAYS ~.
On Tuesday Mr. Aia.ous amendment was
adopted without q division.
This amendment pru,idrs, m cncrt that
three Commissioners shall hr appointed in
each counls, hv the federal Judge ia the gen.
cral Judicial districts, who shall hcarand d,-
trrnInr, iu fair manner every ease OF an
Mlcgol n1litC iipm .iiNcry, Tho drpO,i-
ton affidavit uttiu owner, certified before
some Judicial officer Ia the State from which
the slave may have lied, and proofot the 81
IDENTITY of the person claimed, tu bee deemed
r'.'"at l'F.s.' t Warrant tt,. delivers of t,,
iugity" to tho claimant who shall bee subject
- no further mulcvaiiou la the conveyance
81 his slave back Ia the place from whence hr g.,
had lcd--thc decision of the Commissioner,
being full. The Marshal and his dcputic.
arc directed 10 execute the warrant, issued
10y these Commissioners. aud penalty of sis .
months imprisoumcnt or q fine ufuur thou .
sand dolarai, imposed upon those who shalr-
ALL m Tx escape ui a slave from the claim .
ant. Il also provide that Il the slave Is res
curl from The claimant. alter being delivered I
- ll...-L..sllilliaaiulers hi. or
her slave shall hs paid for out of the treasury
of the United States
Mr. Pratt proposed Grtacr aud moro
..t.f
state, responsible for payment of the value
OF the slave in casc ct tho failure of the Ollie
cr todclycr him io Tho claimant
, ms amendment ooCa-luuvd much discus
SION which was continued through Wcdncs-.
day.
On Thursday, Mr. Pratts amendment wa,
rejected, aud Mr. Underwood Offered for sub
stance the provisions ofNIr CLAWS Cumpro.
mise liill. as a substitute for the whole Bin
On Friday, Mr. Uudorwood's amendment
was rejected
Several appointments were adopted the cx-
a"t bcarug of which We are unable 10 state;
aud the Bill was finally passed blythe follow
Ing Notc;-
Yca.-.Mc,,rs. Atchisou, BADGER. Barpwcll, /.
l}Cll, Bcrncn Butler Davis of MissS,ppi.
Dawson, Dodge orlow,, Dowucs. Footc. Hons
ton, Hunter, Jones, King, Maugum. Mason.
I'arcc, lHsk, Sebastian, Soulc, Spruaucc,
Sturgeon, --IurncE Underwood, Wales,
lulcc-27.
Nays-Mcs-rs. Baldwin Bradbury. Chase.
Cooper, Davis Of Mass, Dayton. Dodge. of
WIS. Grcfn, smith, tpham, Walker Win
throp-l2.
Absent ornot votng-NIcssiy Benton. nor.
land. bright, Clarke, CLAY, Cas-. Clemens
lic,lnson, Douglas, Ewing, Fitch, Hale. I,
llwnlin, Miller Morton, Norris. Phelps. Pratt.
Seward, Shields, Whitcomb-2l.
AioNpAY Auy %
llursE.-ln the House the Texas bounda-
~ caused considerable discussion. and ,y,.
finally settled 10y a proviso offered hy Mr.
Ramsay, that the action OF Texas shall not be-
construed as affecting the boundary question.
he bill was then discussed through its scyc-
raj Stages No other anirudmcntSof interest
We're offered.
The substitute offered hy Mr. Evans WIS
discussed 10y himself in~t favor. and hy Mr.
NcheucA in opposition and rejected under J
the previous question. The original bill was {
then passed over
The House then went into committee of q
the whole, Mr. Burt in the chair. The civil /
and diplomatic appropriation bin was tbcn il
House. '''e a
e ANIr Hayly moved the prcviors question. a
winch after some debate, was carried 4 u
separate vote was demanded ON the scyc- II
'u items and the yeas and nays on the =
-, TUESDAY. Aug. 27 II
%, ne ne Senate were in executive session In Il
,"' l5'n,r ia" general appropriation bill was f.
paNscd-l3l TO g. !,
NEDNEspAN, Ang. 2S.
no liz, sE'-Ihe Texas boundary Bill being
W. "'u'r' 90 motion Of Mr'Ingc, the char put \
i me question ShaII tht I'LL he rejected 5-fr
-, irlS and Nays were ordered. Ia
NIs liilliard rose and addressed the Com =,
mice exciting great interest. He would i,
N"I Tor the boundary bill if assured, a. he nr
lms3, say he was, that the Wilmot Proyiso IL
%"",I not he applied to territory secured hy Ia
IE North lie disclaimcd all sympathy with is
'',",!onlss' and appealed cloqucnty to the m,