Washington telegraph., 1850-06-12
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.


passed.
The sill making compensation to land
officers for locating military bounty land
Warrants, was passed.
Mr.. Bradbury's resolution IN relation
to removals from Office was then taken up.
MIR. Webster desired to make few re-
marks upon the resolution, and 1t was
made the special order for Tuesday.
A bill to provide for additional security
for lives and property of persons navigat-
ing the Western waters, was introduced.
The Senate then considered bills estab
fishing a branch mint in New York.
Several amendments were proposed and
debated, when the further consideration
of The bill was postponed till Monday, to
which day the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr. Putnam, from the COM
mittee on Roads and Canals, reported
bill for the construction OF roads and
bridges in Oregon. Referred to commit
tee of the Whole on the State of the
Union.
The House refused to 90 into commit
tee on private bills and resumed the con-
sderation of the bill to increase the rank
and file of the army for the protection OF
the Western frontiers. After considerable
debate, the bill passed-yeas 2C7, nays
55 The House then went into commit
tee of the Whole on the private calendar
without doing anything.
-f May 81.
The bill to establish branch mint in
New York was taken up.
Mr.. Davis moved an amendment pro-
viding for two assayins offices, one at
Stockton and the other at Sacramento
City, in California. After some debate,
the bill was postponed until Wednesday
next.
Mr. Mason then addressed the Senate
in exposition of the views of the minority
of the committee Of thirteen and those of
the Senate who repudiated the scheme of
compromise When he had concluded
Mr.. Clay asked Mr.. Mason whether he
mean. to be understood TO say that he
would be willing to take the Missouri
compromise line to the Pacific without
any legislation by Congress with respect
to slavery on either side of the line.
Mr. Mason replied tha; for himself he
would.
Mr.. Clay then asked whether all South
ern Senators would be willing to abide
by that line with the condition named.
Mr. Mason said the Senator from Ken
lucky might very soon obtain an answer
to his query if he would himself intimate
his willingness to abide by that llne
Mr.. Clay said that for himself he would
have no objection to the extension of the
n Iny
leo, but not through California.
Mr. Mason replied that The abolition of
the slave trade in the District came under
the general scope of the resolution against
any act interfering in any way with the
rights and interests of shareholders.
Mr.. Cass inquired of Mr. Mason what
was to be the advantage of running the
line of 36 80 to the Pacific without any
provision excluding or inhibiting slavery
either north or south Of that line.
Mr.. Berrien said the answer to the in
quiry was obvious. The line would cut
off from California, in which slavery was
inhibited, 1-2 degrees of territory, he
believed to be adopted to slavery, aud
leaving it open to the people to determine
for themselves the question of slavery
therein.
Mr.. Mason said if Mr.. Clay would con-
sent to running the Missouri line to the
Pacific and consequent contraction of
the boundaries of California, there would
be no difficulty in settling the whole ques.
ton.
Mr.. Clay said it was usual ior negotia-
tors to show their credentials. He would
say that if there was any indication of the
entire concurrence Of the southern Sena-
tors in the measure proposed with the
notifications suggested by the Senator,
he would hesitate long before he pro-
nounced a refusal of his assent Let the
Senator bring forward his proposition to
run the Missouri line by way of amend
ment, let the yeas and nays be taken upon
it, and then it could be seen how the
southern Senators would vote upon the
question.
Mr. Mason said he had no design Of in
dicatng amy proposition-he was in the
minority.
Mr. Underwood obtained the floor and
the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-The Speaker stated the busi-
ness before the House to be the report of
the Select Committee of tie charges
against MIR. Horner. the doorkeeper
Mr. Brown offered resolution that
Horner, the acting doorkeeper, be and
hereby is discharged.
Mr.. Chandler defended Horner and said
that the charges had not been sustained.
Mr.. Brown replied. .,.
MIR. Inge said the subject was too small
a matter to engage their attention, and
on his motion it was laid OH the table,
90 to 6S u.
After some uEimportant business the
House went into committee of the Whole
on the State of the Union on the Califor-