The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-21

ana other evidences aforesaid grant to such claimant
certificate Of his right to take such person iden-
said which certificate shall authorize such claimant
10 seize arrest and transport such person to the
State or Territory from which he escaped
On the resumption Of the bill to-day, Mr.. Mason
moved TO substitute for everything before ths Sc
nate, substitute composed Of the following ma
tcrials:-
First, the four sections of amendmentICl.
Second, The two sections of the Judiciary bill,
TAI 10 wit, sections and 4.
Third, The last section of amendment (Dl, and
some other concluding sections, TO perfect the bill
Mr.. Dayton moved TO amend the amendment or
substitute OF Mr.. Mason, by striking il out, and in
sertng Mr.. Webster's amendment, which pro-
yldes that the person claiming man as fugitive
slave, shall make oath and affidavit of the fact,
&c; and if the said alleged fugitive shall swear
TO the contrary that be is free man, then there
shall be jury Of twelve men called of the com
munity where the said fugitive may be seized, to
try the case, &c. After debate, tho amendment
was rejected, III TO p, and similar amendment
by Mr.. Winthrop, 10y III TO 20.
Mr.. Pratt offered an amendment, which was or
deIed TO be printed
The Senate appear TO be disposed TO pass bill
which will aid the Southern Shareholders against
"a bill which will provide, in fact some further
securities, at least, by law, for the recovery of
fugitive slaves. The So1th, however, do not APP
pear to have much faith in any practical relief,
with the public sentiment of the North so decidedly
in favor Of aiding, rather than arresting the escape
ofrunaway negroes.
WASHINGTON, August 10, 1850.
House refusal TO take up the Compromise bills from
The Senate-Preters acting on Ciprl aud Diplo
matte bill Senate on the Fugitive Slave bill
Houston IN has seat-Promises to giVc Wallace
dressing Spccuiations as 10 the end
thereof.
r An attempt was made in the House this morning,
20 take up the compromise bills from the Senate,
f,rt he Of ham ha rbapo f III
day for tomorrow. The motion made was to sus-
pend the rules. It was made by Mr. Ashmun.
The yeas and nays stood 81 to 81 The Southern
members, with two or three exceptions, voted
against suspending the rules.
One Of the standing rules Of the House declares
that "all proceedings touching appropriations of
money shall first be considered in committee of
the whole House"
This rule may have had some weight in causing
the House TO refuse 10 take up the bills in question
for the purpose avowed, as two of them, the Utah
bill, and the Texas boundary bill, make appropria-
tons VI money.
The House next went into Committee oft the Whole
and took up the Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation
bill All sorts of five minutes speeches were made
On the amendments offered TO il. Nothing was
said or done requiring special note while the House
was in committee. In the course OF the proceed
ings in the morning, Mr. lnge provoked the Speak
er TO some considerable extent, by refusing take
his seat when requested TO do so. Much confu-
calling upon the Speaker to call out the refractory
subject by name. This, however, was not done.
Order was restored without subjecing the Speaker
60 be thus personal.
In the Senate, after some undressing morning
business had been considered, the order of the day,
toIwlt The Fugitive Slave BILL was taken us.
Amendments were offered and discussed The
speakers were Messrs. Mason, Winthrop Butler,
Dayton, Jefferson Davis, Underwood, Chase, Cass
and others. AT the usual dinner hour the discus
slon was still going on, with little hope that the
bill would be disposed OF to-day.
General Houston was in his seat, calm and placid
as ever, notwithstanding the furious attack made
upon him by Mr. Wallace, Of the House. sold
Sam" is really what Johnny Foy called the late
General Dawson, who was a member of the House
from LouisSns. "Ah, General" said Jshnny,
''you are paycock Of a man,
General Houston having informed his friends
that he should notice Mr.. Wallace in the Senate
20 day or tomorrow, and deal with him as he de-
serves, IL was very generally supposed that he
wosld fulfil his promise TO day. But at half past
three O'Clock he had not done so. Tomorrow he
may fire his gun. We shall see.
Senator Fooe has gone to the Virginia Springs
TO recruit his health Senator Clemens leaves to-
morrow for the South or North forget which.
Mr.. A H. Ste phens, Of the House, has gone home
20 Georgia. Mr.. Tom Ewing was not In his tenn
porary seat to-day.