The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-08-28

WASHINGTON, August 10, 1850.
Seilates-M Mr.. Soule, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported a bill to establish collection
districts in California.
The fugitive slave bill was taken up Mr.. Ma
son moved a substitute for it. heretofore proposed
Mr. Dayton moved to amend the amendment by
substituting the bill offered by Mr.. Webster, and
which had been laid on the table,
Adebate arose, in which Messrs. Mason, Berrien,
Dayton, Cass, Winthrop Underwood, Walker and
Chase took part
Mr.. Dayton's amendment was rejected-yeas II,
nays 81, as follows;
YedsMessrs Cheese Davis, of Mass. Dayton Dodge of
Wis, Greene, Hamlin Phelps, Smith, Upham, Walker,
Benisn, Butler. Gas, Davis Of Mis-, Dawson, Dodge Of
Norton s S ta4seUn
Underwood, Wales, and Yuee-a.
Mr.. Chase moved an amendment. Lost.
Mr.. Winthrop offered an amendment giving the
right Of habeas corpus in every case.
Mr.. Mason opposed it. 1t would lead to another
trial after the fugitive had been given up.
Mr.. Dayton contended for right to have the
decision of the commissioners reviewed by the Judge
upon habeas corpus.
A long debate followed in which Mr.. Berren,
Mr.. Mason and Others took part, after which,
Mr.. Winthrop's amendment was rejected-yeas
II, nays %.
Mr., Pratt offered amendments, to be laid on the
table and printed.
The bill was postponed till tomorrow and the
House amendment to the bill supplementary to the
| census bill, was agreed to-
The Senate adjourned.
Houss.-Mr. Thompson of Pa. from the Judci-
AIRY Committee, reported back with amendments,
the bill supplementary to the act for the taking of
| the 9TH and future census of the United States.
The bill empowers the Secretary of the Interior
to extend to LIST January 1851 where necessary the
time for taking the census; also gives to him the
discretion to increase the pay of the Marshals in
| Utah NeXV. Mexico and California
The amendments of the Judiciary Committee
were agreed to, and the bill as amended finally
passed.
Messrs. Strong and Van Dyke respectively made
| reports from the Committee on Elections in the
case oil the contested election from the 18th Congress
sonal District OF Pennsylvania, which were sever
ally ordt red to be printed.
Mr. Strong said he should ask on Monday that
the matter be taken up and considered.
The report Of Mr. Strong gives the seat to the
wing member, Mr.. John Robbins, Jr.l
Mr.. Brown, of Ia, moved a suspension of the
rules, to enable lin to introduce resolution pro-
vidng that the following Senate bills be taken up
tomorrow, and considered in the following order,
until disposed Of WHY the bill to establish terri
torial Government for New Mexico the bill to set
tie the Texas boundary question the bill to admit
California as State into the Union and the bill
to establish territorial Government for the Terri
tory of Utah.
Mr.. P. King asked whether the resolution, if
adopted, would not place the California bill out Of
| its order on the Speakers table?
The Chair stated the order in which the bills
were on the table, viz: l. Utah g. Texas 3. Cal
ifornia A. New Mexico.
The question was taken on the motion to sus-
pend the rules, and it was disagreed to-yeas ST.
nays 9S
MIR. Ashmun asked suspension of the rules to
enable him to offer resolution providing that the
House proceed to the consideration Tomorrow of
the Senate bills in the following order, viz Il
Utah 2. Texas Boundary; 3. To admit the State
of California 4. New Mexico.
The question was put, and the House refused to
suspend the rues-yeas "a, nays "a.
MIR. Harris, of Tenn, asked a suspension of the
rules, to enable him to offer a resolution providing
for the adjournment of the present session of Com
gress on the second Monday of September next.
Mr.. Went1rOrtb.-What. before California is
admitted.
The question was taken on yeas and nays,
and the rules were not suspended-Yeas 81, nays
lO4 not two-thirds.
On motion of Mr.. Cot, the rules were sus-
pended, and the House resolved itself into Com
mittee of the Whole (Mr. Burt in the Chain on
the Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation Bill.
Mr.. Morse, of La, moved an amendment appro-
priating some $4,000 to Mrs. Taylor, the widow
of Ex-Presdent Taylor intended to cover the
salary to the 18th of March next.
The Chair ruled it out of order and he was sus-
tanned by large majority.
The Committee made considerable progress in
the bill. No amendments of importance were
made. The Committee rose at half.past 3 o'clock
and the House adjourned.