The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-09-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
By Telegraph for the Daily Lancaster Gazette
WAsHISoToS September ls

oEnATs-Mr. Chase asked leave 10 introduce
his bill to prohibit slavery in the territories
Mr.. Clay hoped that leave would not be granted
Pence prevailed throughout our borders and be
h"ped OIL agitation was at an end and no new at
tempt to renew il would he permitted.
Mr. Pratt agreed with all that Mr. Clay said a.
gainst the motion to introduce the bill and hoped
II would be laid on the table
Mr. Chase withdrew his bill.
Mr Hamlin gave notice that he would intro
duce motion To 60 into Executive session, but
yielded "a Mr.. Pratt who asked that the Seualr
take up his bill against The entciug Of slaves from
the District
After some remarks by Messrs Clay aud Cass
Mr., Chase spoke in opposition to the motion to
take up tie bill and said that. If it was taken up.
he should renew his attempt to take up his bill.
The question was put upon the motion TO take
up Pralts bill and carried.
Mr. Hale moved that it be referred To the com.
mittee on the District Of Columbia with instruc-
tons TO report bill for the abolition Of slavery in
the District.
The yeas aud nays were ordered and the no.
ton wa, lost--ycas 9. nnys29
Mr. Baldwin offered an amendment to repeal
the Maryland laws establishing slavery in the dis.
trtt.
Mr. Harnlin moved 10 90 into Executive session
that the President would not be driven to the ne.
cessty OF calling an extra session. He asked Tor
the yeas and nays aud his motion was curried-
yeas 81. nays l9.
HovsE-Mr Harris called up bis motion for the
admission of Mr.. Babbt delegate from Utah, Us a
privileged question.
Mr.. Ashmnn raised point OF order as to its
being privileged Question The Chair Oyerrul.
ed the point Of order and Mr. Aslmnn Appended
which led To some debate He finally Withdrew
the appeal and moved that the motion to admit
Mr.. Babbii be laid upon the table. Adopted.
The House went into Committee of the Whole
aud took p the Mexican indemnity bill
Mr. Disney proposed an amendment guarding
salnst the payment of claims being referred To
outside rumor and the danger Of money falling
into the hands VI the enemies of the existing gov
crnment Of Mexico.
MIR B9iIey replied explaining The arrangement
contemplated
After further debate the committee rose and
the bill passed, ayes 1913, nays &c. The House ad.
journed.
WASHINGTON September 49,
SENATE.-ATter the consideration of tue usual
routine of business. Mr. Pratt mnvnd 10 take up
the bill 10 prevent the entcing of slaves from the
district or assisting them to escape. Objections
beng made lo take up the bill To the exclusion of
public business Of more Importance, the motion to
take up was rejected.
The bill creating tue Office Of Surveyor Gener-
al ot public lands in Oregon aud making donaiipns
to actual settlers therein, was read the third time
and passed
| The general appropriation bill was taken up
aud scve al amendments reported by the commit
tee on Finance were considered aud adopted
| Mr,---moved an amendment appropri
atlng $4,000 to he expended under the direction
OF the Secretary ofSlate for eIlayng the expens-
es OF the agent OF the Sublime Porte After some
debate IN which the ppropriation was defended
as IN accord nce with usage and likely to result
IN great benefit 10 our commerciAl relation by Sc
curing the good feeling Of the government o rur-
key, the amendment was adopted.
MIR. Dong lts moved an amendment making an.
appropriation for the purchase of a sight and the
erection OF cnst"n house in 81. Louis Reject
ed.
Mr. Davis of Miss. proposed approp,ialing
OOOOO Tor arrangements al the Capitol. Rel CT.
ed.
Mr.. Gwynn moved an appropriation of $lOO, 900
! to The erection Ola custom house ut San Francis
co to conuin also The Post Office, United State:
Courts aud other pnbc Offices The amendment
wns subsequently modified so as to limit the cosi
ol the hniIdIng to $50 600 and then adopted.
I MIR Gwynn a'so moved an appropriation OF $50
600 for Marine Hospital. Adopted.
+ Alter the consideration nt mnhcr amrnJmes
lie Scnate adjourned.
HoUsE- In Committee of the Whole the
House took up the navy appropriation bill,
Mr.. Stanton o! Tennessee, said that the bill
appropriated within fraction Of nine aud hall
millions of dollars in TIME Of profound peace -
The expenses have grown 10 this figure aud il
Is not surprising that it should he a subject o
loud complaint He proceeded to show how twC
millions and one quarter ut dollars eau he saved
increase The efficiency ot our Navy. This to BIT
done by reducing the number Of scamen and md
shpmen providing a retired list for invalid off
cers aud the consequent reduction OF provisions
He proposed to divide the naval force into tw,
: squudrons, one for the Atlantic aud the other fo
The Pacific. aud to the advantages Of such an ar
rlngement he pressed the importance of supplan
ting smiling vessels by ste tmers, and advocated Il
thorough reform He said that u reform in the
Navy would be carried out in some form and he
stated his ground OF opposition tn mail steamers
when the committee arose and the House adopt
ed resolution To close debate on the bill to.mor.
row at one O'clock
The House receded from its proposition rela
tive to the difference of mileage and per diem O
the California members and the Oregan delegate
coniining their mileage 10 the usually travelled
ronle through the United States and Caiturula
r aud allowing the per diem of the California mem
bers from the time its constitution was submitted
to Congress.
Soon atterthe House adjourned.
WAsHINGToN, Sci tember 90.
HousE.-The House went into committee o
the whole, on the navy appropriation bill.
Mr.. McLane remarked that he was instructed
by the comntte on commerce to request that at
ter the navy and army bill were disposed of, th,
,,,iIl tbo nuI Hurhn
bill.
Mr.. Ewing advocated the mail steamer system
and steamers in connection with the navy in tht
event Of War; showing how they may be advan
tageousy used. II was necessary TO Our snletN
and convenience in the mail service. He a1vOca
ted line of steamers 10 Africa Many Southerl
men will free their negroes 1t they can send then
ont of the country together with Tree negroes.
Mr. Schenck was prepsred TO vote for the linz
, of steamers TO Africa and entered into a de
fence of the appropriations OF the bills under con
sideratun. He defended the appropriations o
! the bill and opposed the system of ocean steam
ers. the ebony line included, because it subject
ed tie long established policy that the Fost Oh
fec shall sustain ITSELF None but citizens resid
ing in the seaboard cities would be benefted no
those of the interior who cannot obtain com
mon mail facilities Twenty-one or twenty-five,
millions Of dollars would be required for thes
= lines, The ebony might carry free negroes L
:, Africa. but the steamers would carry principa
I those who have escaped from the South
After some further debate, the House adjourne,
SENATE Tho Post Route bill was passed. Th
bill TO extend the laws and judiciary system o
the U. S. to California was passed.
} The Seuate meets from Monday next at 10 o
clock
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