The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-01-03

Of Clerk and other officers on the following
THURSDAY, and also, when it adjourned 10 al ourn
over till Thursday. Numerous petitions and
memorials were presented various utiye
communications were received and disposed Of;
and the States were then called for resolutions
Mr.. Mann moved resolution. which lies over
under the rule, ihstructing the COMMITTEES on
Naval Affairs to inqoire into the cKpediency Of
aholishing the punishment Of hogging in the
Navy.
Mr. Venable moved the following resolutions:
The resolutions are substantially the same as
those offered by MIR Clemens on ALBANIA in the
Senate
AT the suggestion g Mr. Stephen OF Georgi.
Mr. Venable modified MS resolution ny adding
thereto the following:
Also, all similar instructions that were osven
to similar officers or agents by the late Execn i've
ana all similar information of which the De,art-
ment OF state had possession, and similas matter
President"
The resolution was adopted y
Mr. Savage offered n resolution (which lie,
over under the rule requesting information from,
the President concerning the relations of the
British and Americans in Central America.
Notices of leave to introduce bills were given
among them the following
BY Mr.. Yinton a bill to define and norma
nentiy establish the number of the mem her- Of the
Honse ~ Representatives as!<4crSvi,}r for thew
apportlonment among the several States
by MIR Crowell: A bill TO abolish the slave
trade in the District Of Columbia.
by Mr. Thompson Of Mississippi: A hill, "a
repeal an act entitled An act TO establish tbs
Home Department, aud to provide for the Treas.
ry Department an Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury and "A Commissioner of Customs"
THE NEW TERRITORIES AND SLAVERY.
Mr. Root offered the following:
RSoired, That the Committee on Territories
be instructed to report to the House with as little
delay as practicable a bill or bills proyidin, a
| Territorial Government or Governments for al
that part of the territory coded to the United
States Ivy Mexico by the treaty of G,ul,lune
liidalgo, lying eastward of the Sierra Nevada
mountains, and prohibiting slavery therein.
The question being on the passage Of the reso
| luton
MIR. Root moved the previous question
Mr.. Stephens of Georgia moved that the reso
luton he laid upon the table
Mr. Houston moved that the House adjourn
Which motion WAS dishgreed t0--yeds 6S nays Is
The question. was then taken on the motion In
| lay the resolution of Mr. Root on the liable. and
decided in the negative by the following vote
YrAs-Messrs Aston, Anderson, Ashe. Aver.
eft Bay Ravv Beale, Bissel. Rneeck Rc,-A.-
Bowlin, Boyd, Breok, Brooks, Burt, G. A. Oald.
well. J. +. Caldwell Clark Clingman, WilliKn
son K. w Cobb, Cocock, Conrad, Deberry Duer.
Edmundson, Ewing, Featherston, Gilmore, Cor
man, Green, llackttt, Hall Hamilton, Hammond
| IIaralson, Harmanson, Isham G Harris, Sampson
w. Harris, Raymond, billiard Holmes Hous .on
| Hubbard, Ingc, Andrew Johnson James L. ] ohm
sou, Kerr, Robert w. johnson, Jones Kaufman.
La Sere, job Mann, Marshall, Mason. McClsr-
nand Mcdowell, r. M. McLano, +. f. Mel can,
| McMullcn, Mcqueen, Melville. Miller. Min.
son, Morse Orr, Outlaw, Owen Phelps. Richard.
son, Savage, Stanly, Fred P Stanton Richard
| II. Stanton, Alex. IL Stephens, Thomas Jacob
| Thompson, John b. Thompson, Toombs, Vcrablc.
Wallace, Watkins, Welborn, Williams. Wood
ward, and Young-s3
NAys-Messrs Albertson, Alexander, Allen.
Ashmun, Baker, Bennett Bingham, Booth. Briass
Buell. Burrows, Cable, Calvin, Campbell Carter,
Cleveland, Cole, Conger, Ccrwin, Crowell. Dim.
mick, Disney Doty, Duncan, Durham. Nathan
Evans, Fitch Fowler, Fuller, Gerry, Giddines,
Goodcnow Colt, Grinnell, Halloway Uamptoc'
Harlan, Hebard. Henry, Hubbard, Hoaciand'
Howe, Hunter, Jackson, Julian, Daniel p. X inr,
George G. King, James q King, John A. King,
Preston King Letter, Little6eI, Horace Mans,
Matteson, McGaughcy, McKissock. Meachsm.
Morris, Ogle, Odds Otis, Peaslee, Peck. Pimau,
Potter, Putnam, Reynolds, Risley, Robinsou,
Rockwell, Root, Rose, Rumsey, Sscket, S,were.
Schenck, Schermerhorn, Schoolcraft, Sylvester,
Spadng, Spraguc Stctson, Sweetzcr. Taylcr.
James Thompson, William Thompson, Thurman,
Tuck, Gnderhill, Van Dyke, Vnon, Walden
Waldo, Wentworth White Whittlcsey, Wildrick
Wilmot Wilson, Winthrop and Wood-lOl
On motion of Mr. Houston, the House tl,ep
adjourned till Thursday next