The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-04-20

Messrs. SHIELDS, SMITH, STURGEON, and UNDER
WOOD, each, /.
PHELPs, COOPER, KING, Mason, Downs, MANGuM,
BELL, and BERRIEs, having a plurality of votes,
were declared 10 be duly elected members of the
committee.
Mr. PHELPS asked to be excused from serving
on the committee Just elected. And the question
being taken, the Senate refused to excuse him.
Mr.. BENTON submitted the following, which
was read:
THAT the said committee be instructed to report
separately upon each different subject referred to it,
and that the said committee tack no two bills Of
different natures together, nor join in the same bill
any two or more subjects which are III their nature
foreign, incoherent OF incongruous to each other
Mr.. BENTON then proposed to read the law on
the subject
Mr.. BADGER objected TO the consideration of the
motion at this time.
The VICE PRESIDENT .aid, that if there was
objection the resolution would lie over one day
under the rules.
MIR. BENTON said that it was no resolution; II
was but simple motion, such as was made every
day by Senators. II was but a mere motion re-
duced to writing for convenience.
Mr.. BADGER said that there was nothing before
the Senate at this time 10 which the Senator's mo-
ton could be attached IL independent
matter, and could not be considered If objected TO-
The ylCEPREsIDENT ruled the motion to be
out Of order.
Mr. HALE moved To take up his motion to refer
all the petitions and circumstances presented at
this session, the subject Of slavery, TO the Select
Committee of Thirteen.
The motion was objected to, and after discussion,
ruled 10 be out Of order.
THE CALIFORNIA BILL
Mr. DOUGLAS moved, and the Senate proceed.
ed 10 the consideration of the California bin.
Mr.. MASON stated that the committee appointed
by the Senate TO attend the remains Of Mr.. Calhoun
20 South Carolina would leave the city in the dis
charge of that duty on Monday next. They anx-
iously desired that nothing would be done with
these measures till their return, which would be
perhaps within ten or twelve days from Monday.
After some further remarks from Messrs. HALE,
WEBSTER, KING, DOUGLAS, and BUTLER
Mr.. WEBSTER moved that the further consid-
Grafton Of this subject as well as the matters refer
red 20 the select committee Of thirteen, be postponed
till Monday, the 9th Of May.
Mr.. CLAY said, in reply TO an observation Of the
Senator from South Carolina, that the considera-
ton Of the California bill was not Of such moment
TO amicable settlement Of the difficulties. That
bill could not leave the Senate, without an effort
and struggle by him, and he hoped il would be
successful effort 70 add thereto the territorial bills
and provision for the settlement Of the Texas boun-
dairy. He held those amendments in his hands
and would offer them 10 the bill when IL taken
up.
Mr.. BENTON said that the Senator from Ken.
lucky had stated that he held in his hands certain
amendments which he meant 70 offer 10 the Cali
fornia bill. When the Senator shall do 90, he (Mr
b. would show that his amendments were fla
gravity illegal and violative Of parliamentary law
Mr.. CLAY said that, at the proper time he voulc
Mr.. BENTON said that he would meet the Sen
ator
Mr.. CLAY. Very we'll.
Mr.. BENTON said that he would meet the Sena
tor. lie had before him the books containing th,
Law. He would bring in those voumes-tbe Law
in four quarto volumes; he would read them; h,
would make profert in ciuia; he would read then
TO the Senate, and then they would who has tb,
parliamentary law on his side.
The question was then taken, and the motion Y
postpone was agreed 10.
Mr.. HALE again made the motion 10 refer Ger
tain Abolition petitions TO the committee Of thir
teen
Mr.. ATCHls0N moved, and the motion was laiC
on the table by the following vote
YEAs.-Messrs. Atohison, Badger, Bell Borland
Butler, Clay, Davis Of Mississippi, Die kinson Dodg
ofIowa, Downs, Foote, Hunter, Jones, King, Man
gum, Mason, Morton, Pearce, Rusk, Sebastian
Soule, Sturgeon, Turney, and Yulee-24.
NAYS. Messrs. Baldwin, Bradbury, Bright
Chase, Clarke, Corvin, Davis Of Massachusetts
Dayton, Dodge Of Wisconsin, Douglas Greene
Hale, Hamln, Miller, Norris, Phelps, Seward
Shields, Smith, spruance, Underwood, Walker
and whitcomb-23
And then the Senate adjourned