Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1850-09-19

II u Olll tLlO LlO41l1 49, A~"@ - -~'~-N = u
on Mr.. Clay's motion to take up IN
bill aboIishing the slave trade ant
slave pens in the District, o. Colum
bia.
This bill. with the fugitive slavl
bill, ought to be passed. The TIVE
bills concede just what ought to b
conceded by the North and tn,
South to go along with the other an,
greater adjustment bills which Con
gress has passed at its present ses
sion.
Mr.. Mason urgently opposed, ant
Mr.. Clay warmly supported the bill
under consideration. But before
coming to any decision on it, the
Senate went into executive session
and after remaining so for a short
time, adjourned.
The House spent some time in the
consideration Of the bill granting
sections Of public lands for the bene'
fit of the. Tennessee and Alabama
Railroad. The bill was finally re-
ferred to the Committee on Public
Lands, where it sleeps until Con-
gress shall meet in December next,
as is generally conjectured.
The reports from the Richardson
Committee were discussed at some
length by Mr.. Brown, Of Mississippi,
and Mr.. Vinton; the latter in reply
simply to the onslaughts Of the for
mer.
The Representatives from Califor-
MIA, Messrs. Gilbert and Wright, did
not qualify and take their seats to-
day.
On a motion, by Mr.. Boyd, that
they should have permission to do
so, Mr.. Vsnabls made a long and
warm speech against the notion
He took the ground that they were
elected by the Calilornians before
any State Government in California
had been formed, and consequently
were not elected in conformity with
the requirements of the Constitution.
They were elected on the same day
that the people Of California were
called upon TO ratify OF reject the
State Constitution which the Conven-
ton had framed.
Robinson, Of Indiana. got the
floor 10 reply 10 Mr.. Venable; but
gave way for Mr.. Thompson, OF
Pennsylvania, chairman of the Judi
ciary Committee, to give some Of his
views on the subject.
The matter had not been disposed
Of when the House adjourned; but it
doubtless will be at an early hour
tomorrow, by the admission oI
Messrs. Gilbert and Wright to their
seats.
Sept. IL.
have the authority Of the Secre-
tary Of the California Senate for say
ing that the Hon. John G. Fremont
will be re e-elected by the legislature
Of the State Of California, which
meets on the lst Of January, lSl.-
He informs me that Of the eight Sen
ators which hold over, all Of them
are in his layor, and that he will be
elected by larger majority than he
was last time.
A special messenger has been sent
by the President to the Hon. Alex
ander II. H. Stuart, OF Virginia, ten
dering to him the Secretaryship Of
the Department Of the Interior. Mr..
Stuart was a member of the 9th
Congress, and was a warm advocate
with Mr.. Fillmore (who was also
member) of the tariff of lS42. Mr..
Stuart proved himself TO be an able
debater, and the President, who was
then the Chairman of the Committee
Of Ways and Means, | have no doubt,
the effective and able as
sistance he received from him.
Sept. II.
The bill to suppress the slave trade
in the District Of Columbia was ta-
Ken up in the Senate, and Mr.. Sc
wards substitute, abolishing slavery
was rejected. The bill was not
finally disposed Of. In the House the
Senate's fugitive slave bill was taken
up and read. Mr.. Thompson, Of Pa,
said that in his judgment this was
coDformable TO tn e constitution,
which was binding on all to deliver
up the lugitives from labor. After
Turther debate, the bill was ordered
10 a third reading-yeas los, nays
-, and afterwards passed--yeas 100,
lays IS. Ii now awaits the Presi-
lent's signature to become law
After disposing Of other Senate bills
# no special importance, the House
djournec.