Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-08-15
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In the Senate, on Tuesday, Mr. Clemens
offered a resolution 10 inquire into the expe-
dcncy OF comforting the brevet rank of leu
tenant general upon General Scott, in con-
sheraton of his services in Mexico.
The resolution was adopted.
MIR Pearce moved to lake up his bill, fix
ing the boundary OF Texas, &c.-Carned-
| MIR. Fooe moved 10 postpone it until half
past ii, and make it the special order, which
after some debate, was carried.
I The California bill was taken up. Mr.
Yulee asked for The printing of his amend
ment, which is substitute for the bill.
| Mr. Turney offered an amendment to di-
vide California upon the line of SO deg 30
min, and remand back The state constllu-
ton. In the meanwhile, lie would allow
one representative in the house as delegate,
but no senator.
The House went into committee of the
whole and resumed the consideration of the
post office appropriation bill.
MIR Crowell rose to reply TO The remarks
of MIR Greene, which were made yesterday.
That gentleman, he said, had not only de-
nounced him as an aboltionist, but took &C.
casion TO denounce another as an aboiitionist
the distinguished senator and statesman,
Thomas h. Benton, whose fame is so well
known TO the country, and of whom, as
neighboring citizen, he could well be proud.
| lie had also denounced that senator as a
traitor to his country. A man who fluids his
way into this hall, he said, and is capable of
uttering such Il sentiment and INDUCING in
| such cpprobriOus epithets, is better fitted .or
an Inmate of the madhouse or insane sylIm
than for seat on this floor.
| In the Senate, on Wednesday, after the
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Pearce's bill for the settlement Of the Texas
boundary was taken up.
Mr. Underwood addressed the senate in
opposition to the bill. He confessed himself
in some measure responsible for the defeat
of the omnibus bill, aud took this opportu-
| nifty 10 define the ground which he occupied
| in his action upon that measure. He also
gave the reasons which would govern his tu-
ture action concerning that bill.
Mr. Underwood yielded the floor TO Mr..
Douglass, upon whose motion the bill was
laid over, and the Californian bill taken up.
Mr. Yulee spoke TIL 4 O'Clock without con.
GLIDING, when he gave way TO a motion to
adjourn, upon whicI MIR Douglass called for
the yeas and nays there being general de-
sire on one side to get d vote OH the Califor-
MIA bill MIR Berrien and two others wishing
| to speak, an adjournment was finally agreed
upon.
In the House, Mr. Holmes asked and obtain.
ed leave to offer a resolution that tile Presi-
dent he requested 10 communicate TO this
house, ii not inconsistent with the public in
terest, The amounts of the several claims of
the United States against Portugal. and the
nature of said claims; the correspondence
OH the subject between the two governments
at Washington and Lisbon, aud also the
amount and nature of the ella inns made upon
Portugal by the U. s., and all the correspon-
dence between the two governments which
were referred to the chairman of The COM
mitiee on foreign affairs.
The resolution was adopted.
The house then Went into committee on
the post office bill. Tie committee after
ward rose and reported the bill with amend
ments. Mr.. Potier's amendment, ordering
an appropriation from the general treasury,
was Adopted, 95 to 20. An amendment by
Mr. Chandler increasing the number of clerks
from 10 TO Is was adopted, So to 10. The
bill was finally Passed by vote Of III to
AZ, and then the house adjourned.
In the Senate, on Thursday, Mr. Under
wood concluded his speech on the Texas
bill
The question on enSrOSSiflent was called
for.
Mr. Davis of Mississippi, wished TO give
all an opportunity TO speak as me wanted to
say something himself, and moved and ad-
journment
Mr. Winthrop hoped not on his account.
An adjournment was finally carried 81 25.
In the House, Mr. McLane moved ineffec-
tuaIy tina, they should go into committee of
the whole on the state of the Union. Mr..
McGaughey resigned OH the committee on
elections. A resolution was offered for an
additional messenger. clerk, and sergeant
alta arms, at 81 day.
The house went into committee and took
up the Oregon land bill. After debate j;
was reported favorably upon and passed.
The committee again took up the civil and
diplomatic bill. Mr. Brown, Of Mississippi.
made furious speech against the New Mex
leo message. r
Mr.. Stephens, of Georgia, took the floor,
when the committee arose aud tine house adj
journed.