Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-09-05
BY TELEGRAPH.
FOR THE ST. LOUIS PRESS.
CONGRESS SECOND
SESSION.
WARRINGTON, Aug. %.

racts for service by steamers, was Ia.
zen up; and, after the morning bust.
ness, Mr.. Clay moved to take up the
bill for abolishing the slave trade in
he District of CoIumbia-agreed TO.
Mr.. Clay moved TO make it the special
order of the day for Monday next.
Mr.. A,chison moved that the bill be
laid on the table; rejec,ed-yeas i6;
nays SO.
YEAs-Atchison, Barnwell, Berrien,
Butler, Davis, of Miss. Dawson, Downs.
Houston, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Soule,
Turner and Yulee.
NAYs-Badger, Bell, Benton, Brad,
bury, Bright, Cass, Chase, Clark, Clay,
Cooper, Davis of Miss, Dayton, Dick.
inson, Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of
Iowa, Douglas, Ewing, Fitch, Foote,
Greene, HamIip, Jones, King, Mangum,
Pesrce, Phelps, Shields, Smith, Spru-
ance, Sturgeon, Upham, Underwood,
Wales, Whitcomb and Winthrop.
The motion TO make it the special or.
der for Monday next, was then agreed
TO.
The House bill granting bounty lands
to the officers and soldiers who had
been in the military service of the U.
States, and all amendments of the Com.
mittee on Public Lands, were agreed
to except a permission allowing the sol.
der, at his option, TO receive scrip for
one hundred dollars, 10 lieu Of land
pending the debate upon this provision
the further consideration Of the subject
was postponed until tom orrow.
The Senate then went into Execu.
tive Session for The remainder Of the
day.
HoUsE.-Mr. Strong moved that the
House take up the Pennsylvania con.
tested election case, but gave way to
Mr.. Porter. who moved that it be post.
poned two weeks. Agreed to.
Reports from the different commit.
tees were received.
Mr.. Stanley. from the Select com
miltee, appointed to enquire what per
sons holding office under the last ad
ministration were engaged in election
eering against General Taylor, con
tributing to the presses money 10 carry
on the campaign, made a report, ir
part, that Richie, Of the Union, and E
Sequens,ock, late warden of the Peni
Tertiary, refused TO answer as witnesses
The committee, in view Of this, hat
adopted a resolution TO this effect; tina
Richie and Sequenstock, having refus
ed 10 answer, the House be asked 70
advices and orders thereon.
Mr.. Stanley offered resolution that
the Speaker issue warrants directed Il
the Sergeant at Arms, TO take into Gus
tody Thomas Richie and E.!P. Sequen
stock, and that they be brough, TO the
bar of the House for alledged contempt
and that they be allowed counsel; j
they desire. The morning hour hav
ing been expended, the House procee
ded to dispose of the business on th'
Speakers table. Several executive
communications were read, and tn
bill establishing Territorial govern
menls was read by its title, when Mr.
Boyd moved that it be referred TO tn
Committee on Territories-carried.-
Mr.. Sweetzer moved tina, the House g
into committee of the whole, with
view TO take up the bill.
The speaker said il was not in orde
10 90 into committee of the whole Of
any bill; the committee must decid
what business they would take up.
ihe question was taken and lh
House refused to go into com mitee o.
The Utah bill. Yeas 60, Nays lao.
SECOND DISPATCH.
HousE.-The bill TO settle the Texa
boundary was read
Mr.. Ingc asked that it be subjccte
to the test provided by the ll6Ih rule
The speaker said the question il
shall the bill be rejected! The rule il
the first reading of the bill shall be 70
information, and if opposition is mad
to it, the question shall be, shall the bi
be rejected? limo opposition is ha'
or f,he question 10 reject be negaiive'
the bill shall 60 TO a second readin
| with ont The puection