The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-26


Mesrs CLARKE and HALE presented petitions fer the
Tspeai Of the Fugitive Slave law
Two private blls-have passed.
Motions to take up various bills were debated and
Gost.
MILITARY ASYLUM.
JEFFERSON DAVE moved, and the bill to found mill
tary asylum for the wounded and disabled soldiers of
The United States taken upy snd after being read
and sshtiy smende d. ordered to be engrosssd
AUDITING PRINTERS ACCOUNTS
Mr.. BsRLASD introduced joint resolution, autho-
ising the Secretary Of the Senate and the Clerk Of
the House to audit prntsr accounts during the re-
~cess Of Congress. Engressment ordered.
RIVER BILL.
Mr.. JoHr DAVIS reported back the River and Harbor
Dill without amendment.
Two private bills we're passed.
CALIFORNIA AFFAIRS.
MT PEARcE moved, and, after debate the Senate
California IS revenues from duties goods mports
there. from the commencement Of the war to Novem.
Der IL l646 by ell military officers and Others shall
be psid into the Treasury of the United States an
directing such officers forthwith to settle their
counts from the sum collected, which is supposed
be about two millions Of dollars; one hundred an
seventy. five thousand dollars are allowed tor the
penses OF the California nventon and one hun4re
thousand dollars heretofore expended by California
for the relief Of overland smierants.
Mr PEAncr explained the bll, aud said all entries of
goods In California, prior to November H. Isi5,
Illegal and the vessels liable to confscation;
put the military authorities undertook to collect
merchants. 1t was hardly probable that the
money expended to pay the expenses of the
zion, and relieve the emigrants would be received.
The bill proposed to allow these items and req uired
the balance TO be paid into the treasury
Mr GwIS moved anne ndment, that the expenses
of the de ao Of California from the date OF
the treaty OF peace until the State govern mt went
INTO operation should also be ao and tha. tn
ties collected between the date of the treaty 18th
November lS49, be paid to the State of California.
He entered into argument showing that the du-
lies were Illegally collected ana shoult be paid to
lifornia.
Mr PEARcE replied and said the collection Of duties
was illegal; but II the military authorities had
usurped authority to collect duties the vessels and
cargoes would have been forfeited to the United States
Aessrs. WALKER, GwIN, PEAscE and EWING contiu uel
The debate, and the amendment rejected yeas IL
nays 81.
Mr.. GwIS moved to amend, by directing that out Of
Che revenue collected from imports into Callfornia
shree hundred thousand cellars should be sppropri
ated to defray the expenses of the State government
up 60 the time Of the admission of the State
long debate ensued upon the policy of admitting
California at the time she admitted.
MI. RANroUL advocated the amer ment Ind thought
that California entitled receive ali the revenue
2or It,
The amendment was agreed to, and the bill wa, or
dered to be engroseed.
POSTAGE BILL
Was thsn taken up but the hour was late that
mr. Borisnd desired TO post pone his speech against
After debate the bill was postponed The Senate
chen vent into executive session and afterwards
adjourned.