The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1851-01-21


1ir. Rusk ssil if speeches were allowed on
petitions, nothing could be done in the morning
,Iour.
lie Chair decided that the Senator from
New Hampshire was i'll order,
Alr. Eocte asked il the Chair decided that the
Senator was out OF order.
Tie Chair replied in the Negative.
Mr. Foote said theSeoator then WAS at lib
erty to denoance the .,iegisll.ion OF Congress
lis long as he Iltased.
Dir. Hale sad he would rot. go half as far as
the Senator from Mississippi did at last session
upon he legislation of Congress i'll regard to
the public printer He then proceeded to re-
ily to some remarks OF Mr. Clay, wira he WAS
again called to order, and the Chair sustained
tnr point of order.
Mr. WItcomb moved to lay the petition Oh
the table.
The yeas and nays were taken-be'ose the
vote was announced, Mr. foote called altrn.
lion of tie Chair to the lact that several Sena-
tors were present WHO had not voted.
Mr. lulee slid he had hot voted, aid had
reason for not doing SO.
lir. Foute insisted on the bill beng engross.
cd
MIR. Yulee, after much confusion, &C., OBJ
tailpd leave to state rs his reason for not vo-
ting. that there were resolutions pending be-
fore the Legislature of Florida, nstructimg their
Senators Tot to vote on any question relating to
the Fugitive Slave Law.
Mr.. Ioote still Insisted on the bill.
Mr.. lulee asked to be excused from voting
Mr. Mangrm asked for yeas and nays Oh ex-
cusing Mr.. iulee.
Mr.. Hale asked to be excused from voting on
the motion to excuse the Senator from florl'
d, The present law was that all should VOTE
and he did not know whether to vote tor the
enforcement of the law or wait Tor the higher
law" from Florida.
! Mr. Seward said he would vote Tor any one
who did not desire to vote.
| Mr.. Foote was surprised at the harmony be.
tween Senators from Florida, and New York
Oh the general doctrine OF higher law
MIR. Bewien said the reason was not satIsfac
tory.
After further debate,
The Chair decided that it was not i'll order at
the time to ask to be excused. Every one
should vote He directed the Secretary to call
the Senator from Florida. The Secretary call.
ed the name of Mr.. iulee, but that gentleman
did not respond.
Mr.. Winthrop said that in the House the
paactice had been to call member, aud if he
| refused to vote it was case for censure, to DC
acted on after the vote WAS over.
Mr. Butler said he was in the same position
rs the Senator from Florida, he had not voted
no: did he int.nd to vote.
The vote was then announced, rs follows:
| Y.,s-,i ,i.,srs. Atchison. Bell, Berrien, Bor-
land, Bradbury, Cass, Clay, Clemens, DAVIS, oi
Hiss, Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge, OF Iowa.,
Douglas, Towns, Felcn, foo,r, GwiA, Houston,
iluuter, Joues Hing, Mangum, Mason, Morton,
Norris, pearce, Phelps, khett, Rus!;, Shields,
Soule, Spruance, Underwood, Wales Whit
| comb-35.
Ilessrs Baldwin, Benton, Chase,
Cooper, Davis, Of Mass, Dayton, Dodge, OF
Wis, Ewing, Hale, ilamlin, Miller, Seward,
Smith, Upham, Walker, Wntirop--lb.
So the petition was laid OH the table.
MIR. Pearce presented the memorial OF MIR.
Blackstone and others, NJ ,mbeIs OF tie Con.
s,itutiouul Convention o! Maryland, praying
tllt Il contract may he entered ito hy M "ov-
clunrut with Wan. IS. Ga. hc ior tic t.anst'0:-
tltun of tAe mail IL B;il ;iltmo:e Il id Norfolk
| by steamers to some port i'll England
~
Alter the petitions AMI reports the Senate
took ~ tac bill To c.de the public lands To the
States il wcl taey H., Oh certain conditions,
| nc.
Mr.. Walker coaululed his remarks il sup
| port OF tuc bill, atci w.iicn tac Jill WAS post
pJItl, All I'll. .o.alle the / Weat lilo eXecltT.
| SESSION aud shortly after a.tJou'ned.
| House uF ltEpAEsENrArivEs.- - ne am,E.-
m.nt proposed yesterday, just prior to t." coal-
,miticc rslAy, tilt tie p" II5e oL'll S!II lttts
less lll iai an oiilce, s.!.li he th!ce cents; aud
u.i all unpaid letters, OF les, tEim halt an ounce,
i've cc.lts; and tnut no mail route or cnnpen
s.t;on to postIsters be- discontinued in con
sequence oI the passing Of tie act, again came
up, and WAS decided in the negative.
!ir. Bowl, from .mIi Ina. mavrd that the
postage Oh Il | leItrs carried Il distance less
tl,n 800 miles be three ceatS, and Oh all letters
D.yolL t.iat dl,tllce, in bUti cases weighing
less tnan half an ounce, five cents, and the sa'nc
.ur every additional hall ounce ON all drop let
terstwo cents; which WAS negativcd, 73 to So.
1t Mas then proposed us IL amendment that
the postage under 800 mi es should be three
cents; over 500 miles and less that 900, five
cents, and over 1000, ten cents; which was
nrgatved, there appearing only thirty eight in
avu!.
Several other amendments were proposed,
either the same or similar to those which were
voted upon yesterday, and were lost; among