Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-03-10
CONGRESS:

In the Senate. on Saturday last; Mr. Clemens re-
sumed and concluded his remarks in reply 10 Mr.
hhett: MI. Rheit replied, and 10 the course Of hi.
remarks stated that he could not challenge Mr Clem
ems Tor the insult he had offered him. because he vas
q Christian and did not approve Of dueiline. Mr.,
clemens answered that he did not know until the pre.
vloos evening, that he was a member of Church.
and that this knowledge had since saved Mr. R, from
uttered.
On motion of MI. Gwin, the " compromise !" Re-
solution was postponed till Tuesday two weeks.
The House was not in session on Saturday
Mr. Seward moved, on Monday, that when the
Senate adjourn 1t should be meet on Wednesday,
in order to give senators an opportunity of visiting
the steamship Baltic Tomorrow which was agreed
to. after some debate-yeas 81, nays l9.
The Iowa land bill was taken up, and Mr.. Dawson
spoke at some length thereon. M. Dodge, of Iowa,
obtained the floor, but gave way .no,on for ad
journment.
In the House of Representatives, ,.on Monday, MIR.
Fitch moved the suspension of the rules for the in
roooctlon OF the following Resolutions,
tesolOed, That we recognise the binding efficacy
OF the compromises Of the constitution, and believe
u 10 be the Intention of the people generally as We
hereby declare it TO be Individually, 10 abide
such compromises, and sustain the laws NECESSARY
70 carry them out-the provision for the delivery Of
fugitive slaves included and that we deprcca,e all
further agitation of questions growing out OF that pro-
vision OF the questions embraced in the acts o the last
congress known as the Compromise, and of fquestons
generally connected with the institution OF Slavery as
unnecessary, useless, and dangerous.
Mr.. GooDENow deu,a nded the yeas and navs on
the suspension of the rules for the Introduction of this
resolution.
Mr.. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, asked whether it
would be IN order TO move TO amend the resolution by
making It say that we deprecate ali further agitation
OF the slavery question except this?
Mr.. STANLY moved call of the House hich
being ordered. the Clerk proceeded call the roll.
After which, .
MI. ROBBINS moved 10 suspend all further proceed
ings under the call which was not agreed to-ayes
81, nays IS.
The Clerk then proceeded to call the names of the
absensees, for the non.appearance of any of whom
excuses were made by their friends. After which,
On motion Of Mr.. HALL. all further proceedings
under the call were dispensed with.
The question next recurring on the motion to
pend ire rules for the introduction of the resolution
OF Mr. Fitch. on which the yeas and nays had been
ordered. the rules were not suspsnded-yeas Il9,
nays 74-as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Abercrombie, Allen of Illinois, A Ap-
pleton of Me-, Appleton of Mass, Ashe, Averei.,
Bailey Of Ga, Bayly Of Va, BeaIe, BisseIl. Breck-
enridge. Briggs, Brooks. Brown of Miss. Burrows,
Busby. Cabei of Fla. Caskie, Chastan Church
Clark, Cobb, Curtis. Davis Of Ina Dawson, Disney,
Dockery, Edmundson. Evans, Ewing, Faulkner,
Ficklin, Fitch, Florence, Freeman, Fuller of PENN,
Fuller Of Me-, Gamble, Gentry, Giddings, Gilmore,
Gornan, Grey, Hall, Hammond, Harris of Tenn,
Harris, Of Ala. Hart, Haws, Haven, Hendricks,
HEM, Hibbard, Howard, J. w. Howe, lnsersoIl,
Jackson, Johnson of Tenn. Johnson Of Ga, johnson
Of Ark, Jones Of rTenn.. Jones Of Penn, Kuhns,
kar,z, Landry, Letcher, Lockhart, Mace, Marshait
of KY, Mason, McCorkie, Mcdonald. McLanatat,
McMulen, McNair, Meade, Miller, Moore Of La,
Morehead, Morrison, Murphy. Nabers. Olds, Outlaw,
Parker Of Penn, Parker OF Ind. Peaselee Penn,
Phelps, Polk, Porter, Powell, Richardson, Robbins,
Savage, Schermerhorn, Scurry, Seymour Of N. Y,
Seymour of Con-. Shelton, Smith, Stany. Stanton
OF Tenn. Stanton of n.y., Stephens of Ga, Stone,
st. Martin, Strother, Stuart, Sutherland. Taylor,
Thompson Of Mass, Thompson of Va, Venable,
Ward, Watkins. White of ky., White OF Ala, VIII
cox. and Williams-lI9. ... -
NAYs-Messrs. Aiken, Allison, Andrews, Bah
cock, Barrere Bartlett, Bell, Bennett, Bovine, Boyd
of New York, Brenton, Gable Of Ohio, Camp
bell Of Ohio, Campbell Of Illinois, Cartier, Chan
Of Massachusetts, Dean. Doty. Duncan, Durkee,
Eastman, Edgerton, Fowler. Gaylord, Goodenow,
Green. Grow. Harper, Hascalf, Horsford, Il. Y.
Howe, Jenkins, Johnson of Ohio. Jones of New
York. King Of r. L., King Of New York, Mcqueen
Meacham, Molony, Moore Of Penn, Murray. New.
Ton, Orr, Penniman, Perkins, Price, Rantoui. Robie
Ross, Sackeu, Schoocraft, Schoonmaksr. Stuart
Snow, Stanton of Ohio, Stevens Of Penn, S,ratlon
Thurston, Townshend. Walbridge, Wallace, Wash.
burn, Welch, Wells, Wildrick, Woodward. and.
Yates-74.
The House soon after adjourned over 10 Wednes.
day, to afford the members opportunity TO visi,
the steamship Baltic, Tomorrow.