Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-04-14
CONGRESS-.


Be it enacted By the Senate and House Of Represen-
totiues of the United States Of Aerica Congress
sembled, That the Secretary of the Interior proceed
forthwith to apportion the representatives among the
tanned in the twenty6h section of the act of twen
IT, third May, eighteen hundred and fifty, according
to the returns Of population which have been COM
pleted and returned the Office in the Depart
ment Of the Interior. including the counties Of San
Francisco, Santa Clara, and Contra Costa, in the
State of California, according to the return made
thereof by the census agent of Cali to the Sec
retary of the State of California. amounting twen-
ty-dve thousand two hundred and twenty-four.
SEc Q. find be il further enacted, That if, at any
future decennial enumeration Of the inhabitants Of
the United States, the census Of any district sub
division of the United States shall have been mprop
eriy taken, if the returns of any district subd
vision shall be accidentally lost destroyed. the Sec
retary of the Interior shall have power to order
enumeration of any such district or subdivision.
SEC. 3. find be 1t further enacted, Th 1t the twen-
e,h section of the said act be amended by striking
out the words I" has been'' from the last line, and
inserting the words may necessarily be" in lieu
thereof.
The effect of the bill is 10 recognise the population
of California 1898, which would leave her d
fraction of % 3,6l6 the ratio emitting her to
Representative in the House of Representatives.
Should this be established. South Carolina, having
the largest fraction, viz, 47478, would be entitled to
one Representative for that fraction.
Mr.. Geyer moved to amend the bill so as to in-
crease the whole number of Representatives to two
hundred and thrty-four instead of two hundred and
thirty.,hree, provided in the act of May. 1850.
thereby allowing to South Carolina the member to
which she is entitled under the fraction, and also
allowing additional to California account of
the uncertainty of the from that State
Mr.. Downs addressed the Senate in favor of the
bill reported and followed by other Senators,
but before taking any action the Senate adjourned
The first business before the House of Represen-
atives to-day, the Resolution submitted bv MIR.
Jackson, of Georgia, a former day, as follows:
{" Resolued That we recognise the binding efficacy
of the compromises of the Constitution, and believe
it to be the intention Of the people generally, as we
hereby declare it to be ours Individually, to abide
such compromises. and TO sustain the laws necessary
to carry them ou-the provision for the delivery Of
fugitive slaves and the act IF the last Congressfor That
purpose ;ncluded-and that depEecaie all further
Of the questions embraced in the acts Of the last
Congress known as the Compromise, and of ques-
tons generally connected with the institution of sla
very, as unnecessary, useless and dangerous"
Much confusion prevailed for some time, Mr.. STAN
" contending that Mr.. Jackson had not regularly OBJ
| tanned the floor when he moved the Resolution; but
he was overruled by the Chair.
Mr.. Hillyer offered the following amendment
to that of Mr.. jackson:
esolred, Fhat the series of acts passed during the
first session of the thrtyfrst Congress- known as the
Compromises, are regarded as final adjustment and
permanent settlement of the questions therein EN-
braced, and should be maintained and executed as
such.
More confusion prevailed, in the midst of which
the following Resolutions offered by Mr. Stanly, were
| read for information:
Resokred, That the series of acts passed during
the first session of the 31st Congress, known as the
Compromise, regarded as final adjustment, and
permanent settlement Of the questions therein em-
braced, and should be maintained and executed as
| such.
Resolved, That regard the series of acts knowL
as the Adjustment measures as forming in their mu-
tual dependence and connexion system of compro-
mise the most conciiiatory and the best tor the
entire country that could be obtained from conflicting
sectional interests and opinions, and that, therefore,
they ought be adhered to and carried into faithful
execution final settlement in principle and sub
stance of the dangerous and exciting subjects which
they embrace. :.
passed at the 3lst Congress, commonly called the
Compromise measures, settlement OF the ques.
tioas involved therein, and will abide by them as
permanent adjustment of the sectional controversy,
and do hereby declare that good faith and patriotic
regard the interests of country demand that the
provisions contained in said should be strict
ly maintained and honestly executed.
Resokued, That any act of Congress abollshIns
slavery in the Distrc: of Columbia, without the pc
tition and consent of the owners thereof or any ac
abolishng slavery in places within the slavehodln&
States purchased by the United States for the erection
of forts magazines arsenals, dock yards navy yards
and other like purposes any act suppressing tn
slave trade between the saveholding States, or an
refusal to admit State any Territory hereafter aP
plying, because of the existence of slavery therein
(oT beeause of isprohibition Merein any act pro
hbitng the Introduction of slaves into New Mexico
or Utah, Cor any act aiOvig the introduction sAaoe
into Ne,o Merc0 Uoh or any act repeating or ina
terally modifying the laws now in force for the re
covery of fugitive slaves, or any act repeating tn
1v to SUPPRESS the saue trade the District Of C0lum
hin and all agitation which has for it's purpose an
of the above named objects, will be in violation of III
provisions of the said measures Of Adjustment, an
must be regarded as opposed the best interests
the country, destructive Of the peace OF the Uno'
and as attempt to enfeeble the sacred ties whc
now link together the various parts"
d After various motions. the question was taken Q
d Mr.. Jackson's Resolution, as follows:
n YzAs.-Messrs. Willis Allen, Wan. Appleton
70 r. H. Bayly, Bocock. Bowie, Bragg, Breokenridg
s. Brooks, Albert G. Brown, Busby, E. Carringto
;e Davis, Dawson, Dockery, Durham, Edmundso
Ewing, Faulkner, Ficklin, Fitch, Florence, Freema
a. Thos J. D. Fuller, Gamble, Gentry, German. Gre
Hall. Hamilton, Hammond. Hart. Haws, Have
Hendricks, Hem, Hibbard, HilIyer, Houston, Hc,
or ard, Ingersoli, Jackson, Andrew Johnson. jam
ne Johnson, George w. Jones, Kurz, Landry. Letcht
G, Lockhart, Edward e. Marshall. Humphrey Marsha
up Martin. Mason, McCorkle, Mcdonald, McMuile
d. Meade, Miller, John Moore, Morehead, Murray.
to bers, Outlaw, Samuel w. Parker, Peaslee, Pen
#, Phelps, Polk, Price, Richardson. Riddle. Robbir
to jr, Robinson, Ross, Savage. Schermerhorn ScSr'
erck P. Stanton, Richard H. Stanton. Abraham
,h Stevens Stone, St. Martini Strother Stuart, Suth
x land, George w. Thompson, Venable.. wv alsh, WA
he Watkins, Addison White, Alexander White, Wic
ee and Wilams-lOi. -.' - -.
aI- NAYs.-Messrs. Aiken, Allison. Ashe. Avere
lid David J. Bailey. Barrere Bartlett, jr.' brent'
George H. Brown, Buell., Joseph Cable, Lewis
Campbell, Thompson Campbell, Chapman, Cli'