Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-04-10
CONGRESS-.

elementary S,bseouent censuses of the United States,
seTen Gx the number Of the members OF the Rouse
and ourrcsentatves and provide for their future ap
Of iopPment among the several States approved
pOrnon"n, 1850. And the motion was agreed to.
Nay foIowing is copy of the bill:
Inc ,snqcted Iy the Senate and House Of Rcpresen-
DC The United States Of america in Congress as
tatIreS That the Secretary of the Interior proceed
SsmO" b 70 apporton the representatives among the
foni States in accordance with the provisions con-
severe in the twenty-ffth section of the act OF TWEEN
ta s;,d Nav eighteen hundred and fifty, according
y'n -e,urns of population which have been COM
10 m md returned the census Office in the Depart
PIeVeu the Interior, including the counties OF San
m men Santa Clara, and Contra Costa IN the
rfd s. california, according to the return made
ea' hv the census agent of California to the Sec
me. If the State of California. amounting to twen-
rey thousand two hundred and twenty -four.
w.. Q. .4nd be IL further enacted, That 1t, at any
@ 1ocennial enumeration Of the inhabitants OF
TT;,ed States the census of any district or sub.
inc If the United States shall have been imProp-
w. Len or if the returns of any district or suool-
e shall he accidentally lost or destroyed the Sec
,rv If the Interior shall have power TO order new
'eo,eration of any such district or subdivision.
u.s. e find be IL further enacted, That the twen-
18th section of the said act be amended by striking
w, the words " has been =" from the last hne' ana
W. the words may necessarily b" In lieu
thereof. .,,. ,Lo ror,I.,;on
e California as 1898, which would leave her
faction of g. GIG the ratio entltllng her 10 one
REPRESENTATIVE in the House OF Representatives.
Should this be established, South Oa5oIlha' ndVIhs
the largest fraction, Wis., 4I,4I 49, "ou'u 0e ee' -
one Representative for that tracuon' ~
M Gever moved to amend the Dill SO as 10 IN
o,oaee The whole number OF Representatives to two
hundred and thirty-our instead OF TWO hundred ana
,hir,v,bree as provided in the act OF May, 1850,
tJEr oIlowing TO South Carolina the member to
ubich she is entitled under the fraction, and also
allowing one additional to California on account OF
the uncertainty of the census returns from that State
Mr.. Downs addressed the Senate In favor OF the
hill az repored and was followed by other Senators,
but before taking any action the Senate adjourned.
The first business before the House of Represen-
ta,ives to-day, was the Resolution submitted by Mr..
Jackson of Georgia, on a former day, as follows:
&" Res0Ered, That we recognise the binding efficacy
of the compromises of the Constitution and believe
i, 10 be the intention of the people generally, we
hereby declare it to be Individually, TO abide
such compromises, and to sustain the laws necessary
10 carry them out-he provision for the delivery of
fugitive slaves and the act IF The last Congress for that
Durp0Se included-and that deprecate all further
agitation of questions growing out of that provision
of the questions embraced in the acts of the last
Congress known the Compromise, and of ques-
tions 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.. Hllyer offered the following, as an amendment
TO that of Mr.. Jackson:
Resolred, That the series of acts passed during the
first session of the thirty first Congress, known as the
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
Resolved, That the series of acts passed during
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Compromise, are regarded final adjustment, and
permanent settlement of the questions therein EN-
braced, and should be maintained and executed as
such.
Resolved, That we regard the series of acts known
as the Adjustment measures forming in their mu-
tua dependence and connection system of compro-
mise the most conciliatory and the best for the
entire country that could be obtained from conflicting
sectional interests and opinions, and that, therefore,
they ought be adhered and carried into faithful
execution, final settlement in principle and sub
stance Of the dangerous and exciting subjects which
they embrace.
ResOlred, That we regard the series of measures
passed at the 3lst Congress, commonly called the
Compromise measures, as a settlement of the ques-
tons involved therein, and will abide by them as
permanent adjustment of the sectional controversy,
and do hereby declare that good faith and patriotic
regard for the interests of the country demand that the
provisions contained in said should be strict
~ maintained and honestly executed.
Resolved, That any act of Congress abolishing
slavery in the Distric: of Columbia without the Pc
titnn and consent of the thereof, any act
abolishing slavery in places within the slaveholding
States purchased by the United States for the erection
of forts magazines arsenals dock-yards, navy yards,
and other like purposes, any suppressing the
slave trade between the slaveholding States, any
refusal to admit State any Territory hereafter ap
plying, because of the existence of slavery therein,
(r because Of IFS prohibition Merein) any act pro-
hIbIting the introduction of slaves into New Mexico
into New MenicO Utdh,) or any act repeating
teraly modifying the laws now in force for the
eovery of fugitive slaves, (or any act repeating The
aw to suppress tie Stare trade in the District Of Column
0a, and all agitation which has for its purpose any
IF the above named Objects will be in violation of the
provisions of the said measures of Adjustment, and
must he regarded opposed to the best interests of
the country, destructive of the peace OF the Union,
and as an attempt enfeeble the sacred ties which
now link together the various parts.''
Alter various motions, the question was taken on
MT. Jacksons Resolution, as follows:
~ 4EAs.-Messrs. Willis Allen, VIM. Appleton,
l. h. Bayly, Bocock, Bowie, Bragg, Breckenridge,
brooks, Albert G. Brown, Busby, E. Darlington,
Gahel Caskie. Clark. Cobb, Curtis, Daniel, ]. G.
Jaws Jaws Dawson, Dockery. Durham. Edmundson'
Ewing Faulkner, FckIin, Fitch, Florence, Freeman,
Il NOS j. d. Fuller, Gamble, Gentry, German, Grey,
nail, Hamilton, Hammond, Hart, Haws, Haven,
hendTlcks, Hem, Hubbard, Hillyer, Houston, How
ara lngersoll, Jackson, Andrew Johnson, James
Johnson George w: Jones, KuItz, Landry, Letcher
Ml,ockhart, Edward G. Marshall. Humphrey Marshall,
Saar'In, Mason, McCorkle, Mcdonald, McMullen,
Hpleaoe, Miller, John Moore Morehead, Murray, Ma
G U outlaw, Samuel w. Parker, Peaslee, Penn,
;I"eIPs. Polk, Price, Richardson, Riddle, Robbins,
H. H. ROBINSON Ross, Savage, Schermerhorn, Scnrry,
S S. +. Stanton, Richard H. Stanton Abraham P.
Stone, ST. Martin, Strother, Stuart, Suther
q" George w. Thompson, Venable, Walsh, Ward,
mdsKns, Addison White, Alexander White, Wilcox