Washington sentinel., 1854-05-27
G0ngrfssiOnal.
THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
senate.-Thursday, May 2S, 1854.

L
After we went TO press on Thursday night, the
| following proceedings took place.
| Mr. CASS continued defending the right of
| popular sovereignty, and replying in an amusing
| commentary to the speech made against the bill
| by Mr.. BENTON in the House.
| Mr. MASON, though cordially approving the
| principle OF the amendment, was unwilling to run
| the risk OF losing the bill by adopting il.
Mr. MALLORY followed in favor of the BILL
| and in opposition TO the amendment.
| Mr. BAYARD addressed the Senate until ten
| O'Clock in support OF the amendment.
| Mr. BUTLER said he would fnrbear making
| any remarks at this hour. He would not separate
| from his friends, but would, against his own judg
| ment, vote against the amendment.
| Mr.. JONES, Of Iowa, opposed the amendment
| He also said his colleague, Mr.. DopGE, would, if
present. vote against il, but having been called
home, had paired off with Mr.. BADGER. On the
bill he had paired off with Mr.. DoDeE, oi Iowa.
Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee, and Mr.. CLAY ex-
pressed themselves in favor of the amendment,
but stated they did not desire TO hazard the bill by
attaching il 10 it.
The question was then taken on the amend
ment, and it was rejected-yeas 7, nays 41-as
| follows:
YEAs-Messrs Bayard, Bell, Brodhead, Brown, Clayton
Pearce, and Thompson Of Kentueky-7.
NAYs-Messrs Allen, Atchison, Benjamin Butler Cass
Fitzpatrick Foot Gillette eiwin Hunter James, Johnson
Jones Of Iowa Jones Of Tennessee Mallory Mason Nor
Sdell Stuart Sumner, Thomson Of New Jersey Toombs
Toucey, Wade Walker, Weller Williams and Wright4l.
Mr.. CHASE then addressed the Senate in op-
position 10 the bill.
Mr.. BROWN said that he had iatended 10 move
two amendments to the bll-one to change its
phraseology so as TO declare the Missouri restrc-
ton void and Imperative, because il was incon-
sstent with the Constitution. The other was to
extend the terms OF the Badger proviso TO the
Territories Of Utah and New Mexico SO as 10 re-
peI the Mexican laws therein which il was said
prohibited slavery. But there was an evident
determination on the part of the Senate to pass
the bill as it came from the House, he would not
press his amendments.
Mr.. BUTLER said he had several amendments
which he would like 10 have made in the bill, but
he was content 10 get the one great principle il
contained. He then discussed at length the doc.
trine of squatter sovereignty
Mr.. WELLER replied, defending that principle.
He also replied to the remarks the senator from
New York.
The bill was then reported TO the Senate and
on the question Of ordering it to third reading
Mr. SUMNER addressed the Senate in opposi-
ton 10 the bill. He said the repeal Of the Mis-
souri, compromise would release the north from alt
obligation to sustain slavery in any place under
the national jurisdiction The repeal of all laws
authorizing its existence in the District Of Colum-
ba, or in the Territories, would now be demanded,
perseveringly and 10 success, by the north In
the course of his remarks, he asked leave TO pre-
sent one hundred and twenty-six memorials from
clergymen Of New England, demonstrating against
tue pussdpe Oi the Du sIte tnen defended the
conduct aud character Of those clergymen and
thought they would have been derelict in duty had
they not demonstrated, in Gods name, against this
breach of pligh,ed faith.
Mr. MASON Objected 10 the reception of the
memorials, because he desired 10 mark with his
dsapproval, their interference in politics for un.
worthy purposes.
Mr. SUMNER briefly responded.
Mr.. DOUGLAS then for hour responded TO
the objections 10 the bill.
Mr.. TOUCEY said he had been instructed By
the present whig abolition legislature Of his State
to vote against this bill After mature delibela-
ton, he had come TO the conclusion to disobey
those instructions and vote in obedience to tho
Constitution.
The question was then taken, and the bill was
ordered 10 athird reading by the following vote
YEAs-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Benjamin Brodhoad
Brown Butler Cass, Clay, Dawson Douglas, Fitzpatrick
Mallory Mason, Morton Norris Pearce Pettit Pratt
Rusk Sebastian Shields Slidell. Stuart, Thompson Of
Kentucky, Thomson New Jersey Toombs Toucey, Weller
Williams, and Wright-36.
NAYSMessrs. Allen, Bell, Chase, Clayton Fish, Foot
Gillette Hamlin, James, Seward, Summer, Wade and
Walker-13. t, RI
Mr.. SUMNER asked the yeas and nays on tho
passage Of the bill, but they were refused,
! And the bill was then passed.
And at twenty minutes past one O'Clock,
The Senate adjourned till Monday.