The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-07-25
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IN SENATE--WEDsEs July "a, 1850.
A bill making donation of land, and granting
the right of way to railroad from Milwaukee
in Wisconsin, to the Mississippi river, wa.
passed. 20 "
A similar bill in relation to canal in Michi
gan was passed.
A communication was received from the Wa
Department. communicating copies of reconnoi
sances, surveys, and maps made by the corps Of
Typographical engineers, which were referred ia
the Committee on printing, with view to being
printed.
After other unimportant morning business, the
Senate resumed the consideration of the
ADJUSTMENT BILL.
The pending question being on the amend
ment OF Mr.. FooTE, to create a new territory
to be called the territory of Colorado, out Of
part of California, south Of 35 deg. 80 min
Mr.. FOOTE withdrew the amendment for
the present, wishing other important amend
ments to be first disposed of
Mr.. BRADBURY then offered the following
amendment.
aStrike out all after the enacting clause in
section 80 to line 40, and insert in lieu there
Of the following:
.That the President of the United States be,
and he hereby is authorized, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint
two commissioners, who shall have power to
agree with such commissioners as may be ar-
pointed under the Legislative authority of the
State of Texas, upon line of boundary be-
tween the territory of the United States and the
said State of Texas, commencing at the point
where the Red river is intersected by the hun
dredth degree of west longitude, being the south
west angle of the Indian territory, and running
to point ON the Rio Grande, to be agreed upon
by the said commissioners; and also to agree
upon the terms, conditions and considerations
upon which such line shall be established; and
the proceedings and agreements of the said
commissioners shall be- as soon as possible,
transmitted to the President of the United States
to be by him submitted to Congress, with such
recommendations as the circumstances, in his
opinion, may require, for the approval and ac-
ton Of Congress thereupon; and the said agree
ment, when approved by the Congress of the
United States, and the Legislature of the State
of Texas, shall be obligatory upon the parties
Mr.. RUSK proposed to amend Mr.. BRADBU-
RVS amendment by striking out all after the
first word THAT" and inserting:
aThe boundary of the State of Texas is here
by admitted to extend to the Rio Grande, as de-
fined in the statute of limits of the late repu Bile
of Texas, passed in the year 1886"
The question was taken on the amendment
of Mr.. RusK, it was rejected by the FOLLOWING
vote:
Yeas Messrs. Atchison, Barnwel, Berrien.
Butler, Davis of Mississippi, Dawson, Downs.
Foote, Houston, Hunter, King, Mason, Norton
Rusk, Sebastian, Soule, Turney, Yulee :-l8.
Nays: Messrs. Badger, Baldwin, Bell Brad
bury, Bright, Cass, Chase, Clarke, Clay, Cooper,
Davis of Massachusetts,, Dayton Dickinson
Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa, Felch
Greene, Hamlin, Jones, Mangum, Miller, Morris,
Pearce, Pratt, Seward, Shields, Smith, Sprliance.
Sturgeon, Underwood, Upham, Wales, Walker,
Whitcomb 81
Mr.. HALE then moved to amend the amend
ment of MIR. BRADBURY, by adding to It pro-
vision that if the terms proposed by the CON-
missioners to be appointed were not agreed to,
each party should be RENTED back to its rights
as they existed at the date of the exchange of
ratifcations Of the treaty of Gaudaloupe Hidal-
go. Also providing that neither party should
attempt to increase their possession of the dis
puted territory, until after the commission had
reported and their report was acted on.
Mr.. BRADBURY spoke in defence of his
amendment He adverted to what were the
boundaries of New Mexica.
Mr.. BENTON replied. He ridiculed the idea
Of sending commissioners to treat on question
Of this sort.
After mutual attacks and rejoinders on the
part of Mr.. BRADBURY and Mr.. BENTON, Mr..
Dawson spoke in favor Of the amendment He
adverted to the case of Georgia which was treat
ed in the same way.
The Senate adjourned.