The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-08-08
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TnlRFY.FIRsr CONGRESS- -PIRST SESSION.
SENATE.

Mr.. Davis Of Massachusetts, presented the cre-
dentials of Robert G. Winthrop, appointed by
the Governor Of Massachusetts,, Senator from
that State in place of Mr.. Webster, resigned.
Mr.. Pearce, from the committee appointed to in
vestigate the difficulty between Messrs Benton
and Foote, made report censuring the tolera-
ton which has been shown to personalities in the
Senate, but recommending no action The report
was accompanied by large mass of evidence,
and the whole was ordered to be printed
The Senate then resumed the consideration of
the bill reported by the select Committee of
Thirteen-to admit California into the Union as
a State; providing Territorial Governments for
Utah and New Mexico and making proposals to
Texas for the settlement of her western and
northern boundaries.
The question pending was ON the following
amendment by Mr.. Bradbury
Strike out the seth section containing the
proposals to Texas and insert:
"That the President of the United States be
and he is hereby authorized, by and with the adj
vice and consent Of the Senate, to appoint three
Commissioners, who shall have power to agree
with such Commissioners as may be appointed
under the legislative authority of the State of
Texas, upon the territory properly included with.
in and rightfully belonging to the State of Texas
at the time of her annexation to the United States
or at any period since that date and to defneand
establish the limits Of the same II they shall find
u practicable to do and in they shall BE
unable to agree upon the true and legitimate
boundary Of the State OF Texas, they are hereby
authorized to agree upon q convenient line of
boundary between the territory Of the United
States and the said State of Texas, commencing
at the point where the Red river ia intersected
by the Tooth degree of west longitude being the
southwest angle of the Indian territory, and run
ming to point on the Rio Grande, to be agreed
upon by the said Commissioners; and also to
| agree upon the terms, conditions and considera-
ton, 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 for its ap-
proval and action 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"
MIR Sebastian moved to amend the amendment
by striking out Of il the words, commencing at
the point where the Red river is intersectsd by
the Tooth degree Of west longitude, being the
southwest angle of the Indian territory, and run
ming to point on the Rio Grande ~ and the
motion to amend was lost
Mr.. Dawson moved to amend the amendment
to the amendment by adding thereto:
And be Il further enacted, That until such time MS
the boundary line between the State of Texas
and the territory Of the United States be agreed
to by the Legislature of the State of Texas and
the Government Of the United States, the Terri
torial Government authorized by this act shall
not 90 into operation east Of the Rio Grande, nor
shall any State be established for New Mexico
embracing any territory east Of the Rio Grande
MIR Benton opposed the amendment he said
the plain English of it was that the territory east
Of the Rio Grande was TO be ceded TO the State
Of Texas.
Meesrs Clay, Butler, Dawson, Foote, Rusk,
and Houston, supported the amendment, and
Messrs Douglas, Miller, Ewing, Underwood, and
Benton, opposed the amendment.
Mr. Walker said that it was apparent for some
days that the friends Of the bill desired to salts
fly Texas, and rs it Was also becoming apparent
that Texas was not to be satisfied, he moved to lay
the bill on the table
And the question being taken, the motion did
not prevail
YEAs-Messrs. Baldwin, Barnwell, Benton,
Butler, Chase, Clarke, Davis Of Massachusetts,
Davis Of Mississippi, Dayton, Dodge Of Wis
consin, Ewing, Greene, Hale, Hamlin, Hunter
Mason, Miller, Phelps, Seward, Smith, Turney
Upham, Walker, Winthrop, and Yulee--25.
NAYs--Messrs. Atchson, Badger, Bell, Ber-
rien, Bradbury, Bright, Cass, Clay, Clemens,
Cooper, Dawson Dickinson, Dodge Of Iowa, Doug
las, Downs Fslch, Foote, Houston, Jones, King,
| Mangum, Morton, Norris, Pearce, Pratt, Rusk,
Sebastian, Sprusnce, Sturgeon, Underwood,
Wales, and Whitoomb-32
The question WAS then taken, and the amend.
mont of MIR. Dawson 10 the amendment Of MIR.
| Bradbury was agreed to by the following vote
YEAs-Messrs. Atchison, Badger Barnwell,
Bell, Berrien, Butler, Clay, Clemens, Cooper,
| Davis Of Mississippi, Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge
| Of Iowa. Downs, Foote Houston, Hunter Jones,
King Msngum, Mason, Morton, Phelps Pratt,
Rusk, Sebastian, Soul6, Sturgeon, Turney, and
| Yulee-30.
| NAYs-Messrs Baldwin, Benton, Bradbury,
| Bright, Chase, Clarke, Davis Of Massachusetts,
Dayton, Dodge of Wisconsin, Douglas, Ewing,
Feich, Greene, Hale, Hsmlin, Miller, Norris,
Pearce, Seward, Shields, Smith, Spruance, I'M
derwood, Upham, Wales, Walker, Whitcomb,
and Winthrop-2s.
Mr.. Bradbury as amended, IL was agreed to, as
follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Bell, Ber-
rien, Bradbury, Bright, Cas-, Clay, Clemens,
Cooper, Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge Of Iowa,
Douglas Downs, Felch, Foote, Houston, Hun
4 ter. Jones, King, Mangum, Norris, Pratt, Rusk,
Sebastian, Shields, Sturgeon, Walker, and Whit
| comb--30.
NAys-Messrs. Baldwin, Barnwell, Benton,
| Butler. Chase, Clarke, Davis of Massachusetts,
Davis Of Mississippi, Dayton, Dodge Of Wis
copsin, Ewing, Greene, Hale, Hsmlin, Mason,
| Miller, Morton, Phelps, Seward, Smith, Soule,
Spruance, Turney, Underwood, Upham, Wales,
| Winthrop, and Yulee-2s
Mr.. walker moved that the last thirty.hvs
sections Of the bill be stricken out, leaving the
bill With only those provisions which relate u
the sdmisaion Of California
Mr.. Norris aid that be believed motion IA
smsud aay part Of the sections proposed 70 b
stricken cut had priority over the motion 10 strike
| out