New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-09


marks upon the Bill Even i the title Of Texas 70
the lard propoted % be purchtsed was admitted .
he good be contended the purchase was not worth
tie ten n iliCrE proposed 20 be PAID Tor il. Hewas
opoosed 10 paying asDm Of money % prevents
civil y,r. Was u possio that single aud the
yoUrgcst State in the Ulion, was 70 make var
.os,.,Ler sitter States about disputed boundary,
yber we wait Tor years and generations 70 secure
cl,imefpa.rst foreign powers, before euJrsd them
by the sword Mr UnderH GOD went into a gene.
al discussion Of The question Of the title OF Texas
and Of his objection 70 the Bill IN cetail.
Mr. A1crlsoN ezpre'ied himself opposed 20
paving the debts Of Texas. The United Sia.eshad
nothing to do with that mater Whatever. De vas
ouuosee 10 purchasing laud OF Texas, and had IA.
vcred the payment Of = sun Of money, az provided
in the Omnibus Bill, only for the purpose ofPur-
chh'ing peace.
Mr.. FwfyG proposed sn amendment changing
the boundaries propoSed Ia the bill, which he de-
sired ~ have printed, md moved that the iu'th-r
confederation q the subect be po'tponed until 20
morrow, in order has the California bill migl!b b,
taken Up.
Er DlcKIFsoS hoped it would not be done.
Nr FOo1E hoped the Senate would 60 on and
PISS the Tezes bil before resuming the California
bill.
Mr.. BADGER hoped the Senate would dispose OF
,his bill prior to the California bill It was impor-
tant that tie friends Of California should declare
Themselves upon the Texas bill, in order that hose
who were not anxious for the admission of CAlIior
Tia mieht know how &c vrts on the latter question
he thought that California would be al nltted
much sooner By giving Texas the precedence he
Insisted that it WAS bot hight that the measure oil
the minority should be fret acted upon After fur
Their debste upon this point the motpn TO postpone
was re elected, yeas -, noef ~.
TIE question was then stated upon Mr.. wings
amendment.
ID tEafT av
Of the line, while he was anxious for the passage
Of the bill and Yves ready to vote a large sum OF
nor ey t. Texas not to purchese her territory, bat
to psy her debts for which she pledged her reveu-
ues before her annexation but he could not vote
seeust his convictions and opinions. In the course
OF subsequent remarks it appeared that the object
OF bis amendment was in part to exclude from Tex
as III Pssso, which is given to that State by
the bill.
After further debate by Messrs Pearce, Hale
and wing, Sir. Cooper advocated the amendment,
but said he would not make its adoption the price
Of his own vote for the passage Of the bill.
Mr.. BADGER would not be governed in this ques-
ton by rule Of strict right He would settle toe
quettion which threatened civil war. whether that
settlement gave Texas little, or Mexico little,
more than what rightfully belonged 20 her.
Mr.. PEARcE opposed the Amendment. The ter
rtory yielded to Texas By the bill was Of no value
70 the United States and yet the line proposed was
n
of Compromises bill 20 restore harmony-and
be put out Of view altogether the psltry co1sdera-
tons OF money or OF land.
After further debate Er. Ewing's Amendment
was reiected-Yefs ls, Nays IL.
Mr.. DAYTON submitted an amendment providing
that Texas shall cede 10 the United States all her
vscent End unoppropnated lands, which was re
iected-Yess II, Nays 81.
Mr.. WINTHROP moved 70 amend the bill By sub
stitutng the boundaries proposed by slr Benton TO
the Omnibus BILL pending the consideration OF
which motion to adjourn was made.
Tie President, by unanimous consent, laid be-
fore The Senate message from the President oil the
United States correcting msspprehenson arising
from the first paragraph of his Texas message,
which seemed to imply that Gov. Bells letter was
received by the late President before his death,
but left unanswered. Mr.. Fillmore says il came
TO him from the Pos: Offco after the death Of his
predeoesSOr.
Mr.. EwIsG expressed his qualification at the re-
ception Of the message and stated the question
was one upon which Gen Taylor had thought
much and that he would have answered Gov Bells
letter imme diately upon it's reception.
Tho eeuoto then adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. hCGAUGHEY, la COnseq lence oil III health,
was excused from serving on the Committee OF
Elections, and tie vacancy was ordered 10 be
filled.
Mr.. BIssFLL from the Select Committee on the
memorial Of Miss Dix, made report accompanied
by bill granting ten millions OF acres OF public
and l,r tue benefit Of the INDECENT insane in the
several States, to be aPportioned according to the
ratio of representation under the next census. No
action taken the morning hour having expired.
The House went iato Committee Of the Whole.
On otion Of Mr.. BAYLY the California subject
was laid aside, aud he moved 70 take up the Civil
and Diplomatic bill.
Nr THURs1os, the Delegate from Oregon moved
Al. al t,I "a. md He
remarked that he had received intelligence that
Governor Lane had left his post and that Gov.
Gaines had not been heard from. The Territory
was in perfectly distracted state and he hoped
something would be done for it. His motion pre-.
vailed.
Amendments were made to the bill. When the
Committee rose the amendments were concurred
in and the bill passed 1t creates the Office Of Sur
veyor General Of the Public Lands in Oregon and
prov for the survey aud makes don alton 20 SET
tlers Of the said public lands
Tie House sgain went into Committee and took
up the Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill
The Clerk consumed forty minutes IN reading 1t,
Mr.. BRowN OF Miss. remarked that when the late
message OF the President vas read il struck him
berg the most extraordinary message which ever
emanate from an Americ IN President and having
since read II carefully, his opinion had undergone
change On the contrary, It was greatly strength
ened. Ii was the first time in the history OF the
Government that the Chief Magistrate has de-
hberAtey Get himself down to force a sover-
eien State into base surrender OF her rights. /.
was the first time that Chief Magistrate
undertook to settle & grave question Of dispute
between a member OF the Coniederacy and the
Federal Government, and unless abe submits to
bis decision the army and navy are to be brought
to bear on her TO make her submit. He knew that
tie friends Of the Message say no menace or threat
was intended by the message Of the President. II
no menace was intended ard no threat was i'm.
Piled Why were the martial forces OF the L nited
mentionedl aud why did he say tia. In pa'tic1-
lar contingency be would cal ont tie militia o. the
CCniedersoyl Why were the duties OF the presi-
| dent enumerated IL was 10. tog the cnlisl.en-
mcnt Of Congress, for ell know wha, they are
without being told Of them. Il was IN attempt to
| browbeet aud compel Texas to submission he
| Brown made no threats He was not Authorised