The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-09-24

oPruance, Sturgeon, Underwood, wales, Walker,
and Whtcomb-26.
! Mr.. MASON then concluded his remarks in
support of his amendment.
Mr.. DAYTON suggested that the amendment
would be more acceptable If It read the 50 western
and northern boundaries, &c.
MIR. MASON so modified his amendment
Mr.. YULEE renewed his motion to adjourn,
and the question being taken, 1t was decided in
the negative, as follows:
Berrien, Butler, Chase, Clarke, Davis, of Massa-
chuseus, Davis, of Mississippi, Dayton, Dodge,
OF Wisconsin, Greene, Hale, Hamlin, Hunter,
Mason, Miller, Morton, Phelps, Seward Smith,
Sonle, Turney, Uphani, and Yulee-25.
NAYs-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Bradbury,
of Iowa, Douglas, Downs, Felch, Foote, Houston,
Jones, King, Mangum, Norris, Pearce, Pratt,
Rusk, Shields, Sturgeon, Underwood, Wales,
Walker, and Whtcomb-27.
Mr.. MASON modified his amendment so
that he words to be inserted would read, 'to run
the Western and Northern boundaries of the State
| Of Texas"
And the question being taken, the amendment
| was rejected, as follows:
j YEAs-Messrs. Baldwin, BarnweIl, Benton,
Butler Chase, Clarke, Davis, of Massachusetts,
Davis, Of Mississippi, Dayton, Dodge, of Wis
consin, Greene, Hale, Hamin, Hunter, Mason,
Miller, Morton, Sebastian, Seward. Smith, Soule,
1
! NAYs--Messrs Atchison, Badger, Berrien,
Bradbury, Bright, Cass, Clay, Cooper, Dawson,
Dickinson, Dodge, of Iowa, Douglas, Downs,
Felch, Foote, Houston, Jones, King Mangum,
Norris, Pearce, Pratt, Rusk, Shields, Spruance,
Sturgeon, Underwood, Wales, and Whitcomb- 90
Mr.. RUSk proposed to add TO the amendment
that the said State of Texas is hereby declared
entitled to all the rights she had in and to the
Territory east of the Rio Grande, which she had
or which she may have had, at any time, sine,
the ratification of the treaty of Guadalupe HidaIgo
Mr.. BENTON spoke of this bill being a com
PROMISE, a measure of peace, measure to restore
fraternal feelings throughout the country. 1t ap.
peared as if it was to be forced measure--a mea-
sure to force people to love and embrace one
another species Of forced generosity
Mr.. TURNEY moved that the Senate adjourn
| Mr.. CLAY called for the yeas and nays, and
the motion was decided in the affirmative.
July 26.
Mr.. SEWARD Isubmit the following amend
ment to the amendment of the senator from
Maine:
! Insert after the word THAT" in the first line
| the following:
New Mexico SHALL on proclamation by the
President Of the United States, be admitted a
State into this Union, on an equal footing with the
original States: Provided, That the President, be-
fore issuing such proclamation, shall be satisfied
that the constitution recently framed by the Con
vention of New Mexico has been approved and
ratified by the people Of New Mexico in the cleo
ton held for the purpose Of considering it on the
Goth of June last.
| The question being then taken upon the adop-
| ton of Mr.. SEwARD's amendmendment, it was
decided i'll the negative-yea l, nays 42-as fol-
| lows: M #u
YEA-Mr. Seward
NAys-Messrs. Atchson, Badger, Barnwell,
Bell, Benton, Berren, Bradbury, Bright, Butler,
Cass, Clarke, Clay, Cooper. Davis, of Missis-
| spp, Dawson, Dayton, Dickinson, Dodge, of
Iowa, Douglas, Downs, Fech, Foote, Greene,
| Hunter, Jones, King, Mason, Morton, Pratt,
Rusk, Sebastian, Shields, Smith, Soue, Spruance,
Sturgeon, Turney, Underwood, Wales, Walker,
Whitcomb, and Yuee--42.
SO the amendment was rejected.
Mr.. RUSK. intended to offer, when it should
be in order to do so, the following amendment:
Pyorided, That the State of Texas be, and the
same hereby is, declared entitled to all the rights
she possessed to the territory east of the Rio
Grande on the date Of the exchange of ratifca-
lions at Guadalupe Hidalgo, or at any time since
that date.
The question being then taken upon the adop-
ton Of Mr.. RusKs amendment, it was rejected
yeas D. nays 55--as follows:
NAYs-Messrs. Atchison, Barnwell, Dawson,
Downs, Houston King, Mangum, Morton, Pratt,
Rusk, Sebastian and Yulee--12.
NAYs--Messrs. Badger, Baldwin, Benton, Brad
bury Bright, Cass, Chase, Clarke, Clay, Cooper,
Dayton, Dickinson, Dodge, of Wisconsin, Dodge,
of Iowa, Felch, Foote, Greene, Hale, Hamlin,
Jones, Mason Miller, Phelps, Seward, Smith
Soule Spruance, Sturgeon, Turney, Underwood,
Upham, Wales and Walker-35.
Mr.. MASON. | move to strike out the whole
of the amendment offered by the senator from
Maine, after the words "Resolped That, J" and in
sert as follows:
1t being incumbent on the United States, pur-
suant to the 'joint resolution for annexing Texas
10 the United States" approved LIST March, IS45,
to preserve to Texas all the territory to which
that State is entitled, the President of the United
States shall be, and he is hereby authorized to APP
point three commissioners, any two of whom may
act and who, with such commissioners as may
be appointed with like authority under legislative
act of Texas, shall have power to ascertain and
determine 'the territory properly included within
and rghtfully belonging to- that State, on the
western and northern borders thereof, since or
under the treaty with Mexico, signed at Guada-
upe Hidalgo, and to provide boundaries accord
ngly; and the proceeding Of said commissioners
shall be- as early practicable, transmitted to the
President Of the United States, to be by him
mtsed to Congress; and the same, when approved
by Congress and the legislature OF Texas, shall
be obligatory on the parties.
The question being taken upon this amend
ment, it was rejected-yeas 20, nays 29-as fol-
lows:
YEAs-Messrs Barnwell, Bentor, Butler, Chase,
Clarke, Davis, of Mississippi, Hale, Houston,
Hunter, King, Mason, Morton, Rusk, Sebastian,
Seward, Shields, SouIe, Turney, Upham and Yu-
lee--20.
NAYs-Messrs. Atchison Badger, Berren,
Bradbury, Bright, Cass, Clay, Cooper Davis, of
Massachusetts, Dawson, Dayton Dodge, OF Wis
consin, Dodge, of Iowa, Dickinson, Downs,
Fetch, Foote, Greene, Jones, Mangum, Miller,
Phelps, Pratt, Smith, Spruance, Sturgeon, Under
wood, Wales and Walker-29
JrLY Doth.
Mr.. DAYTON moved to amend the amendment
of Mr.. BRADBURY, by striking out all after the
word That, in the first line, and insert as fol-
lows:
II shall be lawful for the said State of Texas by
bill or petition, TO institute suit against the Uni
ted States in the Supreme Court, asserting the title
of the State Of Texas, to the whole any part Of
the territory lying east of the Rio del Norte, or
Rio Grande, in line drawn due north from the
source thereof to the 42d deg. Of north latitude,
now claimed by the United States, under the trea-
ty made with Mexico at Guadalupe Hidalgo, on
the Cd day Of February, lS4S; and in the said
court shall determine and decide that the State of
Teyae ha he tn he Territory thuc