Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-09-14
ADMISSION OF CALIFORNIA AND UTAH.

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Mr. BOYD said that be would propose to amend il, "
adding thereto bill TO establish Territorial Government fG
Utah. He had only to remark that it precisely tie
amendment which he had offered to the bill to settle tie
boundaries of Texas and afterwards Withdrew His obGt
was to have the Of the House.
Mr.. VINTON to question Of orders he objected
this amendment as not germane TO the bill.
The SPEAKER Of the opinion that under the decision
made by himself this subject when the Texas Boundary
Bill was under dscussonthat propositions reasg to t
territory acquired from Mexico by the treaty of Gaudaup
Hdalgo were in order amendment theietohis
ment was in order In conformity with that opinion, tie
Chair ruled the amendment in order.
Mr.. VINTON appealed from this decision, and desired 10
know if the appeal was debatable
Mr. HARRIS, of Tennessee, moved to lay the appeal
the table, which motion negatived Yeas Sc, nays M
The previous question then seconded, and the que-
toa taken, Shsl the decision Of the Chair stand
the Judgment Of the House " And 1t decided in the
negative by the following vote Yeas 81, noes is.
Mr.. THOMPSON, Of Mississippi, said that as he was
opposed the entire bill for the admission of California lie
would offer the following as substitute for it
BILL to authorize the admission Of California State
into this Union, and to form Territorial Government for
South California.
Of the United States Of .america in Congress assembled,
That California shall have passed in Conventional
ordinance providing That she relinqushes all title clam
dispose Of to interfere with the primiry
disposal the United States of the public domain within her
limits that she win nterpose her authority and power
to impede any control which the United States
NAV deem advisable to over such districts in the
ing regions ther discovered to be discovered here
aer) may be included in any awfol grant made top
California to the United States that the lands OF non-res
dents shall be taxed higher than those OF resdeat that
the United States those Of California included and tina. her
southern limits shall be restricted to the Missouri compromise
line hirty-sx degrees thirty minutes Of north laude
and she shall produced the President
United States satisfactory and authentic evidence that the
above forth have been fully and exactly complied
WITH the President of United States be and he hereby
On
part Congress- his proclamation declaring that
orna and she shall hereupon be, admitted into the Union
upon equal footing with the original States in all
whatsoever 5l
Sec 2. And be further enacted That such portions of the
collected the ports California may
expended at the time Of the issuing Of the Presidents proca
nation as aforesaid shall be paid to the said State of
California.
Sec s. and be further enacted That the Senator's and
Representatives elect before Congress for the said State
of California shall be entitled to receive and shall receive
the mileage and The per diem pay allowed 1--WE 70 the Delegate
Of the President transmitting the constitution of California
was received BY Congress.
between thirty degrees thirty minutes of north atde
and the boundary line between Mexico and the United States
established BY the treaty Of Guadalupe Hdago and extend
ing the Pacific the Sierra Made shall constitute
Territory under the Of the Territory of South Caor
MIA and shall be organized SUCH under the provisions
the bill APPLYING to the Territory Of New Ms1oo il al re-
to become State and desiring to be SUCH be admitted into
the Unioa with without slavery the people thereof
Mr.. MEADE said that he wanted to offer an amendment
for the protection Of of his constituents in California by
inserting the following
And that owners Of slaves within the State aforesaid
shall be allowed twelve months after the passage this
them from the limits thereof and should any escape
from their masters they shall be delivered up in the
provided for by the constitution and laws OF the United States
The SPEAKER said that it could be offered at this time
only by unanimous The Chair had repeatedly ruled
that amendment could not be offered motion made
while another member was entitled to the floor
Mr. ORR desired TO offer amendment to the original
bill #
The SPEAKER repeated that this could only be done by
unanimous consent.
Mr. ORR desired the gentleman from Mississippi TO offer it
as his own amendment.
Mr. THOMPSON then offered the amendment Of Mr.
ORR amendment to the original bill, viz:
Provided That the southern boundary Of said State be
and hereby established the parallel of degrees
thirty minutes north latitude"
Mr.. VINToN was understood to inquire of the Chair
whether it in order for the gentleman from Mississippi
to offer substitute for the whole BILL and then amend
ment to the original bill J
The SPEAKER replied that an amendment offered in the
nature Of substitute could not be acted upon until all amend
ments to the original bill had been disposed Of under the
authority of the House perfect the original bill before the
question taken the motion to strike out and insert
Further conversation ensued between Mr.. VINTON
and the SPEAKER, when
The yeas and nays then ordered agreeing the
amendment Of Mr. THoMrsoS Of Mississippi and, being ia
ken, resulted follows
YEAS-Messrs Aston, Anderson, Ashe, Bayly, Beale
Bowdon, Bowie, Bowin, Boyd Breck, A. G. Brown, Burt
Cabel George A. Caldwell, Joseph Caldwell Clngman
Williamson r. w. Cobb, Colcock, Daniel Deberry, Ed.
mund.on Alexander Evans, Ewing, Featherston, Green
Hall, HARRISON, Isham G. Harris Sampson w. Harris Hill
lard Helladay, Holiness Howard, Hubbard, Inge, Joseph
w. jackson, Andrew Johnson James L. johnson, Robert
W. Johnson, Jones, kaufman, La Sere Marshall, Mason
Mcqueen, Neville, Meade, Millson, Morehead, Morse
Morton, Orr Outlaw, Owen, Parker Powell Savage sed-
don Shepherd Fred p Stanton, Richard H. Stanton, Tho
mas Jacob Thompson John B. Thompson, Toombs, Vena-
bls W Vail Watkins, Wsllborn, Woodward ms
Ayerett Baker Bennett, Bingham, Bissel Bokee Booth,
Briggs Brooks VIM. j. Brown, Buel, Burrows Chester But
Ter, Thomas B. Butler Joseph Cable, Calvin, Campbell
Carter, Casey, Chandler Clark, Cole, Corwin, Crowe
niHekey, D,m%iek Disney, Dixon, Doy, Duer, Duncan
Freddy Fuller Gentry Gerry. Gidding. Gilmore German
Raymond, Hebard, Henry, Hibbard, Hoagand, Houston
Howe, Hunter, William T. Jackson Julian, Kerr, Geo. G.
King James King, John A. King, Preston King, LETTER.
Levin Litefsld Horace Mann, Job Mann, Mattesou, Nc
Clernand, Mcdonald, McGaughey McKissock McLanahan
Meacham, Moore, Norris Nelson Newell Ogle, Odds, Otis
Peasee, Peck Phelps Phoenix, Pitman, Potter, Putnam
Reed, Reynolds. Richardson Robbins, Robinson. Root,
Rose Ross, Rumsey, Sackeu Sawtelle Schenck, Scher
merhorn schoo,cra Sylvester, sprague stanly r Stevens
Steson Strong Sweetser Taylor JAS Thompson Thurman
Tuck, Underh, Van Dyke, Vinton, Walden Waldo Went
worth, White, Whttlesey Wildrick, Williams Wilson,
Young-135.
So the amendment was not agreed to.
The question then required agreeing TO the substitute
offered by Mr.. THOMPSON for the whole bill.
Mr. THOMPSON, Of Mississippi, demanded the yeas and
YEAS-Messrs Aston, Anderson Ashe, Averett Bayly,
Beae, Bovdon Boyd, Albert G. Brown, Burt, Cabell, G.
Alfred CALDWELL Joseph p. CALDWELL Clingman Williamson
Cobb Colcock, Daniel Deberry, Edmundson, Alexan-