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Bradbury Dickinson, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas,
Felch. Jones Norris, and Sturgeon, from the
free States, voting in the negative.
Mr. Atcbison moved to amend the bill by stri-
king out the first four sections-relating to Cali
fornia
MIR. Foote advocated the motion.
Mr.. Phelps moved that the bill be indefinitely
postponed.
Mr. Bradbury said that he believed the bill
was now in the shape in which it could be passed,
and he hoped the Senate would not adjourn till
it did pass it.
Mr. Phelps advocated his motion, and was re-
piled to by Mr.. Atchison.
Messrs Foote and Hale continued the debate.
The question was then taken the motion of
Mr. Phelps by yeas and nays and resulted as
follows:
YEAs-Messrs Baldwin, Bsrnwell, Benton,
Butler, Chase, Clarke, Clemens Davis Of Mas |
sachusetts, Davis of Mississippi, Dayton, Dodge
Of Wisconsin, Ewing, Greene, Hale, Hsmlin,
Hunter, Mason, Miller, Phelps, Seward, Smith,
SOult, Spruance, Turney, Upham, Wales, Win
throp, and Sulee-2S.
NAYs-Messrs. Atchison, Badger Bell, Ber-
rien, Bradbury, Bright Cas-, Clay, Cooper,
Dawson Dickinson, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas,
Downs, Felch Foote, Houston, Jones, King,
Mangum, Morton, Norris, Pearce, Pratt, Rusk,
Shields, Sturgeon, Underwood, Walker, and
WbjtcOmb-3O q.
So ths S5as:.e refused - yostpoas tSs S;n =
oennuely
The question recurring on the motion of Mr..
Atchison to strike from the bill the four first sec
tons relating to California it was decided in the
negative as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Atehison, Badger, Barnwell,
Benton, Berrien, Butler, Clarke, Clemens, Da-
Wis Of Mississippi Dawson, Dodge of Iowa,
Downs, Foote Houston, Hunter, Jones, King,
Mangum, Mason, Morton, Pearce Phelps, Pratt,
Rusk, Sebastian, Smith, Soule, Turney, and Yu-
Iee-29.
NAYS - Messrs Baldwin, Bell, Bradbury,
Bright Case, Chase, Clay Cooper, Davis of Mas
sachusetts, Dayton, Dickinson, Dodge, of Wis
consin, Ewing, Fetch, Greene, Hale, Hamlin,
Miller Norris, Seward, Shields, Spruance, Stur-
geOn, Underwood, Upham, Wales Walker, Win
throp, and Whtcomb-29.
Mr. Douglas moved to amend the 5th section
of the bill by making the southern boundary Of
Utah the 3sth parallel of latitude.
Mr. Sebastian moved to amend this, by insert.
ing 800 30 instead Of $50; and the amendment tC
the amendment WAS rejected-yeas %, nays 81.
Mr. Douglas modified his amendment so as to
make the boundary the 37th parallel, but with
drew il to allow MIR. Winthrop TO move recon
sideratiOn of the vote on Mr. Atchison's PROPOSE
tt6s
Mr. Winthrop withdrew his motion to allow
Mr., Berrien of Georgia to move to strike out the
second section Of the biH which Is az f7'2cEd
That until the Representatives in Congress
shall be apportioned, according to an actual emu
meration Of the Inhabitants of the United States
the State OF California shall be entitled TO tive
Representatives in Congress"
And the question being taken thereon, the mo
ton 10 strike out was rejected by the following
vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Bsrnwell
Berrien, Butler, Clemens, Davis of Mississippi
Dawson Downs Foote, Hunter, King, Mason
Morton, Pearoe, Pratt Rusk, Sebastian, Soule
Turney, and Yulee-2l
NAYs-Messrs. Baldwin, Bell, Benton Brad
bury, Bright Cass, Chase, Clarke Clay, Cooper,
Davis Of Massachusetts, Dayton, Dickinson
Dodge Of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa. Douglas
Ewing Fech, Greene Hale, HamD, Houston
Jones, Miller, Norris, Phelps, Seward Shields,
Smith, Spruance, Sturgeon, Underwood, Upham,
Wales, Walker, Winthrop, and Whitcomb-37
Mr.. Winthrop said that he was opposed to all
combination Of distinct and homogeneous meas
ures he was in favor of fair, open, and distinct
vote on each and every measure. lie desired to
have such vote now, and therefore made the
motion to reconsider the vote by which Mr.. At
chison's motion was rejected
First taken on the motion to strike out all re-
lating to New Mexico and Texas and decided in
the aft rmative, as follows:
YRAs-Messrs Baldwin, Barnwe Benton,
Berrien Butler, Chase, Clarke Davis of Massa-
chusetts, Davis of Mississippi Dayton, Dodge
of Wisconsin, Douglas, Ewing, Greene Hale,
Hamlin, Hunter, Mason, Miller, Morton, Pearce,
Phelps, Seward, Shields Smith, Soul6 rurney,
Underwood, Upham, Wales, Walker Winthrop,
and Yulee-33.
NAYs-Messrs Atchison Badger, Bright, Cass,
Clay, Clemens, Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge of
Iowa, Downs, Foote Houston, Jones' King, Man
gum, Norris Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Spruance,
Sturgeon, and Whitcomb-22.
Messrs. Bright, Csss, Dickinson, Dodge of
Iowa, Jones, Norris, Spruance, Sturgeon and
WhitcOmb, voting in the negative, appeared to
have no repugnanGsto DawsOn's amendment and
Texas aggression
Mr. Douglas offered a substitute for the pro-
viso Ii was to the effect that the Territorial
Government provided for by this act for New
Mexico shall not go into operation either on the
east or west side of the Rio Grande before the
frat of June next; provided that the commission
ers shall submit their report to Congress by the
first of February next and in the mean time,
the rights of Texas and the United States shall
remain unparalleled
Mr.. Hale moved the indefinite postponement Of
the bill.
Mr.. Badger called for the yeas and nays, which
were ordered, and the question being taken, the
motion was rejected
YEAs-Messrs Baldwin, Barnwell, Benton,
Butler Chase Clarke Clemens, Davis Of Massa-
chusetts. Davis of Mississippi, Dayton, Dodge Of
Wisconsin Ewing, Greene, Hale, Hamlin Hunt
er, MASON, Mltler, fneips, OtWaIu, omltn, oOulcj
Turney, Upham, Walker, Winthrop, and Yu-
lee-27.
NAYs-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Bell, Ber-
rien Bradbury, Bright, Cass, Clay, Cooper lew-
SON. Dickinson, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas Downs,
Fech, FoOte, Houston, Jones, King, Mangum,
Morton, Norris, Pearce, Pratt, Rusk Sebastian,
Shields, Spruanoe Sturgeon, Underwood, Wales,
and Whitcomb-32,
The vote on Mr.. WinthrOp's motion to re-
consider was as follows;
YEAs-Messrs, Atohson, Badger, Baldwin, Barn
we'll, Bell, Benton, Berrien, Butler, Clarke Da-
Wis of Massachusetts, Davis of Mississippi, Daw-
son, Dodge of Wisconsin, Downs, Ewing, FOOte,
Greene, Hamlin, Hunter, King, Mangum, Ma
son. Morton, Pearce, Phelps, Pratt Seward,
Smith, SOul6, Turney, Upham, Winthrop, and
Yulee--33.
NAYs-Messrs Bradbury, Bright, Cass Chase,
Clay, Clemens Cooper Dayton, Dickinson,
Dodge of Iowa, Douglas Felch, Hale, Houston,
Jones, Miller, Norris, Rusk, Sebastian, Shields,
Sprusnce, Sturgeon, Underwood, Wales, Walker,
and Whitcomb-26
So the vote was reconsidered
MIR. Pratt moved that the Senate journ. Lost.
Mr. Clemens moved that the bill be postponed
till the first Monday in December next
After some remarks by Messrs. Foote and
Clemens the question was taken, and the motion
was rejected,
Mr.. Clemens then moved that the Senate ad-
iourn, and, upon division the motion
jected,
The question again recurring on the motion of
Mr. Atchison TO strike out that part Of the
bill relating to California, it was agreed to- as
follows;
YEAs-Messrs Atchson, Badger, Baldwin,
parnwell Bell Benton Berrien Butler, Clarke