The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-17
THE UNION.


drawn up BY special engineers, under the direction OF the
KING OF Spain aad where they were placed for The pur
pose OF showing the different boundaries OF the different
provinces know all about this map that in speak
ing Of it, did not find necessary TO go over and look
Mr. RUSK desire 10 say that there is no authority
in Humbodrs map, in any other maps, to settle this
matter. We have map OF our own appended to the
treaty Humboldt has authority 70 control Texas or
| the Congress OF the United States al all
| MIR. UNDERWOOD. | may have something to say
about the map and the treaty, II make speech on the
subject hereafter,
months have this settled, without any prospect
OF its being done IN this way now TO lay the
| whole subject upon the table.
MIR. FOOIE, appeal 10 the honorable senator to with
draw this motion, as have some amendments which /
shall offer tomorrow morning,
| Mr.. WEBSTER. hope The honorable senator from
| MIR. BERRIEN. lin his seat) Order, order.
| Mr.. WEBSTER Am called to order
| Mr.. BERRlEN II the senator from Massachusetts
addresses himself to me- say il is out OF order debate
motion TO lay upon the table.
MIR. FOOTE. suppose il is not out of order to appeal
10 the senator from New Hampshire to withdraw 1t is
il emphkdcally upon the ground that have amendments
which wish to offer. will state additional ground,
which know will have great weight with the
from New Hampshire and that is, that there gentle
here who wish to make speeches the subject and
know the senator from New Hampshire does not wish
to check debate.
Mr.. HALE Mr.. President, the arguments OF the hon
upon me so that am half inclined to withdraw and half
inclined 10 persist His appeal upon the ground that he
inclined to withdraw. But. then, when he appeals fur
Their, because he says that gentlemen wish TO be heard
upon the bill, am inclined to persist in my motion
will Withdraw il, however but give notice now, Mr.
President that ii get the floor Tomorrow, by the good
ness OF Providence, and your eye, laughter will
my motion, and insist upon il, and give way to no
Mr.. WEBSTER When | arose and found myself
called TO order BY the honorable member from Georgia,
from New Hampshire to withdraw his motion to lay the
bill upon the table. 1t 10 usual to be permitted to make
such request; and am not that there is any
| extraordinary disorder in it.
wish, sir, and have for some time desired, to find
pertinent occasion to speak few words upon the
general matters OF this bill, and the general matters Of
the report OF the committee which reported TO the Sen
ate. know, sir, that il is not an entirely appropriate
moment at this time; because an amendment is pending,
moved by the honorable member from Missouri. That
which makes II appropriate, however is that iii already
intmaed by the honorable member from New Hamp-
shire, that he shall next have possession Of
the floor he shall move TO lay the whole measure upon
feet, tor the rejection OF the And with such
motion menaced suppose will not be improper that
should proceed even when an amendment is pending 10
state the reasons which induce TO support the
| Mr. BADGER. If my friend from Massachusetts will
give way, as this is a,e hour OF the day, will move
to postpone the further consideration OF this subject Till
tomorrow, at ~ o'clock
/ The question being taken upon the motion to post
/
MI BERRlEN. With the permission of the Senate,
as The senator IRON Massachusetts mir WEBsrERl has
two three times emphacally referred TO The fact that
called him to order. beg to make single remark.
believe il universally conceded rule of the Senate,
that when motion is made TO lay measure upon the
table, any debate is out of order. The from
shire Mr.. HALEl had sat down had night TO sup
pose that he was going to debate the bill II there had
been the slightest inlimaton OF an intention merely 10
make appeal to the senator from New Hampshire to
/ mt ha inter
fered
| Mr.. FOOrE. make point Of order upon the sena-
| Mr. BERRiEN am through [Laughterl
Mr.. FOOrE. hold in my hand certain amendments,
which want to offer for the purpose OF having them
printed and which shall call up soon the amend.
ment OF the senator from Missouri is disposed Of hope
they will be printed informally
The amendments, which ordered TO be printed,
as follows:
Amend 80 section by striking out the 10Th and lib
lines, the eastwardlyD in the I2th ne and in
whee the 3ah degree OF north latitude said
| river thence east with said parallel OF latitude"
Also, amend the 7h section by adding thereto the fol-
Proriaed, notwithstanding, That proposition shall be
made, and the is hereby made, to the people of Cali
fornia and earnestly urged upon their favorable considea
be acted upon by the State Of California after
admission into the Union shall have taken place. that
oil Territory within the limits gned her by THE
and that accordingly, said consent of said State
tntivc mode new Territory shall be laid off and estab-
shed to be called the Territory Of Colorado, the bounda
flcs OF which shall be as follows
Beginning the Pacific three leagues from shore,
on the 3Sh parallel OF latitude and running with said
ale to the summit OF the Sierra Nevada mountains thence
following the crest or highest Of said mountains
as may be, to the 9Th parallel OF north latitude thence
it'll said parallel until Colorado
thence along the Of said river, and down It's
channel and in the middle thereof the boundary line OF
the republic OF Mexico; thence along said boundary lne
westwardy TO the Pacific to point three leagues
from shore thence to the beginning including all its lands
situated anywhere within that portion OF the embraced
within the boundaries For the of such
Territory be established all the provisions Of this
relating TO the Territory OF Utah, except the name and
boundaries therein fed hereby declared TO be in
the said Territory OF Colorado. from and after The
day when the OF the State of California shall have
been expressed and form provided for by this
Mr. HALE called for the reading OF the amendments,
and they read in part when
Mr.. BADGER moved to dispense with the further
reading; which was agreed to.
Mr.. MILLER moved that the Senate should proceed to
the consideration Of executive business.
MONUMENT TO THE MEMORY or ZACHARY TAYLOR.
MIR. WEBSTER. Will the honorable senator from
New Jersey withdraw his motion for single moment |
bill to ument to the memory OF Zachary Tay
Tor in the Congressional Burial Ground.
Mr.. HALE. Will the senator from New Jersey allow
me moment, while | advert 10 a personal matter !
The honorable senator from Massachusetts, TMr WEE
sTER1 spoke OF the notice which gave that | would al
the earliest opportunity to lay this bill the table
| as a menace. | had no such intention, sir. | am in
capable OF menacing the Senate | intended merely to
give notice OF my purpose which believe ia perfectly
parliamentary one and did not suppose that il could
any be construed into a than the notice
which the senator just gave himself OF his intention to
introduce bill to morrow,
Mr., WEBSTER. Mr. President, il | used that term,