Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-06-15
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MONDAY, JUNE 10. 1850.

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MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1850.
Oh motion Of Mr.. BAYLY the House resolved ;.sIf into
Committee Of the Whole on the state Of the In;or M
BorD Of Kentucky, in the cha) and resumed the consde
ration OF the President message transmitting the constitution
OF the State Of California.
Mr. MEADE gave notice that he would Offer, at the proner
time the amendments embraced in the following preamble
and resolutions to the bill Of Mr. DorH admit California as
State into the Union
WHERxAs unfortunate disagreement exists between the
Northern and Southern States of this Confederacy in relation
to the constitutional powers Of the Federal Government over
the Territories and the territorial rights of Texas and the IN
tersss of both sections demands compromise of conflicting
oPlncns and an early adjustment Of all sectional issues
Resofsed, That the Committee on the Territories be and
they are hereby instructed report the following bills to
ist Dill to admit California into this Union State
with her constitution modedas limit her southern
boundary BY the line Of 800 80 Of latitude north of the
equator.
I'd. bill to establish Territorial Government over air
territory belonging to the United States which lies south of
the parallel of 36o 3V NORTH declaring all laws repealed
which ever in force in said Territory and establishing
code for the government OF the which shall contain no
clause prohibiting negro slavery therein
Sd. bill to establish Territorial Government ovar all
the territory acquired from Mexico lying north Of the parallel
OF 36' 3V with provision that negro slavery shall be pro-
hibted in said territory
4th. bill to define the western and northern bounda
RES Texas which shall provide (wh the of Texas)
as follows
First That her extreme northern boundary shall be the
o Grande to the point where it crossed by the southern.
most line Of New Mexico; thence along said line of said
river and nohwardy uni intesecss the parallel Of 3so 3V
north latitude
Secondly. That Texas shall renquish all claim to terrific
~ north and west Of those lines and SHALL grant
the United States title to all unappropaed land within her
limits and in consideration of her these provi
ons she shall receive of the United States certificates
stock edeemable in fifteen years. bearing Of Ave
per cent, for -, which shall be applied in payment of
debts due BY said State previous to her annexation the
The discussion resumed continued great length.
The House then took recess until o'clock.
The House resumed its sitting at ten minutes past
o'clock, only about thirty members being in attendance
The discussion Of the California question resueB
and continued for about three hours and half when
The House adjourned.
TUESDAY, JUNE IL, 1850.
The hour Gone oclock) having arrived at which ther
debate was to close the committee proceeded consider the
bill of Mr. Dorr for the admission Of California as State.
into the Union, which is in the following words:
An act to admit the State Of California the Union
Whereas the people of California have formed for them
selves Constitution and State Government and applied for
admission into the Union State and whereas the said
constitution has been officially communicated Congress- and
Sec Belt enacted Sc That the State Of California with
the boundaries described in the said sontuon shall be ard
shereby declared to be of the United States America
and admitted into the Union equal footing with the ORR
ginal States, in all respects whatever.
See The said State of California shall interfere
with the primary disposal of the soil within the by the
United States, with any regulations Congress may make
Tor securing the title bona de purchasers there
Of and shall be imposed lands the property the
United States which said provisions hereby declared
be fundamental conditions upon which the said State admit
ted into the Union. s
Mr.. JONES said that the members of the House had
been detained late by night sessions there
raj long propositions submitted amendments the bill that
had been printed and laid upon the members tables which
they had not yet had time examine he would that
the committee rise for the purpose of adourning until to-
morrow.
Tho "a r.so JOr
After considerable delay points Of order to the
precedence Of amendments
The above bill of Mr.. DoTr read
Further delay occurred sundy points of order
ing the priority of amendments, during which much conf
sion ensued. Mr.. GREEN had moved time since to-
amend the bill by adding thereto the following provso
Proed, Aos1erer. That the southern boundary Of the
State of California shall be the parallel Of latitude Of thirty
six degrees and thirty minutes 4sd Provided further That
the line of thirty degrees and thirty minutes OF north at
the eighth section Of entitled An authorize the
people of the Missouri Territory form constitution and
State Government and for the admission Of such State into
the Union equal footing with the original States and
probit slavery certain Territories approved March sixth,
cared to extend to the Pacific and the said eighth
ton together with the compromise therein Effected here
BY revived and declared binding the
future organization of the Territories Of the United States
the same sense and with the same understanding with which
it was adopted"
Mr. billiard proposed to amend the first section of the,
original bill by striking out the words with the boundaries
described in the said constitution, and adding, after the first
section, the following words vi
And the said State shall embrace within its limits all the
Territory acquired from Mexico known Upper California
lying north Of the parallel of Sc deg 80 min north latitude
Mr.. seldom proposed to amend The bill by striking out
all Of the first section after the enactng clause, and inserting
in lieu thereof the following
That portion ofthe Territory California embraced with
in the bounds prescribed the said constitution shall be and
hereby constituted State of the Union and such is here
by declared one of the States"
After much confusion, motions for the committee to- risc
and points of ORDER the amendment of Mr. GREBN
finally declared to be first in order.
Mr.. GREEN slated that he had modified his amendment
by adding thereto the following words:
upon the ratification of the boundaries of the State
of CALIFORNIA; hereby limited and declared by the people Of
said State such the Legislature thereof may
pose the admission Of said State into the Union equal
footing with original States shall by proclamation of the
President be declared complete
Mr.. seldom moved to amend the amendment OF Mr..
GREEN, by striking out the words "together with the
promise therein effected in the lines which read and the
said eighth section, together with the compromise therein ef
feced hereby revived and inserting in lieu thereof tho
following:
ssMaking practically partition between the slaVeholdng
and non-slayehong States ast the privilege of settlement
After remarks by Mr. seldom, he Withdrew his anand-
nent. 5#