The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-16
House or Represen tativss.


BY BANS KIKcrRo- MAGNETIC TELEo RApH.
WAsHireroS, August Is, 1850.
I. rHE CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC ArrRorRIAr,or BILL.
Tho House went into Committee of the Whole on
the State Of the Unsn took up the Civil and Diplo
matte Appropriation bill.
Mr. DuEa (whig) of N. Y, entered upon Q defence Of
the Presidents recent Texas and New Mexico message
which he considered well timed and wise in its appi
cation He replied to Mr.. seddon, whose remarks he
said, were notification, with some additions and he
'combstted the arguments Of Messrs Toombs and Ste
phens heretofore delivered. He gave Why he
should vote the Texas Boundary Ten Million hill
The most prominent motive was to produce harmony
and strengthen the bonds Of union II civil war
should result from failure to perform their duty, on
those who abstract the settlement would rest the
'Assyy sssPonsibility
OF the President to boundary, and that
the President had undertaken to decide the question
and denied that there was dsfeo governments In New
Mr. vrrA.ls (dsm) Of N. O, regarded the President
A attempting to revive federal doctrines By under
taking decide the question Of boundary and with
sword In hand, enforcing his Judgment without
but fos the south and every inch Of tsrritor, sur
rendered was detrimental to the sosth He would not
consent TO see Texas inundated, and then oasrsda
prfoe which he would recommend q sister
sts< He did not want tree soil abolition State
the Texas border
the message and In favor Of the Texas claim to boua
Ane oommistee hsro rose, ana the house TOOK . re-
sceS I'M seven o'clock.
AFTER REeKss.
Although seven was the hour liked for rsassembing,
the House rather thirty members Of It. called
20 order half hour afterwards About dozen per-
sons were In the galleries.
eTbs House went into committee and took mp
CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC ArrRorRIArIoS srLL.
Mr.. MARsHALL, (shig) Of New York. declined speak.
'iDg, and the door was taken BY
Mr. eAckrrr, (whig) Of New Fork. who referred to
the title OF the bill sent from the Senate proposing
tho State OF Texas the establish Of her northern
and western boundary, the r.lnq uish meut BY said
State Of all the territories claimed By her exterior to
He then to show that the title merely
v yma and did not express the character Of the bill
hardly In any degree IL 10 TACT bill to estsb
lsh the Missouri Com promise two hundred miles vest
nd to cede TO the slave State OF Texas about SO 900
square miles OF territory which 10 nov free TO be con-
verted into slave territory forever and to the
Rio 0rande the western boundary OF Texas. aud to
pay TO her ten millions NJ dollars for IL lie further
opposed the bill and said he would not treat With
rebels Will In their hands and he utterly repu
distsd the idea that this was administration inca
.... ...+
MI. MansH.LL differed from the opinions expressed
10 the Of the Prcsiden TO direct the military
tween the direction and Of the BY the Pres
dent ~ between dangerous weapon and the OF It.
The President must be authorised By lnw to the
army and naval forces Mr. Marshall Insisted that the
governnsnt IL committed In every way TO the boun-
dairy Texas TO the Rio Grand~ aud stopped
He was against roobing Texas for the purpose Of
minsterfng TO fsnstcism.
Mr.. McKIssocx. (whig) ofNew York deasd the Pre-
edent's messsge, and invoked spirit OF concord 70
sstus the sgtstipg question.
The committee. at quarter past ten O'Clock, rose,
aud the House adjourned.