The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-08-22

lish the Territorial Governments Of Utah and
New Mexico, and other purposes.
Mr. Douglas moved, and all that part of the
bill relating TO Utah and the Texas boundary
was stricken out
Mr. Douglas moved, and the boundaries Of
New Mexico were changed SO as to be us follows:
Beginning at q point in the Colorado river
where the boundary line of the republic of Mexi-
co crosses the same thence eastwardly with the
said boundary line to the Rio Grande; thence
following the main channel of said river TO the
32d degree of north latitude; thence east with
said degree to its intersection with the l03d
degree Of longitude west Of Greenwich thence
north with said degree Of longitude to the par
allel of the 3sth degree of north latitude thence
west with said parallel to the summit of the
Sierra Msdre; thence south with the crest of
said mountains to the 37th parallel Of north lat
itude; thence west with said parallel TO its in
tersection with the boundary line Of the State
of California; thence with said boundary line to
the place Of beginning"
Mr.. Douglas submitted the following as an
additional section:
That the provisions of this act be and the same
are hereby suspended until such time as the
boundary between the United States and the
State Of Texas shall be adjusted by the consent
of both parties, and when the same shall be ad-
justed, the President Of the United States shall
issue his proclamation d~"l.-s."- oe' ~ Ne In
! fun force $40
Upon this amendment debate eusuea Siss& *
:. - -, - -. $3.50 ,-.-
MIR Benton submitted the following as an
amendment 10 the amendment
Strike out after the word " be" in line second
to end Of section, and insert, confined 10 that
part Of New Mexico which was actually settled,
| held, and occupied as part Of New Mexico at
the time Of the cession Of the country TO the Uni
| Al Statoa opd which Ia mt ;nc1ndedO
| Messrs Benton, Rusk, Underwood, Pratt
Chase, Atchison, and Bradbury, debated the
| amendment.
Mr. Davis of Mississippi moved the bill be
postponed till tomorrow, and the question being
taken, the Senate refused to postpone-yeas 10,
nays 30-as follows
| YEAs--Messrs. Chase, Davis of Mississippi,
Greene, Hale, Mason, Miller, Morton, Sebastian,
| Turney, and Winthrop--l0.
NAYs-Messrs Atchison, Badger, Benton, Ber-
rien, Bradbury, Bright, Csss, Dawson, Dickinson,
Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas,
Dc Ens, Felch, Foote, Hsmlin, Houston, Jones,
King, Mangum Norris, Pratt, Rusk, Smith,
Sturgeon, Underwood, Uphsm, Wales, Walker,
Whitcomb, and Yulee-3O
Messrs. Winthrop, Douglas, and Chase con
tinued the debate 4
And the question being taken on the amend
ment of Mr.. Benton, it was rejected by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yras-Messrs Baldwin, Benton, Chase, Dodge
of Wisconsin, Hale, Underwood, Uphsm, and
Winthrop-s,
NAYS Messrs Atchison, Badger, Bell, Ber-
rien, Bradbury, Cass, Cooper, Davis of Mississip-
pi, Dawson, Dodge of Iowa. Douglas, Downs,
Felch. Foote, Houston, Hunter, Jones' King,
Mangum, Mason, Morton, Norris, Pratt, Rusk,
Sebastian, Shields Smith Soule, Sturgeon, Tur-
ney, and Wales-3l.
MIR Bradbury moved to amend the amendment
of MIR. Douglas, by striking out the words &C by
the consent Of parties" Carried.
And then the amendment of Mr.. Douglas was
agreed to-
Mr. Foote moved, and the bill was amended by
adding thereto
And provided, further, That when admitted as
State, the said Territory or any portion of the
same shall be received into the Union with or
without slavery, rs their Constitution may pre-
scribe at the time Of their admission"
Mr.. Chase moved to amend by inserting In the
| 22d section the following.
"Nor shall there be in said Territory either
slavery or involuntary servtude otherwise than
| in punishment of crimes, whereof the party
shall have been duly convicted, and have been
personally guilty"
And the question being taken thereon, the same
was rejected, as follows:
| YEAs-Messrs Baldwin Bradbury, Bright,
| Chase, Cooper, Davis of Massachusetts,, Dodge
of Wisconsin, Fech, Greene Hale, Hamlin Mil
Ter, Norris, Phelps Shields Smith, Upham, Walk
er, Whitcomb, and Winthrop-2o.
NAYs-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Bell, Ben.
ton, Berrien, Cass, Davis Of Mississippi, Dawson,
Dodge Of Iowa, Downs. FQote, Houston, Hunter
Jones, King, Msngum, Mason, Morton, Pratt
Rusk, Sebastian, Sou,s, Sturgeon, Underwood
and Wales--25.
Mr.. Hale moved, and that part of the bill regu
lating the courts of the Territories was amended
by inserting the following:
Except only that in all cases involving It'll,
to slaves the said writs of error or appeals shall
be allowed and decided by the said Supreme
Court, without regard to the value of the matter
property, or title in controversy, and except
also, that writ of error or appeal shall also
be allowed to the Supreme Court Of the United
States from the decision of the said Supreme
Court created by this act, Of any judge thereof
or of the district courts created by this act OF
any Judge thereof, or upon any writ of habeas
corpus involving the question of personal freedom
@And the said supreme and district courts OF
the said Territory, and the respective judges
thereof, snail and may grant writs of habeas cor
aus in all cases in which the same are grantabe
by the judges Of the United States in the District
of Columbia
! The bill was then reported to the Senate and
the amendments made in Committee of the Whole
were agreed to.
And then, on motion, the bill was ordered to
be engrossed for a third reading
| MIR Hale moved, and the Senate proceeded to
the consideration Of Executive business, and
shortly afterwards adjourned
THURSDAY, AUGUST Is, 1850.
Mr. Mason moved that the bill No. 49, being
the bill to provide for the more efectual execu-
ton of the third clause Of the second section Of
the fourth article Of the Constitution Of the Uni
ted States, be taken up, and made the special or
der of the day for Monday next, and every day
thereafter till disposed Of
After some remarks by Messrs Cass Mason,
and Butler, the motion was agreed TO.
Mr. Hunter moved, and the Senate proceeded
to the consideration Of the motion TO receive and
spread upon the Journal the protest signed by
ten Senators against the passage of the California
bill. He modified the protest by inserting therein
the following additional paragraph:
"Because the admission Of California as State
into the Union without any previous reservation
assented to by her Of the public domain, might
involve actual surrender Of that domain to, or
at all events place it's future disposal at the mercy
Of that State, and as reservation in the bill can
be binding upon her until she assents to 1t, as her
/ dissent hereafter would 10 no manner affect or
| impair the act of her admission
The debate on the reception Of the Protest was
continued by Messrs. Badger, Walker, Hunter,
Benton, Butler, Houston, Csss Pratt, Davis Of
Mississippi, Downs, Whitcomb, and Turney;
after which, ---
Mr.. Norris moved that the motion TO receive
| be laid on the table.
The yeas and nays being called, the motion was
agreed to-yess 90, nays 10, as follows:
| YKAs--Messrs. Badger Benton, Bradbury
Bright, Chase, Cooper, Davis Of Massachusetts
Dodge Of Wisconsin, Downs, Greene, Hamlin,
| Houston, Miller, Norris, Phelps, Pratt, Smith,
Underwood, Upham, Wales, Walker, and Win.
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