Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-04-20

Butler Glass; Clay Clemens, Davis of Mississippi Dicfin
Douglas. Downs, Foo.s Hunter King Mangum Mason
Morton Pearce, Rusk Sebastian, Soule, Spraance Sur-
| geon, Turney, Underwood, Whiteomb, and Yuee-29.
So the amendment rejected
The next subdivision then read ):
" That they shall the admission of the State OF
California with other of less dignity than the
ception and admission of sovereign State be and
entire member OF this Union"
The question being taken, it resulted as follows
YEAS-Messrs Benton, Chase, Dodge, of Iowa. Hale,
Hamlin Seward Walker.
Butler Cass, Clay Clemens Davis Of Mississippi, Diekin-
Dodge, Of Wisconsin, Douglas, Downs Felch Foote,
Hunter King Mangum, Mason, Morton, Pearce, Ruk, Sc
basan, Soule, Spruance, Sturgeon, Turney, Whtcomb,
Yulee-50.
So the amendment rejected.
The next subdivision then read
co. That they shall make California party to- or in
any include connect her with any provision in the
nature intent of compact relating slavery any
slave State slave Territory other than the compscs the
constitution"
The question being taken it resulted as follows
YEAsMessrs. Baldwin, Benton, Chase, Corwin, Dayton,
Dodge Of Iowa. Dodge Of Wisconsin, Felsh Greene, Hale,
Hamn, Miller, Norris, Seward, Smith, Waiker--i6
NAYS-Messrs Atchson Badger. Bell, Borland, Bright,
Bler Cass, Clay, Clemens, Davis Mississippi Dcfn-
Norton Pearce Rusk Sebastian sou spruanee, Sturgeon,
Tumey, Underwood, Whitcomb, Yulee-e9
So the amendment was rejected.
The next subdivision was then read
IS. That they shall make California party to- or in
include connect her with, any provision in the
intent compact description other than the
"
the domain which have been heretofore required of States
formed out of the Territory of the United states''
The question being taken, it resulted as follows
YEAS-Messrs. Baldwin, Benton, Chase, Corwin, Davis,
OF Massachusetts, Dayton Dodge OF Iowa. Dodge of Wis
eonsn, Feeh, Greene Hale, Haniin Miller, Seward, Smith,
NAYs-Messrs. Atchison, Badger Bell Borland Bright,
Butler Clemens Davis Mississippi, Dickinson,
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Turney, Underwood, Whitcomb, Yulee-29.
So the amendment rejected.
The next subdivision then read
60 That they not report any measure proposing any
alteration in the boundaries Of the State of California
The question being taken, it resulted as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Baldwin Benton, Chase, Corwn, Davis,
eonsin Felch, Greene Hale Hamn Jones, Miller, Norris,
Phelps, Seward, Smith, Walker. Webster-,9o.
Butler Cas Clay, Clemens Dickinson Downs, Foote Hun
ter King, Mangum Mason, Moton Pearce Rusk, sebas-
an, Soule Spruance Sturgeon Turney Underwood Whit
So the amendment rejected.
The next subdivision then read
a. That they shall not make the State of California
party to- any way connected WITH the question of her
admission in any way connected with dependant on,
IN the nature Of compact which has not been re-
diana, Illinois, Michigan, Louisiana Mississippi, Alabama,
Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Florida
The question being taken, it resulted follows
YEAs-Messrs Baldwin, Benton, Chase, Davis, of Mas
Greene Hale, seward, Smith, and Walker-la.
c pas Il bS M. ssp BGh
SON. Downs Foote Hunter King, Mangnm. Mason, Morton,
Pearee Rusk Sebastian soue spruance Sturgeon Turney
Underwood, WhIcomb, and Yuee-2S.
So the amendment rejected
The next subdivision was then read
That they shall not make party to, any
bind TO- include in or connect with provision having the
character or intent OF compact State people having
body" s"'-"''@ " ''e' 'ep' 'e"'e' u
Mr.. WHITCOMB I desire to say that shall vote
against all these instructions for the reason that this body
to of
committee. 1t is bringing the Senate into the committee
ITSELF inasmuch the Senate will have full control of the
deliberations Of that committee shall vote against any in
sructions, for the purpose Of expediting business.
The question being taken, it resulted follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Benton, Chase Corwn, Dayton, Dodge,
Of Iowa. Dodge Of Wisconsin, Felch, Greene Hale, Hamn
NAYs-Messrs. Achison, Badger Bell, Borland, Bright,
Butler Cass Clay Clemens Davis Of Mississippi, Dekin-
earce, Rask, Sebastian spruanee Sturgeon Turney
derwood, Whtcomb, and Yulee-27.
so the amendment was rejected. :...
The next subdivision was then read
60 That they shall the admission Of the State
ofCaorna with any matter foreign the admission of that
State in direct manner on precisely equal footing with the
responsibilities, or considerations"
The question being taken, it resulted as follows:
YEAs.Messrs Baldwin Benton Chase, Dodge, Of Iowa.
Phelps, Seward. Walker, Webster-14.
NAYs-Messrs Atchson Badger, Bell, Borland Bright,
son. Downs, Fooe, Hunter, King Mangum Mason, Morton,
Pearce Rusk Sebastian, Spruance Sturgeon, Turney I'M
derwood, Whcomo, and Yulee-27. s.".
So the amendment rejected.
The subdivision then read
Popided That nothing in this instruction shall be
srued authorize the said mmttee take consera-
ton any thing that relates either of the four following
subjects "..
al. The abolition of slavery within the States"
The question being taken, there were
YEAS-Messrs Benton, Chase, Davis of Massachusetts,
Hale, Miller, Norris, Seward, Smith, Walker, and Web
ster-i0.
NAYS-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Bell, Borland Bright
Butler Cass, Clay Clemens Davis of Mississippi, Dickin-
Downs Fooe, Hunter King, Mangum Mason, Morton,
Pearce Ruk Sebastian, Spruance, Sturgeon, Turney I'm
So the amendment rejected
The next subdivision was then read
"2 The suppression Of the slave trade between the States
The question being taken, there ."&
YEAS-Messrs Benton, Dodge, of Iowa, Dodge of Wis
eonsin, Hale Hamn, jones' Norris, Seward, Smith, and
Walker-lO. a
NAYS--Messrs Atchson Badger Bell, Borland, Bright
Butler, Cass, Chase Clay, Dickinson, Downs Fooe Hun
ter, King Mangum, Mason, Morton, Pearce Ruk Sebas-
tan, Spruance Sturgeon, Turney Underwood Whitcomb
and Yulee-26
So the amendment was rejected.
The subdivision then read
as Abolition slavery within the forts arsenals dock
yards, and navy-yards Of the United States"
The question being taken, it resulted as follows:
YEAs-Mesas Benton, Dodge, of Iowa, Dodge, of Wis
consin, Jones, and Smith,
NAYS-Messrs Atchson, Badger, Bell Borland, Bright,
Butler Cass, Chase Clay, Clemens, Dickinson, Downs,
Fooe, Hale, Hunter, King, Mangum, Mason, Morton,
Pearce, Rusk Sebastian, Seward Spruancc Sturgeon, Tur
ney, Underwood, Walker, and Whitcomb-29.
So the amendment rejected.
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