Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-08-05
ONGRESSI0NaL.
WASHINGTON. July 81.

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Senate yesterday crippled the provision
for the establishment OF a territorial gov.
ernment in New Mexico by adopting an
amendment providing that government-s|
shall not go into operation on the east side
Of the Rio Grande pending the action of
the Board of Commissioners on the Texas
boundary.
Dir Clay appealed to Mr. Peorce to with
draw his amendment for the present. 1t
was designed 10 offer amendments which
would relieve the bill Of difficulties which
the Senator had alluded to.
Mr.. Peaico said he had no desire to de.
tea, the bill or proviso for the settlement
Of the Texas boundary. He designed, if
hss motion should be agreed TO, TO follow il
by motion TO restore that which was
stricken out yesterday, on motion Of the
Senator from Georgia-nnd move an
amendment providing that territorial
governmen, Of New Mexico go into oper.
a,ion before the 4th of March, 1851.
Nh. Douglass's amendment, TO Pearce's
amendment was rejected-yeas -, nays
03.
Mr.. Dawson then rneven to amend the
amendment, by striking out the proviso or
new motion introduced by Pearee.
F. Mr.. Underworld motion TO amend Mr..
Teafce's amendment was then rejected
25 to 80.
Mr.. Yulee's move 10 amend Pearce's
amendment by striking out all that related
TO Texas, was agreed to-2o to %.
Mr.. Chase moved an indefinite post
pnnemen, of the bill, which was lost-29
20.
Mr Sebastian moved an adjournment,
}est-14 to AZ.
The question being taken on Mr.. Peurce's
amendnent rs amended, it was rejected
rs to %.
Mr. Walker moved to strike out from
the bill all except that which related to
California; relscied-2l 10 33.
Nr. Atchison moved to strike out all
which related to California; rejected-29
10 30.
The bill now contained nothing but the
admission Of California and tho territorial
government. Of Utah.
Mr.. Duuglass now made several ineflec.
inal attempts to amend the boundary of
Utah.
Autions to adjourn and postpone were
also made and rejected.
Mr. Berrien moved TO strike ou, the
provision in the bill giving California two
Repres. natives; lost-2l 10 80.
Mr Winthrop, after few remarks,
expressed his desire to have an unmixed
vote upon every question, and moved re-
consideration of the vote by which the
Senate refused to strike OH. from the bill
all relating to California /; agreed 1915
70 26.
The question was then taken upon strik.
Ing out California from the bill; agreed to
IA 10 %.
Messrs. Berrien, Foo,e and Dawson
made unsuccessful attempts TO secure an
adjournment.
After various unsuccessful efforts 10 fix
the southern boundary OF Utah at 35 deg.
30. min. and 80 beg l5 min, it was final
ly carried at 81 deg.
Mr.. Rusk moved 10 lay the bill on the
table lost 30 TO 20.
The question being tnken on ordering
the bill to be engrossed, i. was agreed to
-32 to IS.
The Compromise Bill received its death. !
blow in the Senate ioday-.it is completely
killed. The vote in ordering it to be en-. |
crossed is as follows:
Yeas-Atchison, Badger, Benton, Ber
rien, bradbury, Bright, Butler, Cass, Davis
OF Miss, Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge Of
Iowa, Douglass, Downs, Fitch, Houston,
Hunter, Jones, King, Mason, Sebastian,
Shields, Soule, Spruance, Sturgeon, Turn
ey, Underwood, Wales, Yulee.
Nays Baldwin. Chase, Clarke, Davis
Of Mass. Dayton, Dodge of Wis, Ewing,
Green, Hall, Hunter, Pearee, Seward,
Smith, Upham, Walker, Whitcomb, Win.
throp-
Thus j, will be seen that all the Com
promise Bill has been rejected except the
2an relative TO Utah, which 10 engrossed
for third reading.
HoUsE.-Mr. Lit,leheld, from commit.
tee oa agriculture, to which was referred
the memorials OF the State legislatures and
agricultural societies and various petitions |
asking for the establishment of mn Agri. /
cultural Bureau in connection with the
Department Of the Interior, asked to be
discharged from futher consideration Of the
rame. and asked lha. the report be laid on
the table.
Mr. Croweli, from COMMITTEES on Indian
hffairs, reported the Senate bill to enable |
the President to negotiate treaties Of friend
ship and Boundaries with the Indians south |
and ives, of the Missouri river, and north |
Of the northern line of Texns, and about
New Mexico. He said these tribes mum.
bered 30, ,0G0 warriors. We have already, |
during the present session, in consequence
OF hostile demonstrations Of lndinns on enr
Western frontiers, and in New Mexico
and Texas, authorized additional expendl.
tures Of tive or three millions OF collars
The Government is satisfied that if the
treaty can he entered into with these tribes,
It would so attended with salutary effect.
There are now captive women and chill
dren among them, taken from Western
settlements, and it is our duty 10 resor, to
every legitimate means TO rescue them
This only can be done by entering into