The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-09-26

The Admission of California.

The Admission of California.
August LIST, 1850.
he question was taken the motion TO take
up the bl-the yeas and nays being ordered :
and it was agreed to, as follows:
f lEAs--Messrs. Baldwin, Benton, Bradbury,
Bright, Cass, Chase, Clarke, Clay, Cooper, Davis
of Massachusetts, Dayton, Dickinson, Dodge OF
Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas, Ewing,
Felch, Greene, Hale, Hamlin, Jones, Miller,
2 Norris, Phelps, Seward, Shields, Smith, Spruance,
Sturgeon, Underwood, Upham, Waves, Walker,
Winthrop, and Whitcomb-35
NAys-Messrs. Atchison, Badger Barnwell,
Berrien, Butler, Clemens, Davis Of Mississippi,
Dawson, Downs, Fooe, Houston, Hunter, King,
Mangum, Mason, Morton, Pearce, Pratt, Rusk,
Sebastian, Soule, Turney, and YuIee-23.
The bill being then up for consideration
The yeas and nays were ordered on Mr.. ArcH-
IsoN's amendment to strike out 60 o-day" and
substitute Monday" ami it was rejected, as
follows
YEAs-Messrs Atchison, Badger, BarnwelI,
Berrien, Butler, Clemens Davis OF Mississippi,
Dawson, Downs, Foote, Greene, Hale, Hunter,
King, Mangum, Mason, Morton, Pearce, Phelps,
Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, SouIe, Turney, and Yu-
lee-25
NAys--Messrs Baldwin, Bradbury, Bright,
Chase, Clarke, Clay, Davis Of Mass chusetts,
Dayton, Dickinson, Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge
of Iowa, Douglas, E wing, Felch, Hamn, Jones,
Miller, Norris, Seward, Shields, Smith, Spruance,
Sturgeon, Underwood, Upham, Wales, Walker,
Winthrop, and Whitcomb-29.
/ The question then taken on the motion of
Mr.. DOUGLAS to make the bill special order for
tomorrow at twelve clock, and it was agreed to.
August ID
The Senate resumed the consideration OF the bill
for the admission of California
I Mr.. DOUGLAS yesterday moved to amend the
bill by adding the following section:
SEC. 3. find be il further enacted, That the said
State of California is admitted into the Union upon
the express condition that the people of said State,
through their legislature otherwise, shall never
interfere with the primary disposal OF the public
lands within its limits, and shall pass no law and
do no act whereby the title Of the United States to,
and right to dispose of the shall be impaired
or questioned; and that they shall never lay any
tax or assessment of any description whatsoever
upon the public domain of the United States; and
IN no case shall nonresident propretors, who are
citizens of the United States, be taxed higher than
residents; and that all the navigable waters within
the said State shall be common highways, and
forever free, well to the inhabitants Of said
State the citizens Of the United States with
out any tax, Impost, or duty therefor: Provided,
That nothing herein contained shall be construed
as recognizing or rejecting the propositions tend
cred by the people of California articles ofcom
pact in the ordinance adopted by the convention
which formed the constitution of that State
MIR. FOOTE moved to amend the amendment
by adding the following:
|
, hereafter claim as within her boundaries, nor at
tempt to exercise jurisdiction over any portion of
i the territory at present claimed by her, except
that which is embodied within the following bound
: aries, to wit: Commencing in the Pacific ocean,
e three English miles from the shore at the A2I de-
r gree of north latitude; thence with the southern
boundary line of the territory OF Oregon, to the
l. summit of the Sierra Nevada; thence along the
l. crest of that mountain to the point where it inter
sects the parallel Of latitude OF 35 deg. 80 min.
tno,,a . IA Il - -.
,e in the Pacific ocean three English miles from the
], shore, and thence to the beginning, including al
s. the islands, bays, and harbors adjacent to or in
s. cluded within the limits hereby assigned to said
State. And a new territory is hereby established
be called Colorado to consist of the residue OF
), the territory embraced within the limits of the
l. said State of California; specified in the constitu-
Z, ton heretofore adopted by the people Of Califor-
!, na for the government of which territory so es
ablished. all the provisions of this act relating to
i the territory of Utah, except the name and bound
h aries therein specified are hereby declared to be
IS in force said territory of Colorado, from and after
the day when the consent of the State OF California
shall have been expressed in some formal manner
TO the modification of her boundaries above de-
e scribed
e The question being then taken upon Mr..
FooTE's amendment to the amendment, il was re-
, iected-yeas %, nays 33-as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Barnwell,
Bell, Berrien, Butler, Clemens, Davis of Mis-
sissippi, Dawson, Downs, Foote, Houston, Hun
ter, King, Mason, Morton, Pearce, Pratt, Rusk,
Sebastian, Soule, Turney, and Yuee-23
NAYs--Messrs. Baldwin, Benton, Bradbury
Bright, Cass Chase Clay Clarke, Cooper, Davis of
Massachusetts, Dayton, Dickinson, Dodge of Wis
consin, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas, Ewing, Felch,
Greene, Hale, Hamlin, Jones, Miller, Norris,
Phelps, Seward, Smith, Spruance, Sturgeon, Up
ham, Wales, Walker, Winthrop, and Whcomb
The amendment of Mr. TuRNEY was read as
follows:
j When it shall be made to appear to the Pres-
dent of the United States, by satisfactory evidence,
that the people inhabting the territory of Califor-
MIA, Tor so much of said territory is comprised
within the limits proposed by this bill as the
boundaries of the State of California, } assembled
, in convention, have agreed to establish, as the
southern boundary of said State, line not further
south than the parallel of 36 deg 80 min north la
titude as the southern boundary of said State and
limited the representation of said State to rep
resenatve, until after the next census Of the inha-
bants of the United States, the said State of Cali
fornia may be admitted into the Union, upon the
proclamation of the President, upon equal foot
ing with the original States.
SEC. - .4ad be IL further enacted, That the line
of 36 deg. 80 min. of north latitude, known as the
Missouri Compromise line las defined by the eighth
section of arac entitled SAN act to authorize the
, people of the Missouri Territory to form consti-
, tuition aud State government, and for the admission
y OF slcn Slate INTO the Union, on an equal Footing
> with the original States, and to prohibit slavery In
certain Territories, approved March 9Th, 1920,
/, be and the same Is hereby declared to extend to
u the Pacific ocean; and the said eighth section, to-
!, gether with the compromise therein effected, is
hereby revived and declared be in full force, and
+ binding for the future organization Of the terrific
ries Of the United States, in the same sense and
: with the same, understanding with which it was
:. originally adopted.
q August 9th,
= The question being then taken upon tn amend
: : ment submitted by Mr.. TuRNEy, it was rejected
g --as foows
A. lEAs-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Barnwe
,e Bell, Berrien Butler, Clemens, Davis of Missis-
sipp, Dawson, Downs, Foote, Houston, Hunter
d. King, Mangum Mason, Morton, Pearce, Pratt
Rusk, Sebastian Soule Turney and Yulee-24
r. NAYs-Messrs. Baldwin, Benton, Bradbury
Vi Bright, Cass, Clarke, Cooper, Davis Of Massa
q chusetis, Dayton, Dickinson, Dodge of Wiscon
v, sin, Dodge, of Iowa, Douglass Ewing, Felch
Greene, Hale, Hamln, Jones, Norris, Phelps
= | mill