The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-09-24
Mr.. BERRIEN MI. pres;d

MI DEhhiEN. MIR. PRESIDENT, Deg 10 s'ig
gest that the amendment is not properly under
stood; portion of il has not been read
The remaining portion of the amendment was
read
The question being then taken upon the amend
ment submitted by Mr.. HALE, it was rejected
yeas Is, nays Al.
MIR. TURNEY moved to amend the amend
ment by adding the following;
Preceded, That, In the event of the commission
ers failing TO determine the true line pecunlary
consideration shall be given to reconcile either
party to departure therefrom.
The question being taken upon the amendment,
II was rejected-yeas 20, nays 81.
july 80.
Mr.. SEBASTIAN moved to amend the amend
ment of Mr. BRADBURY by striking out the
words
50 Commencing at the point where the Red
river is intersected by the one-hundreth degree Of
west longitude, being the southwest angle of the
Indian territory, and running to point the
Rio Grande."
debated by Mr.. SEBASTIAN and Mr.. CLAY was
jected.
Mr. DAWSON moved to amend the amend
ment, by adding the following words thereto:
Ind be il further enacted, That unit, such time
as the boundary line between the State of Texas
and the territory of the United States be agreed to
by the Legislature of the State of Texas and the
Government of the United States, the territorial
governments authorized by this act shall not go
into operation east of the Rio Grande, nor shall
any State be established for New Mexico embrace
ing any territory east of the Rio Grande.
The subject debated by Messrs. DAWSON,
BENTON, CLAY, DOUGLAS, BUTLER, MILLER,
RUsK, UNDERWOOD, EWING, FoorE, BALpwIN,
and HoUsToN.
Mr. WALKER. Mr. President, | have thought
for some length of time that the friends of this
| measure were anxious only to obtain terms with
Al
that end, having lost all hope that they will be
| able to succeed in that acbevement--for it seems
| that Texas will not consent to anything, will not
support anythns-and as it would seem that the
passage of this bill is utterly hopeless, move to
| lay II on the table.
MIR. HALE. Upon that question | ask the
yeas and nays
The yeas and nays were ordered.
The question was then taken on the motion to
lay the bill on the table, and resulted as follows:
YEAs--Messrs. Baldwin, BarnweIl, Benton,
Butler, Chase, Clarke, Davis of Massachusetts,
Davis of Mississippi Dayton, Dodge OF Wiscon-
sin, Ewing, Greene, Hale, Hamlin, Hunter, Ma
son, Miller, Phelps, Seward, Smith, Turney, Up
ham, Walker, Winthrop, and Yuee--25.
| NAYs--Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Bell, Berrien,
Bradbury, Bright, Cass, Clay, Clemens, Cooper,
Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas,
| Downs, Fech, Foote, Houston, Jones, King,
| Mangum, Morton, Norris, Pearce, Pratt, Rusk,
and Whitcomb-32.
So the motion not agreed TO.
The PRESIDENT The question now recurs
on the amendment offered by the senator from
Georgia, to the amendment of the senator from,
Maine and on this question the yeas and nays
have been ordered
The question was then taken, with the follow
ing result:
Yeas essrs Atchson, Badger, Barnwell,
Bell, Berrien, Butler, Clay, Clemens, Cooper, Da-
Wis of Mississippi, Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge of
Iowa, Downs, Foote, Houston, Hunter, Jones,
King, Mangum Mason, Morton, Phelps, Pratt,
Rusk Sebastian, Soule, Sturgeon, Turney, and
Yulee--30.
NAYs-Messrs Baldwin, Benton, Bradbury,
Bright Chase, Clarke, Davis of Massachusetts,
Dayton, Dodge, OF Wisconsin, Douglas, Ewing,
Felch, Greene, Hale, Hamlin, Miller, Norris,
Pearce, Seward, Shields, Smith, Spruence, Under
wood, Uphan,, Wales, Walker, Whitconlb, and
Winthrop--2S.
So the amendment to the amendment was adop-
ted
The PRESIDENT The question now recurs
on the amendment of the senator from Maine, as
amended, and on this question the yeas and nays
have been ordered.
The question being taken on the amendment as
amended, resulted as follows: 80,
YEAs-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Bell, Ber-
rien, Bradbury, Bright, Cass, Clay, Clemens,
Cooper, Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge of Iowa,
DOugiaS, DOWnS, felcl, rOOte, HOUSTON, Hunter,
Jones, King, Mangum, Norris, Pratt, Rusk Sc
basan, Shields, Sturgeon, Walker, and Whit
comb--30
NAYs-Messrs Baldwin, Barnwell, Benton,
Butler, Chase, Clarke, Davis Of Massachusetts,
Davis of Mississippi, Dayton, Dodge of Wiscon-
sin, Ewing, Greene, Hale, Hamlin, Mason, Mil
Ter, Morton, Phelps, Seward, Smith, Soule, Spru-
ance, Turney, Underwood, Upham, Wales, Win
throp, and Yulee-2S.
So the amendment Of Mr.. BRApBuRY was
agreed to.
Mr.. NORRIS moved to amend the tenth section
Of the BILL by striking out the words " establish
ing or prohibiting African slavery :" and on that
question he called for the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
Mr.. BERRlEN. Mr.. President, is that amend
nent in order
The PRESIDENT. The Chair believes it to
be in order, because it includes other words than
those which were voted in by the Senate. The
amendment Of the senator from Georgia to
strike out the word restricting" and insert the
words g establishing prohibiting but the
amendment now proposed is 10 strike out the
words " establishing or prohibiting African sla
very
Mr.. BERRIEN. The inquiry which wish to
make is, whether the superaddition of few words
which left the amendment precisely the same in |
can make this amendment IN order. | |
agree that the addition OF word, that the |
omission Of word that changes the import and
meaning OF that part or the bill, would fall within
the rule which governs the Chair. But when the
change is merely verbal one, respectfully sub
nit whether by this amendment the rule of our
proceedings is not violated
Mr. UNDERWOOD. desire to make a sug
gestion to the Chair upon that subject. The mo-
ton made by the senator from New Hampshire
[Mr. NoRRIs | shall be pleased to see adopted,
and in relation to it, my suggestion is this. Will
not the Chair, if it should be governed by the
view which has been taken by the Senator from
Georgia, Mr.. BERRIEN,l undertake to interpret
the language of this secon' VIII! not the Chair
then have decided that the language is not suscep-
tible Of different construction Now, is it COM |
petent for the Char to do thati Whether the |
words identical may be matter of opinion;
but if the Chair decides that there is difference
in substance will it not preclude another interpre
tation, which this body nigh. have the right to
make' The right TO make the pending motion,
think, exists, and hope it will be sustained by
the Chair.
The PRESIDENT. The Chair has decided
the question. The amendment which the Senate
has heretofore made in this section of the bill cam