The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-07-24
CON G. RES SION AL

IN SENATE, TUESDAY, July 90, 1850.
The PRESIDENT pro tenn. laid before the Sen.
ate the resignation Of the Hon. THOMAS CoRwM
late Senator from Ohio, he having been appointed
Secretary of the Treasury
CLASSIFICATION OF CLERKS.
The bill for the classification of the clerks in
the military bureaus, was taken up and passed.
After some unimportant morning business, the
Senate resumed the consideration of the
ADJUSTMENT BILL.
The question pending, being on the amendent OF
Mr.. FOOTE, to restrict the boundary of the
State of California to the line Of 36o 3O', forming
the territory South of that line into new terri
tory, to be called the territory of Colorado.
Mr.. TURNEY offered an amendment to thai
amendment, remanding California back to hel
territorial condition.
The question was taken on Mr.. TURNKEY,
amendment, after explanations by Mr.. CLAY, and
Mr.. DAVIS, of Massachusetts,, and it resulted as
follows: a@t a
YEAS-Messrs. Atchison, Barnwell, Berrien,
Butler, Chase, Clemens, Davis, Of Mississippi,
Dawson, Houston, Hunter, King, Mason, Nor
ton, Pearce, Rusk, Sebastian, Soule, Turney, and
Yulee-l9.
NAYS-Messrs. Badger, Baldwin, Bell, Ben
ton, Bradbury, Bright, Cass, Clarke, Clay,
Cooper, Davis, Of Massachusetts, Dayton, Dick
inson, Dodge, of Wisconsin, Dodge, of Iowa
Fetch, Foote, Greene, Hale, Jones, Mangum
Miller, Norris, Pratt, Seward, Shields, Smith
Spruance, Sturgeon, Underwood, Upham, Walker
and Whitcofnb-34.
So the amendment was rejected.
The question then required on the adoption Of
the original amendment offered by Mr.. FooTE.
Mr.. DAVIS, of Mississippi, offered the follow
ing as an amendment to the amendment:
Sand that all laws and usages existing in said
territory at the date of its acquisition by the
United States, which deny obstruct tie right OF
any citizen Of the United States to remove to and
reside in said territory, with any species of pro-
perry legally held in any Of the States of this
Union, be, and they are hereby declared null and
void. +"
Mr.. YULEE spoke at some length in favor OF
the amendment He thought it no more than
right that the Instructions called sMexican laws,
which were supposed to exist in the terrific
ries, should be removed. He went into the whole
Compromise, as the most conciliatory measure
that he could give his assent to. He showed the
Inconsistencies in the course which had been
pursued by the Senator from Mississippi [Mr.
FoorE] on this point.
Mr.. FOOTE replied, and after numerous ex-
plantations by Messrs. YuLEE, FooTE, and HALE,
the question was taken on the amendment Of Mr..
DAVIS, of Mississippi, and it was rejected by the
following vote:
YEAs-Atchison, Barnwell, Bell, Berrien, Butler,
Clemens, Davis, of Mississippi, Dawson, Downs,
II
ton, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Soule, Turney, I'm
derwood, Yulee,-22.
NAYs-Badger, Baldwin, Benton, Bradbury,
Bright, Cass, Chase, Clarke, Clay, Cooper, Davis,
of Massachusetts,, Dayton, Dickinson, Dodge, Of
Wisconsin, Dodge, Iowa, Felch, Foote, Greene,
Seward, Shields, Smith, Spruance, Sturgeon, Up
ham, Wales, Walker, Whitcomb--33.
On motion of Mr.. FooTE, the further consd-
Grafton of the subject was postponed till to-mor-
row.
Mr.. BRADBURY gave notice Of an amend
ment to submit the Texas boundary question to
commissioners appointed by Texas and by the
United States.
Mr.. RUSK gave notice Of an amendment to the
amendment declaring that the boundary of Texas
extended to the Rio Grande, as defined in her act
of limits of 1886.
Mr.. FOOTE gave notice that he would offer an
additional section to the bill, providing that the
bill did not impair the compact of Texan annexa-
ton in any manner whatsoever.
The amendments were all ordered to be printed
On motion of Mr.. BADGER, the Senate then
proceeded to the consideration Of executive bust
ness; and after some time spent therein, the doors
were opened and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Tuesday, July %, 1850.
Mr. FEATHERSTON introduced bill to regu-
late the payment of interest by the United States,
and the adudication OF claims aeanst the ssn,e bxy