The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-09-11
the deceased ablow on the temple, which
caused his death.--E Edgefela Adrertissr.
GorresssO sOsasfeifce
OF the Charleston Courier.
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/ Of the Charleston Courier.
/ WAsHIkGTos, ssEPr,
The Texas boundary bill has baoi, reiect,
ed by majority of twanty-six- about six
more than was estimated. The process hv
which the House arrived at this results IN.
tereaing, but it will require few words In
give The history of the anxious hours wIi;c,,
thus terminated the days sitting.
| The inoiion TO commit and tho call for the
| previous question were pending when the
subject was taken up. The mover, Mr..
stcLane, Of Baltimore, explained thar hn
| made the motion as test He was opt,os-
cd TO committing the bill; hetiad lee1 ntecd
| by both sides TO withdraw the motion ,osaj.
| low of amendments. On one side Il wa.
thought the bill would be strengthened bv
| drawing the line further South: while a.,
the other side, it was thought TIC bill wou,d
be strengthened by ,nking the line OF thntv-
six thirty, or by takingfb Rio Grande line
| lie was OF opinion that no amendment
would give additional strength 10 the bill.
lie persisted, therefore, in the call for the
previous question. The previous question
was seconded. a motion to lay on theta-
| bic WIS rejected by the decisive vote oftsa
ordered, yeas 1873, nays GS. The motion To
commit staggered the House. Great efforts
were made to defeat it, from belief ti,atir
would leave no hope for the bill. Alter tho
call of tho roll, il was soon known thar the
motion was carried by twelve or fiftcen.--
Efforts TO change votes before tl.c cspIt
was announced, were made md so far slc-
cceGed AS 10 reduce the majority for the mo-.
uon 10 two Ihcvote was announced, yeas
loi, nays 80. Il motion to reconsider was
made IL was moved 10 lay that on the to-
Dic, ana the result was yeas I03, nays I02.
The Speaker, Mr.. Cobb, voted in the netra =
tive, thus mskng it n tie, and the motion
WAS not carried. The motion to reconsider
was agreed 10, yeas 10I, nays 1Ol. The
question was then taken on the motion To
commit. Brca'hlcss anxiety prevailed The
motion was rejected. yeas l0I nays lu2.
Under the same previous question, the ,nr
OF war commenced. Clingman's amend
nicnt was defeated, yeas 60, nays l3O The
stIIail omnibus rc,nancd--;hc Texan bill
| ami Boyd's amendment udding the New
alcXican BILL Il was necessary to the sue
cess OF the Texan bill that tle amendment
of Boyd should pass. The House was in
u buzz: but there was no confusion. The
| Speaker suspended the proceedings ill the
| members Ind finished their conYcrsinr. The
! question was taken on Boyd's amendment
ana decided II the negative, yeas 9S nays
100. So, the small omnibus was upset by
majority OF eight. Some Of the Southern
! members who had locked grum and nIoomy
and declared that the South was beaten and
| t'ia, tho South WIS sold, now lifted their
| choP-ialen faces in undissrtnbled triumph.
| The whole laugh was on their side lt was
! lrardly worth the while TO take the question
| then on the third reading Of tie bill TO sc,tle
the Texan boundary. Every body knew
that the bill was a ca,ti osoriessa. The
vote on the bill showed n majority of six
and twenty against il.
The friends of the measure Immediately
| and enthusiastically and nndismayed and
liariiy discouraged, by all this. Sc, t!,am-
selves a; work to weave another web. A
motion TO reconsider was entered, md the
Honse adjourned 10 Try the effect offurther
/ consultation.
/ Ike piap ofe,ptiors inrto. iny was soon !.
GgfaEd Hpln. -conS iStcr The voit4
/ reiccsiRg, tho TcShn b,Eundarv bill, will, the
hope OF passing n, in conjunction wi,l.rlie
New Mexican, bill, which wns defeated by
only eight votes. The hope is to &c! four
or five menbers to change their votes On tlic
Mexican bill, and agree 10 it. Then il is
thought the small omnibus will pass. Dut,
u l!pt, they hope 10 commit The Texan bill,
and Try amendments 10 il. The best rcli-
ance fs npon prevailing with some five men-
bcrS, tp Change iiicir votes on llc New Mex
icnn bIt!. To bcgin with new schemes. at
this Stage OF the session, is hopeless, butit
will be tried as Il trrncr resort
Mr. CLAY was an anxious spectator OF lie
pcr!oTlnaiicc in the House. He almost de-
sPairS OF any adjustment. The friends Of
the Texas bill fought The battle today under
groa, advantages. The influences of the
/ administration was seen and felt. For in
stance, Gen Wilson, of New Hampshire,
st'ti and hitherto uucompromising iree-soiI-
er, came over The Cass influence was at
work, ANA brought oyor several Southern
mcn 10 every step eXccp, the lnst--the Tex
an boundary bI!l by itself. The cxer,ious
OF Linn Boyd and McIanc. and Brown of
Indiana, and Speaker Cobb were zealus,
and. to certain extent, efficient WHO is
To he brought hver today? That is tho
! question s4a!l not be surprised at any
result.
\ confdenYbolicf prevails here that, be-
tore tic tcTln}naiion at the session, the bills
oi peace. as SGy are called, are 10 be passed
in some for'n3 New projects arc already
talked Of
WAsnrNGToN, SEpr 6.
lnstcrday}was another deeply interest
ing day in thc House An earncs, effort
was made 10 rctracc the steps Of the pre-
vous day4 and it succeeded so far al to put
the HOUSE again in possession of the bills
which they had rejected. The vote on Mr.
Boydts amendment was reconsi,leredA7SIGS
to 9P. The vote rejecting the Texanl9atia-
arY bill was recons dered by a largo ma