The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-09-26
Passage Of the New Mexico Bill.


Ruk, Sebastian, Soule, Turney, and Yulee-l8
So the bill passed
Passags of the New Mexico Bill.
August l4th.
On motion of Mr.. DOUGLAS, the Senate. as
IN Committee of the Whole, proceeded to the con
sideration Of the bill to establish the territorial gov
ernments Of Utah and New Mexico and for other
purposes.
Mr.. DOUGLAS. The bill, as originally pro-
posed, provides for territorial governments for
Utah and New Mexico, and also for the settle
ment OF the Texan boundary. As bill for Utah
has already passed the Senate, / move to strike
out all that relates to that subject, extending from
the enacting clause to the 18th section.
The question being taken upon the amendment,
It was agreed to-
Mr.. DOUGLAS. now move to strike out the
33d section, which relates to the Texan boundary,
bill for that purpose having already passed the
Senate.
The question being taken upon the amendment,
it adopted.
Mr.. DOUGLAS | now move to amend the
18th section--being the first section of the New
Mexico bill-n the second line, by striking out all
after the words 'sUnited States, - to the word
&C" in the sixth line, which relares to the boun-
dairy of the territory, and then to insert what
will send to the Chair, which makes the bill to
conform to the Utah bill and the Texan boundary
bill, as they have already passed.
The amendment read, as follows:
Bounded as follows: beginning at point in the
Colorado river where the boundary line of the re-
public Of Mexico crosses the same I; thence east
wardly with the said boundary line to the Rio
Grande; thence, following the main channel of
said river, to the parallel Of the 32d degree Of north
ATTITUDES thence, eastward with said degree, to its
intersection with the 1924 degree of longitude
west from Greenwich; thence, north with said de-
gree oflongitude, to the parallel OF the 3Sth degree
of north latitude thence west with said parallel,
to the summit of the Sierra Madre thence, south
with the crest Of said mountains, to the 9th pa
rail- of north latltude thence, west with the said
parallel, to it's intersection with the boundary line
Of the State Of California; thence, with the said
boundary line, to the place of beginning.
Mr.. DOUGLAS. offer the following amend
ment as an additional section to the blll
BE hfpther enaeted, That the provisions of this
act be and they are hereby suspended, until the
disputed boundary between the United States and
tua assent of the parties; and when such adjust
ment shall have been effected, the President Of the
United States shall issue his proclamation decar-
ing this act to be in full force and operation and
shall proceed to appoint the officers herein pro-
vided to be appointed in and for said Territory.
Mr.. MASON. do not mean to be hypercrlt-
cal at all but suggest to the from Illinois,
that his amendment viii be just as perfect if he
strikes from the word SO disputed" 1t will then
read "when the boundary shall be settled. y
Mr.. DOUGLAS. l accept the modification.
Mr.. BENTON. | move an amendment to the
amendment, by striking out all after the word
"be, f" and insert the following:
Confined to that part of New Mexico which
was actually settled and occupied as part of
New Mexico at the time of the cesson of the
country to the United States, and which is not
included within the boundary line proposed to
Texas.
The question being then taken upon the amend
ment to the amendment,i ut was rejected, as fol-
lows:
YEAs-Mcssrs Baldwin, Benton, Chase, Dodge
of Wisconsin, Hale, Underwood, Upham, and
Winthrop-S.
rien, Bradbury, Cass, Cooper, Davis of Misss-
sppi, Dawson, Dodge Of Iowa, Douglas, Downs,
Felch, Foote, Houston, Hunter, Jones, King,
Mangum, Mason, Morton, Norris, Pratt, Rusk
Sebastian, Shields, Smith, Soule, Sturgeon, Tur
ney, and Wales--3l.
The question required upon the amendment
submitted by Mr. DOUGLAS.
Mr.. CHASE. | have an amendment which
wish to Offer 1t is in the twenty-second section,
in the ninth line, after the word residents, to
insert:
Nor shall there be in said Territory either sla-
very or involuntary servitude, otherwise than In
punishment of crime, whereof the party shall
have been duly convicted, and have been person
ally guilty.
The question being then taken, the amendment
was rejected, as follows
YEAs--Messrs Baldwin, Bradbury, Bright,
Chase, Cooper, Davis of Massachusetts, Dodge
of Wiscon, Felch, Greene, Hale, Hamlin, Miller,
Norris, Phelps, Shields, Smith, Uphan, Walker,
Whtcomb, aud Wnthrop-20,
NAYs-Meesrs. Atchison, Badger, Bell, Ben
ton, Berrien, Cass, Davis Of Mississippi, Dawson,
Dodge of Iowa, Downs, Foote, Houston, Hunter,
Jones, King, Mangum, Mason, Morton, Pratt,
Rusk, Sebastian, Soule, Sturgeon, Underwood
and Wales 25.
.AMr. HALE. II have an amendment to offer
which is precisely similar to an amendment which
received the sanction of the Senate, both in the
recent Compromise bill, and also in the Clayton
Compromise bill. In the 25th section, Add line,
move TO insert after the word "dollars," the
followingi
Except only that in oil cases including title to
slaves, the said wrts of appeals shall be
allowed and decided by the said Supreme Court,
without regard to the value of the matter, pro-
perty, or title in controversy; and except, also,
that writ of or appeal shall also be allowed
to the Supreme Court of the United States from
the decision of said Supreme Court, created by
this act, of any judge thereof of the district
courts created by this act, of any judge thereof
upon any writ involving the question of personal
freedom.
/ would say that that amendment is copied by
the clerk by my direction, from the bill to which
it was placed.
Mr. WALKER. | move an amendment TO the
amendment by striking out that branch of it
which relates to writs of error and appeal with
regard to slaves.
The amendment to the amendment was not
agreed to.
Thequestion being then taken upon the amend
ment, il adopted.
Mr.. HALE. In the same section, in the 45th
line, after the words 81 United States, move to
insert what will send to the Chair. In relation
to that amendmendment, viii say that that is