The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-09-12

ary bill. establishing the Territorial Government
of New Mexico. The amendment Of the gentle
man was read, namely:
gApd that no citizen Of the United States shall
be deprived Of his life, liberty, or property, in
said Territory, except by the judgment Of his
neers and the laws Of the land and that the Con-
stitution of the United States and such statues
thereof as msy not be locally inappcable, and
the common law as il existed in the British colo
MES Of America until July 1, 1916, shall be The
exclusive law of said Tertiary on the subject Of
African slavery, until altered by the proper au-
thoritiesp
He declined saying anything in support Of the
amendment, not wishing to open up protracted
debate; nor did he desire TO move the previous
question.
The question was now stated on agreeing to the
amendment of Mr. Toombs to that Of Mr. Boyd,
which latter proposed Territorial Government
for New Mexico.
Mr.. Preston King called for a separate vote on
the first part of the amendment Of Mr.. TOombs,
which is as follows, viz
"That no citizen of the United States shall be
deprived of his life, liberty, or property in said
Territory, except by judgment of his peers and
the laws of the land"
This was agreed TO without division.
The question REQUIRED on the second branch Of
the amendment viz
And that the Constitution Of the United
States and-such statutes thereof as may not be To-
cally inapplicable, and the common law as it ex-
listed in the British colonies Of America until
July 4. l776 shall be the exclusive law Of said
Territory on the subject OF Africin slavery until
altered by the proper authorities"
rat. .,>~>s>>s...- ~ -
for the reading of the common law2
The Speaker. The yeas and nays have been
| ordered.
The second branch of the amendment was
| agreed sb-yeas 81, nays 13l.
Mr.. Putnam moved to reconsider the vote on
the first branch of the amendment.
MIR. Carter moved to lay the motion to recon-
slider ON the table
Mr. Morse Intellectually moved that the House
adjourn.
The motion to reconsider was then laid upon
| the table.
The question was then stated on agreeing to
| Mr. BOyd's amendment, as amended by adding
the first branch of MIR. Toombs's amendment
| when
Mr. Van Dyke moved, but the House did NOT
adjourn.
| Further proceedings took place; the amend
ment as amended was agreed to-yeas lO6, nays
| 99-as follows:
YgAs-Messrs Alberston, Aston, Anderson
| Andrews, Bay, Bsyly, Beale Bokee, Bowie, Bow
lin, Boyd, Breck, Briggs, Brooks, William }
| Brown, Buel, Chester Butler, +. Darlington Ca
! bell, George Alfred Caldw5M", S-E>ccn R.GaldweH
| Casey Chandler Williamson r. w. Cobb, De-
berry, Dimmick, Disney, Duer Duncan, Durham
EdmundsSA s.,,s>yr .I.~iae FStehs FSs'- 53@"f'y
| Gerry Gilmore, German Green, Grlnnei, Ian
| Hammond HARRISON l. G. Harris I. L. Harris
| Raymond, Hubbard, billiard, Hoagland, Houston
! Howard, Joseph W. Jackson, A. johnson, Jas. l.
| johnson, Jones Kaufman, Kerr, La Sere, LETTER
| Levin, Littlefeld, Job Mann, Marshall, Mason
McClernand, Mcdonald, Mcdowell, McLanahan
Robert M McLane, Finis f. McLea McMullen
| Melville, Morehead, Morton, Nelson, Outlaw
Owen, Parker, Peasee, Phoenix, Pitman, Potter
Powell, Richardson, Robbins, Robinson, Rose
Ross, Savage, Shepperd, Stanly, Richard ii
Stanton Strong, Taylor, Thomas, John Thomp
son, Thurman, Toombs, Underhiil Walden, Wat
kins. Wellborn, White, Wildrick, Williams
Wilson, and Young--l06.
NAys-Messrs Alexander, Allen, Ashe, Ba
ker, Bennett, Bingham, Booth, Albert ] Brown
Burrows, Burt, Thomas B. Butler, Joseph Cable
Calvin, Campbell Carter, Clark, Clingman, Col
cock, Cole, Conger Corwin, Crowell, Daniel
Diokey, Dixon, Doty, Durkee, Nathan Evans
Featherston, Fowler, Freedaey, Giddings, Cot
Gould, Holloway, Harlan, Sampson w. Harris
Hebard, Henry, Holiday, Holmes Howe, Hub
bard Hunter Inge, William T. Jackson, Rober
w JODusOu, oSoISS " ming, Sam0o "
King John A. King Preston King, Horace Mann
Matteson, McGaughey,, McKissock, McQueer
Meacham Meade Millson, Moore, Morris Morse
Newell, Ogle, Odds, Orr, Otis Peck, Phelps, Put
nam, Reed Reynolds, Rockwell, Root Rumsey, jr
Sackett, Sawtelle, Schenck, Sohermerhorn, School
craft, Seldom, Sylvester, Sprague, Frederick I
Stanton Thaddeus Stevens, Stetson, Sweetser
Jacob Thompson, James Thompson Tuck, Val
Dyke, Venable, Vinton, Waldo, Wallace, Went
} worth Whittlesey, and -Woodward-90.
So the House adopted an amendment Ito tn
Texas boundary bll establishing Territoria
Government for New Mexico, and declaring tina
) no citizen of the United States shall be deprive
of his Ife liberty, or property, in said Territory
) except by judgment of his peers and the laws {
the land
, The question now occurred on ordering tn
bill to be read third time
Mr. Inge again moved that the House adjourn
, The motion was disagreed to. And he the
} moved that the whole subject be laid upon tn
table A few voices were heard only in the at
frmative.
The question was taken on ordering the bill T.
be read third time but before the result wa
announced, many gentlemen changed their votes
There was the greatest anxiety manifested 4
learn the result Persons in the galleries Leaned
over the better to hear the announcement from
the Chair and persons in the Hobbies drew neal
to the bar of the House.
Members had risen from their seats and not
few of Them gathered in the area in front of thu
| Clerks desk.
The Speaker called to order, requesting gen
tlemen to take their seats request which wa'
not generally complied with
Mr. Mcdowell rose to ask question: but We
did not hear it, owing to the confusion of tongues
which prevailed.
point of order was raised the exact purport
of which could not be ascertained
The Speaker paused, when several gentlemen
changed their votes. The interest was intense
There were undertones, such as {" A close vote,
A tie,n &c, and voices "Annonnce the result,
!" The voteD "rbe vote y why don't he an
nounce itr' The scene possessed much interest
and the utmost anxiety was everywhere exhibit
ell, in the galleries rs well as on the moor
| The Speaker then announced, in deliberate,
firm. and audible tone Yeas 90, nays l07. So
the House has refused to order the bill to a third
reading
The vote, in detail, is as follows:
YgAs-Messrs Alberson, Aston, Anderson,
Andrews Bay, Bayly, Beale Baker, Bowie, Bow
lin, Boyd, Breck, Briggs, Brooks, William )
| Brown. Buel, Chester Butler, Csbell, George Al
fred Caldwell, Joseph p. Caldwell, Casey, Chan
dler, Williamson K w. Cobb, Deberry, Dimmick,
Disney, Duer, Duncan, Durham, Edmundson,
Elliot Ewing Fitch, Fnller Gentry, Gerry, Gil
more, German Green, Grinneli, Hal, Hammond,
Isham g. Harris, Thomas l.. Harris, Raymond,
Hibbard, IIilliard Hoagand, Houston, Andrew
Johnson, Jas l.. johnson, Jones, Kaufman Kerr,
LETTER, Levin, Littlefeld, job Mann, Marshall,
McClernand Mcdonald, Mcdowell, Mck'ssock
Mel. anah an, Robert M. McLane Mclean, Nc
Mullen. Morehead, Morton, Nelson, Outlaw, Ow-
en-. Parker, Peaslee, Phoenix, Pitman, Potter,
Richardson, Robbins, Robinson, Rose Ross, Saw
age, sbepperd, Stanly, Strong Taylor, James
L - Thlrrnnn