The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-07-30

IN i SENATE AT MpspAy, July %, 1850.

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IN SENATE. MosnAv IuIv 90 ,sso
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| Inc PkESlDENTsp pro- ITEM, laid before the
Senate the annual report of the Board of Re-
gents of the Smithsonian Institute
| Aft.r
'o'po ul'n'por'i''l morning business the
I A'e'a'e resumed the consideration OF the
| ADJUSTMENT BILL,
| Inc question Pending was on the following
alienuineh' moved by Mr. BRADBURY, in lieu Of
INC o'ei sec'lonwhlcf section contains the pro-
PoShls 20 ieSas relative to her boundary: go
+ NM Lls Iles'aens OF the United States be
Wee ami consant of IN a. ~ ana WIN ING al
commissioners, who shall, hive mover rps 70 o,rse
with such commissioners as may be appointed
under the leglsla'ive sqthorty Of the State Of
terr;fa,y ~ 81 the TIn;tsd Statas a ReIwesn me
of Texas, commencing at the point where th.,
Red river is intersected by the Tooth degree of
wesI nnslIuoe' Dells ,he southwest angle OF
the R;o G,snda ~ In erread ,,,,o az ;l
commissioners, and also to agree upon the
terms, conditions, and consideration upon which
snch line snaii oe es1apilshed; ana the proceed
shsl, III s snnn ~ NC XXI t;..lJ !. 81
President az the United states 10 IA nv him
submitted to Congress-, with such recommends
lions as .ae clrcamslrnces' IN ms opinion, may
tbere,,no. ana fha sa;d a.aa,, ~
proved by the Congress of the United States and
the legislature Of the State Of Texas, shall be-
oDiigatory upon the parties
Mr. LA IoN offered an amendment to the
ameAndment- ~ was 10 strike out all OF tho
amendment AFTER the hrst word THAT and
insert proposition providing that the State u
texas should be be authorized to institute a suit
against the United States IN the Supreme Court,
Tor the purpose OF ascertalnlng whether Texas
or the United States owned the territory IN dis
pute on the Rio Grande provided also, that
II Iexas dld not bring suit within twelys
months, the President OF the United shout
bring the suit gag
MIR. y. said ne offered the amendment for the
purpose of ascertaining who would and who
would not be willing to let the question be
decided by the constitutional arbter-the SUI
preme Court
MIR. RUSk denied the Jurisdiction OF the
supreme Court IN TINS matter He said the
amendment had been introduced for the pur-l
pose OF throwing the 0nus upon Texas, for The
purpose OF lnJurlng her. lie did not think the
proposluon a air one Tor IL would leave The
government In Santa fe created by Col Monroe
IN operation lie had no doubt but that the
decision OF the Court would be IN favor OF
Iexas put Dy the Tune she had q decislon' pro-
badly hye or SIX years hence, New Mexico
would be admitted as a State This fact would
show the unfalrness OF the proposition.
After some further remarks between Mr..
DAYTON and MIR: RusK,
MIR. BENTON spoke in favor OF tho amend
.ment OF Mr. DAYTON, and against the amendment
OF Mr.. BRADBURY.
Mr.. clay replied TO Mr.. DAYTON. tie was
IN favor OF the original amendment OF the Semi
tor from Name, MI. BRADBURY but ne could
not sanction the amendment now proposed
Mr.. UNDERWOOD took the same ground
as his colleacue. (Jr. Cray
Mr. RENTON renl;ed n tho co,,rsa &c Is,
~ iep''se0. .'5 '"o oo ts"' u h'S
remarks ne sad that all the measures in the
:" Omnibus could and would pass, ii they were
separate bills.
Mr. cass rorl;od 70 Mr. Rrr,o. n,;t,, go.
''pneN y - : en- ~ W." sonio I
watln'n. \
Mr.. HALE was not inclined to favor the
amendment very much considering the com.
nlexon Of tho Sunreme Cont Tbo4 60.
r,os cononosod of CIV. sor+bo.r,
Northern and 4 was not tho hast trih,,nal ], !.
before tbouob be tbouobt Il better tb,n anro;ft
;no commissioners
Mr. nAyroN NJ. D.. ~,
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'ii ~. :. 'li0se
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NJ Eoo,rr IL. NJ. r,..-,,., stl,.
~ ,ia ''',u ~ ~ i4"iss l''u some as
pute about the policy OF the late President in
regard to this matter