The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-08-08

would be conciliated to enable him TO pass the
bill in that form but strikes that theproposl-
ton was made in the first instance think, by
yourself--to contract the boundary TO 35 deg. 81
min.
MIR. FOOTE. With the consent of the senator
from Virginia, will simply state what forgot
to state when was up before--that you did not
offer my amendment. Your proposition was alb
soute in its terms, making ii necessary that the
boundaries of California should be Immediately
restricted anterior to admission. The effect which
we all understood would result from that would
be necessarily to postpone the admission OF Cali
forna until convention could have been called
TO sanction this change, and would have made II
necessary that there should be new election OF
senators and representatives.
That was my construction of that amendment,
and il was The construction that senators gave 1t.
That amendment was voted down, and after that,
upon the ground just stated, l proposed, instead
of that, TO offer an amendment for conditional
limitation OF boundaries that there should be
simply such an amendment as introduced at
tached to the third section, which would contain
certain conditions TO be acted upon subsequently
of negative character. The honorable senator
foom Louisiana Mr.. Downs first suggested the
amendment; and as was struck with the idea,
upon his suggestion, | brought it forward, propo-
sing to ngrat il upon the third section of the bill
as an additional negative condition, subsequent,
so as TO allow her senators and Representatives TO
conceive would be the effect, such limitation OF
her boundaries as we desired. Thus the PROPOSE
ton which you introduced was wholly different
from the one which had the honor Of proposing,
and which the Senate had the honor of rejecting.
Mr.. MASON resumed / have said that, ac-
cording to my recollection, the first appearance to
reduce the boundary OF California TO the latitude
of $50 30', came from yourself. voted for it, as
believe did all--certainly far the larger portion
of those senator's of the South with whom
usually act. The senator from Mississippi MIR.
FoorE] voted for it according to my recollection.
voted for it, however, with the distinct determl-
nation in my own mind that it could not become
the boundary line of California with my assent,
unless it should first return to the inhabitants OF
California to pass upon that boundary line, and
accept it, or pass upon the Constitution in the
amended form.
TUESDAY, August 6.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the
bill for the admission of California into the Union.
Mr.. TURNKEY. l have an amendment, Mr..
President, which wish to offer in lieu Of the
whole bill, after the enacting clause.
Mr.. FOOTE. Mr. President, unless the hon
orable senator is very anxious to offer his amend
ment now, would like to be allowed to offer one
myself.
Mr.. YULEE. would ask the senator from
Tennessee to withhold his amendment, in order
that may offer one that have in my hand, with
a view to have it printed.
Mr. TURNKEY. / have no objection to with
drawing it for that purpose.
MIR. YULEE then sent his substitute to the
Secretarys desk, and proposed to have the read
ing Of it dispensed with, and to have it printed
The PRESIDENT. Is it proposed by the SEN
ator from Florida to strike out all after the enact
ing clsuse?
Mr.. YULEE. 1t is.
The question recurring on printing the amend
ment of the senator from Florida.
Mr.. DOUGLAS said that he had no objection
to printing, but he could not, for one, consent to
postpone the bill until the printing should have
been accomplished. a
ton.
Mr.. DOUGLAS. Hence do not see the ne
cessity Of printing the substitute.
MIR. WALKER. l wish to say to the senator
from Illinois, the chairman of the committee who
reported this bill, that if the order is made to
print this substitute, shall vote to postpone the
bill, in order that we may have an opportunity to
consider the amendment after the printing is done.
can see no use in the committees conserving to
the printing of this substitute, and then going on
to consider and dispose Of the bill without wait
ing for it.
The PRESIDENT. If it is the intention to
print the amendment to the bill, the bill must
be disposed of in order to give time for the
printing.
Mr.. YULEE. My object was only to give no.
ce Of the amendment, to have it laid on the table,
and be printed stated, at the time when |
asked the senator from Tennessee to withhold his
amendment to allow me an opportunity to offer
mine, that my purpose was only to bring 1t to the
notice Of the Senate, with view to have it printed.
That was my entire object. l desire that my
amendment may be laid on the table and printed
Mr.. ATCHISON. If this bill is to be passed to-
day, put uponits third reading, rupon the ques-
ton of engrossment, see necessity for printing
the amendment, and think the motion ofthe sena-
tor from Florida is entirely irrelevant far as this
bill is concerned. 1t could not he printed to-day,
and we shall not have the benefit, therefore, Of
reading it in print. | would, therefore, prefer
myself to hear the substitute read.
The PRESIDENT. It's altogether informal
The custom has been heretofore to allow propo-
stions to be laid the table and printed in order
that senators may have an opportunity to look
at them. If this is objected to, it cannot be re-
ceived s.. .a,r Is ....# ~ l#s.
The amendment of Mr. TuRNEY was then read.
Mr.. TURNE9. do not intend desire to
Debate the merits ofthe proposed amendment, but
only to say single word. The second section
to extend the Missouri Compromise line
to the Pacific. | will mention to the Senate that
this amendment is copy rerbatm of an amend
ment offered by the senator from Illinois, Mr..
Douglas two years ago to the Oregon bill, which
then received the vote Of large majority OF the
Senate and very considerable number of senator's
from the free States. have copied the very Ian
guage Of that amendment per5aiim and desire to
know whether the same spirit Of Cancellation and
now prevails which did prevail then.
ask the yeas and nays upon the amendment.
The yeas and nays were ordered ~
Mr.. DOUGLAS. As reference has been made
to me, Mr.. President, as being the author of a
similar amendment in 1S4S to the Oregon BILL
desire that it should be understood that was then
willing to adjust this whole slavery question upon
that line in the terms contained in the amendment.
If all the territory of the United States had re-
manned now in the condition in which it was then
would not only vote for it now, but would be
very glad to see it adopted. But since California
has SO large a population, and has organized a
State government, cannot consent, for one, now
to destroy that State government, and overturn all
that she has done by establishing such line as
this as the Southern boundary. For this simple
reason shall vote against the amendment.
Mr.. TURNEY. | have but word to say in
reply to the senator from Illinois. The objection
which he makes to the amendment proposed is,
that there has been, as he alleges, Constitution
and State government formed in California. Now,
it will be remembered that the provisions of this
amendment still give them State government,