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reading, yeas 80, nays ls.
And the Senate then adjourned
THURSDAY, AUGUST !, 1850.
Mr. DOUGLAS. ! ask the Senate to take up, for the
purpose of making special order at such time as may be
designated bill 1885, for the admission of California into the
Union. My object is merely TO make specia order when
it shall be taken up.
Mr.. DOWNS should like to know something about
the order of business and what will be required TO
take the bill up
The PRESIDENT. That of a majority
Mr.. DOWNS Is this not the morning hour
Mr.. DOUGLAS. That is the very time to take 1t up
The PRESIDENT. Petitions and reports having been
passed. the regular morning business is the consideration of
resolutions which are lying on the table 1t in the power
of the Senate to dispense with it. il thinks proper
Mr.. DOUGLAS. What | propose, is only what we
have been doing all the morning.
Mr. DOWNS. Well, sir, as we have devoted all
time heretofore California trust that shall take
up some other business.
Mr.. DOUGLAS merely propose to fix time for the
Mr.. DOWNS We have had the subject discussed in our
ears for SO long that has become quite dsageeabe
to hear it, Suppose, therefore, we let it rest awhile
Mr.. DOUGLAS. The Senate will have 1t in their
power to postpone its consideration until Monday.
The PRESIDENT. Gentlemen will come to order, this
conversation is not in ORDER The Chair asceains the po
son Of the bill to be thus stands among the special or
ders at this time.
Mr. DOUGLAS. Does it stand then a special order
for o'clock
The PRESIDENT. The Chair finds that on the 10Th
of April made special order for the 9Th Of May
Mr. DOUGLAS. Does it stand then as special order
be reached o'clock My object Is to move to make
it special order for to-day Monday. am 10 favor Of
to-day.
The PRESIDENT. The Senator's motion is to take up
the bill with view to postpone it to day certain, and make
Mr. CHASE. wish to inquire of the Chair whether
this BILL stands isno the special order for to-day
| at one o'clock ,
| l.,
their order, unless otherwise directed
Mr.. CHASE. inquire if this is not the hrst special
ordert
The PRESIDENT The first special order is the bill to
promote the progress Of the useful acts.
The question then taken on the motion to take up ne
bhthe yeas and nays being odered-and was agreed TO-
as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Baldwin, Benton Bradbury, Bright Cass,
Clay Ga' ods %
Ewing Fech Greene, Hale Hamln, Jones, Miller Norris,
.
NAYs~Messrs. 2tehison, Badger. Barnvell. Berrien
Butler Clemens Davis, Of Mississippi, Dawson, Downs
Peae Pratt Rusk Sebastian, Soule Turney, and Yuee-2s
The bill being then up for consideration
Mr.. DOUGLAS move to make the bill the special or
der for to-day IL o'clock and for each subsequent day un
til disposed Of.
Mr.. ATCHIsoN ! move to amend that motion by say
ing on Monday next and that motion call for the yeas
and nays
Several Senators. +" Oh withdraw the call.
Mr.. ATCHISON. Well withdraw the call for the
yeas and nays.
Mr.. DOUGLAS. renew it.
Several Senators. tOh no, withdraw it."
Mr. DOUGLAS. withdraw it, then.
Mr. SEWARD. ask for the yeas and nays sir.
The yeas and nays were ordered on Mr. ArcHIseS's
amendment strike out today" and substitute Monday,
and it rejected, as follows
YEAS-MesTs. Atchison, Badger, Barnwell, Berrien,
Butler, Clemens Davis of Mississippi, Dawson, Downs,
Fooe, Greene, Hale, Hunter King Mangum Mason, Nor
tom Pearce Phelps Pratt Rusk Sebastian, soue, Turney,
NAYs-Messrs. Baldwin, Bradbury, Bright, Chase,
Clarke Clay Davis of Massachusetts, Dayton Dickinson
PsS asmn oas %s ses.sd sa
Smith, Spruance, Sturgeon, Underwood Upham, Wales,
| Walker, Winthrop, and Whitcomb-29.
| Mr.. ATCHlSON. wish to make an inquiry. Does
not this omnibus bill stand The order Of the day for IL
o'clock; for there is such bill still in existence II will
then up the order of the day at IL o'clock for its third
reading, and the motion Of the Senator from Illinois, if pre-
! vail will suspend action on it.
The PRESIDENT. The bill ordered to be engrossed yes
teday for the establishment of for Utah.
| and that will come up for its third reading
Mr.. ATCHISON. insist that the title has not been
changed The title of the bill is still for the admission of
California into the Union, &C. Although know there is
nothing left Of the provision which relates to Utah. it
still the special order for this day IL O'clock unless the
motion Of the Senator from Illinois shall supersede it.
Mr. DOUGLAS. The bill, when it is engrossed, will
up in its order, and my motion will not supersede it,
1t will have the preference in going into the house, as from
its position will have its third reading first and such is nv
desire.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. Iapprehend that the Senator from
Missouri is right and that if adopt the motion of the Sc
from Illinois, WILL twelve o'clock take precedence
of this omnibus BILL is called suggest that il would
be better to say that the California bill shall be taken up i'm
mediatey, the other BILL understand yet engrosse.
When it is it can be taken any time and passed,
there can be opposition to it.
Mr.. HALE. understand that it will be engrossed
and perhaps should in explanation the Senate say that
when by the appreciation Of the Chair placed on the
Committee Engrossed Bills this morning, found the
committee in such stuaton from fatigue and effects of the
hot weather. that they able do their duty and
they devolved upon me- Laughter It will be reported in
Mr. JONES. The committee would have been filled last
week but for The opposition Of the Senator from New Hamp
shire who has failed to perform bis duties. Laughter
The Senator responsible for the the vacancy in the
committee not filed.
Mr. RUsK. propose that shall make the bill the spe
ca order for 1t will be done by common con-
sent, hope
Mr.. HALE hope
Mr.. FOOTE will state, additional reason for it,
that had hoped that should have taken up portion Of
the bill which relates the boundary line and New MexDo
precisely yesterday when the amendment Of the Sc
from Illinois rejected; for believe that
make that bill satisfactory majority Of the body. hope,
therefore, will be taken up, for certain well
known to all and passed here, and that the California bill
may be disposed Of afterwards. know that the California
bill become law anecedent to the establishment of
Territorial Governments. speak of what am perfectly
sured and Of what know and what tho most ardent friends
the admission Of California have been assured both in this
house and Of it. This being the state Of things shall
the motion postpone until tomorrow, with the in
enon of Offering the bill have mentioned, and, il can in
duce the Senate do urging that be taken