Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-06-10
OF THE UNITED STATES
IN SENATE.

THURSDAY, June b, 1891.
CALF NIA-TERRITORIAL QUESTION
Mr.. CLEMENS moved, and the Senate proceeded tt
the consideration ofhe bill reported by the Compro
mise Committee of Thirteen.
The tenth section othe bill under considera ton
The section stands thus at present:
"SEC. TO- And be IL further enacted, That the le-
gislave power of said Territory Utah shall extend
all rghtiul subjects OF legislation consistent with the
Constitution fhe United States and the provisions O
this act; but law shall be passed interfering with the
primary disposal othe SOIL establishing pr0hi6i
ting African slavery" &c.
[The words in italics substituted in the section
in lieu of the words Sin respect to- which were in the
bill as reported by the Committee of Thirteen.]
The question pending was a motion by Mr.. WAL
KER to amend the section by inserting, and peon ser
vitudeis hereby abolished and forever prohibited ii
said territory.
Mr. DAYTON moved to insert after "servitude, icon
nected with or growing out OF any contract hereafter
made"
After some remarks from Messrs. dayton, Wal
ker and Pratt the question was taken upon the amend
ment of Mr.. Dayton and it was rejected as follows
Clemens, Cooper, Davis of Mass, Dawson, Dayton
Dickinson, Douglas, Felch Hamln, Hunter, King Ma
son, Miller, Morton, Sebastian Smith, Spruanee, Stur-
geon, Underwood and Webster-24.
NAYs-Messrs. Badger, Baldwin, Bell, Benton, Bor-
land, Butler, Chase, Corwin, Davis OF Mississippi
Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa, Foote Houston,
Jones, Mangum, Norris, Pearce Pratt, Rusk, Seward
Shields, Soule, Turney, Upham, Walker and Whit.
comb-26.
The question recurring the amendment of Mr.
Walker, debate ensued, in which Messrs. DOUGLAS
SEWARD, and WALKER advocated the amendment anc
Messrs RUsK, HUNTER, CLAY, and Dickinson opposed
the amendment as unnecessary.
The question was then taken, and the amendment
was rejected as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Baldwin, Benton Bradbury Chase
Corwn, Davis Of Massachusetts Dodge of Wisconsin
Dodge of Iowa, Douglas, Felch, Greene, Hale Ham
in Jones, Norris, Seward, Shields Spruanee, Upham,
and Walker-20.
tal; Dad Dbl
Borland Bright Butler Clay Clemens, Cooper, Davis
of Mississippi, Dawson, Dickinson, Downs Foote Hous-
ton, Hunter, King, Mangum, Mason, Morton, Pearce,
Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian. Smith, Soue, Sturgeon, Tur-
ney Underwood, Webster and Yulee-32
MIR. CLEMENS moved to amend the Both section of
the bill fixing the boundaries Of Texas by striking
out all relating to the boundary of Texas, and insert
as follows:
LIST. The boundaries of the said State Of Texas shall
be confirmed and acknowledged by her law of limits
passed by her Congress in 1886, and the sovereignty
over the whole OF the territory included in said boun
Diary shall be reserved absolutely 10 the said State Of
Texas.
Cd That for the safety and comfort OF the white in
habants, and to enable the Government of the United
States the better to repress Indian depredaons and
otherwise control them in such the peace of
the country may require the various Indian tribes within
said State shall be collected and removed to that part
of the State of Texas which lies north of the thirty
fourth parallel of north latitude and such collection
and removal shallbe made under the authority and at
the expense of the United States.
Mr.. YULEE asked the Senator to withdraw the
amendment for WHILE to enable him to offer an amend
ment to previous part OF the bill.
Mr.. CLEMENS withdrew his amendment for the pre-
sent,
Mr.. YULEE moved to strike out the 2st section which
is in these words;
locally inappcabe, shall have the same force and effect
within the said Territory of Utah elsewhere within
the United States, and to insert in lieu thereof the fol-
lowing
nd tha Co md of mi,
are hereby extended over and declared be in force in
said Territory OF Utah, far as the same and any pro-
vision thereof may be applicable.
After some debate on the point, whether the Constitu-
ton not now in force in the said Territory
the question taken, and the motion agreed TO
as follows.
YEAs-Messrs Atchison, Bell, Berrien, Borland But
Ter, Cass Clay, Clemens, Davis OF Mississippi, Dawson
Houston, Hunter, King, Mangum, Mason, Morton,
Pearce Pratt Rusk, Sebastian Soule Spruance Stur-
geon, Turney, and Y ulee-30
NAYs-Messrs. Badger, Baldwin, Benton, Bright,
Chase, Clarke, Cooper Davis of Massachusetts. Day
ton, Dodge OF Wisconsin, Felch, Greene, Hamln,
JONES' Miller, Norris, Seward, Shields, Smith, Under
wood, Upham, Walker, Webster and Whcomb-24.
Mr. BALDWIN moved to amend the 9th section,
(which is the same words the 10th section, apply
ing to New Mexico instead of Utah) by Inserting after
the word Slavery" the following 1T being hereby in
tended and declared, that the Mexican laws prohibiting
slavery shall be and remain in force in said territory
til altered or repealed by Congress
Mr.. Downs said that before the Senator pressed his
amendment he would like to make the 9th section con
form to the 10th section amended.
Mr.. BALDWIN withdrew his amendment
The 9th section was then amended so as 10 conform
with the 10th section as amended.
Mr.. BALDWIN then renewed his amendment, and adj
vocated desirable that the Senate should state d
recy what was to be the actual effect of the bill The
Senator from Kentucky, in his remarks on reporting
this bill declared it as his opinion that slavery did not
exist in the Territories, and forever prohibited by
tbo IaxUs ccaa n
ent opinion He wanted the Senate to state in the
bill what the effect intended to be produced by it,
Mr. CLAY opposed the amendment, because it was
nothing more than the Wilmot Provso in another
shape The Senate has already been tested upon that
provlso.
Mr. BALDWIN replied and urged that his amendment
was not the Wimot Proviso in another shape 1t was
the opinion of the Chairman Of the Committee of Thr
teen put In practical manner, an amendment to the
bill. 1t was to declare in the bill what the law OF the
Territory nowis 1t was no new enactment or law, but
an expression OF opnonby the trainers OF the bill what
the law OF the Territory was at this time.
Mr.. BERRIEN replied, and opposed the amendment.
Mr.. CAss said that the question OF what the law is,
was matter to be decided by the Judiciary. The
question OF what the law shall be, was, so far as the
Constitution allowed properly belonging to the egisla
tive department
Mr. ArcHIsoN moved to amend the amendment by
striking out all after the word be-, and insert are
hereby repealed"
Mr.. KING said that he hoped the amendment to the
amendment would be Withdrawn.
Several Senators urged the same request.
Mr.. ATcHISoN said that as Senators all around HIM
desired it, he would withdraw his amendment. 1t APP
peared to him that Senators did not wish to be tested on
the question
Mr. HALE moved the Senate adjourn. Lost;
The question was then taken on the amendment OF
Mr. Baldwin, and it was rejected, as follows
YEAs-Messrs Baldwin, Bradbury, Bright, Chase.
Cooper, Corwin, Davis OF Mass, Dayton, Dodge OF
Wisconsin, Douglas Felch, Greene, Hale, HamIn, NIL
Ter, Norris, Seward Shields Smith, Spruance, Upham,
Walker and Whitcomb-23