Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-08-13
PASSAGE OF MR.. PEARCE'S BILL.
In SENATE ERInAv A lie O

Oyn er exterior to SAID boundaries
apd Of all her claims upon the United States.
/ ne question pending was on the motion BY Mr.
Wnhfop to strike ont the following section containing
| the proposed boundaries of Texas
First The State ofTexas will agree that her bonn
Diary on the north shall commence at the point AZ which
the meridian OF one hundred degrees west from Green
wlch Is ntersected by the parallel of thirtysx degrees
and thirty minutes north latitude and shall rnr
] from SAID point due west to the meridian OF onf
| hundred and three degrees west from Greenwich
thence her boundary shall run due south to the tbt
SECOND degree ofnorth latitude; thence hes said par
allel OF thrtytwo degrees north latitude to the Rio
Bravo del Nore, and thence with the channel of said
river TO the Cult of Mexico
| And insert in lieu thereof
The State OF Iexasw agree that her boundary
on the north shall commence at the point in the mid
pie ofthe deepest channel in the Rio Grande del Norte
where the same is crossed by the one hundred and
ond degree OF Longitude west from the meridian Of
GfeenWlch thence north along that Longitude to the
hrty degree OF north latitude; thence eastward
ly to the point at which the one hundredth degree O.
west 81. longitude 51 crosses the Red river"
Mr WINTHROP said that he had no intention to de-
tam the Senate He had not had an opportunity ofexam
hng the question OF boundary. He preferred the line
proposed Yesterday by the Senator from Ohio. (Mr
GTwng,) and would have been glad fit were ad opted
ne would be glad il the line proposed by the Compro
mise Dill had been agreed upon But still more would
ne nave preferred the line laid down by the convention
OF MeT Mexico He would rejoice if this line were
tbe ne agreed with nearly all that was contained in
e aie message the President of the United States on
subject He agreed with the President that the const
luton adopted by the convention of New Mexico was
nog more ,han nudity; but he hoped that was
hotsuch nudity but It might be made aperfect and re-
cognlsed document He would be glad to have her
admitted as State.
re OBJECTED to the remuneration proposed to be paid
70 exas, because he considered it enormous He al
luaed 10 the cost OF the whole acquired territory fifteen
nilions and said that ten millions was PROPOSED TO
Paia lor part only Of it. He pointed the costs
so e war, Inc price OF peace, and the present propo
sil,qh' an as resulting from the annexation of Texas
Il ne theh SAID upon examination, he discovered
inc line proposed by the bill not so Objectionable
as ne nad thought and as the amendment Of the Sen
tor from ONO mad been rejected yesterday and there
oeng no probability OF any other line meeting with IA
Vor he withdrew his amendment.
MI UNDERWOOD moved to strike out the boundaries
proposed by the BILL and insert in lieu thereof the fol-
loving belng those reported by the compromise COM
mittee. Vim
I'm the Rio Del Norte, commonly called Ell Paso,
ana running up that river twenty miles, measured by
straight line thereon and thence easwardv to a noint
where the Tooth degree of west longitude crosses led
river peng the southwest angle in the line despnaed
between the United States and Mexico, and the same
dams by the U. States" ''0 ="
=, Mr. CLEMENS replied to the remarks of Mr.. Win
throp IN relation to the annexation of Texas
M n a ade question beng taken on the amendment of
X, YEAs-Messrs. Baldwin, Bradbury, Bright, Chase,
Clarke Cooper, Dodge Of Wisconsin, Ewing, Fech'
G 5his1S Hale Hamlin Norris Phelps, Seward,
Walker Whcomb and Win ufr@poo 1pha" Wales
NAYs-Messrs Atchison, Badger, Bamwell Rell
Benton Bcrren Bright, Butler Cass Clemens, Davis Of
TMIsslsslpp Dawson Dickinson Dodge of Iowa, Foote.
Houston, Hunter, King, Mason, Morton, Pearce. Risk
SEBASTIAN, Soule, Sturgeon, Turney-25
Mr., Mason submitted asa substitute for the bill a Sc
res o! resolutions declaring that by the provisions of
NE ont resolution anneXlng Texas to the United States
Texas was annexed with the boundaries declared by the
act OF 1856 and that such the true and ieqit
innate boundaries of the State
Mr; MASON explained the amendment, and main
Of tho pt,f no Al.
boundary OF Texas And the debate was further con-
tnued by Nessrs Foote, Mason Berren Davis of Mis-
ssppi, and Butler.
The question was then taken the amendment and
rejected, by the following vote
YEAs-Messrs Atchson, Barnwell, Butler Clemens
PAWS Ia oil MISSISSIPPI Houston Hunter, King, Mason
Nsqs Eu,k s0q Rsas Tueey and Yues4
ren Bradbury, Brigst Cass, Chase Clarke. Cooner
Davis of Massachusetts, Dawson Dickinson Dodoe Of
1Winconsin, Dodge Of Iowa, Douglas, Ewing, Feleh
Poote Greene. Hale Han,lin Mangum, Pe sic
Underwood 3 Uphsn, Wales, Walker aaa siashrcss
lns baa4.sssassssshsn raporses toss9ss
question was on eoncurrng with Ara tssaade
IS HE Gomnittee o the Whole
Inc hrst was pn concurring with the amendment
whereby the ollowing ction-"Second Inc Stata Of
eSas eeaes TO me United States all her Territory ex
terror to the territory and boundaries which she is to
establish by the hrst article of this agreement"-was
amended by Inserting before the word "terlitorv tho
words "claims tor ~
MI BERRlEN moved to amend the amendment bv |
making 1t read title and claims to-" On this notion !
aer debate the yeas and nays TAKEN and resulted
n the negative as follows:
~ YEAs-messrs Atehison, Barnwell, Berien, Butler,
clemens, Davis of Miss, Dawson, Dickinson, Foote
Houston Hunter, King, Mason, Morton, Rusk, Sebas
ian. Soule, Turney and Yule-19
, 4Ysmc-Messrss: Badger, Baldwin, Benton Bradbury.
,qnsn, Dodge OF Iowa. Douglas, Ewing, Fetch, Greene.
Hale, Hainlin, Norris, Pearce, Phelps, Seward Smith
opruance, Sturgeon Underwood, Upham Wales, Wal,
Ser and Winthrop--2S.
The amendment inserting "claims to" was than con
cured In by the following vote:
- YEAs--Messrs. Baldwin, Bradbury Bright, Cass,
TT9sse Clarke Cooper Davis of Mass Dodge Of
5reene, ,Hamlln, Norris, Phelps, Seward Shields
smith, Spruance, Sturgeon, Underwood. Upham
Wales, Walker, Whitcomb and Wnthrop-2s
NAyspMessrs Atchson Badger Barnwell Benton,
Dickinson, Foote, Houston, Hunter, King, Mason
Merton, Pearce, Rusk, Sebastian, Soue, Turney and
ulee-22
whereby the following proviso-"P roUided also, That
i've millions OF said stock shall not be issued until the
redors OF the State holding bonds Texas for which
ul'es on imports were specially pledged shall first eat
he Treasury ofthe United States releases of ali claims
galst the United States Tor or account of said
onds striker out and the following inserted in
leu thereof "
."Prouidod, also, That no more than five m;Il;oos
said stock shall be issued until the creditors of the
state holding bonds and other certificates of stock Of
eXas, Tor which duties imports Were specially pIed-
ed shall first file at the treasury of the United States
eeases OF all claim against the United States for or an
ccount Of said bonds certificates in such form as
hall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury and
pPpToved by the President of the United States.
Messrs ATcHIsoN and BRIGHT advocated the reiec-
ion OF both provisions.
And the question being taken the amendment was
incurred in by the following vote:
4EAs-Messrs. Badger Baldwin, Bell Berren, Brad
nry, Cass, Clarke Clemens, Cooper Davis of Massa-
husetts, Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge OF Wisconsin,
lodge OF Iowa Ewing, Felch Foote, Greene, HamIin,
iuneT Morton, Norris, Pearce, Phelps Sebastian, Sc
Jpham, Wales, Walker and Winthiop-35
NAYs-Messrs Atchson Benton, Bright, Butler
Jaws Of Mississippi, Douglas, Houston Mason, Rusk
'ouIe, Turney and Whitcomb--l2. "a
The other amendments were concurred in without
vision.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD renewed the amendment, which
ad been rejected in committee changing the proposed
onndarles TO those reported by the COMPROMISE BILL
Mr; DAVIS, OF Mississippi, opposed the amendment,
nd Mr. UNDERWOOD supported it.
gain rejected by the following vote:
YEAS essrs; Baldwin, Bradbury, Chase Clarke,
jooper, Davis OF Massachusetts, Dodge of Wisconsin,
Dodge EXviru ~ |