The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-08-06

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Smith, Soule, Tnrney, Upham, Winthrop, and
Yulee-33
NAYs.-Messrs. Bradbury, Bright, Cass, Chase,
Clay, Clemens, Cooper, Dayton, Dickinson,
g Dodge, of Iowa, Douglas, Felch, Hale, Houston,
Jones, Miller, Norris, Rusk, Sebastian, Shields,
Spruance, Sturgeon, Underwood, Wales, Walker,
and Whtcomb.-26 60 ieas'sl3otSCe
So the motion was agreed to-
Mr.. CLEMENS. | move that the Senate ad-
joirili
The motion was rejected.
Mr. CLEMENS. / move to postpone the
further consideration of this bill till the LIST day
of December next.
f. Mr.. SEWARD. ask the yeas and nays on
that motion rsss,sls
ra The yeas and nays We're ordered.
Mr.. FOOTE. would suggest to my friend
from Alabama that, as it is most obvious that
the California part of the bill is about to be
Mr. CHASE. rise to point of order |
apprehend that when a motion is made to post
pone to day certain, it is not debatable.
The PRESIDENT. 1t is in order to debate
the motion, although it would not be in order
to debate the subject of the bill.
MIR. FOOTE. was simply appealing to my
friend to withdraw his motion, for the reason
that, if the present motion prevails, as we are
about to part with California for the present, we
may have an opportunity of acting upon the
Territorial bill without the Wilmot Proviso, so
that we may know where we are.
Mr.. CLEMENS. made the motion without
= any sort Of reference as to what effect it will
have upon the bill We can do what is propo-
sed by the Senator Mississippi just as well to,
e. morrow as to-day. We have now been in session
seven hours, and have been sick for some time
past, and am anxious to adjourn, and now give
Cd notice that will move the postponement of this
bill on every opportunity, and will ask the yeas
and nays each time. fgentlemen wish TO make
it a question of bone and muscle will try it.
Mr.. FOOTE. Very well we will try it.
The question was then taken on the motion
of DIR. CLEMENS to postpone the further consi-
deration of the bill until the LIST of December,
and it was rejected, as follows: Mzt.
.aa YEAs-Messrs. Barnwell, Benton, Butler
Chase, Clarke, Clemens, Davis of Massachu-
sets, Dayton, Dodge, of Wisconsin, Ewing,
Greene, Hale, Hamln, Mason, Miller, Phelps,
Rusk, Sebastian, Seward, Soule, Turney,
Upham, Walker, Winthrop, Yulee-25.
NAYs-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Bell, Ber-
ren, Bradbury, Bright, Cass, Clay, Cooper,
Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge, of Iowa, Douglas,
Downs, Foote, Houston, Jones, King, Mangum
Morton, Norris, Pearce, Pratt, Shields, Smith,
Spruance, Sturgeon, Underwood, Wales, Whit
comb-3O. ~ .t. r..
Mr.. CLEMENS. now move that the Sen
ate adjourn. .... ..a..s...
This motion was not agreed to.
The question was then taken on the motion
to strike out California, and it was agreed to, as
follows: @ IS.
YEAs--Messrs Atchison, Badger, Baldwin,
Barnwell, Bell, Benton, Berrien, Butler, Clarke,
80
Mississippi, Dawson, Downs, Ewing, Foote,
Greene, Hunter King, Mangum, Mason, Nor
ton, Pearce, Phelps, Pratt, Rusk Sebastian,
Seward, Smith, Soule, Turney, Upham,. Win
throp, Yulee-34. a ua as
NAYs--Messrs. Bradbury, Bright, Cass, Clay,
Chase, Cooper, Dayton, Dickinson, Dodge, Of
Wisconsin, Dodge, of Iowa, Douglas, Felcf
Hale, Hamlin, Houston, Jones, Miller, Norris,
Shields, Spruance, Sturgeon, Underwood, Wales,
Walker, Whitcomb-25 1
"s Mr.. FOOTE move that the Senate adj
journ. ""a""
SEVERAL SENATOR'S Oh no! .. ~
Mr.. SEWARD. On that motion | ask fol
the yeas and nays. 5'e
~ Cries of " oh no." " ESQ. ta
Mr.. FOOTE. At the instance of several
friends, who suppose we can pass the bill,
withdraw the motion to adjourn.
81 Mr.. BERRIEN. Is the motion to adjourn
withdrawn? ." .'a, .t r"A
'@ Mr.. FOOTE. Yes, it is supposed that we
can pass the bill. A". .f"~ f"" H...
Mr. BERRIEN l beg to suggest to the
Senate the proprety of considering whether,
after the varied action of the day, is is not better
that we should take some time before we finally
dispose of this BILL a; 34-a nf
'g Mr.. HALE and others. ooh no." 4'
~ The PRESIDENT Senators must preserve
order, and must not interrupt the speaker.
Mr.. BERRIEN. If it does not meet the
sanction of the Senate will submit the motion
which proposed. JGt I" att#%
Mr.. DOUGLAS. renew the motion to fix
the boundary of Utah on the east by the Rocky
mountains, and on the south by the thirty
seventh parallel 1t is matter of form, to
which, presume, there is no objection. The
motion is to insert in the fifth line of the fifth
section the words by the summit of the Rocky
mountains, and on the south by the thirty
seventh parallel of north latitude"
Mr.. DAWSON. In organizing this Terri
toryit should be remembered that the boundaries
we fix will very probably be those of the State
which may hereafter be formed out of it. This
is, therefore, an important question; and yet
am asked to vote upon it without having any
knowledge of the boundaries proposed to be
fixed Several SENATORS. "Nor II Nor Ir']
think it therefore due to the subject the mea-
sure Of compromise having been defeated, that
we should adjourn. '.1
SEVERAL SENATORS. "Let us finish," oh,
no." o|n"#=- 49,. ."
The PRESIDENT The Chair will be under
the necessity of calling senators by name, unless
order is preserved. a. ,..
Mr.. DAWSON. Although that measure has
been defeated, yet if it be within the power of
this body, or within its disposition to settle these
agitating questions, and do something to restore
peace, and avert the impending danger, we have
still nucleus for the establishment of Terri
torial Governments, and the settlement of the
Texas question. merely present this fact to
Che Senate as an inducement to adjourn and
we may consider the subject calmly tomorrow,
when we are not fatigued by the heat of the
weather, and when We shall probably be in a
better temper. H @."
This measure is of vast Importance to the
country, and gentlemen must consider that we
of the South have been excited in regard to it