The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-08-17

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WASHINGTON, July 81.
The Senate proceeded to the con-
4. Il The compromise bill.
4. su.sroh pending 'sS' the amend
.ooo..d BY NJ. i Us, to strike from
"A ec,ion Of the bill the words, 8 nor
%Alpr o. prohibiting African slavery
..ao The section proposed to be amends
Y. ,ssas q follows: That the legisla-
.,vsr Of said territory shall extend to all
IN subjects Of legislation, consistent
4. Constitution Of the United States and
.sioas Of this act, but no law shall be
NJ interfering with the primary disposal
4, il. nor esiabhahing O~rprOhibiting .AficGn
A. amendment d NJ Norris was agreed
], nays
:. ,nsaion was then stated on the motion
Y. walker TO strike out all the sections
4, bill except the first section, for the adj
ia d California.
I, pssrcs wished to know whether it would
al, 10 move TO strike out from the twen-
Ina % the thirty-ninth section, inclu-
mtaining all that portion Of the bill
~vsence to a territorial goveFmenment
n, Mexico, aud the provisions inserted
.a,arielating to the Texan boundary.
i, marked that his object in making the
~ vas to get rid Of the provisions insert
,1tadav on the motion Of the Senator
.nGa mi. DawsOn.) which put a territorial
,,,nmVnt into operation over the free in
.rnpn west OF the Rio Grande, and left
n cn The east side subject to such laws as
nv on the west might think proper to
M He desired, by his motion, to reinstato
n,hs proposed to strike out, with the <
Mon Of what he considered Objectionable,
ikf which he could not vote. The amend.
hi gave an implied recognition of title in
Hs 10 the land in dispute. To this he was
posed.
n. Clay expressed his regret that the Sena-
had moved to strike out that part Of the
relative to the adjustment of the Texan
/, uudary. If it were not altogether right, it
Nd be amendeR There were amendments
mdy spoken Of, one Of which was that
enitnriaI government should MOI 90 into
, .mtiOn either on the east or west side Of the
pGande. He then opposed the motion.
Nt Pearce rerlied, and then moved 10 strike
!, oil Of that part Of the bill relating TO New
kIco and Texas.
! debate ensued, and the question being
i Jon, Mr.. Pearce's motion was agreed to-
1883, nays q.
NJ Psarcs thea- moved to insert the same
,, sr stricken out, with the exception Of Mr..
Epn's amendment-with this p%roviso, that
h territorial government, authorized BY this
shall mot go imO operation TIL March A.
Nd Douglass moved that the bill be inde6-
IL " Pos'POned; ~lOst-yeas IS, nays 80.
%, Tuney moved that the consideration Of
ps bill b indefinitely postponed, and on the
aiOn being taken ii was decided in the neg.
fi N-ysas29, nays 30, as follows:
% ss-Messrs. Baldwin, BarnweIl, Benton
Dol ai, Vhase, Clark, Clemens, Davis of Mass
W HAd Miss, Dayton, Dodge, OF WIS.,, Ew'
y GreeNe, Hale, HamIin, Houston, Hurter
~ W, Miller, Phelps, Rusk, Seward, Soul6
o'q n'E Uphsm, Walker, Winthrop and Yule'
E'-Msssrs. AtchisOn, Badger, Bell, Der
% Bradbury, Bright, Cass, Clay, Cooper
'aA '1n, D%ckinsOR, Dodge, Of Iowa, Douglass
~ ''H FsIch. FOote, zones, King. Mangum
m 'h, Norris, Pearce, Pratt, Sebastian
ls0 aa'Sp'uance. Sturgeon, Underwood, Walei
SA' WhiIeOmb-3O.
Underwood moved to strike out Pearce'
ndf hni lost.
if' Y Iulee moved to amend Pearce's amend
: y sinking out that part composed o
~ ~ Known as ~Bradbury's amendment TO
:" 'a'meOt Of commissioners.
e'ed'O-yeas 20, nays %.
> = l'V0ase moved that the further consider
!" lhs bill be indefinitely postponed.
!. A'O' Nas-yeas 28, nays %, when Mr.
Wy voted in the negative, making 20
In AGsVsAted the killing of the bill.
sa''ndment striking out all that part .
an p'oV'dlng territorial governments 70
4 III wv and New Mexico was adopted, leav
obi @',ng hut that portion providing for thu
asns Y" soVernment Of Utah, or Deseret, anC
sdIs s~s boundary at the seth degree Of lat
loAs Ivy thus mutilated, was ordered to b
~ u "'o BY THE following vote:
Ms''rs Archrson, Badger, Benton
O'adbury, Bright, Butler, Cass, DaVi
lawson, Dickinson, Dodge, of Iowa
Downs, Fetch, Houston, Hunter
had ? AO'g, Mason, Morton, Norris, Pratt
billy NJ, Shields, sOuIe, ]spruance, Sturgeon
P'' Underwood, Wales, and Yulee-92
s'''t'' Baldwin, Bell, Chase, Clarl