The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-09-25

sippi, Dawson, Dickinson, Douplas, Downs
Foote, Houston Hunter, King, Mason, Morton
Pearcc, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Soale, Turney
Underwood and Yulac-26.
| NAys-Messss. Baldwin. Bradbury, Bright
Chase, Clarke, Cooper, Davis OF Massachusetts
| Dayton, Dodge Of Wisconsin, Dodge Of Iowa
Ewing, Felcl, Greene, Hale HamKn, Jones
Miller, Norris, Seward, Shields, Smith, Spruance
Upham, Wales, Walker, Winthrop and Whit
comb--27.
Mr.. DOUGLAS Mr. President, i. is neces
sary to make some change In the boundary, ~
to include these Mormon settlements Thirty
seven will include them as well as $50 80. NOV,
to insert $40.
Mr. Mason moved to amend the amendment by
substituting 800 for $40. r
The question being taken upon the latte
amendment, it was rejected without a division.
The question being then taken upon Mr.. DOUG
LASS motion, fixing the line at $40, it agreel
Mr.. EWING moved an adjournmen'' which
Mr.. SOULE moved to amend the bill in tn,
10th section by inserting:
Prorided, That the territorial legislature shall
have no power in any manner to interfere with tn.
establishment the abolition of slavery within
the limits Of the said territory, but shall provid,
for the protection Of such property is recog
nized by the Constitution of the United States.
WI o. uefnandeu the yeas ana nays.
Mr. HALE moved TO amend by striking GU
all after g protection of" and inserting "per
sonal liberty"
AT the suggestion Of a SENATOR near him,
MIR. HALE withdrew his amendment
Mr. MASON moved to strike out that portion
of the amendment imposing duty upon the ter
ritorial legislature.
| Mr.. SOULE accepted the amendment
| The amendment was then read as follows:
| Propided, That the territorial legislature shall
have no power IN any manner to interfere will
the establishment Of the abolition Of slavery
within the limits of the said territory.
| Mr.. HUNTER moved an adjournment, which
was negatived on division--ayes 20, noes IS.
MIR. RUSK moved that the bill be laid on tn,
table. $3.50
| The question being taken upon the motion, i
was decided In the negative-yeas 30; nays 81
as follows:
YEAS - Messrs- Baldwin, Barnwell, Chase
Clarke, Davis of Massachusetts, Dayton, Dodgt
of Wisconsin, Ewing, Greene, Hale, Miller
Pearce, Rusk, Seward, Smith, Spruance, Turney
! Upham, Walker, and Winthrop-2O.
| NAys-Messrs Atchis0n, Badger, Bell, Der
rien, Bradbury, Bright Butler, Cass, Cooper
Davis of Mississippi, Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge
of Iowa. Douglas, Downs, Houston, Hunter
King, Mason, Morton, Norris, Pratt, Sebastian
Shi. Ids, Soule, Sturgeon, Underwood, Whit
comb, and Ynlee-29.
So the Senate refused to lay the bill on thu
| table.
Mr.. SOULE here Withdrew his amendment.
The question being then taken upon ordering
the bill to be engrossed for third reading, it wa,
decided in the Alternatives yeas 80, nays 18--a'
follows:
| YEAS - Messrs Atchison, Badger, Benton
Berrien, Bradbury, Bright, Butler, Cass, Davis o
Mississippi, Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge of Iowa
Douglas, Downs, Felch, Houston, Hunter, Jones
King, Mason, Morton, Norris, Pratt, Sebastian
Shields, Sole, Spruance, Sturgeon, Turney
Underwood Wales, and Yulee-32
| NAYs-Messrs Baldwin, Bell, Chase, Clarke
Davis of Massachusetts, Dayton, Dodge of Wis
consin, Ewing, Greene, Hale, Hamlin, Miller
Pearce, Seward, Smith, Upham, Walker, ant
Winthrop-lS
So the bill was ordered to be engrossed.
! On motion, the Senate then adjourned.