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WAsHIS0roE. July 81.

menGment, which he could not defend hsrs or
elsewhere. and he would retrieve that vote by
voting for Mr.. Pearce's amendment
Mr.. Yulee requested Mr.. Pearce to divide his
amendment and allow his question frs, 10 be taxi
en on the motion to strike out
The question was taken ON striking out and il
was agreed to. Yeas SO, nays 90.
Mr. Pearce then moved 10 amend the bill by
restoring oil that portion which had Just been
stricken out. except Mr. Dawson's amendment I of
yesterday, III lieu OF the operation of territorial
government IN New Mexico until after commits
sioners should have agreed Upon terms, and in
the meantime the rights OF both the United States
and Texas shall remain unchanged and unaffected.
Rejected. Yeas % nays 80.
| Mr.. Hale moved the indefinite postpouement
ofthe BILL Lost, Yeas 81, nays 80.
Mr. Yuee moved to amegd Mr.. Pearce's amend.
ment by striking out all that related to Texas A.
greed to. 90 to %. D., ,. -
Mr.. Chase movedtho indefinite postponement
Of the bill 28 to 29 i.,
Mr. Sebastian moved to adjourn, Yeas IA, nays
40. o.,
The question being taken OH Mr. Psarce's a.
mendment as amended, it was rejected. Yeas 25,
nays 90 ~;
Mr. ,Atchison moved to strike out all that relat.
ed to California. 90 to 80.
| (The bill now contained nothing but the admis.
sion OF California, aud territorial government
for Uah.) ,.a,.,p
Mr. Douglass made several Intellectual motions
to amend the boundary of Utah,
Motious to adjourn aud postpone indefinitely
were rejected.
Mr.. Berrien moved to strike out the provision
giving California two Representatives in Congress.
Lost. 81 tn 38. ... g.
Mr.. Winthrop, after few remarks, expressed
his desire to have an nnmixed vote upon every
question, aud moved a reconsideration ofthe vote
by which the Senate refused to strike out from
the bill all relating to California, and it was agreed
to 34to25
Messrs Berrien. Foote and Downs, made un
successful attempts To secure an adjournment.
After various unsuccessful efforts tn fix the SOut
em boundary If Utah at 36deg. BON. and 35 deg
l8 m it was finally carried ut 81 deg.n
! Mr. RuSk moved to lay the bill on the table
| lost 90 to %.
The question then being taken On ordering the
bill to be ensrossed, it was agreed tO--yeas 80,
nays 18, as follows.
Yeas-Messrs. AtchisOn. Badger, Benton, Ber-
rien. Bradbury. Bright, Butler, Cuss Davis OF Miss,
Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge Of lava, Douglass.
Downs, Felch. Houston. Hunter Jones King Ma
son. Morton. Morris, Pratt Sebastian. Shields
Snnle, Spruance. Sturgeon, Turney, Underwood
II
| Nna--Messrs Baldwin. Chase, Clarke, Davis
of Mass, Dayton. Dodge Of Wisconsin,. Ewing
Greene, Hale, Hamlin. Howard. Mei, Pearce,
Seward Upham, Walker, Whitcomb and Win
throp-l3.
| Thus it will DE seen that the compromise bill
has been rejected except the part relative tn Utah.
which has been rngrosse,l ltr third reading.
| HntsE-Mr. Eitlcheld from the committee to
which was referred petitions for the establishment
of an Agricultural Bureau in connection with the
Department Of the Interior, asked To be discharg
ed from their further, consideration, and moved
The report lie on the table
Mr. Cruwell from the committee on Indian aE
fairs, reported back Senate bill TO enable the Pres.
ideat to negotiate treaties of friendship aud bnnn.
daies with the Indians south of lhe Missouri riv-
er to the Texis frontier The bill was referred to
the committee of the Whole
The House then went into committee of the
Whole on the Fortfcation bill The question
pending was to strike out the appropriation of j..
600 for defensive works near Detroit.
Without coming to any conclusion, the commit,
tee rose, aud the House adjourned.
WAsHISeroN, July 81.
President Fillmore will probably communicate
to Congress a message informing that body of his
purpose. to prevent Texas from invading any por-
far as the New Mexicans have progressed in mat.
ters, he will defend them in the formation of a
State Government
Hon Edward Bates has arrived in Washington.
1t is now said that he is to take the Department OF
the Interiar.
WAsHISGToN, August |.
SESATE-Mr. Douglass moved that the inde-
pendent biz for the admission Of California be taxi
Of al
der-agreed to, 80 TO %.
Mr. Douglass then moved that it be made the
special order for this day and every day hereafter
until disposed of. ..,
Mr., Achcson moved to amend by striking out
to-day aud substituting Monday. Rejected
to 80 al ,
Mr.. Achespn said, Mr. Douglass m0tion would
supercede the Omnibus bill, which was ordered
ltor I2 O'Clock to-day.
Mr.. Hale sail the Omnibus bill was not yet en-.
gros ed.
Mr. Foote wanted to take Texas first; Cailor-
mia could never parliamentary measures
Elsewhere would defeat it,
MIR. Douglass motion finally carried.
Mr. Acheson moved that when the Senate adj
liourned il would be until Mouday-ater some de.
bate the motion was withdrawn.
The California bil was then taken up. Mr.
Foote asked lfit would be in order to move IL
strike out all after the enactns clause, aud insert
new matter. The Speaker replied yes, Mr..
Douglass asked first to have time to perfect bill
htO which Mr.. Foote consented, and Mr.. Douglass
then moved all amendment respecting lands, &c.
hereafter to be offered
Mr.. Foote submitted an amendment to thai
previously submitted, dividing California by the
line OF So deg 80 m, and spoke in favor II :, J.,
Mr.. Clay followed, saying that the Senate had
before it measure of peace calculated to harmo.
nize a discordant feelings That measure had
met fate not altogether here unexpected which
II behalf Of the country he deeply deplored. He
did not mean to enquire into the measure ol re,
sponsbiity of those whose actions had defeated
the bill-and that it was defeated was too well
known The proposition by the Senator from
Maryland, [ Mr.. Pearce. Twas the immediate cause
of that defeat. He [Mr Clay) had said from tirst
to the last that he was i'll favor oil the admission
of California. and he had been and was so still.
Had Mr.. Foote'S proposition this morning, been
received in proper spirit he Mr.. Clay) would
bhaye voted for it, but under the circumstances be
wonld now be compelled to withhold his support
from it He desired now to say that lie intended
to be unalarmed, by any menances from individu
ais or States. Ifagy individual state should array
its arms against the Uniou, he was for testing the
strength Of our government to try whether It wa
Ia practicable government Which Couiu mainta'i
itself TApplause.) IRblood was to be spilleC
Whose fault was in It was the fault Of those VIII
raised the standard OF disunion. As long as HI
had an arm and voice to raise, that voice aud arm
should be raised in support Of the Union. GAP
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