The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-18
CITY OF WASHINGTON THURSDAY MORNING APRIL IS, 1850

/ ne would Withdraw the amendment altogether, and
throw himself back on his original proposition.
/ The amendment being thus Withdrawn, the amend
menl to the amendment submitted this morning by Mr.
| Mr. BENTON then moved to amend the motion to
refer BY adding the following II. aHe4 VA
PROVIDED, That nothing in these instructions shall be
construed 70 authorize The said commiee 70 take into oon
anything that relates to either OF the four oow
| J. The abolition Of slavery within the States
The suppression OF the slave trade between the States
81 Inc abolition o. slavery within the fots arsenals,
boo a e s si
And Proeidsd farther, Thatsad COMMITTEES shall not take
slavery in ussa ssss whoh shall os 81
specially referred ioh by order the Senate.
Mr.. CLAY then moved his amendment to the propo-
After debate Mr. BENTON mo moved % % 81 iay The whole
subject the table, with view 10 taking up the bill for
the admission OF California into the Union which
decided in the negative BY yeas a. nays 49, as follows
Clarke Corwin, Davis Dayion Dodge of
Iowa. Dodge of Wisconsin, Douglas Fslch Greene, Hale.
saiaa a% Wassr I and 'st Wsb.ss @ ra'' ''W '0's'0'
Aicbison, Badger, Ball. Borland. Bright
son, Dowas. Foos, Hunter, King Manxnm, Mason.
sso Tues and
The question recurring upon Mr.. CLAY's amendment
to Mr. BESToN's amendment. after long debate, in the
course OF which The proposition was modified Al the sug
necessary" the words "and therefore Declines" the
question taken upon the amendment and decided in
the affirmative, by yeas 80, nays ~, as follows
Cav. Gay, cls%sa. Day. q Si,:..ipPi. DiaiIassa.
Dodge q Iowa. Douglas Downs Foos. Hunter. Jones.
tan. so.s, spruance, Sturgeon Tnrney, Underwood and
NAYs~Messrs. Baldwin. Benton, Bradbury, Bright.
Chase, Clarke Corwin Davis Of Massachusetts, Dayton
Dodge Of Wisconsin, Fech Greene Hale Hamlin. MuleI
comb.n ~ -'''~'''''
The question being then taken on the amendment as
Mr. BENTON subseq queptly submitted the nine follow
ing amendments, upon each OF which, as well as the hse
propositions previously submitted by him, he said he
would ask separate vote by yeas and naysi
With Instructions. that in any bill. scheme, other
ssy sns
proposed legislation which shall require the Of any
other State TO its completion.
OF California with any which is connected with
question Of boundary other controversy with any other
s. That they shall connect admission Of the State
California with other measure Of les. dignity than the
and entire member of this Union. 6
That they shall not make California party %, or IN
way include her with, provision in the
intent OF compact relating slavery. TO any
slave State slave Territory, other than the compac Of
5. Tha, they shall California party TO- in
compso, u dsscpon other than
the compacts Of the constitution, and those compacts rea
States formed Of the territory Of the United States
That they shall not report any measure proposing any
T. That they shall make the State Of California party
to- any way connected with, the question OF her
provision f n Se naSrs q comp.s which hs. moi
been required Of either Of the following named States
Alabama, Arkansas. Missouri. Iowa. Wisconsiu Florida
That they shall not make party TO- OF IN any manner
the character intent OF compact any State, or people,
having the political organisation OF State not represented
That they shall admission Of the State
shar State IN direct manner on precisely equal footing
with the original States and unncumbered with any other
conditions, responsibilities, or considerations
question Of order was raised against the amendments
upon the ground that they were inconsistent with the
proposition already adopted. by which the Senate had
LIVING any ,ha onsa,nn ~ y or.r s
/ The VICE PRESIDENT ruled, that although ques-
ton Of CONSISTENCY might present reason for rejecting
an amendment. IT presented no case Tor the decison OF
the Chair as question Of order.
Mr. CLAY, appealed from this decision; and after
Mr. BENTON. Here, Mr. President. must rscur to
the main point Here is an open attempt to enforce the
previous question, without any rule In the Senate TO au-
Senate Ii S admitted thai the object is to cut OF amend.
ment Ii is admitted that il is previous question IN
different FORM and without the rule And yet am TO be
treated facfious Tor resisting the enforcement OF the
previous question here 10 cut OF all amendments when
there Is no rule TO authorize IL deem Il my duty to
resist such course so long as parliamentary law per-
mits me TO do it. II the Senate have declared that
they will decline TO give Instructions, ! have the
parliamentary right 10 offer them and when they
Sss s.m NO WAY 70 f know s o.
not be declared Mr. President that my amendments are
out OF order because they conflict with rule which 70
govern senator's IN the votes which they give upon my
amendment. / have the right to offer amendments. The
rules not altered, The senator from Kentucky
has offered resolves and that resolve does not alter the
rules of the Senate The rules OF the Senate cannot be
altered except upon notice and due consideration They
cannot be ae red by side move They cannot be alter
ed pending question, in order TO cut on debaie or
10 prevent measures being carried. Rules must De
known Rules be adopted beforehand II they are
10 be altered there must be notice, and the process must
be gone through with in regular manner The rules OF
ate cannot be obteraisd They cannot be expunged by
vote adopted the progress OF case, when the Senate
will do thing contrary TO the existing rules Sir, the
motion made BY the senator from Kentucky and which
has been adopted, motion 10 overrue the rules OF the
Senate rampe the rules OF the Senate under loot SIR
for the purpose of sitting debafeor the purpose OF cut
ting of amendments When 10 these amend
menis we will whether not they absrsctions
which have been made the OF all the agitation which
has taken place In the United States
Sir. intend by those amendments to cut the root OF
agitaton cut up the whole address OF southern mem
bers, by which the country was thrown into flame.
mean show that there foundation for any such
thing. That is 10 say, mean to make proposition
upoa which believe the will show that there mas
been cry Of awofr when there no wolf that the
reason that there design in the Congress Of tne
United States to encroach upon the rights OF the South
to agrees the South, to press them upon me
subject propose, sir TO give the Senate an oppofu
nifty OF showing that all this alarm has been witnou
foundation propose to give to the country % ,ne Peo
ole OF the United States the highest declaration upon
earth that they have been disturbed about nothing