The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-16

The Senate refused 20 concur with the vote adding
the third section to the bill-yeas %, nays 26-as
follows;
YEAS.-Alessrs Badger, Barnwell, Bell, Ber-
rien, Butler Davis of Mississippi Dawson, Dick
inson, Downs, Foote, Hunter, King, Mason, Nor
ton, Pratt, Rusk Sebastian, Soule, Sturgeon, Tur-
ney, Underwood, and Yulee-22.
| NAYS-Messrs. Baldwin, Benton, Bright Chase
| Clarke, Clay, Davis of Massachusetts,, Dayton,
Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa, Ewing, Fetch.
Fremont, Greene, Gwin, Hale, Hamlin, Jones, Nor
| ris Seward, Shields, Smith, Spruance, Wales,
Walker, and Winthrop-26.
The fourth section, being dependent upon the
one just rejected, was voted down without divis-
| ion.
Mr. DAVIS, of Mississippi, said that, as the
author OF these amendments, the Senator from
Maryland, was absent, he moved the bill be post
poned till Monday.
The question being taken, resulted-yeas Is,
| YEAS.-Messrs. Atchson, Barnwell, Berren,
Butler, Davis of Mississippi, Dawson, Downs Hale,
Hunter, King, Mason, Morton, Pratt, Rusk Sebas-
tian, Soule, Turney, and y ulee-lS.
NAlS.-Messrs. Badger, Baldwin, Bell, Benton,
Bright, Chase, Clarke, Clay, Davis of Massachu-
sets, Dayton, Dickinson, Dodge of Wisconsin,
Dodge OF Iowa, Ewing, Felch, Fremont, Greene,
| Gwin, Hamlin, Jones, Norris, Seward, Shields,
Smith, Spruance, Sturgeon, Underwood, Wales,
Walker, Whitcomb, and Wnthrop3l.
So the Senate refused to postpone the bill.
The question then taken on concurring with
the vote by which the fifth section had been added
TO the bill and the Senate refused to concur-yeas
20, nays 2S-as follows:
YEAS.-Messrs. Atohison, Badger, Barnwell,
Bell, Berrien, Butler Davis of Mississippi, Daw-
son, Dickinson, Downs, Hunter, King, Mason,
Morton, Pratt. Rusk, Sebastian, Soule, and Tur-
ney-20.
NAYS essrs. Baldwin, Benton, Bright Chase
Clarke, Clay Davis of Massachusetts,, Dayton,
Dodge of w isconsn, Dodge OF Iowa, Ewing, Felch,
Fremont, Greene, Gwin, Hale, Hamlin, Jones,
| Norris, Seward, Shields, Smith, Spruance, Stur-
geon, Underwood, Wales, Walker, and Win
| throp-2S.
| The bill stood as originally reported by the
| Committee Of Thirteen.
The question recurring on ordering the bill TO be
en- crossed, il decided in the Acknowledgements
| 30, nays, 10, as follows:
YEAS essrs. Baldwin, Benton, Bright, Cass,
Chase Ike, Clay, Davis ofNlassachusetts Dayton
Dickinson, Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge Of Iowa,
Douglas, Ewing, Fech, Fremont, Greene, Gwin,
Hale, Hamlin, Jones, Norris, Seward, Shields,
Smith, Spruance, Sturgeon, Underwood, Wales,
Walker, Whitcomb, and Winthrop-32.
NAIS.-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Barnwe,
Bell Berrien, Butler, Davis OF Mississippi, Dawson,
Downs, Hunter, King, Mason, Morton, Pratt,
Rusk, Sebastian, Soule, Turney, and Yulec-l9.
So the bill was ordered to be engrossed
The CHAIR called the attention of the Senate to
blank in that part of the bill which provides when
the law shall 60 into operation
Mr.. CLAY moved to fill the blank with the first
of January, 1851
The CHAIR said that the blank had escaped his
notice till after the engrossment had been ordered.
Il not in order now to move to I'LL the blank,
except by unanimous consent.
Mr.. DAVIS, OF Mississippi, objected.
Mr.. CLAY moved, and the vote by which the
bill had been ordered to be engrossed was recon
sdered. The blank then filled as proposed
and the bill then again ordered TO be cngrossed
for third reading.
Mr.. PRATT moved, and the Senate adjourned.