Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-08-02

te, dS soon as possible, transmitted
TO the President o! the United States,
to be by him submitted to'Congress,
with such recommendations as the
circumstances, in his opinion; may
require for the approval and action of
Congress thereupon; and the said
agreement, when approved by the
Congress of the United States and
the Legislature of the State of Tex
as, shall be obligatory upon the par
ties.
Mr.. Rusk gave notice that when
such amendment was offered, he
would move to amend it rs follows:
Strike out all after the first word
'that, and insert: the boundary ofthc
State ofTcXas is hereby admitted t.,
extend to the Rio Grande, as defined
m The statute oilmits of the late Re-
public ofTcXas, passed in the year
1886.
Mr., Footc gave notice that he
would move TO add 10 the bill as an
additional section the following:
Ind bo ii .finfhe,' cnacted, That
nothing herein contained shall be so
construed as to call in question the
Validity and binding force of the Tex
an compact of annexation in any re.
spcct whatever.
The Senate then proceeded TO the
consideration of the executive busi-
ness and shortly afterwards adjourn
ed.
'I'hc House of Representatives.
were chiefly occupied in receiving
reports from standing committees
and the disposal ofScnato bills onthe
Speakers table, several of which
were passed.-Balt. Sun.
IN the Senate on Friday 26thinst.
after some morning business, the com
promise bill was taken up---the
amendment of Mr.. Rusk to the eau
GUS amendment, establishing com
MISSION, pending. Mr.. Rusk's "a
amendment provides that the State of
Texas is entitled to all rights which
she possessed to the territory east of
the Rio Grande at the day of the rat
illca.ion ofthc treaty of Guadalupe
iHdalgo and since.
\ discussion followed, in which
Mr. Clay, MIR, Rusk, MIR. Pratt, MIR.
Hale MIR. Seward, Mr.. Dayton, Mr..
Houston and Mr.. Mason took part.
Mr.. Rusk's amendment was then re-
Jected-ycas IL, nays 25.
Mr. Mason moved a substitute for
Mr.. Bradbury's amendment, which
was rcjected-ycas 20, nays 20.
Mr.. Clay offered an amendment
rcserylng the rights Of both parties in
case the report Of the commission
should not be adopted.
Mr., Butler opposed it.
Mr.. Seward offered an amend
mcnt for admission ofNcw Mexico
as a state as soon as her constitution
rs presented, and spoke at length in
its support.
MIR. Pratt oppose it, and insisted
that the Senator from New York
had avowed doctrines here for which
he ought to be turned out
Mr.. Pratt asked the yeas and nays,
and they We're ordered.
Mr., Dayton requested the Senator
from New York to withdraw his
amendment.
Mr., Seward said that he would
vote fer the proposition if he stood
alone. He proceeded to vindicatc il.
II he was expelled, he should still as
scrt that there was a law higher than
human despotism-justice was above
law. He read the declaration of
rights of the State of New Mexico;
aud stated that the Senator from Ma
ryland could not succeed in lis op-
position TO those principles.
Mr.. Pratt said if the Senator inn
puted to HIM opposition TO those prin-
ciplcs, nc WAS bound TO say That
what he had undertaken to say what
was not true.
The Chair-Ordcr.
Mr., Dayton opposed the amend
ment.
Mr.. Davis was not prepared for
this theological disquisition, He
moved an adjournment.
Mr. CLAW colled tho ,,o,c onJ ,,o,,n