The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-08-01
CONGRESS-.
THIRTY.FIRST CONGRESS- FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.
TUESDAY, jury %, 1850.

| TUESDAY, july 90, 1850
The President laid before the Senate a com
munication from Mr. Corwin, resigning his plac,
in the Senate on account Of his appointment az
Secretary of the Treasury.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the
bill reported by the Committee of Thirteen, the
question pending being on the amendment Of
fered by Mr. Foote and now modified ms follows
"Amend the third section by inserting therein,
In the sixteenth line, after the word therefor
as follows And that the said State of California
shall never hereafter claim M within her bounda-
ries, nor attempt TO exercise jurisdiction over any
| portion OF the territory mt present claimed by
| her. except that which is embraced within the
| following boundaries, to wit: commencing in the
Pacific ocean, three English miles from the shore
at the forty-secoud degree of north latitude
thence with the southern boundary line of the
Territory Of Oregon, to the summit of the Sierra
Nevada; thence along the crest Of that mountain
to the point where il intersects the parallel OF
latitude Of thirty-fve degrees thirty minutes
thence with said parallel of latitude to point In
the Pacific ocean three English miles from the
shore; and thence to the beginning, including all
islands, bays and harbors adjacent to or included
within the limits hereby assigned to said State
And new Territory is hereby established, to be
called Colorado to consist of the residue Of the
territory embraced within the limits Of the said
State of California as specified in the Constitu-
tion heretofore adopted by the people Of Califor-
mia for the government Of which Territory, 30
established all the provisions Of this ACT relating
to the Territory Of Utah, except the name and
boundaries therein specified, are hereby declar-
ed TO be In force in said Territory OF Colorado
Mr.. Turney offered the following amendment
TO the amendment Of Mr.. Foote:
&c After the words hereby assigned To said
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limits are hereby authorized, under the proclama.
ton Of the President Of the United States, to
assemble in Convention and form Constitu
tion and State Government, TO be submitted
10 the next session of Congress- for acceptanc,
and admission into the Union az n sovereign
Statep
Mr. Davis made An explanation in relation tc
n charge made yesterday by MIR. Clay, that il
the course Of his remarks, some days since, h,
had used the term, slave breeding Mr.. Davis
had denied using any such word-Mr. Clay
sternly repeated the charge. To-day, Mr. Davis
said that he had referred TO the only copy Of the
notes which he held in his hand when he spoke
aud the word was not found there And we may
add, that.a reporter who sat by us, remarked thai
he had taken notes Of the speech, and he was con-
fdent no such language was used
MIR. Clay persisted In saying that his convic-
ton Was that Mr.. Davis used the word
The question was taken on Mr.. Turncy's
amendment, by yeas and nays, as follows
Yg.s-Messrs. Atchison Barnwell, Berrien
Butler Chase, Clemens, Davis Of Mississippi
Dawson, Houston, Hunter, King, Mason, Morton
Pearce Rusk, Sebastian, soule Turney, and
Yalee-l9.
NAYs-Messrs. Badger, Baldwin, Bell Benton
Bradbury, Bright, Csss Clarke, Clay, Cooper
Davis Of Massachusetts, Dayton, Dickinson
Dodge Of Wisconsin, Dodge Of Iowa, Felch
Foose, Greene, Hale, Jones, MAngum, Miller
Norris, Pratt, Seward, Shields, Smith, Sprusuce
Sturgeon, Underwood, Uphsm, Wales, Walker
and Whitcomb-33
Mr.. Davis Of Mississippi moved 10 amend thu
amendment ~ follows