Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-08-03


ding the following words thereto
.ind be further enacted That until such time as the boun-
dairy line between the State Of Texas and the territory of the
United States be agreed to by the Legislature of State
Texas and the Of the United States the Terrific
rial Government authorized by this shall 20
ton east OF the Rio Grande shall State be established
ior New Mexico embracing any territory east OF the Rio
Grande"
The subject was debated by Messrs DAWSON, BENTON.
CLAY, DOUGLAS, BUTLER, MILLER, RUSK,
UNDERWOOD, EWING, FoOTE, BALDWIN, and
Mr.. WALKER Mr.. President, have thought for some
length Of time that the friends af this anxious
only obtain terms with Texas Having despaed Of their
ever reaching that end having lost all hope that they will be
will not consent to any thing, will support any thing
and as would seem that the passage of this bill utterly
hopeless, move to lay it on the table.
The question then taken the motion lay the bill
on the table, and resulted as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Baldwin, Barnwell. Benton, Butler
Chase, Clarke, Davis of Massachusetts, Davis of Misss-
spP, Dayton, Dodge, of Wisconsin, Ewing, Greene,
Smith, Turney Upham Walker Winthrop and Yuiee-as
NAYS-MesTs Atchison, Badger, Bell, Berrien, Brad
bury, Bright Cass, Clay, Clemens, Cooper Dawson, Dick
ton, Jones. King, Mangum Morton, Norris Pearce, Pratt
Rusk. Sebastian, Spruance, Sturgeon Underwood, Wales
and Whitcomb-32
So the motion not agreed to-.
The PRESIDENT. The question now recurs on the
amendment offered by the Senator from Georgia. to the
amendment OF the Senator from Maine and this question
the yeas and nays have been ordered.
The question was then taken, with the following result
YEAS-Messrs htchison, Badger, Barnwen, Bell Ber-
ren Butler. Clay, Clemens Cooper Davis of Mississippi
Dawson Dickinson, Dodge Of Iowa. Downs Foote Houston
Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, sosle, Sturgeon Turney and
NAYs-Me..rs. Baldwin, Benton, Bradbury, Bright
Chase, Clarke, Davis Of Massachusetts, Dayton, Dodge Of
Wisconsin, Douglas Ewing, Felch, Greene Hale Hamlin
Miller, Norris Pearce, Seward Shields Smith, Spruance
Underwood, Upham, Wales, Walker, Whitcomb, and Win
throp-2s.
So the amendment to the amendment was adopted.
The PRESIDENT. The question now recurs on the
amendment Of the Senator from Maine amended and
this question the yeas and nays have been ordered
The question being taken on the amendment amended,
resulted follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Bell, Berren, Brad
bury Bright Cass Clay, Clemens, Cooper, Dawson Dckin
Dodge Of Iowa. Douglas Downs, Feeh Foo,e Houston
tian Shields, Sturgeon, Walker, and Whconb-sO'
NAYs-Messrs Baldwin, Barnwel Benton, Butler. Chase,
Dodge OF Wisconsin, Ewing Greene Hale Haniin Mason,
Miller, Morton, Phelps Seward Smith, Soue, Spruance,
Turney, Underwood Upham, Wales, Winthrop, and Yu-
So the amendment Of Mr.. BRADBuRr was agreed to.
Mr.. NORRIS moved to amend the tenth section of tie
bill, BY striking out the words g establishing prohibiting
African slavery"
The amendment was then debated by Messrs DOWNS.
FOoTE, PHELPS, PRATT, TURNEY, CLAY, BUT
LER, BERRIEN, CASS, and DAVIS, of Mississippi who
on the suggestion of several Senator'S yielded without finish
ing, for motion to ad ourn and the Senate adjourned.
THE BOUNDARY OF TEXAS.
Mr.. MASON asked and obtained the unanimous consent
of the Senate introduce joint resolution respecting the
boundary of Texas.
The reading Of the joint resolution having been called for
it read follows: ! T.
Resoed sc. That by the joint resolution approved March
isi5 for annexng Texas to the United States it being
daned that he territory properly included within and right
fully belonging the Republic Of Texas might be erected
State and admitted into the Union the opinion
and Judgment Of Congress that the admission Of Texas into
the Unon with the boundaries described the laws thereof
objected by the United States the time of such
aou conclusive against the United States Of the right
of Texas all territory included within such boundaries
Resoued That when in Of war, and in the abb
of actual State authority any where without the limits
Of aStae military possession taken by the United States of
such part Of the territory OF State such possession
rghty be considered taken aud held only in subordna
ton the authority Of such State be surrendered forth
with the demand Of such State when the is ended
s. Resolved That is the duty Of the United States forth
to surrender the constituted authorities OF the State
of Texas all any territory within the limits OF that State
the prescribed by the laws thereof which
have been temporarily in the military occupation of the Uni
ted States during the late with Mexico.
The resolution was then passed second reading.