Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-09-07

kI1bDnf0 nOakiAnuy houston, HOWARD, Andrew
johnson, James johnson, Jones. Kaufman, Kerr George
@. King. James G. King John A. King LeRer, Levin, Lit
,Is6eId Job Mann, Marshall Mason MeClernand. MELON
Finis T. Mclean, McMulen, Meacham Moore, Morehead,
Morton, Nelson, Newell, Ogle, Outlaw, Owen, Parker,
Pesslee Phea1 Piman, Potter, Putnam Reed, Reynolds,
sehsnsk sehermerhorn, Sheppard Sylvester Say Strong,
swestser, Taylor. James Thompson, John B. Thompson,
rhs,n.n woS%o. o8dsrh Wan Dyke yp.on Walden.
NXYSMss.r. Alexander, Allen, Ashe, Ayerett Baker,
bell Carter, Clark. W. r. W. Cobb coisoet Cole, crowe
Daniel Dckey, Doy Durkee Featherson, Fowler Giddings
Got H.rs.oo Harlan Sampson W. Harris, Hebard Holla-
W. T. Jackson, w. johnson, Julian, Preston King, La
ssrs Horace Mann Matteson MeGaughey, McQueen, Nc
Willie Meade, Mill,On, Morris; Morse old.. Orr ON.
Sehoelera Seldom Spgue Frederick Stanton, Richard
H. sianton Thaddeus Stevens Stetson, Thomas, Jacob
Thompson, Tuck Vsnable, Waldo, Wallace, Wentworth,
The question REQUIRED on ordering the bill be read
q third tine
Mr.. GRINNELL said that on the vote by which the
amendment offered by the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr
Born was rejected, be voted with the majority. He now
moved to reconsider the by which the House refused to
agree to that amendment and demanded the previous question
Mr. CAMPBELL moved 10 lay the motion to reconsider
on the table, Nesstived, 90 to los.
The question then REQUIRED seconding the demand for
the previous question.
The previous question was then seconded and under the
operation thereof the motion TO reconsider the by which
the smendmsns Of Mr. Born rejected was agreed to by
the following vs,e
Ashe. Bay Bsyy. Beals, Benns Bokee, Bowie Bowlin,
Boyd, Breek, Hriggs Brooks, William J. Brown, Buel,
Gasss Butler. Gsss SsSES A a SsdYs joseph
mick Disney, Duer, Dsnssn, Durham, Edmundson Eliot,
Ewing, Fuller. Gsa,ry. Gerry, Gilmore, German, Green,
mas l. Harris, Raymond, Hibbard, Hiiard, Hoagland,
Houston, Howard Joseph W.. Jackson Andrew johnson,
James Johnson Jones' Kaufman, Kerr La Sere Letter
Mcdonald, Mcdowell, McKissock, McIAnahan Robert M.
MsLAne, Fins Z. Mclean. MeMuen, MELVILLE. Meaeham,
Rssa
Thompsoa, Toombs, Walden. Watkins. WeIIborn. White
NAYs-Messrs Alexander, Allen, A,erett, Baker Bing.
ham, Booth, Albert G. Brown. Burrows Burt, Thomas B.
Butler, Joseph Cable, Calvin Campbell Carter Clark
Daniel, Diekey. Dixon, Doy, DwEse Nathan Evans Fea
herston. Fowler. Freedley Gddngs Got, Gould Halo
s.y Harlan sa%g; ss " harris HssarS Henry Holiday
Robert W. johnson, Julian, George g. King James G. King
John A. King. Preston King. Horace Mann, Masteson
Nelson Newell. Osle, oIds. Orr. Oils Pea.ee. Peck
Phelps, Putnam, Reynolds Rockwell, Root, Rumsey
Sacke Sawtelle Schenck, Schoocra Seddon Sylvester
Sprague, Frederick p. Stanton Richard H. Stanton Thad
deus Stevens, S,etsoi, Sweeser Taylor Thomas, Jacot
Thompson, James Thompson, Thurman, Tuck, Underhi
Van Dyke, yenable, Vinton Waldo, Wallace Whit,iesey
The question recurring on agreeing to the amendment
The SPEAKER assigned the floor to Mr.. BoYp.
After vsrons inquiries addressed TO the Speaker and
plies by him. and several requests made Of Mr. Born "a
yield the floor to allow amendments TO be offered
Mr. BOYD said he felt that his position very embar
RAISING one, and he Of its responsibility. He
appealed to both sides Of the House yield the floor
to allow amendments to be offered He very well salts
fed, friend of this BILL that II amendment was thrown
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by amendments and friend Of the bill he could yield
He would be glad every gentleman upon the floor could vote
for that he felt 10 be important He had
amendmen. to offer to the original BILL which exceeding
simple in its nature and when he had done So he avowed
it his purpose to the previous question [Cres Of
"voe it down VI What he thought il bis duty do, he
would do. He would inquire Of the Chair whether in
order move an amendment now, whilst his other amend
nent was pending
The SPEAKER replied that no amendment could be Of
fered except to the original bill.
Mr.. BOYD then demanded the previous question.
The quesian then taken secondng the demand cor
the previous question, when House refused
demand Ayes SO, noes 80.
Mr.. TOOMBs moved to amend the amendment Of Mr..
Born by adding thereto the following additional
ton He should like to make observations the
subject but knowing that the House very inpatient
he did not wish to open debate protraced discussion
might follow:
"Be il further enacted, That no citizen Of the United
States shall be deprived Of his life, liberty property
said Territory except by the judgment OF his and the
laws Of the land and that the Constitution OF the United
States and such statutes thereof be locally napp
cable and the law it existed in the British colo
MES Of America until the 4h day Of July i776 shall be the
exclusive laws of said Territory upon the subject African
slavery, until altered by the proper authority.
Mr.. TOOMBS demanded the previous question.
Mr.. WENTWORTH moved to commit the bill to the Com
mitee Of the Whole the of the Union with the fol-
lowing instructions
Wth instructions amend the amendment to ex-
cude slavery from all the territory acquired from Mexico by
the treaty Of Guadalupe Hidalgo lying eastward Of CALI
fornia."
Mr. WENTWORTH said that he was willing to yield
the floor to any Southern gentleman who might desire pro-
pose to amend the instructions provided he would the
previous question.
Mr. FEATHERSTON desired to offer an amendment
Mr. WENTWORTH, with the understanding that he
could have separate vote all the instructions, modified
his instructions by adding thereto the following
Also, strike the words in the first section of the
proposed amendment to the BILL thence following the main
channel Of said river the parallel of the SGD degree of north
with the l03d degree olongude of Greenwich and in
ser the words thence down the main channel of the Rio
Grande the point where said river the l02d degree
of longitude west Of Greenwich.
Also, TO strike out from the words Provided aso,' in
the 9Th line of the 5th section Of the BILL to the words Uni
ted States in the 10th line of the same
Mr. FEATHERSTON moved to amend the instructions
offered by Mr. WESrwoRTH, by substituting in lieu thereof
the following:
With instructions to strike out all of the original BILL
after the enactng clause, and insert as follows:
THAT the boundaries of the State of Texas defined and
by the act of the Texan Congress- passed Decem-
49, 1885, for that purpose hereby recognised by the
Government Of the United States"
Mr.. FEATHERSTON said that as the floor was yielded
to him on condition that lie should not make speech,
and that he would call for the previous question when be had
offered his amendment he would the previous
question. fT