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serviude is hereby abolished and forever pro-
hibted in said territory"
Mr.. DAYTON moved TO insert after "servitude,"
hereafter made"
After remarks from Messrs DAYToN,
| WALKER, and PRATT, the question was taken upon
the amendment of MIR. DAyToN and il was reject
ed, as follows:
| YEAS.-Messrs. Atchison, Berrien, Bradbury,
Clay, Clemens, Cooper, Davis OF Massachusetts,
| Dawson, Day ton, Dickinson, Douglas, Fech, Ham
lin, Hunter, King, Mason, Miller, Morton, sebas-
| tan, Smith, Spruancc, Sturgeon, Underwood, and
| Wcbster-24
NAYS Messrs. Badger, Baldwin, Bell, Benton,
| Borland Butler, Chase, Corwin, Davis of Missis
| sipp Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa, Foote,
| Houston Jones, Mangum, Norris, Pearce, Pratt,
Rusk Seward. Shields, Soule, Turney, Upham,
| Walker, and Whitcomb-26.
L The question recurring ON the amendment OF
Mr. WALKER, debate ensued, in which Messrs
DOUGLAS, SEWARD, and WALKER advocated
the amendment, and Messrs. RUSK, HUNTER,
CLAY, and DICKINSON opposed the amendment
l as unnecessary.
The question was then taken, and the amendment
/ was rejected, as follows:
i YEAS-Messrs. Baldwin, Benton, Bradbury
Chase, Corwn, Davis of Massachusetts, Dodge of
Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas, Felch, Greene,
/ Hale, Hamlin, Jones, Norris, Seward, Shields,
/ Spruance, Upham, and Walker-20.
| NAYS Messrs. Atchison, Badger Bell Berrien,
Borland, Bright, Butler, Clay, Clemens, Cooper
Davis of Mississippi Dawson, Dickinson, Downs,
Foote Houston, Hunter, King, Mangum, Mason,
Soule, Sturgeon, Turney, Underwood, Webster,
and Yulee--32
| Mr.. CLEMENS moved to amend the seth section
of the bill, fixing the boundaries of Texas,l by
striking all relating to the boundary Of Texas
and insert as follows:
st The boundaries of the said State Of Texas
shall be confirmed and acknowledged by her law
of limits, passed by her Congress in 1886, and the
sovereignty the whole OF the territory included
in said boundary shall be reserved absolutely to the
said State of Texas.
| ID. That for the safety and comfort of the white
inhabitants, and enable the Government Of the
United States the better to rcpress Indian depreda
tons and otherwise control them in such manner
as the peace OF the country may require, the var,
Gus Indian tribes within said State shall be collected
and removed to that part Of the State OF Texas
which lies north of the thirty fourth parallel of
north latitude, and such collection and removal
shall be made under the authority and at the expense
of the United States
| MIR. YULEE asked the Senator to withdraw the
amendment for awhile, to enable him TO offer an
| amendment TO previous part of the bill.
| Mr. CLEMENS Withdrew his amendment for the
present.
Mr. YULEE moved to strike out the 2lst sec
I ton, which is in these words:
''That all laws of the United States, which are
not locally inapplicabe, shall have the same force
and effect within the said Territory of Utah as
| elsewhere within the United States" and TO insert
in lieu thereof the following:
"And the Constitution and laws of the United
States hereby extended over, and declared to
be in force in, said Territory Of Utah, far the
same and any provision thereof may be appli-
cable"
After some debate on the point, whether the Con-
stitution was was not now in force III the said
Territory, the question was taken, and the motion
was agreed to as follows:
YEAS.-Messrs. Atchison, Bell, Berrien, Bor-
land, Butler, Cass, Clay, Clemens, Davis of Mis-
sissippi, Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge of Iowa, Doug
las, Downs, Foote, Houston, Hunter, King, Man
gum, Mason, Morton, Pcarce, Pratt, Rusk, Sebas-
tian, Soule, Spruance Sturgeon, Turney, and
Yulee-3O.
NAYS.-Messrs Badger, Baldwin, Benton
Bright, Chase, Clarke, Cooper, Davis of Massa-
chusetts, Dayton, Dodge Of Wisconsin, Fetch
Greene, Hamlin, Jones, Miller, Norris, Seward
Shields, Smith, Underwood, Upham Walker
w ebstcr, and Whitcomb-24.
Mr.. BALDWIN moved to amend the 9th sec
ton, (Which is in the same words the 10th sec
ton, applying to New Mexico instead of Utah. by
inserting after the word slavery the following
sit being hereby intended and declared, that tho
Mexican laws prohibiting slavery shall be and re
main In force IN said territory until altered
, pealed by Congress"
Mr. DOWNS said that before the Senator pressed
his amendment he would like to make the 21th sec
r ton conform 70 the 10th section amended.
= Mr. BALDWIN withdrew his amendment.
The 9th section was then amended 50 as to con
form with the 10th section amended.
Mr. BALDWIN then renewed his amendment
and advocated il desirable that the Senate should
state directly what to be the actual effect of tn,
: bill. The Senator from Kentucky, in his remark
reporting this bill, declared his opinion tina
= slavery did not exist in the Territories, and wa
. forever prohibited by the Mexican laws. Othe
Senator. expressed a different opinion. He wante,
= the Senate to state in the hill what the eiIec
= intended to be produced by IL.
e Mr.. CLAY opposed the amendment, because i
y was nothing more than the Wilmot proviso in
. other shape. The Senate has already been testec
upon that proviso.
Q MIR. BALDWIN replied and urged that hi
amendment was not the Wilmot proviso in
. other shape. IL was the opinion OF the Chairman
y Of the Committee Of Thirteen put in "A practca
: manner, a. an amendment TO the bill. Il was &c
declare in the bill what the law Of the Territory
| now is Ii was no new enactment or law, but ar
: expression Of opinion by the trainers Of the bill
. what the law Of the Territory at this time.
Mr.. BERRIEN replied, and opposed the amend
: ment.
! Mr. cAss said that the question Of what the Law
y ls, was matter TO be decided by the Judiciary
The question Of what the law shall be, was, 30 IA
. az the Constitution allowed, properly belonging Il
I, the leglslatye DEPARTMENT.
= Mr.. ATCHIsoN moved to amend tho amend
! nent by striking out ali 49, .he word "be :" anS
. insert care hereby repealed"
MIR. KING said that he hoped the Amendment 4
the amendment would be withdrawn
Several Senators urged the same request.
&c Mr. ATCHlSON said that as Senators all arOunC
n him desired IL, he would withdraw his amendment
Df IL appeared TO him that Senators did wish
n tested on the question.
n Mr.. HALE moved the senate adjourn Lost.
!. The question was then taken on the amendInen
= u Mr.. BALDWIN, and Il was rejected, follows:
Il YEAS.-Mcssrs. Baldwin, Bradbury, Bright
/. Chase, Cooper, Corwin, Davis Of Massachu
scits, Dayton, Dodge Of Wisconsin, Douglas, Fetch
!. Greene, Hale Hamlin, Miller, Norris, Seward
Shields, smith, Spruance, Upham, Walker, an'
| Whitcomb-23.
NAYS.-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Bell, Benton
Berrien, Borland, Butler, Cass, Clay, Clemens. Da
viz Of Mississippi, Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge O
Iowa, Downs, FOote, Houston, Hunter, Jones, King
} Mangum, Mason, Morton, Pearce, Pratt, Rusk
Sebastian, Souie, Sturgeon, Turney, Underwood
3 and Yuee-32
= MIR FOoTE offered some amendments 10 the bill
which were ordered 10 be printed.
> Mr.. RUSK moved, and the bill was postpone,
- | ull o-mOrrOw, at u O'Clock.
:, Mr.. BELL moved the Senate proceed b. the con
J, sideration Of Executive business
}, Mr.. HAMLIN moved the Senate adjourn, and tn
. question being taken, decided in the afiirma
uye-yeas rs, nays ~.
= HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
. Mr.. ROBINSON asked leave 10 offer a resolution