Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-08-08
Congress.

Our teEegraphic reports not sufficiently ex-
plici, 10 enable the general reader to understand
the votes that have been TAKEN Immediately previous
to the defeat Of the compromise bill. The Texas
boundary one Of the most difficult questions to
be settled The omnibus bill proposed to fix
the boundary and pay to Texas, - millions of dol
lars.
This clause was discussed several days; when
Mr.. Bradbury, of Maine, offered the following
amendment in lieu of that section of the bin relating
10 the boundary between Texas and New Mexico.
That the President of the United States be and he
hereby authorized by and with the advice and consent
Of the Senate, to appoint three Commissioners, who
shall have power agree with such Commissioners as
may be appointed under the Legislative authority OF the
State of Texas upon the territory properly included
within and rghtfully belonging the State of Texas at
the time of her annexation the United States, at
any period since that date and to define and establish
the limits of the same If they shall lind practicable to
do sO and in they shall be unable to agree upon the
true and legitimate boundary of the State OF Texas they
hereby authorized agree upon convenient line of
boundary between territory OF the United States and the
said State of Texas commencing at the point where the
Red river is ntersected by the Tooth degree of West
longitude being the Southwest angle ofthe Indian terri
tory, and running to point the Rio Grande, TO be
agreed upon by the said Commissioners; and also to
agree upon the terms condition consideration upon
which such line shall be established and the proceedings
and agreements Of the said Commissioners shall be, as
possible, transmitted to the President of the
United States to be by him submitted to Congress Tor
its approval and action thereupon; and the said agree
ment, when approved by the Congress of the United
States and the Legislature of the State of Texas shall
be obligatory upon the.parties."
Mr. Dawson, of Ca, moved to amend the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Bradbury, by adding thereto
the following:
And be further enacted, That until such time the
boundary line between the State of Texas and the terri
tory of the United States be agreed the Legislature
of the State Of Texas and the Government of the United
States the territorial government authorized by this act
shall 90 operation East of the Rio Grande nor
shall any be established for New Mexico embracing
any territory East of the Rio Grande.
This amendment was opposed on the ground that
il was in effect ceding to Texas, Santa Fe and the
rest of New Mexico East of the Rio Grande.
The question was taken on Mr. Dawson's amend
ment, and carried by the following vote
YEAs.-Messrs. Atchson, Badger, Barnwell, Bell,
Berrien, Butler, Clay, Clemens, Cooper, Davis OF Mis-
sissipp, Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge of Iowa, Downs,
Foote Houston, Hunter, Jones, King, Mangum, Mason
Morton, Phelps, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Soue, Stur-
geon, Turney and Yuee-30.
NAYs-Messrs. Baldwin, Benton, Bradbury, Bright
Chase Clarke Davis of Massachusetts, Dayton Dodge
of Wisconsin, Douglas Ewing, Feleh, Greene, Hale,
Hamlin, Miller, Norris, Pearce, Seward, Shields
Smith, Spruance Underwood, Upham, Walsh Walker,
Whtcomb and Winthrop-2S
The question then occurred on Mr.. Bradbury's
amendment amended. 1t agreed to by the
following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Bell Bcrrien,
Bradbury, Bright, Cass, Clay, Clemens, Cooper, Daw
son, Dickinson, Dodge of Iowa. Douglas, Downs, Fech,
Foote, Houston, Hunter, Jones, King Mangum, Norris,
Pratt Rusk Sebastian Shields, Sturgeon, Walker and
Whitcomb-30
NAYs.-Messrs. Baldwin, Barnwell, Benton, Butler,
Chase Clarke, Davis of Massachusetts, Davis of Mis-
sisipp DAYTON Dodge Of Wisconsin, Ewing Greene
Hale Hamlin, Mason, Miller, Morton, Phelps Seward.
Smith, Soule, Spruance, Turney, Underwood, Upham,
Wales, Winthrop and Yuee-2S.
Mr. Pearce of Maryland, it is said, consultation
with Mr. Fillmore found that the President favored
all the provisions of the compromise BILL with the ex-
ception Of Mr.. Dawson's amendment With view of
getting this amendment taken off the BILL he made the
movement in the Senate which, sad resulted in the
defeat of the BILL Both of Senators, will be per-
ceived, voted against Mr. Dawson's amendment.