The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-13

uon--El Pas0. twenty miles above ~ PasQ, ana uxy
wsrdly, 4 The ags poini-hs southwest angle q the
Indian territory II you run from IN Paso, you VIII m
eude n New Mexico thai which has been considered as
past fyon go twenty miles above, you take small
angle, not OF very much consequence and u you 30
sixty miles above, you enlarge the angie, put ~ sun
OF not very much imporlance Tor they All 90 70 the
same point Whatever you take of OF either line, Texas
is than compensated for by very considerable al
diion to her territory east Of tbs ne and ives. o. Inc
Indian territory. The question now before me Senate y
between FL Paso on the one hand and sixty miles anoye
on the oher and the point twenty mules above NJ rs;1
proposed BY the commi!lse MY frs ,ael9alon was MN
great consideration, great discussion ana much almcu
upon Tie subject Of where should be the beginning the
committee finally determined, under NE circumstances,
the ae twenty miles above. shall vote, therefore
not because il was what first petered blt because y
is what the committee was u favor oiior ine ne Pro
4 Mr. COOPER Mr. President, hope the line pro,
posed by he committee will be adhered TO- saoa QUIZ
posed by the senator from Illinois; but believe we
should DO well TO adhere % the line proposed BY the com
carried u s%aw Il Sf'S h ws pc aa os
will inerpose difficulties the way Of the bill upon its
passage hope, therefore-and 4 simply propose %
express the hopehat those who have agreed upon Inc
line proposed By The committee heretofore will adhere 70
so as not TO embarass those who disposed to vote
for the BILL do think sir that the fact that coun-
III,
Texas, should have any influence upon senators. n The
vote which they will be. called upon 70 give AZ the
honorable senator from Kentucky has Just stated after
was adopted By them That point was fixed upon. be-
cause il was understood that there was settlement at
the town Of FL Paso del Nore. and extending above y Tor
four or five or perhaps ten fifteen miles which was
desirable should be ef, within the limits OF Texas
Therefore il that this point was fixed upon, and
hope 1t viii be adhered to- But i be not know tat
difficulties will be ntcrposed which, perhaps, VIII destroy
the bill ' M ts s3 isfsE ss% .ss..g1.
MIR. BERRIEN II am certainly in favor myself Of the
amendment BY the senator iro ads
which. the committee voted for the present report
see nothing in the assigned BY the senator from
q NJ senator ohs q ss The
northern boundary Of Texasto define b iipe INC claim
81 Texas The Territory beyond which shall be sedea Y
Of what importance il to extend the line established by
the Mexican Congress in 1924 between Coahuila and
New Mexco' How does that concern us We are De-
ermning what portion OF the territory shall be lett TO
Texas Affirming her claim TO portion Of the territory
will obtain for Texas. making compensation Of her
claim. That surely would be affected by the question
what was The original boundary between Coahuila and
New Mexico AS little it appears to me, Is there IN the
suggestion which was made Of the snderngs 81 ms oe
OF Pueblo Indians The obligation OF the United oales
to pr Ject them ID equal wherever run the northern
boundary Of Texas lcannot De Increased Or dtmnisn
ed by that consideration. ssiais ss ~ ,s3 VIZ u
tor from Pennsylvania, that adherence is 10 be had to
the line fixed by the committee. because this deviation OF
forty miles will throw difficulties in the way OF the pas
course Of this discussion that not bound 70 this
era adherence 10 all the terms Of this bill 20 not
understand it now, nor do believe IL ~ be the dispos.
ton Of the committee of the chamh to require that
this bill shall be open TO reasonable amendments.
What the object in insisting before the committee
that this line should be extended from the ancient bound
ary up the Rio Grande twenty miles, to III Paso! II was
the allegation OF the fact which appeared to be sustained
by the evidence before the committee that there were set
Elements there which could easily connect themselves
r. ,uada arf x,f hat State
would be separated from the government OF New Mexico
by intervening desert Of seventy TO ninety miles In
the discussion before the Senate II has been ascertaned
think thai the settlements not limited to the twenty
miles, but extend higher up TO the very boundary q the
Desert Of the Dead Precisely the same reason which
nuenced the committee for extending the line from Fl
Paso to twenty miles above that pou; operates now for
adopting the proposition OF the senator from Louisiana,
carving up forty miles further to the southern limit OF
the Desert OF the Dead. And how gentlemen who
are really DESTROYS OF advancing this compromise who
are really solcitous for the determination Of this ques
ton upon principles and terms satisfactory 10 all parties
suppose is mere enlargement OF the base OF the triangle
from twenty TO sixty miles can produce this effect when
has been admitted that The terminus IN all three cases s
be the same Ii Is briefly small slip OF territory and
will include portion OF the Inhabitants who. according TO
The evidence before more easily communicate with
Texas than they with New Mexico. This seems TO
unanswerabe reason for the adoption OF the meas.
ure. 45f vi ..s Hsl
| Mr. BUTLER do not feera great deal OF interest as
TO the eni OF this line OF the northern boundary oil
Texas as have ntimated already. II Congress-i the
Ieuefal lufruCuoh aee'
LIZ Texas has any jurisdiction at all over any portion o.
New Mexico, agree with the senator from Illinois, that
we should be very careful how we run the line. We
should run it according to the true boundaries As I'M
dersand these lines all begin, 10 OF their ermnl,
with the one hundredth parallel OF Longitude, upon The
Red river then the three rad separate gong to ~
Paso del Norte, another going twenty miles above III
paso del Noe and the third going sixty miles above.
From that POINT the three fingers spread 10 these three
points upon the Rio Grande II Texas has no jurisdiction
at all in New Mexico think we must conhne ourselves
10 the true line OF New Mexco but II she has Jursdc-
ton for twenty miles, why not fifty sixty miles above
that points cannot very well understand, u she had
jurisdiction the whole OF that province, why there y
any necessity for running any line at all 10 divide IT. III
she has jurisdiction foot, she has jurisdiction 10 the
end of her claim or title Whether you draw the line as
indicated by the senator from Illinois, the line indicated
by the committee or the line indicated by the senator
from Louisiana very little difference, except as you
go to establish the original the true boundaries OF New
Mexico That is the essential feature in the case. But
il you 20 beyond the line at all, you might as well 20
fifty, or sixty, or hundred miles as to go twenty
niles II Texas has title to mile OF New Mexico, as
claimed by her, she has right to all.
(To Continued
House OF Representatives. Yss
Yesterday in Committee OF the Whole the House
were all day debating, in five minutes speeches. PROPOSE
lions bearing on the applicability OF the Missouri Com
L.. r. sxol ovsr Int