The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-09-24
Ter. Phelps, Seward, smith, Turney, Upham. and

Ter, Phelps, Seward, Smith, Turney, Upham, and
Walker-IS.
NAYs-Messrs Atchison, Badger, Barnwel,
Bell, Berren, Bradbury, Bright, Butler, Cass,
Clay, Clemens, Cooper, Davis, of Mississippi,
Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge, of Iowa, Downs,
Felch, Foote, Houston, Hunter, Jones, King,
Mangum, Mason, Morton, Norris, Pearce, Pratt,
Rusk, Sebastian, Shields Soule, Spruance,
Sturgeon, Underwood, Wales, Whitcomb, and
Yulee-3S.
Mr. BENTON moved to amend the amendment
by adding tie following:
| Prorded, That no person shall be appointed
commissioner under this act who shall have formed
or expressed opinion on the subject and who
shall not be impartial and disinterested in the
event ar question:; and the said commissioners
shall make protocol OF each conference which
they shall hold upon the subject, and shall report
the same TO the President of the United States, to
be by HIM submitted to Congress-; and the said
commissioners shall be duly sworn 10 the faithful
discharge of their duties.
The question being taken upon the amendment,
1t was rejected-yeas H. nays gas follows:
lEAs-Messrs. Baldwin, Benton, Chase, Davis,
of Mississippi, Dayton, Dodge, of Wisconsin,
Hamn, Mason, Miller, Seward, Upham, and
NAys-Messrs. Aichson, Badger, Bell, Ber-
rien, Bradbury, Bright, Butler, Cass, Clay,
Clemens, Cooper, Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge, of
Iowa, Ewing, Felch, Foote, Houston, Hunter,
Jones, King, sangum, Morton, Norris. Pearce,
geon, Underwood, and Whtcomb--33.
The question recurring upon Mr.. BRApDuRY's
amendment, 1t also was rejected-yeas %, nays
26-as follows:
4 YEAs-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Bell, Berren,
Bradbury, Bright, Cass Clarke, Clay, Cooper,
Dawson, dickinson, Dodge, of Iowa, Downs,
, Felch, Foote, Jones, King, Nangum, Norris,
Pearce, Pratt, Shields, Spruance, Sturgeon, I'M
derwood, Wales, and Whitcomb %.
NAYS Messrs. Baldwin, Barnwell, Benton,
Butler, Chase, Clemens, Davis, of Mississippi,
Davis of Massachusetts,, Dayton, Dodge, of Wis
consin, Ewing, Greene, Hale, Hamlin, Houston,
. Hunter, Mason, Miller, Morton, Phelps, Rusk,
Sebastian, Seward, Smith, Soule, Turney, Up
ham, and Yulee-23.
July 90
Mr. RUSK. Mr. President desire to offer the
following amendment, and ask the yeas and nays
upon it
Propided The orders of the military commander
at Santa Fe, for the formation of State or
territorial government, with all action which has
been taken under said order, be- and the same is
hereby declared null and void.
The question being then taken upon the amend
ment submitted by Mr.. RUsK, it was rejected
yeas IL, nays AZ, as follows:
YEAS Messrs. Atchison, Butler, Clemens,
Dodge, of Iowa, Downs, Houston, Jones, King,
Mason, Morton, Rusk, and Turney-l2
NAYs-Messrs. Badger, Baldwin, Barnwell,
Bell, Berrien, Bradbury, Bright, Cass, Chase,
Clarke, Clay, Cooper, Davis, of Massachusetts,,
Davis, of Mississippi, Dawson, Dayton, Dickn-
son, Dodge, of Wisconsin, Ewing, Felch, Foote
Greene, Hale, Hamn,M angum, Miller, Norris,
Pearce, Phelps, Pratt, Seward, Shields, Smith,
Soue, Spruance, Sturgeon, Underwood Upham,
Wales, Walker, Whitcomb, and Yulee AZ.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. Mr.. President, wish to
offer an amendment. wish to strike out all after
the enacting clause, and then to insert the propo-
sition as originally moved by the senator from
Maine, Mr. BRADBURY, connected with the
amendment originally moved by myself, in lieu
Of what is now proposed. see that another SEN
ator las made his appearance since the vote was
taken, and perhaps the vote Of that senator may
decide the fate Of that amendment wish TO con-
meet with the amendment, originally made by the
senator from Maine, the alternative as to make
it provide, by an additional section, that in the
event the commissioners do not agree, or Of the
GENERALIZATION of their agreement, either by the
United States or Texas, the question may be car
red to the Supreme Court 1 offer this PROPOSE
ton, thus connected in lieu of the pending propo-
son.
| Mr. BRADBURY. will ask the senator to
withdraw that proposition, and let us take the vote
upon the amendment now submit, and then put
/ in the amendment offered by him at the end Let
us first adopt the first proposition, and then put
this in at the end Of It. 1t is additional to what
propose. ! think the form of my proposition may
commend this to some that my first amendment
would not. So that hope the senator will with
|
| Mr. UNDERWOOD. will withdraw it to ac-
commodate the senator.
| Mr.. MASON. | move to amend the amend
ment OF the senator from Maine, by striking out
all that follows the words "the limits ofthe same, I"
thus combining the commissioners to the true and
| legitimate boundary Of Texas.
| The question being taken on the amendment of
Mr.. MASON, it rejected-yeas 30, nays g.
as follows,
| YEAs-Messrs Baldwin, Barnwell Benton,
Butler, Chase, Clarke, Clemens, Davis, Of Mas
sachuset's, Davis, of Mississippi, Dayton, Dodge,
of Wisconsin, Ewing, Greene, Hale, Hamlin,
Houston, Hunter, Mason, Miller, Morton, Phelps,
Rusk, Sebastian, Seward, Smith, Soule, Turney,
| Upham and Yulee-29.
! NAYs--Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Bell, Ber-
rien, Bradbury, Bright, Cass, Clay, Cooper,
Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge, of Iowa, Douglas,
Norris, Pearce, Pratt, Shields, Spruance, Stur- |
geon, Underwood, Wales, Walker, and Whit
comb--29.
Mr.. HALE moved to amend the amendment
striking out the words "or any period after
that day."
Mr.. TURNEY said he wished to understand
what would be the effect Of the amendment.
The PRESIDENT 1t is to strike out, so as
to confne the amendment to the period of annex
| ation
Mr. HALE. 1t is suggested by some in my
vicinity, that they do not understand the amend |
ment The amendment Of the Senator from |
! Maine instructs the commissioners to run the line
agreeably to the rights Of Texas, either at the
ratification of the treaty, or at their annexation,
or at any day since that period. propose to
strike out that qualification, ''or at any period
since that date so that the boundary of Texas
| to be run by these commissioners shall be as IL
was at the time of the annexation Of Texas to
the United States. | think, the amendment
stands proposed by the senator from Maine, it
seems to be implied that something may have oc-
curred since that time to affect the boundary of
| Texas.
! Mr. BERRIEN. If the amendment, in the |
form in which it proposed by the senator
from Maine, contained an implication which is I
not sustained by the facts that implication will
be of no Importance. If, on the other hand
Texas, at any time anterior to the meeting of
these commissioners for the purpose of ascer-
tanning the line, shall have acquired title, whether
her title existed at the time of annexation or not
that title the commissioners would be bound to
respect do not, therefore, see any reason why |