Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-08-10

will content myself with simply asking the yeas and nays
My purpose leave California upon the footing upon which
the constitution would place her.
Mr. FOOTE. must submit single remark on that sub
ject heretofore been willing for the admission
of California being confident that the boundaries Of Caor
mia would be restricted to the latitude of 35o 3O 1t being
asceained that nothing of that sort praccabe wish
be understood being compelled TO oppose California
TOTO The adjustment scheme being be broken up shall
aganstsvey thing connected with California shall there
fore sustain the position Of the Senator from Georgia. feeling
bound by the highest obligation to vote against the admission
of California and every proposition connected with that ad
mission. -.
The question was then taken on the motion Of Mr. Ben
strike the second section OF the BILL and resulted
follows
YEAS-Messrs. Badger Barnwel Berrien, Butler, Gle
mems Davis, of Mississippi Dawson, Downs Foote, Hunter
King Mason, Morton, Peace, Pratt Rusk Sebastian Souie
NAfs-Baldwin, Bell, Benton, Bradbury Bright Csss,
Chase Clarke Clay Cooper Davis OF Massachusetts Day
5on Dickinson Dodge OF Wisconsin pSage 81 Iowa Houg
Miller, Norris, Phelps, Seward, Shields Smith, Spruance
Sturgeon, Underwood, Upham, Wales, Walker Winthrop,
and Whitcomb-S7.
So the motion 20 strike out was decided in the negative
Mr.. WINTHROP. now my motion to reconsider
the vote by which the Senate refused to strike California from
the biI and on that motion ask for the yeas and nays
The yeas and nays were ordered, and were
YEAS-Messrs Atchison, Badger, Baldwin, Barnwell,
Bell benton, Beren Butler, Clarke Davis OF Massachu-
se. DAVIS, Of Mississippi, Dawson, Dodge, Of Wisconsin
gum Mason Morton, Pearce Phelps Pratt Seward, Smith,
Soule, Turrey, Upham, Wi~thrcp, and Yuiee-ss
sn. s Bs cs,' o.. s.s s
las Felch Hale Hoasou, Jones' Miller Norris, Rusk Sc.
aasian. Shields spruanee Sturgeon, Underwood Wales
Walker, and Whitcomb-26.
So the motion was agreed to.
Mr. CLEMENS. move that the Senate adjourn.
The moton rejected.
Mr.. CLEMENS. move to postpone the further consid-
Grafton Of this bill til the lst day Of December next
Mr. SEWARD. ask the yeas and nays on that motion.
The yeas and Rsys ordered
Mr.. FOOTE. | would suggest to my friend from Ala
bama that most obvieus that the California part Of
the bill is about to be stricken out
Mr.. CHASE. | rise to point of srder. Iapprehend
that when motion is made TO postpone to day certain II IS
not debatable.
The PRESIDENT l. is in order to debate the motion,
although it would be en- order to debate the subject OF
the bill
Mr. FooTE. l was simply appealing to my friend to
Withdraw bis notion for the that the present mo-
ten prevails about to part wh California Tor tne
present. may have opportunity of acting upon the Ter
noria bill without the WamotProviso 50 that we may Know
where
Mr. CLEMENS. made the motion without any sort Of
reference what effect it will have upon the bill We
can do what proposed By the Senator from Mississippi Just
well tomonow to-day We have now been 10 session
hours and have been sick for some time past and
am anxious adjourn, and now give notice that will
move the posponement of this bill every opportunity, and
will ask the yeas and nays each time. gentlemen wish to
make il question Of bone and muscle will try it.
Mr.. FOOTE. Very well; we will try it.
The question then taken the motion Of Mr. CLEM-
EMS postpone the further consideration Of the bill until the
lst Of December, and it was rejected, as follows:
YEAs-Barnsell Benton. Butler Chase Clarke. Clemens
Greene, Hale amln Mason, Miller, Phelps Rusk sebas-
tan Seward, Sone, Turney, Upham, Walker Winthrop,
YEAs-Atohson Badger, Bell Berrien, Bradbury, Bright
Cas Clay, Cooper Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge, Of Iowa,
Douglas, Downs, FOote Houston Jones, King, Mangum
Sturgeon, Underwood, Wales, Whitcomb-se.
Mr.. CLEMENS. Inow that the Senate adjourn.
This motion wss not agTeed to. .
The question then taken the motion to strike out
California, and twas agreed 10, as follows
YEAs-Atchsoo, Badger, Baldwin Barnwell Bell, Ben
on Berrien, Butler, Clarke, Clemens Davis, Of Massa-
ehu.s Davis, fMs'',pp Dawson, Downs Ewing fooss
Phelps Pratt Rusk Sebastian Seward Smith, sOue, Turney
Dayton Dickinson Dodge Of Wisconsin, Dodge, Of Iowa.
Douglas Fech Hale Hsmin Houston Jones' Miller Nor.
rs Shields SPruance Sturgeon, Underwood, Wales Walker
Whitcomb-25.
Mr.. FO0TE. / that the Senate adjourn
SEVERAL SENATORS. Oh no
Mr. SEWARD. On that motion ask for the yeas and
nays.
Mr.. FOOTE. At the nstasce of several friends, who
suppose pass the BILL withdraw the motion to ad-
j
Mr. BERRIEN. Is the motion to adjoxm withdrawn
Mr. FOOTE. Yes, !, is supposed that we can pass the
Mr. BERRIEN. beg to suggest the Senate the pro-
prety considering whether after the varied scton OF
It better that should take time before we hnaly
dispose Of this bin.
Mr. HALE and others. "Oh no.
The PRESIDENT. Senators must preserve order, and
must not interrupt the Speaker.
Mr.. BERRTEN. If it does not meet the sanction Of the
Senate, win submit the motion which proposed.
Mr.. DOUGLAS. renew the motion to fix the boundary
Of Utah the by the Rocky mountains, and on tht
south by the thirty seventh parallel is matter OF form
to which presume, there is objection The motion
to insert in the fifth line of the fifth section the words
me summit of the Rocky mountains and on the south by tn
thr,y-seventh parallel Of north latitude
Mr. DAWSON. In organizing this Territory it should b
remembered that the boundaries tx will very probably
those Of the which may hereafter be formed out OF il
This n therefore, important question and yet am askec
ries proposed to be fixed. lSevera SENATOR'S. Nor
nor I think therefore due to the subject the measure
Of compromise having been defeated that we should adjourn
SEVERAL SExAroRs. Let finish, j" "no no Y.
The PRESIDENT. The Chair will be under the neces
sy calling Senators by name, unless order preserved
Mr.. DAWSON Although that measure has been defeat
ed yet it be within the power of this body or within Its
disposition to settle these agtang questions and do some
thing restore peace and the impending DANGER we
have still nucleus for the establishment OF Territorial Gov
enments, and the settlement of the Texas question:
merely this fact to the Senate nducement to
adjourn and may consider the subject calmly to morrow
when fa,igued by the heat Of the weather. and
when we shall probably be in better temper.
This measure is Of importance to the country and
gentlemen must consider that Of the South have been
cited in regard to it, My feelings in relation to that subject
are fully known ! have made every effort 10 my power to
induce Cancellation and compromise We have failed but
not yet disposed surrender entirely and would be
glad 10 have the night to think the subject and for my
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