The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-16

10 its souTcef-hence due north To az deg The bounda
sources and thence due north to where il the
old boundary line between the United States and Spain
II the sources Of the Rio Grande east Of the Arkan
sss then there 10 no territory left out; II they west
then there y strip do know know wide. what
there OF IT, In establishing the territorial government
OF Utah, we have made the summit OF the Rocky Noun
tains the eastern boundary OF Uah Now, that sum
NIT be the boundary, all west of that summit falls into
Utah. and all east into the Indian territory Taking the
summit, instead of unknown line, we establish the
boundary As we have established in another bill that
have passed here, from 100 deg Of longitude to the
3sb parallel Of latitude and thence 10 the Sierra
Nevada Il leaves all in regular and compact shape
when he Texan boundary settled This Is The reason
that have taken this line OF the summit instead of an
unknown line.
The question being then taken upon the amendment, ii
MI DOUGLAS. I offer the following amendment as
m additional section to the bill:
further s~aeisd. That the provisions OF this act be
hs s y s
:sS,sd Sy ss g .n a.ssa Of me parties and when
the Uned States shall issue his proclamation declaring
ms sct g 6s 10 m orce and operaon and shall proceed
appoint the Officers herein provided 10 be appointed in
Mr. MASON do not mean to be hypecritical at all,
put suggest to the senator from Illinois that his amend
msnt vii Be as AZ perfect i be strikes from the word
be settled" t
Mr.. DOUGLAS accept the modification:
sa MIR. UNDERWOOD. do not like that language Of
the amendment which provides that the shall go
into operation until the sdispued boundary" as il origi
nally stood or until the boundary as j Is now mod
hed shall be settled by mutual agreement OF the par
tss Suppose thai the parties never ag,ee
M. poHG ~ ,sod |. will then require new act
Bot then would be held the passage Of that act to
something like q pledge, as far as Congress could
give i by the old act, that we should abstain from
sgslating upon this subject till this be made
do not like that we should cucumber ourselves BY
ything Of this sort do not intend 10 reopen this
gumen intend to vote without spanking, IRON this
n Of spselo and hon hat nj af arpay
hereafter limit ourselves 10 lev remarks 1 believe,
however, that we have the right this Territory
and that 10 our duty TO do and not to leave in exist
ence any longer the military government of which there
has been all hands much disposition to complain.
Mr Fo1LE am Obliged to make max. single remark rss
UHDERwooD] will become quite famous in one line at
least He was engaged in tue defeat Of the Compromise
bill II he had had his way be would have defeated the
Texas boundary BILL and now. he has his way he will
defeat this New Mexico bill. must say, sir, that il
SCENE 70 me the honorable senator hardly have
sidered this subject ma:urey he must be that
without this clause II is impossible that should have
any provson for New Mexico at the present session
and yet all Of Us here anxous that something
shoud be done upon this subject this session. and that
this remaining question should be settled now, while
the o houses OF Congress are in the proper humor and
wish by no means to be understood as supporting the
resent administration. trust that am not suspected
though in ibis great crisis Of the country certain gentle
men Of conservative tendencies belonging to both parties
have temporarily united upon measures calculated in
does 70 happen. ALSO that the present administration
since i came INTO power. has, with a magnanimiiy
worthy, think, OF special note, with patriotism and
lghtened d,scernment as to the FUTURE made special
Recommendation that should settle this question
without delay. ls for me, democrat. dyed in the
WOOL TO rise up in my place in the Senate of the United
States to urge upon the senator from Kentucky, whg,
70 come to the rescue Of the present administration BY
yielding TO its Recommendation! All that have TO say
"a conclusion is what said to another senator on diff
fsrent occasion, when was badly reported-athough
the reporters generally do their duty with great fidelity
II1urrxP Zoe
cular occasion, that il would be very easy indeedthaf
under existing circumstances, would require bu very
BIZ BENTON Is there any sy amendment I pending at
X. PRESIDENT. Th. amendmen, is moi disposed
o. will pc in order, however, to move an amendment
Mr. BENTON move an amendment to the amend.
nsnt BY striking out all after the word be-" and insert
ing The following:
Confined 70 thar part Of New Mexico which actually
settled and occupied as part Of New Mexico at the time
Of The ces.on q the country the United States. and
70 Tszss.
am entirely opposed to the provision submitted by
q: ssSsor from Illinois am sgsns, ,sHspsnd1
IL. am against that word " agree" How many causes
Of disagreement there between individuals and be.
nitcde depend upon any agreement whatever. also
against putting Legislative restrictions upon the rights
and powers which the government has at present
force settlement through the judiciary. against
anything which will of from that AN in favor
Of doing whst the last message OF President Taylor pro-
posed 70 do, with single Imitation rendered proper
By the action which have already taken General
Taylor In bis last message laid down what think was
affair exposition OF his duty and OF ID was to give
government TO those people the whole extent OF
the country which they possess,o give government
New Mexico a. il was the day when ceded TO
Sha Ps,Ssn = DO
with single limitation is leaving that which is
included in the line we have proposed TO Texas ask
for the yeas and nays upon my amendment
The yeas and nays were ordered.
Mr. RUSK. hoped that the discussion upon this sub
yet had ended but this proposition imperavey requires
that shoula say lew words upon the subject Thope
the amendment 10 the amendment will moi be adopted
III there 10 any meaning purpose in the bill which has
passed the Senate in relation to Texas hope will 20
before the people of that State unencumbered by such
terms az will provoke rejection of il. know the
Of feeling IN that STATE and there will be great deal of
opposition 70 the proposition nj best Texas claims that
territory. am not going TO repeat the arguments
upon which her clam rests Now Il is proposed to DO
what To establish government 20 into operation
tended thai proper question for the judiciary TO de-
tsine whether this territory does not COO.
situts part of the State OF Texas.
Now, The provision Of the constitution 10 explicit, thai
no State shall be formed within The limits OF another
Stain without consent But il seems that according
10 ell these smendmens there is no consent to be ase
o. given. Suppose the Supreme Court should deter
mine-us have doubt Il would, should the question
before iha this territory part OF Texas
then another government will have been formed within
the limits Of Texas directly in the teeth Of the coastu
ton
Il you cannot form another State within the limit. OF
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