Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-08-31

any member who desired To make motion 10 commits but
merely directed the Chair how to proceed with the business
provided no motion be made at all II no gentleman had
made any melton in reference to this subject the rules then
provided that the Chair should PROFOUND the question
deng the bill to third reading unless objection be made
With this construction placed upon the rule by the Chair in
his opinion the gentleman from South Carolina could not
made his motion, the gentleman from Kentucky had the
door to submit amendment.
Mr. BURT said that he must appeal from the decision Of
the Chair He did not do for amy purpose Of delay He
was in favor Of committing this BILL which could not be done
the decision Of the Speaker The Speaker might recognise
member entitled to the floor, who would amend
men which would cut off the prior right to to commit
the bill; unless the right commit the bill be recognised
prior right and paramount to the right amend the BILL the
motion never could be made.
Mr.. AsHMUN moved to lay the appeal on the table.
Mr. BURT demanded the yeas and nays, which were or
dered, and being taken, as follows:
YEAS-Mesrs. Albertson, Aston, Anderson, Ashmun,
Baker, Bay Beale Bssell Bokee, Bowie Boyd, Bresk,
Briggs, Brooks William J. Brown, Buell. Burrows, Chester
Jos p Caldwell, Calvin camp6e, Carter, Casey. Chand.
ler Clingman, w. X. w. Cobb Cole, Corwin, Crowel,
Deberry, Dekey. Dimmick, Dixon Duer, Duncan, Dun
Freddy Fuller, Gentry, Gerry, Gilmore German Gould,
Green, Grinneli. Hall, Hamilton, Hammond Hampton,
Henry, Hubbard, Hlliard, HoagAnd, Houston Howard,
$ S. se. k;aa ks
Letter, Lefeid, Job Mann, Marha Matteson, McCler-
nand, Mcdonald, Mcdowell. MsGaughey. McK.soek Nc
Meacham, Moore Morehead Morton Nelson Newell, Oge,
olds, OTIS Outlaw, Owen. Parker Peaslee, Phelps Phoenix
Rockwell, Rose Ross Rumsey, sawele, schenck seher
merhorn SHEPHERD Sylvester, sprague sanly, stetson,
ss ss Tsna. Jacob lanes
Underhil, Van Dyke, Yinton Walden, Waldo, Watkins
Weborn, Wentworth White, Whittlesey, Wildrck, Will
NAYS-Messrs. Alexander, Allen, Ashe, Averett, Ben
nett, Bingham, Booth, Bowdon, Bowin, Albert G. Brown,
son. Featherston, Fowler Giddings, Gott Sampson w.
Harris, Holmes, Howe Hubbard lnge Robert w. John
Meade ks Mes pes
Stanton R. H. Stanton Thaddeus Stevens Venabie Wal
lace, Wimot, Woodward-54.
So the appeal laid the table, and the decision Of the
Chair sustained
The SPEAKER then stated that the gentleman from Ken
lucky entitled to the floor.
Mr.. BOYD said that the amendment which he had the
honor offer yesterday had been printed in the Congres
sonal Globe and in various other forms the bill and amend
mens in all its important features had been published, and
doubtless well considered also He did purpose, there
fore, he regarded entirely unnecessary to do to take
up the time Of the House in explanation of the bill the
amendment which he had offered Having taken part in
the very long and able discussion which they had had upon
the general question of slavery, connected with the terri
tory acquired from Mexico he had intended into
animation length Of the propositions contained in the
bill and amendment but he determined to waive that
INTENTION and to orego purpose he had had to submit at
considerable length, remarks upon this subject The
path beaten He had already investigated each
and every important feature contained in the bill and amend
men, and they all knew what they Every gentleman
that floor well prepared to vote upon this
question he would be next week, next month"; or next
year. II had become matter Of importance whether they
should consider this bill in connected separate form.
Various opinions and degree of feeling expressed in
gard that Before he offered the amendment he ap
preached side and the other and had received opinions
conflicting that he left in doubt TO what his duty
His object in offering the amendment to test the
of the House the nonntervenon principle, which
had been sanctioned by the Democratic party, North and
South He did not desire omnibus. If however,
the questions could be settled in that FORM he should reoce
by acting the bills separately he should still be content
He therefore proposed to withdraw that portion Of his amend
men relating Utah. to satisfy every body that he was act
ing good faith the Of this body the subject
Of non-nteventon He wanted the principle carried
out. He wanted to peace restored. He was for the
Union and the Constitution is, and he wanted these
principles faithfully executed He not so much for the
Union because protected from foreign aggression, but
because protected against another In the Of
God, let uphold the constitution But he had already
said he did not intend to make speech it was time to act
He astonhed the patience Of gentemens constituents
He hoped that the House would act. He withdrew
much Of the amendment related to Territorial Govern
for Utah. for the purpose of simplifying the
i Mr.. CLINGMAN then moved to amend the amendment
of Mr.. Born the bill by adding thereto the following
| as ar additional section:
"Bsn further enacted That all that portion Of territory
acquired from Mexico by the treaty of Guadalupe Hidago
bounded as follows: By line commencing in the Pacific
the main land running thence due east till It strikes the
Sierra Nevada thence eastward and northerly with the
said mountain range until strikes the parallel OF
north latitude thence due east with said parallel until it
strikes the Sierra Madre thence southerly with the OF
the until it reaches the boundary between the United
States and the republic of Mexico thence westwardy with
said boundary the Pacific thence norhwardy with
the the beginning The whole Of the said territory
constitute the Territory Of Colorado and that the Govern
of said Territory shall in all be similar to that
provided for the territory New Mexico by the
ing provisions OF this bill"
Mr.. MCDONALD raised the question that the amendment
Of order under the 55h rule, which states that
motion proposition subject different from that under
consideration shall be admitted under color Of amendment
The CHAIR ruled the amendment to be in order, the
ground that related to the territory acquired from Mexico
under the treaty Of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Mr. ALLEN took appeal from the decision of the
Chair, which he demanded the yeas and nays
Mr. MCDONALD desired to Withdraw his point Of order
The SPEAKER stated that it could not be Withdrawn,
| it was now in the possession of the House.
The yeas and nays then ordered and being taken
were as follows:
YEAS-essrs Abertson, Aston, Anderson, Ashe, Ash
num- Averett Baker, Bay, Baly Beale, Bssell, Bokee,
Bowdon Bowie, Bowlin, Boyd Breck Brooks, Albert g.
Brown, William j. Brown, Buel, Burt, Chester Butler,
Cabe George A. Caldwell, Joseph P. Caldwell, Casey,
Chandler, Clngman, w. r. w. Cobb, Colcock Corwin,
Daniel Deberry, Dickey Dimmck, Duer Duncan Durham,
Edmundson Eliot Ewing Featherston, Fitch, Fuller, Cen
try, Gerry, Could Green, Grinne Hall, Hamilton, Ham
mond, Haralsop. Harlan, Isham G. Harris, Sampson w.
Harris Raymond Hubbard, billiard, HoaglaRd, Houston,
Howard, lnge, Joseph w. Jackson William T. Jackson,
/ Andra T.. Robert w.