The southern press., 1850-10-05
ADMISSION OF cALrroRNIA .

ADMISSION OF cALIFoRNIA.
The bill next in order the bill from the SEN
ate providing for the admission into the State OF
California into the Union,
The bill having been read twice by It's title
The amendment of Mr.. MEADE, TO come IN as a
provso to the first section OF the BILL was read ,as
follows:
Insert before the provso--
And that all owners of slaves within the State
aforesaid shall be allowed twelve months after the
rassage of this act, remove them from the limits
thereof aud should any escape from their masters,
they shall he delivered up IN the manner provided
for by the Constitution and laws of the United
States
The amendment having been read,
The SPEAKER said: The Chair states TO the
gentleman from Virginia, Mr.. MEADE,l that he
only offer the amendment at the present time
by the unanimous consent of the House. No
amendment be offered by a gentleman who is
not entitled to the floor
MIR. STANLY objected
The SPEAKER The gentleman from Missis-
sippi Mr. TmoMPsoN is entitled to the floor
Mr.. THOMPSON moved the loll7 wing amend
ment
Bill to authorize the admission OF California as
a State into this Union. and TO form territorial
government for South California.
BE IL enacted by The Senae and House Of RepreSen-
iatires qfLhe United States eg .3nerica in Congress
assembled, That soon California shall have
passed in convention an ordinance providing
That she relinquishes all title claim to tax,
dispose of, or In any way 10 interfere with The pr-
mary disposal by the United States of The pubic
domain within her limits;
That she will not interpose her authority and
power so TO obstruct impede any control
which the United States may deem advisable to
exercise such districts IN the nllnlng regions,
(either discovered, or to be discovered here
atter,) as may not be included in any lawful grant
made TO private individuals, or to corporations,
prior to the cesslon of California TO the United
States
That the lands of the non residents shall never
be taxed higher than those of residents
That the navigable waters shall be open and
free all citizens of the United States, these OF
California included and
That her southern limits be restricted to the
Missouri Compromise line, (thirty-slx degrees,
thirty minutes of north latltude.)
And she shall have produced to the
President of the United States satisfactory and
authentic evidence that the terms above set forth
have been fully and exachy complied with, the
President Of the United States be, and he is here
by, authorized and requested, without any FUR
ther action on the part of Congress, to issue his
proclamation declaring that California is, and she
shall thereuron be, admitted into the Union upon
an equal footing with the original States IN all re-
spects whatsoever.
SEC. q Ind be IL further ehacicd, That such
portions Of the revenue collected in the ports OF
California as may remain uneNpended at the tlms
of the issuing of the Presidents proclamation AZ
aforesaid, shall be paid over TO the said State OF
California
Sac. 3. Ind be il further enacted, II at the
senator's and representatives elect now before
Congress for the said State of CALIFORNIA;, shall
be entitled to receive, and shall receive the mile
age aud the per diem pay, allowed to the delegate
| from the Territory of Oregon, from the day that
! the message of the President transmitting the
constitution Of California was received by Con-
| gress.
Sac. J. ind be il further enacted, Thot the
'sonntly lying between thirty-sX degrees thuty
minutes ~ north latitude, and the boundary ne
| between Mexico and the United States, estab-
iished by the treaty of Guadalupe Hidago, and
extending from the Pacific to the Sierra Madre,
shall constitute territory under the name of the
Territory Of South California, and shall be orga-
uizsd, such, under the provisions of this bill
applying to the Territory of New Mexico. III ali
respects whatsoever and shall, when ready,
able, and willing to become a State, and desiring
| 10 be such, be admitted into the Union, with or
without slavery, as the people thereof may desire
and make known through their constitution. =
The question upon agreeing to the amendment
| of Mr.. THOMPSON to the bid taken, and de-
! cided IN the negative-yeas rs, nays 1872; rs fol-
| low:
IRAs--Messrs. Aston, Anderson, Ashe, Bayly,
/ Beale, Bowden, Bowie, Bowlin, Boyd, Breck, A
c. Brown, Burt, L. c. .Cabe Geo. A. Caldwell Jo-
seph p. Caldwell, Clingman, w. R.W Cobb, Col
cock, Daniel, Deberry, Edmundson, Alex Evans,
| Ewing, Featherston, Green, Hall, Hamilton, Iar-
aIson IshanI c. Harris, s. W. Harris, Hilliard
Hol'aday, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard ,lnge, Jo-
seph w Jackson, Andrsw Johnson, ,Jamt~L. John
son, Robert w. Johnson, Jones, Kaufman, La
Sere Marshall, Mason, Mcdowell, Robert NJ.
McLane, tinis E. Mclean. McMullen, NcQueen,
Melville, Meade, Milson, Marehead, Morse,
Morton, Orr, Outlaw, Owen, Parker, Powell, Sa-
wage, Seldom, Shepperd, Frederick p. Stanton,
Richard II. Stanton, Thomas, Jacob Thompson,
Tonmbs, Venahle, Wallace, Watkins, Wellborn,
andWoodward--I5.
NAYs--Messrs. Alberson, Alexander, Allen,
Andrews, Averetr, Baker, Bennett, Bingham, Bis
sell, Bokee, Booth, Briggs, Brooks, W. J Brown,
Bue Burrows, Chester Butler, Thomas L. But
Ter, Joseph Gable, Calvin, Campbell, Cartier,
Casey, Chandler, Clarke, Cole, CCrwm, Crowell,
Dickey, Dimmick, Disney, Dixon, Doiy, Duer,
Duncan, Dunham, Durkee, Eliot, Nathan Evans,
Fitch Fowler, ,treedley Fuller, Gentry Gerry Gid
dmgs Gilmore ,Gorman, ,Gou, Gould ,Grinnell Hal
loway, Harlan Thomas l.. Harris, Raymond, He
bard Henry, Hbbard, HoagIand, Houston,
Howe, Hunter, William t. Jackson Julian, Kerr,
james c. King, Geo. G. King, Jno. A. King,
Mann, Job Mann, Matteson, McClernand, Nc
Donald, McGaughey, Mckissock, McLanahan,
Meacham, Moore, Morris, Nelson, Newell, Ogle,
Olds, Otis, Peaslee, Phelps, Peck, PhnniX ,Pitman,
Potter, Putnam, Reed, Reynolds Richardson, Rob-
bins, Robinson, Root, Ross, Rose, Rumsey ,Sackett,
touWtelts cthtnCh, cCiitTIneFuoIn, soCHOoiCTdll,
Sylvester, Sprague, Stanly, Thaddeus Stevens,
Stetson Strong, Sweetser, Taylor, James Thomp
son, Thurman, Tuck, Underhill, Van Dyke, Vim
ton, Walden, Waldo, Wentworth, White, Whit
tlesey, Wildrick, Williams, Wilson, and Young
-l39.
So the amendment was not agreed to.
The question recurring upon agreeing to the
amendment offered by Mr.. THoNrsoN, Of Mis-
slssippI, u substitute for the bill
The yeas and nays were ordered.
The clerk commenced the call, and had pro-
ceeded with but few names when
Mr.. MORTON interposed, and inquired if it
would be in order to have the amendment re-
ported
The SPEAKER. 1t will be again reported by
unanimous consent.
Objections were made.
! The SPEAKER. 1t is the substituted offered
| by the gentleman from Mississippi
The call was resumed, and concluded with the
! following result:
GEAs-Messrs Aston, Alexander, Ashe, Av-
ereit, Bayy, Beale, Bowdon, Boyd, A. G Brown,
! Burt, +. G. Cabell, George A. Caldwell, Jos. p.
! Caldwell, Cngman, Williamson II. w. Cobb,
| Cocock, Daniel, Deberry, Edmurdson, Alexander
| Evans, Ewing, Featherston, Green, Hamilton,