The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-08-27
The Business before the House.

1esterday. IN the House oil Representa-
tives, MIR Brown, of Indiana, moved to sus-
pend the rules, with view to offer a reso-
luton making the following bills the special
order at the day for Thursday next, in the
order in which they are enumerated. viz
The bill establishing territorial government
for New Mexico; the bill for the adjustment
OF the Texas boundary; the California bill;
and the bill providing territorial govern
ment for Utah.
The motion iailed-yeas 81. nays IS. Mr..
AsHMUN then moved TO suspend the rules
for the purpose of offering Il resolution MAX
ing the same bills the special order for TO-
day, and continuing their consideration until
| disposed Of in the order in which they came
from the Senate, viz: The bill providing Il
territorial government for Utah; the Texas
Boundary bill; the California bill; and the
bill establishing territorial government for
| New Mexico.
On this motion there was tie vote-9l TO
81. A vote of two thirds is requirnd to sus-
pend the rules.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole on the state of the Union on the
Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill, with
a disposition, as appeared. TO proceed with
that bill until it should be finally passed.
1t is believed that the Texas Boundary
bill, could vote have been had upon it,
world have passed. Such is the opinion OF
gentlemen Of judgment and experience in
the House.
Ii ever there was question which. how
ever wide the difference of opinion existing in
regard TO ii, was susceptible ofad ustment by
compromise. without any surrender OF prlncl-
Piles on either side, this is most certainly one
Ii is question Of territorial right about
which the most eminent iursts and the wis.,
est and most distinguished statesmen Of the
day entertain Numerically opposite opinion:
some of them holding the right of Texas tc
The terrlt'r in dispute to be so clear that II
ought not Tor moment to be questioned, and
others denying that right IN toto. Texas
threatens, and is actually making prepare
J tons: to assert her right by force of arms
while the Executive of the United States
feels constrained, by deep sense of his con
stItutional obligations, 10 resist, also by forcS
oil arms, such attempt on the part OF Texas
should it be made. Under these circumstan
ces, what course do the obvious dictates o
; common sense, wisdom and patriotism, cal
upon both Texas and the United States IL
pursue? Manifestly, to settle the alarming
controversy by amicabe agreement between
themselves. And how can this be done ex
ICCPt ny Il coWpIOWtSe: HIS oclIS tiiC Ohil
: mode in which, it is evident, the dispute cdl
be amicably settled, is it possible that The
House fRepresentatives-theS Senate having
already passed bill for its adiustment-wil
permit that bill to be lost, because the boun
: dairy line prescribed in it does not exactly
f suit the notions of members? And this too
IN view OF the imminent danger which hangs
over the country of a collision between iii,
forces which Texas is now organizing to senC
to Santa Fe and the United States troops
stationed there We cannot allow ourselves
10 doubt for moment but that the House O
Representatives will. at an early day, take vi
the Senate's bill and pass it; and thus re
Iieve the country from serious danger i'm
pending over it. and the public mind from tn
painful anxiety which the existence OF tina
danger has produced within it.
Washington Republic, 20M.