The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-09-12
CONGRESSIONAL
CALIFORNIA ADMIT TED mo
TIE UNION
WA.ttxcrox, Sept. It'll.

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WA.ntxcrox. Sep. 7th. 4
TIC Ssna,c no, in session. 4
Inc House thea tool up the CALI.
rOaNiA BILL
TIA hill was reai t~ice. when NJ.
w,n,so,,h arovc - haed for 'he 6uDr
q, 10 c.a.e mach laughter. There MAS
m,ch eonfu.ioa. NJ. BOYD ~as recng.
ri.ea. liz u.ders,osd il.as il sa> AN.
pccc ..ary a. .osumi, Il ~ Il rnakcs 10
.ppropt is,ioa- The Speaker thought
there "a. NJ appropriation.
Me-. lloyd then prsposed to a'"'"h
the bill hy establishing territorial gov.
,rnm.u, f,s Utah tie would only r..
marx ,h., IL go. prec;sely the amend.
INERT which he offered - the Teas
baand Il, Bii,. and aii cr~as'ls viii drs~.
Mr.. v,n,os objected 10 ,hc amend
men,.
IL. Speaker ruled the amendment
10 b. il, order.
Mr. V,uton appealed from The dcri..
;on, aui briefly argued that the amend.
men, sss not gernna,n 10 the bill.
Mr.. McCienand fa;d he would no, ut
this late day prrract the debate. and
,,ovri ,i,. I,re,ioa question.
Mr. Ilar,i.. II Trnn., moved 10 lay
the appeal IN The table.
Qi-,iun va. taken and decided in the
ne,a,ivc-Yeas SO; nays nc.
Mr. Thompson's substitute was re-
ceved, ui.en Mr.. Orr moved m amend
r.en, to the original bill. The former
wa. rejected. 1874 10 ~. aud the latter,
1872 10 10.
The question being IN the third read
ing Sir. Holmes moved an adjournment,
bu, no; more than four or five members
voted in the Affirmative.
Me-. l'honpson said that = decent re-.
.p,cs required the hill to BE- AT least
Rad.
The Senate bill for the admission ri
California war then read for information.
The third reading OF bin was then
ordered Yeus 1871, nays Sc.
The hill having ben rvMl third
time, Mr. Fea'hcr.tone moved 10 lay il
Oh the liable. which wa' not agreed to
The Hill then passed 10y the following
vote: Yea. 80. nays 81.
\ molion WAS made 10 recon .idcr HE
vote. Laid on the ,aLlr.
Mr.. vu,"n appealed from the Speak.
rt's decision. and briefly argued that
the amendment VIA not gcrmaine 10
tie till.
Sir. NcCicruand said hc would no, ut
til, late day proiract the debate, aid
moved the previous question.
Mr.. Harris moved to lay tho appeal
uppu the tallc.
The question wac taken and decided
in Tia" NJ cs,ivc.---Yens 81. nays iO7.
So the Utah amendment WAS declared
cat nj order.
Mr. Thompson's substitute for tht
bill was now road. 1t was similar t
that offered by Mr. Soule in the Sen
ate, viz: that rs soon rs Californi;
shalt have passed an ordnance in con
ven,ion relinquishing her right to
primary disposal Of said, &c. and re
stitching her boundary to SO 80. tn
President should without further &C
ton issue his proclamation dcclarin:
California a State Of the Union tn,
portion Of revenue collected in Cali
iornia at the time Of issuing the sale
proclamation shall DO paid to tina
State, and the Senators and Repre-
sen.atives already elected shall b
entitled to receive mileage and com
pcnsation from the time the Calfor
nia Constitution was received by Con
gross. The substitute further pro
vide for a Territorial Government t
he called "South California" simila
to the government Of New Mexico
south Of 81 80, to be admitted as
state hereafter, with or without slave
~, as the people may desire.
On the Utah Bill, Mr.. McClernane
in the Chair, Mr.. Wentworth moved
an amendment proposing the Wilmo
Proviso, which he afterwards mod
fed, bn. it VAS rejected by IS t
10.
Amendments were also offered b,
Meade, Stevens, Fitch and Wilson
which were rejected.
Some personalities ensued between
Mcssrs Sheldon and Toombs.
The bill, as it came from the Sen
ate, was then passed by the foIlowin.
vote-Yeas 81, nays S..
a motion was made to rcconside,
the vote, but it Nas laid on the ia
bic.