The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-08-03
THE ADMISSION OF CALIFORNIA.

at such time as may be designated, bin 1859. for
the admission of California into the Union. NV
object is merely to make it u special order when
it shall be taken up 5t a9it
Mr. DOWNS. / should like to know some-
thing about the order of business, and what vote
will be required to take the bill up!
f., The PRESIDENT. That of majority.
Mr.. DOWNS. Is this not the morning hour
Mr. DOUGLAS. That is the very time to
take it up. sljl.4
The PRESIDENT. Petitions and reports
having been passed, the regular morning bust
ness is the consideration of resolutions which
are lying on the table. 1t is in the power of
the Senate to dispense with it, if it thinks
proper.
Mr.. DOUGLAS. What propose, is only
what we have been doing all the morning.
Mr.. DOWNS. Well, sir, as we have devoted
oil our time heretofore to California, | trust
now that we shall take up some other business
Mr.. DOUGLAS. / merely propose to fix a
time for the consideration of the BILL
Mr.. DOWNS We have had the subject dis
cussed in our ears for so long time that it has
become quite dsagreeable to hearit Suppose,
therefore, we let it rest a while
~ Mr.. DOUGLAS The Senate will have il
in their power to postpone its consideration
until Monday. ...
The PRESIDENT. Gentlemen will come
to order, this conversation is not in order The
Chair ascertains the position of the bill to be
thus: 1t stands among the special orders at this
time gaaa# .asssg' Hl .es5.t A.,.. i .....
Mr. DOUGLAS. Does it stand then as
special order for one o'clock! .a#.f u
The PRESIDENT The Chair finds that on
the 10Th of April it was made special order
for the 9th Of May. IKE
NJ Mr.. DOUGLAS. Does it stand then as a
special order to be reached at one o'clock My
object is to move to make it special order for
to-day or Monday. Il am in favor of to-day.
#r The PRESIDENT. The senator's motion
is to take up the bill view to postpone il to a
day certain, and make it special order
Mr.. CHASE. wish to inquire of the Chair
whether the bill, as !. now stands, is not the
special order for to-day at one O'clock! sm...,
The PRESIDENT. The special orders will
comeup in their order, unless otherwise directed.
80 Mr. CHASE. inquire if this is not the first
special order! 81 anI sF
The PRESIDENT The first special order
IS the bill to promote the progress of the useful
acts. 1.3''aa
The question was then taken on the motion
to take up the bill-the yeas and nays be-
ing ordered-and it was agreed to, as follows !:
",
Bright, Cass, Chase, Clarke, Clay, Cooper Davis
of Massachusetts, Dayton, Dickinson, Dodge Of
Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas, Ewing.
Felch, Greene, Hale, Hamln, Jones, Miller,
Norris, Phelps, Seward, Shields, Smilh, Spru-
ance, Sturgeon, Underwood, Upham, Wales,
Walker, Winthrop, and Whitcomb.-35.
NAYs.-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Barnwell,
Berrien, Butler, Clemens, Davis Of Mississippi
Dawson, Downs, Foote, Houston, Hunter, King
Mangum, Mason, Morton, Pearce, Pratt, Rusk
Sebastian, Soule, Turney, and Yulee.-23.
The bill being then up for consideration
. MIR. DOUGLASS. / move to make the bill
the special order for to-day at II o'clock, and fo
each subsequent day until disposed Of t'.
~ Mr. aATCHlSON. move to amend tina
motion by saying on Monday next and on tina
. motion call for the yeas and nays.
,ha Several Senator'S "Oh withdraw the call"
's Mr.. ATCHISON. Well, withdraw the cal
for the yeas and nays.
~. Mr., DOUGLAS. renew it. ....'..
Several Senator'S. 'Oh no, withdraw it."
r.r Mr. DOUGLASS. | withdraw it, then ....s.
~ Mr.. SEWARD. / ask for the yeas and nays
sir -rt Gn.G@sH dig .ht#..a arI-atar.r .., :.
d The yeas and nays were ordered on Mr.. ArcH1
SONS amendment, to strike out 'sto-day" and sub
stitute Monday" and it was rejected, as follows
- = III,
Berrien, Butler, Clemens, Davis, of Mississippi
Dawson, Downs, Foote, Greene, Hale, Hunter
King, Mangum, Mason, Morton, Pearce, Phelps
Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Soule, Turney, anG
2 Yulee-25. 'ha siToitsai @rJn "a ar.sna I'll. ,.
-2' NAYs-Messrs. Baldwin, Bradbury, Bright
Chase, Clarke, Clay Davis, of Massachusetts
Dayton, Dickinson, Dodge, of Wisconsin, Dodge,
OF Iowa. Douglas, Ewing, Felch, Hamlin, Jones,
Miller, Norris, Seward, Shields, Smith, Spruance,
Sturgeon, Underwood, Upham, Wales, Walker,
Winthrop, and Whitcomb-29. yrsI
80 MIR. ATCFilSON. Iwish to make an inquiry.
Does not this omnibus bill stand as the order of
the day for II o'clock for there is such a bill
still in existence! 1t will then come up as the
order of the day at IL o'clock for its third read
ing, and the motion Of the senator from Illinois
e, if it prevail, will suspend action on it. .,.s E..
The PRESIDENT The bill ordered to be
engrossed yesterday was for the establishment
of n government for Utah, and that will come
up for its third reading. sj ."."@1h ....a.
Mr.. ATCH1SON | insist that the title has
not been changed. The title of the bill is still
for the admission Of California into the Union,
&c. Although know there is nothing left of
it but the provision which relates to Utah, it is
still the special order for this day at IL o'clock,
unless the motion of the senator from Illinois
Sflall SuperSe0e III. 1861. .."'... ..... .it
Mr.. DOUGLAS. The bill, when it is en-
crossed, will come up in its order, and nv mo-
ton will not supersede it. 1t win have the
preference in going into the House, as, from it's
position, it will have its third reading first, and
such is my desire. t3g 10 a,sa afr
Mr. UNDERWOOD. apprehend that the
senator from Missouri is right, and that il we
adopt the motion of the senator from Illinois, il
will, at twelve o'clock, take precedence of thi,
omnibus bill, as it is called. Il suggest that i
would be better to say that the California bill
shall be taken up immediately, as the other bill
understand, is not yet engrossed. When it is
IT can be taken p at any time and passed, Al
there can be no opposition to it. Faftaa.
gIl Mr., HALE. i understand that it soon will
lp be engrossed; and perhaps should, in explana
ton to the Senate, say, that when bv the appre
ciatioTof the Chair WIS placed On the Com
mttee on Engrossed Bills this morning. / foun,
the committee in such situation, from f,ticu
and effects Of the hot weather, that they wer
not able to do their duty, and they devolved
upon me. Laughterl 1t will be reported i
an hour or two. sGI ~ us..g1l