The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-18


The question, "Shall the whole subject be laid upon
The table % WAS then taken, and decided in the negative
So ,hs HOUSE decided tina, the whole subject should
not be laid spon the liable.
nd the question REQUIRED and taken on the de-
mand for the previous question.
There was = second.
And the main question (6rst on the amendment Of Mr.
DuxR) was ordered to DO now taken
The amendment read
The question was then taken, and the amendment was
agreed TO.
And. AZ thus amended, the resolution was concuned
On motion Of Mr. STRONG. the House then went into
q Committee OF the Whole the state OF the Union,
(Mr MoLAkE in the chair y and, taking up the reports
IRON the Committee OF Elections the application OF II
N Smith to be admitted TO seat on the floor as dele
gate from the Territory of New Mexico,
Mr.. ASHE, who was entitled to the hooT, went on to
address the House against the application. He held that
the prayer of Mr. Smith should not be granted that the
act Of The New Mexican convention was not only 'regl,
lar but gross usurpaon; and that TO admit him would
be to usnp the power OF disposlng OF large tract OF
country. the property of Texas which, in the present
state Of the popular mind bd lar to end n cyl war to
Mr.. KAUFMAN next took the floor. and spoke at
length against the RICH, Of Mr.. Smith TO be admitted He
protested against the action OF the House deciding
question Of great importance. after hasy debate OF
days 0nlydoing So too, with the knowledge that TO
invade the ghSo Texas, as was proposed TO be done.
would be to produce most lamentabe condition OF
things everywhere in the country. Mr. X held that Mr
Smith really represented one-the convention send
ing him here being deunct and the people OF New Mex
leo having recently decided against the form of local gov
eminent the existence of which would be implied in the
admission OF Mr. Smith
The speech Of Mr. McGAUGHEY was next brought un.
der review by MIR k who argued that ii the purpose OF
giving Mr.. Smith per diem and mileage from the begin
ming Of the session was of much importance rs Mr..
MEG represented it would be lar better to pay him by
resolution unsuccessful applicants for other seats
this floor were often paid than to outrage Texas for that
end. TO such proposition he should offer objection.
Mr. Continuing! argued a. length 70 prove that M
to this in the history of the government No other
occasion had occurred in which delegate had applied
for seat in the hall claiming 70 represent district Of
country and people who belonged TO sovereign State OF
the Union according to the repeated demands and the
protest OF Texas Mr.. would not venture to argue the
question Of the ute Of his State to the territory IN dispute
tors and by his colleague He would however protest
against the made OF his name on the day before in
ponent Of the right Of Texas had on that occasion es
sayed to sustain his argument against that right by
garbling the meaning OF certificate given by himself
and the other representative, and the senators from
Texas in the last Congress. as to the correctness
OF map OF Texas The senator had overlooked the fact
that there small map OF the whole OF Texas ex-
Of the sheet, and gravely held that what there only
purported to be portion OF Texas should be held TO be
the whole under their certificate He protested against
according seat to this assumed delegate, elected by
seventeen persons in Santa Fe, clubbing themselves
He did not believe that there were more than half the
number Of souls in New Mexico claimed by the minority
committee The statement of the minority of the com
mttee, that Mexico had always rejected the claim of
Texas to the Rio Grande bank, and that the late admin
isation had expressly repudiaed the claim of Texas
the territory above FL Paso, untrue. MIR. X. held
that the passage in Mr. Buchanan's instructions to Mr.
Siidell claiming that Santa Fe had been held by the
Spaniards for Centuries did affect the question
between the United States and Texas
He next reviewed at length the State papers Of the last
administration bearing on the question Of boundary. to
show that they uniformly in favor of the title of
Texas TO the soil in question Great excitement had
pervsded the public mind of Texas this Queston-she
having conceived that this government had given her
every possible pledge for the integrity OF her boundary
He warned the House that if Congress carried out the
policy of the late Executive in directing the course pur-
sued by Colonel Monroe the result would be dis
astrous TO the whole country
Mr. K then reviewed the address OF Hugh N Smith to
the people of New Mexico. which, he commended, was
full OF false assumptions doing injustice TO the members
OF The House generally He next complimeated, in high
terms, the report and speech OF the Hon MIR. STRONG
this question: and then urged the improperly if
danger. OF action on the part OF the House likely to in
flame the public sentiment OF Texas
Mr.. BAYLY next obtained the floor; and, motion
the committee rose.
Mr. B. then moved TO proceed with the business the
Speakers table. But
The SPEAKER decided that this motion could not be
entertained, except by the unanimous consent OF the
House.
And objection being made,
On motion, the House adjouned-a call for the yea,
| and nays thereon being refused.