The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-09-26

move 10 slflke out all alter the
and To insert the following:
That by the joint resolution approved March
lS45, 90 foi annexing Texas 10 the United Safes,
IL being ordained that So the terrrofy properly IN
cluded within and rightfully belonging TO the re
public of Texas might be erected into a new
State and admitted into the Union, il is the opin
ion and judgment of Congress that the admission
of Texaa into the Union, with the boundaries pre-
scribed by the laws thereof not objected to by thu
United States at the time of such annexation, i,
conclusive as against the United States Of the righ
OF Texas To all territory included within suci
boundaries. T"
| 2. BE IL resolved, That when in a state Of war
and in the absence of actu,, State authority any
where within the limits of State, military pos
session is taken by the United States of such part
| of the territory of State, such possession can
righlTully be considered as taken and held only
IN subordination to the authorities of such State
to be surrendered forthwith on the demand of such
| State, when the war is ended.
! 3. BE further resoiped, That 1T is the duty OF
! the United States forthwith to surrender to the
constituted authorities of the State of Texas all
and any territories within the limits Of that State
as the same prescribed by the laws thereof
which may have been temporarily in the military
occupation of the United States, during the late
war with Mexico.
! The question being then taken, the amendment
was rejected, as follows:
| YEAs-Messrs. Atchison, Barnwell. Butler
King, Mason, Morton, Rusk, Soue, Turney, and
! Yulee-l4
NAys-Messrs. Badger, Baldwin, Bell, Benton
Berrien, Bradbury, Bright, Cass, Chase, Clarke
Cooper, Davis of Massachusetts, Dawson, Dick
nson, Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa
Douglas, Ewing, Felch, Foote, Greene, Hale
Hamn, Mangum, Norris, Pearce, Phelps, Sew
ard, Shields, Smith, Spruance, Sturgeon, Under.
wood, Upham, Wales, Walker, and Winthrop,
/ 81.
Mr.. ATCHISoN. move to strike out the fol-
| lowing proviso in the last section of the bill
Propided, also, That five millions of said stock
shall not be issued until the creditors OF the State,
holding bonds of Texas for which duties on inn
ports specially pledged, shall first he at the
Treasury of the United States releases OF all claim
against the United States for on account OF said
bonds.
The question being then taken on concurring in
the amendment, it was decided in the affirmative
las follows:
YEAS Messrs Badger, Baldwin, Berrien,
, Bradbury, Cass, Clarke, Clemens, Cooper, LAWS
T of Massachusetts, Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge OF
Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa, Ewing, Felch, Fooie,
Greene Hamn Hunter, King. Morton, Norris,
Pearce, Phelps, Sebastian, Seward, Shields,
Smith, Spruance, Sturgeon, Underwood Uphanl,
, Wales, Walker, and Wnhrop-35.
4 NAYs-Messrs. Atchson, Benton, Bright, But
Ter, Davis of Mississippi, Douglas, Houston,
Mason, Rusk, Soue, Turney, and Whitcomb--l2.
the following proviso, which was added to the
bill, on the motion of Mr.. MASON
/ Prouided, also, That nothing herein contained
shall be construed to impair or qualify anything
contained in the third article of the second section
+ of the '.joint resolutions for anneXing Texas to
the United States, approved March / lS45, eth
, err regards the number Of States that may be
formed out Of the State Of Texas or otherwise
The amendment was concurred in without d.
vision.
I, The amendments having thus been all disposed
of,
Mr. UNDERWOOD renewed the motion to
+, amend the BILL by substituting the following as
: in the boundaries of Texas--to strike out all af
ter the word "commence," and insert
S At the point on the Rio Del Norte, commonly
called Ell Paso, and running up that river twenty
miles, measured by straight line thereon, and
thence eastwardly to point where the hundredtl
. degree of west longitude crosses Red rver beins
0 the south west angle in the line designated be
: tween the United States and Mexico, and tn
sa>e angle III the line of the territory set apart 70
\ the Indians by the United States.
ell The question being then taken upon Mr.. Us
g pERwoop's amendment, it was rejected-as 10
In lows
YEAs--Messrs. Baldwin Bradbury, Chas'
Clarke, Cooper, Davis of Massachusetts, Dods
it of Wisconsin, Dodge Of Iowa, Ewing, Feci
Greene, Hamlin, Norris, Phelps, Seward, Shield:
e, Smith, Spruance, Underwood, Upham, Wales
&c Walker, and Winthrop-23.
n, NAys--Messrs Atchison, Badger, Barnwel
n Bell, Benton, Berrien, Bright, Butler, Cass
4 Clemens, Davis of Mississippi, Dawson, Dickr
son, Douglas, Foote, Houston, Hunter, King
|, Mason, Morton, Pearce, Rusk, Sebastian, Soule
). Sturgeon, Tnrney, and Whitcomb-28.
;, Mr.. DAVIS, OF Massachusetts,. Mr. Pres
/, dent, wish to offer an amendment to the 36t
r line-to strike out stem and insert 'six,
to make the sum to be paid to Texas sir insea
l. of Ten millions.
August 9.
Is Mr. DAVIS, of Massachusetts, called for tn
D yeas and nays upon the amendment, which wer
J. ordered ard, being taken, resulted as follows:
f. YEAs-Messrs. Baldwin, Bright, Chase, Clarke
n Davis Of Massachusetts, Dodge of Wisconsin
e Felch, Greene, Hamn, Norris, Phelps, Seward
y Spruance, Turney, Underwood, Upham, Wales
+ Walker, Whitcomb, and Winthrop-20.
NAYs-Messrs Atchison, Badger, Bell, Ber
: rien, Cass, Clemens, Cooper, Davis of Missis
e sissippi, Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge of Iowa,
King, Mason, Morton, Pearce, Rusk, Sebastian,
Shields, Smith, Sturgeon, and Yulee-26.
So the amendment was rejected
/ MIR. EWING. | again move the amendment
that moved in committee yesterday--that is, to
run line directly from the point at which the
Tooth degree of latitude west OF Greenwich
crosses the Red river to the dam on the Rio
| Bravo del Norte: and on this amendment ask
the yeas and nays.
The amendment was read as follows:
First. The State of Texas Will agree that hel
boundary on the north shall commence at the
, point at which he meridian of 100 degrees ives
from Greenwich crosses the Red river, being thu
southwest angle on the line designated between
the United States and Mexico, and the same
angle the line of the territory set apart for The
, Indians of the United States; thence southwest
wardly to the most northerly point Of the dan
across the Rio Bravo del Norte, which supplies
0 with water the rrigating canal which supplies
the town Of FL Paso with water, and thence, with
the channel of said river To the Gulf Of Mexico.
1, The question being then taken upon the amend
ment, it rejected, as follows:
!, YEAs-Messrs. Baldwin, Benton, Bradbury
q Bright, Chase, Clarke, Davis of Massachusetts
=, Dodge Of Wisconsin, Ewing, Greene, Hale
Hamlin, Norris, Phelps, Seward, Shields, Smith
3 Spruance, Underwood, Upham, Wales, Walker
- Whircomb, and Winthrop-24
n NAYs-Messrs. Atchison, Badger Barnwe
~ Bell, Berren, Butler, Cass, Clemens, Davis O
,h Mississippi, Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge of Iowa
Douglas, Foote, Houston, Hunter, King, Mason
10 Morton, Pearce, Rusk, Sebastian, Soue, Stu,
k | geon, Turnev, and Yulee--26
Mr. 1 .,.h a.