New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-16

nroce eded with some exciting remarks ia relation
10 the necessity for an equilibrium between two
sections and the consequences which must How
from the persistMce Of the North in measures Of
aggression upon the rights and honor Of the South
Mr. DAYTos moved TO amend the bill. so as TO
provide that Texas shall, in consideration OF the
payment Of the sum proposed in the bill, cede 10
the Urited States all her unappropriaied lands.
He regretted that be was compelled b move the
amendment before the blank in the bill had been
filed v IL the sum - be paid 20 Texas, Mr.. Clay
having sienihed his Intention NOT 20 fl the blank
until the question came up on the third reading OF
the bill.
Mr. C1EwESs moved that the bin and amend.
nents be laid upon the table
Mr.. CLAY appealed 20 Mr.. CLEMENS 20 Withdraw
the motion until after all the amendments to the
bill had been disposed Of
Mr. CLEMENS assented, and the motion was With
drawn.
Mr CLAY said that upon referring u the rules
Of the Senate be found no amendment could be
made upon the third reading OF the bill except by
unanimous consent He should therefore move to
I'll the blank At As late . moment a. possible be
fore the engroHment Of the bill, at which time it
| would be in order for Mr. DAYTON 70 move bis
amendment Mr.. DAYTON, by general consent,
| withdrew his amendment. The bill and the
| amendments heretofore made were then reported
| 10 the Senate and the amendments were severay
! ooncurred in
Mr. SEWARD renewed bis motion to amend the
bill, 90 as to apply the Wmot Proyiso to the Ter.
! rtories. Rejected.
Mr.. WALKER moved to strike out from the bill
all after the fourth Section confning it to the sim.
| pie question of the admission Of California.
Mr.. BRIGHT explained the reason which would
| lead him to vote against this amendment. To
| adopt it, he said, would be to throw away the labor
! of the last three months which had been under.
taken with a view to adjust all the questions agi.
tatlng the country. He also explained, that while
IL a - r.
| Instructions Of the Legislature Of Indiana he did
not believe it represented the sentiment Of one.
tenth Of the people Of that State.
Mr. CLAY said, the question now presented was
| whether they should now throw away all the labor
Of the last few months in other words, the ques.
ton wes, whether California should be admitted
with all her ire eularitts aud imperfeotions with
| outcompensation, or whether she shall be admitted
with the compensstions stated in the bill He ak.
pressed his hope and conviction that the motion
would be rejected by large vote. He repeated
that he was one Of a large majority in the Senate
| who were in favor of the admission of California,
but he desired, if possible to secure with Caior-
MIA other matters of vital importance.
Nr BERRIEN appealed 70 Mr. Walker 70 con.
slider whether his proposition &c amend would not
| emberrass subsequent action upon the bill, as in
| tie event of the amendment being rejected, the
sections prepared TO be stricken out be no longer
! open 10 amendment.
The Chair minated that the question OF order
suggested by Mr. Berrien was correct.
Nj HALE moved 20 amend the nth Section, to
give 70 the Judges Of the Courts in the Territories
specific authority to issue writ5 Of habeus corpus,
that authority having been granted in the bill here
toore, BY implication
! Mr. CLAY expressed his concurrence IN the
| amendment ss an useful one, and it vas agreed 10.
Mr. BEEToN moyedto amend the section relating
20 Texas so as to provide that her Northern boun'
! daries shall be as follows beginning at the
| pOint i'm the middle Of the deepest channel in the
| Rio Grande Del Norte where the same is cross
ed by the one hundred and second degree OF lon
eltude and West from the meridian OF Green
WITCH, thence North along that longitude TO the
thirty fourth degree Of North rtitue, thsece east
wurdly TO the point at which tho one hundredth de-
| gree Of West longitude crosses the Red River DE
then proceed to address the Senate in support oil
amendment, which he said, was deslened to avoid
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of New Mexico such as was IN
an argument to show that the Committee bill
does involve such dismemberment. he intro
duced and exhibited 20 the Senate map Ger
tilted TO by the Senators and Represent itiyes
from Texas, several years since, as containing
every county in the State, and most accu.
rate delineaton Of its extent and geographical
character which fixed as her northern bOun-
dary on the very line which he ,BentonD now pro.
posed The proposition Of the Committee was 30
amputate New Mexico az her hips. and leave her
! Z
defed them 70 show any reason Tor cutting New
Mexico of at thst particular point that would not
equally apply . any other point In retearing TO
tbescourse taken by the friends OF the bill IN keep
ing secret the account to be paid to Texas, until
the closing action upon the bill, be compared 1t
with the course Of an individual who forces one to
! execute. sign and seal deed, conveying property
before he states what he will give for It, he also
submitted additional remarks, IN consideration OF
uniting homogeneous measures in an Omnibus BILL
He ridiculed the reason presented for the dlsmem-
berrent of Mexico, and mpared it with the late
message of President Taylor relating to the mis-
sion Of Major Neghbors to Santa Re. The former
proposed in order to save New Mexico, that she
be cat in tyo-one half given away and the other
bslf he purchased by Texas while the latter
mildly bat firmly, and in plain words, declared her
riebt 10 remain invioate until her title should have
heen settled BY a competent authority.
Mr.. RusK rose to reply, bat at the suggestion OF
several Senators, postponed his remarks until TO-
morrow, and moved 81 adjournment, which was
agreed to.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. MORSE by unanimous consent Introduced
bill granting the ranking privilege to Mrs. Marga-
ret Smith Taylor rect OF the deceased President,
and it was passed without debate.
Mr. BAYLY called for the orders on the day.
The SPEAKER announced them TO be the report Of
Tho Select Committee on the Gaphin Claim The
amendment pending was 81. Z eatherstons that
the House does not approve OF the conduct Oh the
Secretary OF ar in continuing to be Interested IN
the prosecution Of the claim, he being at the head
n the War Department and that the House con.
siders such connection and interest OF Member Of
the Cabinet. with a claim pending and prosecuted
bsfore another Department as improper and dan
eerous az a precedent and totally dissenting from
the correctness of the opinion said by Mr.. Crsv-