Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-09-10
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CALIFORNIA ADMITTED;

the State Oh Sa ~ United States Of America, and adnn'tea
'O the Union on an equal footing WIN 'e o's'''
in all respects !. = further enacted, That until the repre-,
..a o., in Congress shall be apportionea acco.u ud S,a,ss
oH.aat snvnera,ion of the inhabitants OF Inc ohhNu 1%
aSe S,.,s If california shall be entitled 10 W 'p'
S Mr iR ovd having next been recognised, sngses,ea u" nf the h.
49, = q necessary to refer that bill TO Inc N'""
= H ~ then offered an amendment TO it-a terrslo.'a \ ~ Fem. m
,.h ,he same as originally offered by himself !" w ~
boundary bill. ~ He objected to the
amendment, as not germane TO the OIL: ILL.,, n tho case of
The Sneaker explained that, under his ruling IN .me = . ~
the poin, of order raised ssda asa Mas;c aan as an amendment to the
Texas boundary bill, which had been sustained oS INC '''
he overruled this point OF order. ,ha, the Utah
Ar yinton appealed, and argued to snow ma. =. W.,;s~
government bill was in no measure germahe u W
MIA State bill. ..a moment. discuss
MI. !McClernand would not, at this late mG 9nnyd discussed
me nein, Of order, which had SO lately been luly ,uosed
- ,S;s and The other brunch Of Congress. lie 'hen INV
q NJ sch.nck demanded the reading of the rule unoer
Y,hich the admissibilty of amendments was u U 'e'"
Mr.. Harris, of Tennessee, moved to lay the appear >" ::
Mr Rum.ey demanded the yeas and nays on that motion
The rule Called for by Mr.; schenek was read; Wv wn ,ebIu snd
The question was put on laying me appeaion III
Il was agreed to-yeas lilo, nays o.. ,,,rd for the
previous question, it was seconded oy ~ ,hs decision
maln QuBSIO0 UclDS ASiS -
Mr. Fowler moved 10 RECONSIDER lnat vote, unu tnei ~ idy
that motion on the table; which last motion was agreed TO;
Nj. Thompson, Of Mississippi, moved, asa substitute LOT
the entire California bill, the project originally INTRODUCED
into the Senate, providing that California norm u 90 ues.
80 min. should be admitted into the Union after sne nau III
convention come under the obligation concerning inc dispo-
sal Of the public lands within her limits, &c. whlch Tue
people of all the new States had taken on themselves prior
10 their admission into the Union; and also a provision es-
tablishing a territorial government for South California WIN
out the Proviso.
Mr.. Meade asked the unanimous consent of the Hous>
.:- - IT. - .u,.pAp,apf IN tho tilatl'ut1 OF
Mr.. T.-being a provision for the protection OF Shareholders
IN California, allowing them time to remove their slave pro-
perry, de-: objected 10. $50,
Mr.. Orr moved. as an amendment to the original bill, a a
proyiso, limiting the Southern boundary OF California to 80
deg. 80 min; which was accepted by Mr.. Thompson.
Mr.. Thompson of Mississippi, went on To show mat pup
lie opinion everywhere throughout the country condemned
the enormous claims of California TO boundaries. Ii they
had only made such laws and regulations as were necessary
for their personal protection, none would have objected -
But they have made fundamental laws for an empire. Ia
cept On account of its political bearing, no member would
have sanctioned this claim. The claim had been boldly set
up in the California Convention, that being already . SOW
ereignty, California was the owner Of her own public lands.
Mr.. 7. argued TO show the improperly oil TINS assumption
This claim of title was to the whole mining territory. inns
was to be the foundation OF q grand and moln.nious dispute,
as he wen, on to show. Congress would deny this Claim, but
finally California would gain her point.
Mr.. Stevens. When that claim is asserted, will It be lnl-
possible to buy them of wiia 81 ,00Q,OOUl
Mr. Thompson. Very likely. He could sec no necessity
for immediate action, end went on TO show that II would do
as well to ADM, her at the next session as now. 4 large
portion of the country regard this measure as an outrage
rs putting the heel OF the North on the neck OF the South.
Ii Congress would give them a Territorial government, he
should regard it as u boon, showing that Congress was dis
posed TO do justice.
This amendment required California TO again meet in
convention, and agree TO such s!ipuations as the people of
all the new States had agreed 10 before coming into the Uni
on, and il further established on anti-Prosiso government,
for South California.
Mr.. Richardson having obtained the floor, said tha, he
would not now protract the pnssage of This bill toy replying
to the remarks of Mr.. T. He then moved the previous
question.
Mr. Meade insisted that his amendment was before the
House.
The Speaker, explaining, ruled it to be out of order.
Mr.. Holmes moved 10 adjourn.
Mr.. Meade called the veas and nays on that motion, and,
but ten gentlemen joining in this demand, the yeas and nays
After which the question on the motion to adjourn was
put. and il was not agreed 10.
Mr.. Holmes moved a call of the House: not ordered.
The question recurring on the call for the Previous qies-
ton. it was seconded by the House-ayes III noes not
counted. =.
And, under its operation, the main question being ordered
fist on the amendment of Mr.. Thompson, adapted al
the request Of Mr.. ORR limiting the southern boundary OF
California to Sc deg. 30 min. the yeas and nays upon I be-
ing ordered, il was not agreed t"-yeas "A, nays -.
The question next recurring on The substitute offered by
Mr.. Thompson, of Mississippi, the yeas ard nays upon il
were asked and ordered; when ii was not agreed lo-yeasn,
nays l34.
The question recurring on ordering the bill TO he read the
third time.
MIR. Holmes moved to adjourn.
On which motion he called for the yeas and nays; not or
dered, (but ten members Joining in The cah)
The question was then put On the motion to adjourn, and
il was not agreed 10.
The question being on the third reading of the bill,
Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, called Tor the reading OF the
bill at length; and the bill being SO read, The yeas and nays
upon i! were called and ordered; when II wasaSreed to-yeas
Isl, nays 81.
The bill having been read the third time,
Mr.. Richardson moved the previous question on the pas
sage OF the bill.
Mr.. Feathers,on moved to lay the bill on the table; and
on that motion he demanded the yeas and nays: not ordered,
(but IL gentlemen voting in the affirmative
The previous question being seconded, the yeas and nays
on the passse Of the bill were asked and ordered; when the
''' Yn a. WSS auss p aiberslon' AI .av, %hys ' Allen, Anderson,
Andrews, Baker, Bay, Bennett, Bingham, BsselI, Bokee,
Booth, Bowie, Bowiin, Breck, Briggs, Brooks, William J
Brown, Bnel, Burrows, Chester Butler, Thomas B Butler,
Cable, Joseph P Caldwell, Calvin, Campbell, Cartier, Ca
sey, Chandler, Clark, Cole, Corwin, Crowen, Dickey, Dim
mick, Disney, Dixon, Doty, Dner, Duncan, Durham, Dur
kee, Elliot, Alexander Evans, Nathan Evans, Ewing, Fitch,
Fowler, Freedley, Fuller, Gentry, Gerry, Giddings, Gilmore,
German, Go,t, Gould, Grinne!l. Hall, Halloway, Hamilton,
land, Houston. Howe, Hunter, w L Jackson, Andrew John
son, James L Johnson, Jones, Julian, Kerr, George G King,
James G King, John A King, Preston King, Letter, Lcvia
Liulefeld, Horace Mann. job Mann, Marshall, Mason, Nut
teson, McClernand. Mcdonald, McGauyhcy, McKissock,
McLanahan, McLane, Mclean, Meacham, Moore, More
head, Morris Nelson p Newell, po ogle' p oIds: o'i k.d peI sss,
nolds, Richardson, Robbins, Robinson, Root, Rose, Ross,
Rumsey, Sacketr, Sawtelle, Schencs, Schcrmerhorn, Sill
Strong, Swee,ser, Tovlor, James Thompson, Jno b Thomp.
son, Thurman, Tuck, Underhiil Van Dyke, yin,on, Walden,
Waldo, Watkins, Wentworth, White, Whitllesey, Wildrick,
MYs3Mes Aston, Ashe, %AvERETT, BAYLY,
BEALE, Bowden, Boyd, Albert G Brown, Burr, Cabell, Geo
Alfred Caldwell, Clingman, Williamson r W Cobb, Col
cock, DAME, Deaberry. %EDMoNDsoN, Eca,hers'Ont; Green,
HARRISON, Isham G Harris, Sampson w Harris, Hilliard,
HOLIDAY, Howard, Hubbard, Inge, J w Jackson, 4 W
Johnson, Kaufman, La Sere. MeMuLL E
TON, Orr, Outlaw, Owen, PARKER, POWELL, Savage,
seldom, %Shepperd, Frederick P Stanton. Richard II
Stanton. Thomas, Jacob Thompson, Toombs, Venable, Wal
lace, Welborn and Woodward-56.
MIR. Richardson moved to reconsider the vote by which the
bill was passed and then TO lay that motion on the table;
which last motion was agreed to.
MIR. Harris of Illinois moved that the House do now re
solve itself into a Committee of the Whole on the state OF
the Union.
An Intellectual motion to adjourn was next made.
The motion to go into a Committee of the Whole was then
agreed to and
upon,
fornia State bill of Mr.. Doty-
UTAH.
Mr.. Boyd asked tho unanimous consent Of the committee
TO permit him to move TO take up the Sena,e's Utah bill:
agreed TO-.
The Clerk proceeded to read il 70 the House; after which,
Mr. Wentworth offered the Wilmot Proviso as an amend
ment 10 the first section Of the bill.
The question upon it being put BY tellers, it was not agreed
to-ayes So, noes rs.