The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-07-27

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CON GREsS SION AL
IN SENATE, FRIDAY, jury 26, 1850.
| No business of importance was transacted
during the morning hour. Gus asesg H8
The Senate then resumed the consideration
| ADJUSTMENT BILL.
The question pending was uponthe following
amendment offered by MIR. BRADBURY: II iss.
Strike out all after the enactiug clause in
section 80, and insert in lieu thereof rs follows
"That the President Of the United States be-
and he hereby is authorized, by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate, to appoint three
commissioners, who shall have power to agree
with such commissioners as may be appointed
under the Legislative authority Of the State of
Texas, upon line of boundary between the
territory Of the United States and the said State
Of Texas commencing at the point where the
Red river is intersected by the hundredth degree
of west longitude, being the southwest angle
OF the Indian territory, and running to a point
on the Rio Grande, to be agreed upon by the
said commissioners and also to agreeIupon the
terms, conditions, and considerations upon which
such line shall be established and the proceed
ings and agreements of the said commissioners
shall be, as soon as possible, transmitted to the
President of the United States, to be by him
submitted to Congress, with such recommends
| tons as the circumstances, in his opinion, may
require, for the approval and action Of Congress
| thereupon; and the said agreement, when APP
proved by the Congress Of the United States,
| and the Legislature of the State of Texas,
shall be obligatory upon the parties" T
Mr. RUSK offered the following amendment
to the amendment of Mr. BRADBURY: A
g ProUided That the State of Texas be, and
she hereby is declared to be, entitled to all the
rights which she possessed to Me territory east
of the Rio Grande at the day of the ratification
of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, or at any
time since that date 'fs at
Mr. DAYTON thought the amendment had
too much Of a retroactive effect He thought
Texas should be entitled to her rights as they
existed under the treaty of Hidalgo. But he
would not vote for giving Texas all the rights
which she supposed herself to obtain since
that timeD "a , s3a&
Mr.. PRATT thought that if Texas had OBJ
tanned any rights since that time,' she should
have them. fe, a
Mr.. RUSK explained why he had offered his
amendment. Texas was the weaker party, and
would not be better off when the commission
ers reported. But the United States would
Therefore it was that Texas, the assaied, wanted
the United States, the assailant, to give bond
to keep the peace.
Mr.. HALE would be willing to vote for the
amendment, if it was made to apply to both par
ties-the United States as we'll as Texas
Mr. DAYTON thought that this amendment
should be made to apply to both sides. He
thought Texas was the assailant, and the United
States assaulted. The appointment of these
commissioners was, in his opinion, merely an
armistice.
Mr.. SEWARD opposed the amendment
He would not recognize that any right existed
in Texas to the territory of New Mexico.
MIR. HOUSTON spoke of the feelings of the
people of Texas on the subject. He justified the
action which Texas felt herself called upon to re-
sist encroachments on her rights.
Mr.. HALE briefly replied.
Mr.. BRADBURY asked the Senator from
Texas to modify his amendment, so as to provide
that the rights both Of Texas and of the United
States should respectively remain unaffected by
anything contained in the BILL
Mr.. RUSK declined accepting the modfca-
ton.
MIR. MASON spoke against the amendment.
And the question being taken, the amendment
of Mr., RUSK was rejected by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Atchison, Barnwell, Dawson,
Downs, Houston, King, Mangum, Morton, Pratt,
Rusk, Sebastian, Yulee--l2.
NAYs-Messrs. Badger, Baldwin, Bradbury,
Benton, Bright, Cass, Chase, Clarke, Cooper,
Clay, Davis of Mass, Davis of Miss DAYTON.
Dickinson, Dodge of Wis.,, Dodge Iowa, Felch,
Foote, Greene, Hale, Hamlin, Jones, Mason,
Miller, Phelps, Seward, Smith, Soule, Spruance.
Sturgeon, Turney, Underwood, Upham, Wales,
Walker--35
Mr.. MASON offered substitute for the
amendment of Mr. BRADBURY, a proposition
that three commissioners should be appointed to
ascertain the true boundary of Texas
The amendment was rejected by the following
vote: h sH
YEAS - Messrs. Barnwell, Benton, Butler,
Chase, Clarke, Davis of Miss, Hale, Houston,
Hunter, King, Mason, Morton, Rusk, Sebastian.
Seward Shields, Soule, Turney, Upham, Yulee
30 III L
NAys-Messrs Atchison, Badger, Berrien,
Bradbury, Bright, Cass, Clay, Cooper, Davis of
Mass, Dawson, Dayton, Dickinson, Dodge of
Wis, Dodge of Iowa, Downs, Felch, Foote,
Greene, Jones, Mangum, Miller, Phelps, Pratt
Ind o,J
Walker--29.
Mr.. CLAY did not think any proposition was
necessary in relation to the reservation of the
rights ofthe parties, in case the commission failed
But to satisfy all. he would offer proposition
that the rights of the United States and of the
State of Texas should remain unaffected and un-
| impaired if the commissioners should not exc
cute their duties to give satisfaction to both
parties.
Mr.. BUTLER opposed the whole proposition
to appoint commissioners to run the boundary