The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-09-25

the Proviso, 1t was rejected-yeae 25, nays 3D.
as follows
/ fEAs.-Alcssrs. Atcbison Barnwell, Benton
Butler, Chase, Clemens, Davis Of Massachusetts
DAVIS OF Mississippi, Douglas, ing, Hale,
Houston, Hunter, Jones, Mason Morton, Rusk
Sebastian, Shields, Soule Tuney, Underwood,
Walker, Winthrop, and Yulee-25.
NAYs-Messrs. Baldwin, Berrien, Bradbury,
Bright, Cass Clarke Clay, Cooper, Dawson.
l Dayton, Dickinson, Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge
of Iowa, Downs Felch Foote, Greene, Hamlin.
King, Mangum, Miller, Norris, Pearce Phelps,
! Pratt, Seward, Smith, Spruance, Sturgeon, Up
ham, Wales, and Whitcomb-32.
The question recurring upon the amendment
submitted by Mr.. PEARcE.
i MIR. YULEE moved to amend the amendment
by striking out all relating to Texas, being the
39th section OF the bill.
After some conversation, arising from misun-
Outstanding of the motion, the amendment to the
amendment read-being To strike out from
that moved to be inserted the following, being the
:}9th section, amended heretofore on motion by
Bradbury:
he is hereby authorized, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, to appoint three COM
mssioners, who shall have power to agree, with
such commissioners as may be appointed under
| the legislative authority Of the State of Texas,
upon the territory properly included within and
|
time of her annexation to the United States, or al
any period since that date, and to define and es-
tablish the limits of the same, if they shall find
1t practicable to do so and in case they shall be
unable to agree upon the true and legitimate boun-
| dairy of the State of Texas, they are hereby au-
/ thorizeh to agree upon convenient line of boun.
dairy 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
lOOth degree of west longitude, being the south
west angle of the Indian territory, and running
to point on the Rio Grande to be agreed upon
by the said commissioners and also to agree upon
! the terms, conditions, and considerations upon
/ which such line shalt be established. And the
! proceedings and agreement Of the said commits
sloners shall be, as soon possible, transmitted
| to the President of the United States, to be by
| him submitted to Congress for its approval and
action thereupon and the said agreement, when
approved by the Congress Of the United States
and the Legislature of the State of Texas shall be
obligatory upon the parties.
The question being again stated uron the mo-
ton to strike out as above,
: Mr.. SEWARD demanded the yeas and nays
: which were ordered, and being taken, resulted
), yeas %, nays 28--as follows
J, YEAs-Nlessrs Baldwin, Barnwe Benton
]. Butler, Chase, Clarke, Davis of Mass lchusetts
J, Davis of Mississippi, Dayton, bed re of Wiscon-
sin, Ewing, Greene, Hamn, Houston, Hunter
Mason, Miller, Morton, Phelps, Rusk, Sebastian
!, Seward, Smith, Soule, Turney, Upham, Walker
} Winthrop, and Yu|ee-29.
Il NAys-Messrs. Atchisen, Badger, Bell, Der
ren, Bradbury, Bright, Cass, Clay, Clemens
: Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas
: Downs, Felch Foote, Jones, King, Mangum
: Norris Pearce, Pratt, Shields SprHance, Stur
: geon, Underwood Wales, and Whitcomb-2s
So the amendment to the amendment wa
adopted.
4 Mr.. BADGER moved an adjournment whicl
/ was not agreed to-
# The question recurring upon Mr.. PEARcE
j. amendment as amended,
! Mr.. CHASE moved that the further considers
:. ton of the bill be postponed indefinitely.
: Mr.. FOOTE demanded the yeas and nays
+ which were ordered, and the question being take
the yeas were %, nays %, as follows:
: YEAs-Messrs. Baldwin, BarnwelI, Benton
= Butler, Chase, Clarke, Clemens, Davis Of Mas
!, sachusetts, Davis of Mi, sissippi, Dayton, Dodg
Of Wisconsin, Ewing, Greene, Hamlin, Hunter
n Mason, Miller, Phelps, Rusk, Sebastian, Seward
"a Smith, Soulc, Turney, Upham, Walker, VIII
re throp, and Yulee-2S
in, NAys-Messrs. Atchison, Badger Bell Be
K rien, Bradbury, Bright, Cass, Clay, Dawso
err. Dickinson, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas Down
IS Felch, Foote, Houston, Jones, King, ManguI
er- Morton, Norris, Pearce, Pratt, Shields Spruanc
W. Sturgeon, Underwood, Wales and Whitcomb-
ms. 30
On, So the motion to postpone indefinitely was NJ
N. agreed to.
~ upon which the yeas and nays were demanded an
ordered, and, being taken, resulted-yeas Ia, nay
42-as follows
nj YEAs-Messrs. Atchson, Berrien, Bradbur
Blight, Clemens, Downs, Ewing, Norris, Pearr
d. Sebastian, Seward, Soule, Sturgeon, and Yule
rh IA.
NAys-Messrs Badger, Baldwin, Barnwe
sr. Bell Benton, Butler, Cass, Chase, Clarke, Cla
Ice Davis of Massachusetts Davis of Mississippi
he Dawson, Dayton, Dickinson, Dodge of Wi,
es consin, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas, Felch, Foot
wv Greene, Hamlin, Houston, Hunter, Jones, Kin!
nc Mangum, Mason, Miller, Morton, Pratt, Rusl
o. Shields, Smith, Spruance, Turney, Underwood
is Upham, Wales, Walker, Winthrop, and Whit
i'll oomb-42
it So tie Senate refused to adjourn
rs The PRESIDENT wished before announcn.
e the vote, to inquire of the senator from MARYLAND
j. whether his proposition was the original bill as
8 stood, or striking out the words prohibiting o.
= establishing A frcan slavery"
g Mr.. PEARCE. The original bill as it stood.
J. The PRESIDENT. Then the Chair voted al
e he intended. His vote would have been changed
. otherwise.
XII The yeas and nays were then announced-2
II TO 2S--as follows:
l. YEAs-Messrs. htchison, Badger, Bell, Der
!, rien, Bradbury Bright, Cass, Clemens, Dawson
e Dickinson, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas, Downs
e Felch, Foote, Jones, King, Mangum, Norris
!, y Pearce, Pr It. Spruance, Underwood, Wales, ant
: Whtcomb--25.
! NAys-Messrs. Baldwin, Barnwell, Benton
Butler Chase, Clarke, Davis of Massachusetts
J. Davis of Mississippi, Dayton, Dodge of Wis
a consin, Ewing, Greene, Hamlin, Houston, Hun
Il ter, Mason, Miller Morton, Phelps, Rusk, Seward
Smith, Soue, Turney, Upham, Walker, Win
throp, and Yulee-2s.
So the Senate refused to insert the provision re
: lating to New Mexico.
[The bill now contained nothing but the provi
= sions for the admission of California and the es
Establishments of the territorial government Of Utah.
:. Mr.. DAVIS. of Mississippi, moved to amen
!, the amendment by inserting, " And to define tn
q eastern boundary of Utah to be the Rio Grand
:, river. y
~ The amendment MS amended by Mr.. DAVIS
y reads as follows:
That the boundaries of said Territory Of Uta
be on the north, the southern boundary of Oregon
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