The southern press., 1850-10-05
UTAH BILL

California, ana Tue Dill OF nif Dolf OH rue sduie
subject.
MIR BOYD sent up an amendment, subsii-
tute for the bill, and stated that II was the amend
mept which he had offered some days ago, tor the
establishment OF Territorial Government for
Utah, and which he had subsequently withdrawn
He suggested that the first reading be waived,
and that the bill be read section by section for
amendment
The bill from the Senate entitled An act to es-
tablish Territorial Government for Utah was
then taken up.
The first section read, as follows;
-. BE IL enacted, &c., &C., That all that part OF
the territory of the United States included within
The following limits, to wit: bounded on the west
by the State of California, on the north by the
Territory nf Oregon, and on the east by the sum-
nit oi the Rocky Mountains, and on the south by
tie thirlv-seventh parallel of north latitude, be
and the same lis hereby created into a temporary
government by the name OF the Territory of
Uuh; and ,chen admitted as State, the said Terri
torn, or anu portion Of the same, shall be recered no
The Unon ciih or ,uhout starery, as their Consiifu-
tion man prescribe at the time Of their admission:
Propided, That nothing in this act contained shall
be construed to inhibit the Government of the
United States from dividing said Territory into
two or more Territories in such manner and al
such times as Congress shall deem convenient
and proper or from attaching any portion of said
Territory 10 any other State or Territory of the
Unitei States.
The amendments piopoSeu py hr- "ENl"oHif
was read:
THAT neither slavery nor involuntary servi-
t,,de. except for crime whereof the party shall
have been duly convicted, shall exist IN any of the
Territories acquired by the treaty Of Guadalupe
Hidago."
The amendment was read in lis modified form,
US follows:
THAT neither slavery nor involuntary servl-
tude. except for the crime whereof the party shall
have been duly convicted, shall exist IN said Ter
rtory."
The question being on agreeing to the amend
nent of MIR. WENTWORTH,
Mr. BOOTH called for tel!ers
1'ellers were ordered, and Messrs. SAVAGE ana
FOWLER were appointed.
The question was taken and the tellers reported
ayes 60, noes rs.
So the amendment was rejected
MIR. BOYD. | move that the committee rise.
Mr. MEADE have AN amendment to offer.
Mr.. THOMPSON, of Mississippi, appealed to
Mr. BOYD TO withdraw his motion to rise, stating
that il nor necessary, because no disposition
had been shown by any gentleman to debate
Mr. MEADE. | offer amendment TO come
in at the end of the first section of the b carry
ing out the principle of non-interventlon
The amendment was read, as follows:
That all laws heretofore passed by Congress
prohibiting African slavery in any Territory lying
west of the Mississippi river, be and the same are
hereby repealed"
The CHAIRMAN. The Chair rules the amend
nent out Of order
Mr.. MEADE. | take sn appeal from that deci-
sion.
The question, I" Shall the decision of the Chair
stand us the Judgment of the committed" was
thgn taken and decided in the affirmative without
division.
30 the decision Of The Chair affirmed.
Mr.. SEDDON moved the following amend
ment, to come in immediately after the provision
that the Territories when formed into Stales
should be admitted with or without saverv rs th'
PEOPLE should in their constitution declare:
.sAnd that prior 10 the formation of State con
siutinns, there shall be no prohibition by reason
of any law or usage existing IN saId Territory, %
by action of the territorial legislature of the emf
grafton of all cilizers of the United States will
any kind of property recognized as such III an,
of the States of the Union"
The question was taken on the amendment b,
teers, (Messrs. Brooks, and JOHNSON, OF Ken
lucky, acting such, and resulted III the neg,
tIve--ayes 55, noes s5 ..
Mr.. STEVENS, OF Pennsylvania, moved to
strike from the first section of the bil the following
And when admitted as a State, the said Ter
ritory, or any portion of the same, shall be re-
ceived into the Union, with or without slavery, aF
Their constitution may prescribe, at the time o
their admission
The question was taken by tellers, on the
amendment and il was rejected --ayes SO, noes S.
Mr. FITCH moved the following addi
tonal proviso to the ls section of the bill, VIZ:
- PrCrided, That the Mexican law prohibiting
slavery be and remain in full force IN said Terri
tory" ..
Mr. MiLLSON moved to amend the amend
meut of Mr. F'rrcn, by offering the following as
substitute: ...."."
.Prorided That no law or usage existing in
the said Territory, at or before the time when the
same was acquired by the United States, shall be
held to destroy impair, within the said Terri
tory any rights of properly relations of persons
that may be now recognized and allow ed'in any
Of the Unified States.'
The question taken on the amendment, aud
it was negatived--ayes 50, noes S5.
Mr.. SEDDON offered the following amendment,
as an additional proviso to the LIST section, viz:
a. And that prior to the formation Of State
constitution, there shall be prohibition by the
action OF The territorial legislature of the emigra-
ton Of any citizens Of the United States with any
property recognized as such by the laws of any OF
the States of the Union"
Mr. WELLBORN moved to amend the amend
eut ms follows
Propided further, That the people of said terri
tory be allowed to pass all laws necessary for the
protection of slavery within said territory, should
slaves he introduced there.
Mir. SEDDON moved to amend the amend
ment by adding the following ."
''And TO remove all restrictions to the free emf
grafton of persons with their property
The question then recurring on the amendment
OF Mr.. WELLBoRN, it was taken, and decided in
the negative.
MIR. SCt1ENCk moved to amend by striking
out the following from the 9th section, viz :
Except only that, in all cases involving title 10
slaves, the said writs of error or appeals shall be
allowed and decided by the said Supreme Court,
without regard to the value of the matter, pro-
perty, or title IN controversy; and except, also,
that"
The question was taken on the amendment, and
1t was not agreed to.
The question, 'Shall the bill pass ~ was ta&en
and decided in the afhrmative---as follows
lEAs-Alessrs. Alberson, Aston, Anderson,
Ashe, Ayereu, Bay, Bayly, Beale, Bissell, Bokee,
Bowhn, Boyd, Breck, Briggs, Brooks, William
]. Brown, Chester Butler, George A. Caldwell,
Joseph z. Caldwell, Casey, Williamson r. w.
Cobb, Daniel, Debery, DimmicK, Disney, Dun
ham, Edmundson, Eliot, Alexander Evans, Ew-
my, Fuller, Gentry, Gerry, Gilmore, Gorman
Hall, HARRISON, lsham G. Harris, Thomas L.
Harris, Raymond, Hubbard, Hilliard, Hoagland
Houston, Howard, Joseph w. Jackson, Andrew
Johnson, James l.. Johnson, Jones, Kaufman
Kerr La Sere, Letter, Levin, Li,tlefeld, Jot
Mann, Marshall, Mason, McClernand, McDon
aid, Mcdowell, McLanahan, Robert Nj. McLane
Fiuis Z. Mclean, McMulIen, Melville, More
Nj n..,v ID.