The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-06-25
Congressional.
In SENATE, MoSpAr, Jme 9

In SENATE, MONDAY, June "a.
MR. HUNTER presented the credentials of
the Hon. ROBERT W. BARNwELL, appointed by
the Governor of South Carolina, Senator from
that State, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
death Of Mr.. ELMoRE.
Mr. b. being present, received the oath Of Office
at the hands of the Vice President
After the transaction Of morning business,
The Senate resumed the consideration of the
bill for the admission of California, the establish
ment of the Territorial Governments of Utah and
New Mexico, and making proposals to Texas for
the settlement of her northern and western boun-
daries.
MR.. SOULE submitted the following amend
AMENDMENTS
Intended TO be proposed by Mr.. SouIe to the bill
Is. 225,) TO admit California as State into the
Union; TO establish Territorial Governments for
Utah and .he,p .Nerico; and making proposals 10
Teras for the establishment of her Western and
Northern boundaries.
After the word '.Governments' in the title in
sert the words s'South California
Strike out the first, second, and third sections of
the bill and insert the following:
BE IL enacied by The Senate and House Of Represent
taiipes of the United States Of .4merica in Congress
assembled, That as soon as California shall have
passed in Convention an ordinance providing:
That she relinquishes all title or claim to tax,
dispose Of, or in any way to interfere with the
primary disposal by the Tilted States Of the public
domain within her limits;
That she will not interpose her authority and
power to obstruct or impede any control
which the United States may deem advisable to
exercise such districts in the mining regions,
(either now discovered, or to be discovered here
after,) may not be included in any lawful grant
made TO private individuals, or to corporations,
prior to the cession Of California to the United
States;
That the lands Of the non-residents shall never
be taxed higher than those of residents;
That the navigable waters shall be open and free
to all citizens of the United States, those Of Cali
fornia included; and
That her southern limits shall be restricted TO
the Missouri Compromise line, (thirty-six degrees
thirty minutes of north latitude.)
And soon she shall have produced to the
President of the United States, satisfactory and
authentic evidence that the terms above set forth
have been fully and exactly complied with, the
President Of the United States be, and he hereby,
authorized and requested without any further ac-
ton on the part of Congress, to@ssue his procla-
nation declaring that California is, and she shall
thereupon be, admitted into the Union upon
equal footing with the original States in all re-
spects whatsoever
portions Of the revenue collected in the ports of
California, as may remain unexpended ut the time
OF the issuing of the Presidents proclamation as
aforesaid, shall be paid to the said State OF
California.
SEC. g. Ind be IL further enacted, That the Sena-
tors and Representatives elect now before Con-
gress for the said State of California, shall be en-
titled to receive and shall receive, the mileage,
and the per diem pay allowed to the delegate from
Oregon, from the day that the message of the
President transmitting the Constitution of Califor-
MIA was received by Congress.
SEC. a. .1nd be II further enacted, That the coun-
try lying between the thrty-six degrees thirty
minutes of north latitude, and the boundary line
between Mexico and the United States, established
by tie treaty of Guadaloupe Hh'aso, and extend
ing from the Pacific to the Sierra Madre, shall
constitute territory under the name Of Territory
of South California, and shall be organized, as
such, under the provisions Of this bill applying to
the Territory OF Utah, Changing names where
they ought to be changed, in all respects whatso-
ever and shall, when ready, able, and willing to
become State, and desiring to be such, be admit
ted into the Union, with or without slavery, as
the people thereof may desire and make known
through their constitution.
Mr.. S. addressed the Senate at length, in sup
port Of his amendment, but had not concluded
when he yielded the floor for n motion to post
pone the further consideration of the subject
until tomorrow, which was agreed to.
After the consideration Of Executive business.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
In the House yesterday, Mr.. CARTIER intro
duced resolution instructing the Committee on
Commerce, to inquire into the propriety of pass
ing law to compel the owners of steamboats,
and nfh al i,,la
ton, to carry, always, the means Of rescuing
their passengers from the dangers arising from
fire, which was agreed to. t
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole ON the State of the Union and taking up the
General Bounty Land bill, amendments thereto
were offered by Messrs. Roof, HnIIARp, Bur-
LER, Of Pennsylvania, EVANS, of Maryland, PoT-
TER, BAYLy, NELSON, HoUsToN, TooMBs, SACK
EFT, CALDWELL, Of Kentucky, Mason, BrssELL,
STANTON, of Kentucky, MooRE, GIDDNcs, Con-
RAD, CRowELL, MEADE, DUNCAN, CoBB, of Ala
bama, McLANE, Of Maryland, WILLIAMS, DuR-
KEE, TAYLOR, KING, Of Massachusetts, HARAL-
SON, HoAGLAND, and VENABLE, all Of which were
voted down; the mover of each making his mo-
ton the basis Of "A five minutes speech.
After the committee rose, the House adjourned.
The struggle over the Bounty Land bill, yester-
day, was strictly between its supporters and OPP
ponents, upon the merits Of its general features
and principles, rather than really to the points
involved in the particular amendments, nominally
under consideration. Before the House went into
committee, however, an amendment was made to
induce them to proceed to the regular order Of
business, which would at once afforded to Mr..
DoTY an opportunity to introduce the bill for the
admission Of California as State of which that
gentleman gave the required notice (under the
rule on Friday. This is presumed to be almost
an exact copy Of the proposition to the same end
now before the Committee Of the Whole on the
State of the Union. Having been first brought |
forward therein, it is beyond Mr.. DIS reach !
Hence, the movement that gentleman designed
making yesterday.
But the House agreeing on that occasion to the
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