Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-07-26
THIHTY-FinsT coNcREsS--IsT SESSION
WEDNESDAY, jerk u.
SENATE.

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The Compromise bill was taken up.
Mr.. Forte withdrew his amendment for the present.
Mr.. Bradbury offered his amendment, understood 10 be-
tMc caucus amendment, for thu appointment ii two com.
mi~sioncrS on the part al the Inltcd States, To agree wiil
tie commits -ionerS 10 be appointed by Texas. upon a bound.
ary line, ANA also 10 agree on The terms, conditions and con
>idcra!ioEs upon which >tci. line sl.al. be established. Said
agreement, when approved hy Congress and the Texas Lee
gislaturc. snail bc obligatory. Mr.. b. altered the number vi
commissioners 10 three.
Mr.. tusk offered Ia the above his amendment establishing
tie Texan boundary, n defined BY law vi Texas in 1886. :
This was rejected, AMI Mr.. Busk spoke on the sGb.eci. de-
cIaring that Texas. sink 81 swim, in life or in death. would
sustain her rights.
Mr.. Ern,on made vehement objections u The afncndlcn,
and the bill.
Mr.. Hale Offered an amendinen, to the bill providing that
until the question j. settled. i, shall stand as n, nr.s.n; 10.
tween tie 1870 parties.
Mr.. Bradbury replied Ia Mr.. Rcrricn. and yinticat,J m,
amendment.
Mr.. Dawson spoke in support of the amendment.
Mr. Benton made some further remarks.
Mr.. Brliicn made some explanation.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Butler AMI Mr.. Jefferson Davis made some further re.
marks, and without taking the question the Senate adjourn
eli.
Committee. were called ior reports. Many were made.
Mr.. Meade, from The committee on the Judiciary. Reported
back without amendment Senate bill relative 10 The pay
mcnt Of dividends Of interest on war bounty scrip; which
bill VAS read a thir! time and passed.
On motion IF Mr. Richardson, The rules were suspendrd
and The House resolved itself into Committee OF the Wt,ol,
(Mr. Boyd in the Chain
Tic bill! 10 admit California as a State into The Union VA.
MN tistU b.
Mr.. Wentworth expressed his astonislincat II the yoto
oi to-day by which California has been sci aside. lie saw
in Il. danger 10 the admission Of tina, Stale. He expressed
his d!sapprobat!on Of the action of Northern men by which
they had aided in giving California the 90 b..
Mr.. McCiernand alluded 70 the recent conversion of his
colleague, who had Just saoken. H. was not. h. Unlimited
ot.c 81 ihc earliest friends Of the early and separate admi,.
sion oi Cali! lfnit. The General position in the last Con.
gre -: ali aboL'ionists and irte-soliers in the House oi
Representatives was 10 keep up agitation III the question
with tie view 10 the adoption Of the Winot Proyiso.
lie Mr.. McCicrnandI was in favor OF the admission OF
California. but was n the same time, BY a common action,
IN favor nf the final and permanent settlement Of all thosc
questions agliaiing the countfy-the admission Of Calfor-
na, oi giving governments 10 all the other territories. of
guaranteeing the restoration Of fugitive slaves. He alluded,
10 a runior that ii vas The intention ot the free-soHcrs. by
the action 81 their caucus. 10 defeat the appropriation ILL.,
unless California was admitted Is m isolated question.
Mr.. Wilmot said liz had heard. since he came IL the capi-
iol, that II was the disposition of the enemies Of the separate
ana early admission of California, 10 d defeat the approximation
bills in n certain contingency. Whether there was any truth
in II, IL vas not for him 10 say. But it was the first time h.
had heard from any quarter such a charge brought aaains,
the friends Of freedom. The friends of freedom preferred Inc
disposition Of the California question before going 10 action
On the appropriation bilS-such vas their desire as eynr,ssed
in the CAUCUS. but nothing more.
But ne nad heard thar before California should be admitted
as 4 free State. that there was 4 party here preparcd n Jaf.,
appropriation bills, and 10 paralize the action and the mover
of this Government. He was satisfied of one thino ,h,t a..
soon as the appropriation bills were passed, the enemies n