The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-08-06

ment the proposed western boundary takes of
part OF California, to which object. h
Il Mr.. DAVIS. l will explain to the senator from
/ Wisconsin the effect of the amendment, and then
probably he will have no anxiety in regard to 1t.
The only part which would deprive California Of
any of the territory within her proposed boundary
is that which causes the line of the western boun
dairy Of Utah to follow the Sierra Nevada ridge.
As the line Is drawn, some portion of that coun-
try east of the ridge was included in California.
/ Nobody lives there; and it is separated by an inn
! passable mountain barrier from the country west
of the ridge Certainly that portion was not re-
presented in the Convention. II must, when
there shall be State of California, and when ter
ritoria questions connected with it may arise, it
must be matter Of no interest to those people,
and, should suppose, of none to any body
here.
! Mr.. SEWARD called for the yeas and nays,
and being ordered resulted follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Barnwell,
Dawson, Downs, Foote, Houston, Hunter, King,
Mangum, Mason, Morton, Pratt, Rusk, Sebas-
tian, Soule, Turney, and Yulee-22.
+ NAYs--Messrs. Baldwin, Bell, Benton, Brad
bury, Bright, Cass, Chase, Clarke, Clay, Davis,
of Massachusetts, Dayton, Dickinson, Dodge,
Felch, Green, Hamlin, Jones, Miller, Norris,
Pearce, Phelps, Seward, Shields, Smith, Spruance,
Underwood, Upham, Wales, Walker, Winthrop,
and Whitcomb-34.
So the amendment was rejected
Mr.. DAWSON. move that the Senate do
now adjourn.
Mr.. SEWARD. ask for the yeas and nays.
i The yeas and nays were ordered, and, being ta-
ken, resulted as follows
/ YEAs--Messrs. Atchson, Bell, Berrien, Gle
mems, Dawson, Downs, Houston, King, Mason,
Morton, Pearce, Rusk, Sebastian, Soule, Stur-
geon, and Yulee-16.
i NAYs-Messrs. Badger Baldwin, Barnwell,
Benton, Bradbury, Bright, Butler, Cass, Chase,
Clarke, Clay, Davis, of Massachusetts, Davis, Of
Il Mississippi, Dayton, Dickinson, Dodge, of Wis
consin, Dodge, of Iowa, Douglas, Ewing, Fech,
Foote, Greene, Jones, Mangum Miller, Norris,
Phelps, Pratt, Seward, Shields, Smith, Spruance,
Turney, Underwood, Upham, Wales, Walker,
Winthrop, and Whicomb-39
So the motion to adjourn was decided in the ne
gative.
The question was then taken on the motion of
Mr.. Walker, to strike out all of the bill except
that portion which relates to California, and re-
suited as follows:
YEAs--Messrs. Baldwin, Benton, Bright Chase,
Clarke, Davis, of Massachusetts, Dayton, Dodge,
of Wisconsin, Ewing, Greene Hamlin, Miller,
Phelps, Seward, Shields, Smith ,Spruance, Upham,
Wales, Walker Winthrop, and Whitcomb-22.
/ NAYs-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Barnwell,
Bell, Berren, Bradbury, Butler, Clemens, Davis,
of Mississippi, Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge, Of
Iowa, Douglas, Downs, Fech, Foote, Houston,
Hunter, Jones, King Mangunb Mason, Morton,
Norris, Pearce, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Soule,
Sturgeon, Turney, and Underwood-33
i So the motion was not agreed to.
Mr.. FOOTE. rise to express my desire that
the senator from Missouri will now offer his
amenment to give opportunity Of acting upon
the Territorial bill alone.
Mr.. ATCHISON. AS have believed all along
that the greatest weight in the omnibus was Cali
pertains to her.
, The yeas and nays were demanded and ordered.
Mr.. FOOTE. It will be most obviousto us all
that the course pursued by the opponents Of the
bill has defeated il complex measure. II must
also be obvious, from the vote just taken, that
there is no disposition at present to adopt that
part OF the bill which relates to the admission Of
; California as a separate measure. All of us must
see the mlschievous consequences that must result
from such course, if it should be adopted. This
: is the only proposition on which we can now act
that is the proposition to pass the territorial
bill alone. l hope that this measure will find ia
vor with the Senate, and that, aftsr it has been
I. disposed of, measures for the settlement OF the
? Texan boundary and the admission of California
will be taken up, and such consideration given to
them as the Senate and House of Representatives
in their joint wisdom may suppose they deserve.
e Mr.. President it will be recollected by all that
: such was my proposition three months ago; but
, at that time the Senate did not fit to accord
with that proposition. Now am sure gentlemen
must all that this is the only safe course for
to pursue.
Mr.. CLAY. Question
: Mr.. PHELPS. If it is in order will move
that the further consideration of this bill be in
definitely postponed.
Mr.. MANGUM. ask for the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
Mr.. BRADBURY. hope the motion of the
senator from Vermont will not prevail. believe
we have arrived at that stage of the proceedings at
which we can pass the residue of the bill as it is,
and hope we shall sit here until we do it.
=, Mr.. FOOTE. hope so too. .aa
Mr.. PHELPS. One word in explanation Of
my motive in making this motion. need not re-
peat to the Senate that have regarded this effort
to settle this controversy in the form of bill COM
bining all the subjects Of controversy hopeless
from beginning to end. 1t must now be perfectly
apparent to the Senate that the project has failed
and instead of killing the bill by dssecng it, 1t is
just as well to dispose of it by indefinite post
ponement. If this is done the door will be opened
for the introduction of measures having reference
to the several subjects, which be taken up
separately. | think the Senate will excuse me for
saying that have felt embarrassed from beginning
to end with the combination Of these measures in
the bill which was reported by the committee of
which had the honor to be a member.
have no doubt that we can settle the California
question, if we take it up by itself. If we have
these issues sngly, we can get majority for
something. But if we are to have a combination
Of measures, while may object to vote for the bill
for one reason, my friend on the left may object
to vote for it for another and third Senator may
object to it for different still so that how
ever different our opinions may be, it is clear we
| should unite to kill every bill having such COM
binaton of measures. Let me repeat that think
there will be no sort of difficulty in settling this
4 California question nor will there be any diff
Guilty in settling the question of the Texan boun-
dary-not the least on earth, in my humble judg
ment. will go for any measure that any reason
| able man will produce for the adjustment of the
Texas question. / see no embarrassment at
tending these questions separately; but for the
reasons which have suggested, have been COM
PEELED to withhold my support from the bill which
was reported by the committee, because there is
one feature in it which cannot and dare not sup
port.
Now, sir, as we have mutilated the bill and de-
stroyed its symmetry, the best thing we can do is
to postpone It indefinitely, and TO take up these
measures each by itself; and pledge myself to
give my cordial support to any reasonable meas
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