Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-08-03

Texas and New Mexico Is not at once an nmation TO
Texas that her boundary not to be recognised, will not
be established by Congress- the only power by which
be done And We, who represent every section of the
Union are we. who stand here hope to some extent
least above sectional pudces are we TO surrender 50
great and delicate question this into the hands of COM
mssioners to be appointed in the proposed in this
amendment Sir, it seems me two-edged sword, and
both edges cutting the South. This is mode by which
we are to lose our right to territory in Texas and the mode
by which taxation be increased to furnish the means
by which we are 10 be deprived of the territory
conceive, therefore, how my friend from Georgia couple
proposition Of this kind with declaration Of his intention to
maintain to the last the interests Of the section which be and
represent.
On motion of Mr.. CHASE, the Senate then adjourned
MONDAY, July %, 1850.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill for the
admission Of California State into the Union establish
Territorial Governments for Utah and New Mexico and maxi
ing proposals Texas for the establishment of her
| and northwestern boundaries
The question pending upon the following amendment,
| previously offered by Mr.. BRADBURr:
the President Of the United States be and he is here
authorized BY and with the advice and OF the Sem
ate to appoint three commissioner any Of whom shall
to with such commissioners be APP
pointed under the legislative authority Of the State OF Texas
line OF boundary between the territory OF the United
States and the said State Of Texas commencing the point
gree Of west longitude being the angle Of the Indian
territory and running to point ON the Rio Grande 10 be
agreed by the said and also to agree
the terms conditions and consideration upon which such
shall be established and the proceedings and
the said commissioners shall be- possibe trans
submitted for its action hereupon and the said
agreement when approved by the Congress of the United
and the Legislature Of the State Of Texas shall be ob
gatory upon the parties"
Mr. DArTos offered the following amendment tot the
amendment: HY
Add to the bill And thereafter shall be lawful for the said
State by bill petition institute suit against the
United States the Supreme Court asserting the title Of the
State Of Texas to the whole part of the territory lying
Rio del Norte or Rio Grande and line drawn due
north from the thereof the forysecond degree OF
north latitude claimed by the United States under the
treaty made with Mexico Guadalupe Hidalgo the Cd
day Of February and in the said court shall deter
and decide that the State Of Texas has the title to the
territory thus sued for such decision shall be obligatory upon
the United States.
sssec gnd6ea further enacted That upon the filing ofany
bill petition by the said State of Texas aforesaid it shall
be the duty of Of said court to place thereof in
the hands Of the Marshal District OF Columbia, who shall
deliver the to the President of the United States and
make due of that fact the said court and the
shall stand tor trial =. the next ensuing term Of ad S court
the President and the OF the said terms and
provided also that said may continue said suit from term
Sec and be il further enacted That it shall be lawful for
the President Of the United States employ two additional
aid the Attorney General in the conduct and
aeement of said suit on the part of the United States
"Sec And 6e further enacted That said court hereby
authorized prescribe the mode of taking evidence oushng
all which the shall deem necessary inquire in
and appoint to obtain such evidence
sec And be further enacted, That in the event the
and shall within twelve months after such rejection ns-
suit in the Supreme Court is herein provided for it
shall then be the duty Of the President the United States to
in said Supreme Court against the State OF Texas for the pur-
pose of settling the title to the disputed territory
The amendment to the amendment debated by Messrs
DAYTON, RUSK, BENTON, TURNEY, CLAY, UN-
DERWOOD, CASs. FOOTE, BUTLER, EWING, and
DODGE.
The question was then taken on Mr. DArroSs amend
ment TO the amendment and resulted as follows
Is
Dayton, Dodge of Wisconsin, Ewing, Greene
Hale, Hamlin Mlles Phelps, Seward, Smith, Turney Up
NAYs-Mesars Atchison, Badger, Barnwe Bell, Berri-
Bradbury Bright Butler Cass, Clay, Clemens, Cooper,
Davis Of Mississippi Dawson Dickinson, Dodge Of Iowa,
Mason, Morton, Norris Pearce, Pratt, Rusk Sebastian,
Shields Soule Spruance, Sturgeon, Underwood, Wales
Whitcomb, and Yulee-39.
| Mr.. BENTON. have amendment to offer upon
which ask for he yeas and nays:
The SECRETARY read it as follows:
Provided That no person shall be appointed commits
soner under this who shall have formed expressed
opinion the subject and who shall not be impartial and dis
interested in the question and the said
hold upon subject shall report the the Pres
dent Of the United States be by him submitted Congress
and the said commissioners shall be duly sworn to the faithful
discharge of their duties"
The yeas and nays were ordered an being taken result
YEAS-Messrs. Baldwin, Benton Chase, Davis of Misss-
slppl, Dayton, Dodge OF Wisconsin, Hamn Niaso, fier
Seward, Upham, and Waker-12.
NAYSMessrs. Atchison, Badger, Bell, Berren, Brad
bury, Bright, Butler Cass, Clay Clemens Cooper
Dickinson Dodge, of Iowa, Ewing, Felch, Fooe Houson
Hunter, Jones, King, Mangum, Morton, Norris, fsarce
Pratt Ruk Sebastian Shields Spruance, Sturgeon unoer
wood, and Whitcomb-S3.
So the amendment rejected.
The question required on the amendment of Mr. BRAD
and yeas and nays being taken, resulted as follows
YEAS-Messrs Atchison Badger, Bell, Berrien, Brad
bury Bright Cass, Clarke Clay Cooper Dawson Dickin
Dodge of Iowa, Downs, Felch Foote, Jones, hng
Mangum, Norris Pearce Pratt Shields, Spruance sturgeon
Underwood, Wales, and Whitcomb-2s.
NAYs-Messrs. Baldwin, Barnwel Benton, Butler,
Chase Clemens Davis Of Massachusetts, Davis OF Mlsss
sppi, Dayton Dodge of Wisconsin, Ewing, Greene Haie
Hamln, Houston Hunter, Mason, Miller, Morton, Paeips
Rusk, Sebastian, Seward Smith, Soule Turney, oPham,
and Yuee-28.
So the amendment was rejected.
Mr.. FOOIE. Mr.. President would ask whether OF
not is nov order To- offer the proposition as that
which has just been rejected with additional provision ap
pended If So wish to offer amendment the same
proposition, with the following Provso subioined:
Provided The orders of the military commander at Santa
Fe for the formation of State Government and all acon
which has taken place under said order be and the same
hereby declared null and void"
The PRESIDENT The Chair considers the proposition
in ORDER
Mr. FOOTE. Mr. President, suppose none can doubt
that the orders referred illegal, and that no action
which shall have taken place under them could have at the
present time validity. The proviso have offered, then,
simply asserts what think oil believe that subject,
and provides in addition against any mischief arising out OF
that unauthorized action during the period that will eapse be-
tween the adoption Of the and the action OF the COM
mssioners. trust the proposition thus modified VIII De
adopted will be satisfactory, understand to our friends
from Texas And it to be just and reasonable