Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-08-08
w asliinaton. July 31st.

- CLOCK, ana A!T. ledrce moved 10 dfIiGhI
the bill, by striking out all in relation 10
Mexico. Ills reason for the motion was
that the Senate yesterday defeated the
proposition for the establishment Of a
territorial Government in New Mea.co.
by adopting amendments for6dding that
the Government shall not 90 into opera
ton on the east side Of the Rio Grande
pending the action Of the Board of Cotn-
Inissionrrs OH the boundary Of Texas.
1ir. Clay appealed to SIR. pcarcc to
Withdraw his amendment for the present
az j, was designed 10 offer amendments
which would relieve the bill Of the diff
culties which the Senator had alluded to
Mr.. Pearce said he had no design To
defeat the bill 10 provide for the settle
ment Of the Texas boundary question
He assigned, if his motion should be a
greed TO, call it a motion 10 restore that,
which was sirikcn out Yesterday on the
motion Of the Senator from Geor9ia and
he moved al amcndmnnl that the Terri
toral Government Of New Mexico shall
not 20 into operation before the ith of
March next.
lie said he could not vote for the bill IN
its present condition.
Mr.. Ru,!s opposed the amendment.
Nlr. Shields said he voted for an amend
ment yesterday. which he could not de-
fend here or elsewhere. and he would now
return that vote by voting for Mr.. Pearcc's
amendment.
Mr.. Yulee requested Mr.. Pearcc to di-
vide the amendment, and allow the ques.
ton first to be taken on the motion to
strike out.
Mr.. Pcarcc assented.
After additional debate, in which Ben
ton, Dawson and Houston participated,
the question was taken on pearce's mo-
ton To strike out, and it was agreed 10.
Yeas 80; Nays %.
Mr.. Pcarce then moved an amendment.
restricting all that portion which had just
been stricken out, except Dawsons "a
mendment of Yesterday in lieu Of the OPP
erations Of this Territorial Government
Of New Mexico until after the commits
sioners shall have agreed upon the terms.
and in the mean time the right Of the nj
ted States and Texas shall remain un
changed Reectcd.-Yeas "a; Nays
80.
Mr.. Hale moved an indefinite post
poncmcnt Of the bill Lost-Ieas 81;
Nays 80.
Mr. Douglass Amendment 10 Pearce's
amendment was rejected. Yeas "a; Nays
80.
Mr.. Dawson then moved TO amend the
amendment by striking out the proviso
or new matter introduced by Mr. Pcarce.
Mr.. Underwood's motion 10 amend Nr.
Pearce's amendment was then rejected.
Yeas %; Nays 80.
Mr.. Yulee moved to amend Pearce's
amendment by striking out all that rela
tive to Texas-Carried--I g; Nays
90
Mr.. Chase moved an indefinite post
ponement.-Lost
Mr.. Sebastian moved to adjourn. Lost
Yeas II; Nays ~.
The question being taken or Pearce's
amendments as amended, it was re-
jected-Ycas 25; Nays %.
Mr.. Walker moved 10 strike out from
the bill all except that which related to
California. Lost-2I to 80.
Mr. Achison moved 10 strike out all
which related to California. Rejected
% to %.
Several motions to adjourn and post
pone indefinitely, were rejected
Mr.. Bcrricn moved TO strike out the
provision in the bill giving California two
Representative in iornia-Lost-2
to SO.
Mr.. Winthrop after a few remarks. en-
pressed his desire TO have an unmiAed
vote upon every question. moved a recon
sideration of the vote by which the Sc
nate refused to strike out from the bill all
relating to California. Agreed to-le cas-
"a: Nays 90.
Messrs Benton. Foote and Dawson.
made unsuccessful efforts TO secure an
adjournment.
After various unsuccessful efforts 10 fix
the Southern Boundary OF Utah at So 80
and So 10. it was finally carried al 81.
Mr.. Rusk moved to lay the bill Oh the
table Lost. 20 TO %.
The bill was thcr. ordered to be engros-
sed--yeas So-nays I3--as follows.
YEAS--Atchison, Badger. Benton.
Berrien. Bradbury. Bright. Butler. Cass.
Davis. of Miss. Dodge. OF Iowa; Dou-
glass. Downs. Dawson, Dickinson. Fitch
Houston, Hunter, Jones. KING. Mason.
Morton. Morris. PraiG. Sebastian. Shields.
Soule, Spruance. Sturgeon. Turncy. n
derwood. Wales and ulee.
NAlS-Baldwin. Chase, Clark. Da-
Wis of Mass, Dayton. Dodge. OF Wscon-
sin; Ewing. Green. Hale. llamlin. Hun
ter. Pearce. Seward. ipham. Walker,
Whiicomb and Winthrop.
Thus il is seen that the compromise
bill has been rejected. except .he part rel
ativc to Utah. which is engrossed Tor
third reading.
Adjourned.
!loUsE.-Mr Littlelield from the Com.
mit,ec on Agriculture. to which was refer
red memorials OF State Legislatures. &c.
asking for an establishment Of an Arri- /
cultural Bureau. asked 10 lie discharged
from the further consideration OF the same.
and that their report be laid on the table
Mr.. Crowell. from the Commute on IN
dian Affairs, reported the bills 10 enable
the Presiden, 10 negotiate treaties OF friend /
ship and boundaries with Indians south I
and west Of the Missouri river: and north 4