The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-16
FROM WAsHINCTON.


9f NASdlNGTOh, aug y.
SRsATE.--The special order OF the da, was MI.
Pearce's Texas boundary bill, which was again
brought before the Senate this morning. Mr.
winthrop again Iuuk ihe f1or upon his amend.
ment' His oh ectin offering il was not 81 much
to slst upon IT, as IN open the subject Inr further
discussion. and tu state that lie agreed with almost
every word ofihe Executive Message-the various
points of which he recspilllated. But he thought
the friends ot California had right 10 expect her
admission first lie saw no Ohection To Mr.
pearce's boundary bill. aud therefore with rev
his amendment,
Mr. Underwood then offered an amendment
giving substantially the boundary Of Omnibus bill
Ill wns.reieciel, Yeas a. Nays 25.
Alier further debate the question was tnlSrn IN
Mr. Mas ms amendment, Offering substitute for
the whole bill-whcn il was rejected-Yeas IA
Nays 81
The bill was ihcu reported to tile Senate with
lie several amendments mude--the first amend
meht was the substitution OF tue expression 'her
claim to territory" fOrthe words Hher territory"
ia that part of the bill relating TO the
for which tie ten millions is To be paid to Tex
49,
After SINE discussion in which the oLicc,inn
was urged. that the amendment Signitied that
Texas hud nnt good title--lhe Texas bill appro,
prialiug ten millions Of dollars lorthe purchase oi
territory by the qsiled States, passed--Yeas 80.
Nays 90
The question occurring upon The proviso that
five 0l tne len mllidn Of The stock shall unt he is.
sued uliil the citizens of Texas sIia have been
paid. Mr.. AeheSnn spoke IN favor of its rejection
After SOME further debate. the proviso. which
was liseIl NJ amendment, was agfeed tO--Yeas
81. NAYS IL.
Seveld utlrr amendments were Dnde and re
ected. Mr. Underwood resumed his nn,uduent
adapting the bnundares in the Omnibus bill, re.
% Nays 30. An amendment To Sc.
cure The amount To be paid 10 Tcxas wins rejected
-Ysns 20. Nays 2G. An amendment To exclude
III PasO from Texas was rejected Yeas 81, Nays
26. Alter solne further arheDdiients The bill was
ordered 10 be engrnssed aud was read third
time and PASSED. Yeas 30. nays 20. us iolluws
Ycas-Messrs, Bndger, Bel! Byrren. Bradbury
Bright. Coss Clarke. Clemens, Copper. Davis Of
Mass, Dodge. Of Iowa, Dawson, Dickinson, Doug.
liiss. Felch Fonte, Greene, Houston, King. N0f-
rls, PeDrce, Philips, Risk Smith. Shields Spru
auce, Sturgeon. Wales, Whlcomb, Winthrop.
Ma s-MesSrs. Achcson. Baldwin. Barnwel
Benton. Butler. Clmse, Davis of Miss Dodge of
Wisconsin, Ewing Hale, Hunter. Mason. Morton,
Seward, Sono, Tumey, Underwood, Uphnm
Walker. YuIee.
Senate then adjourned.
HOUsE MIR Gtnnell inlrnluccd resolution
winch was adopted, that tho Secretary Of The
Navy be directed To furnish TO tho House, all the
in the Navy department. relntivs
to the visit oI the U. y Ship PrebIe to tho Court
olNagasak in Japan for the purpose of obtain.
Ing Ihs release Of 10 American selmen held in
PRISM by authorities Of that country. lie stated
that tho visit of lhesllip was completely success
lnl aud thai tie correspondence which took place
between the officers and The utborlies is
highly interesting.
The Hon,e then went into Committee of the
Whole on the State Of the Union and resumed the
consideration Of tile Ciyiand Diplomatic ApprD
pliuliOn bill
Mr.. Stephens of Georgia, addressed the House
nj lsngth-reviewng Mr. Fmprss VI essage and
warmly advocating the rights Of the South
He WINS lollnwed by Mr.. Savage. who stigma
iized the Presidents Mcssuge us hypocriiiCal in
its composition, ar il must hive been written BY
one who did not understand The subject p wrote
on.
Mr. Williams next took the floor and advncai.
ed the mussage. He dnl not see the prnprieiy
ni Texas marching into New Mexico, while we
We're endeavoing To adjust the question
After some lurtllerdebalc, the House ADJOURN
cd
WAsHTSGtos, August II
SESAtG. G.-.Tllis body tool, up tle California
blll. The question was taken on amendment.
wbicllis the sane as That by Mr.. StiIe To snbsli.
'uts the California pAIt Of the Omnibus bill and
NJ last after considerable debnle, The California
hl was ordered tu I,e engrossed. Whan the
question was stated ou It's pnssuge, n resolution for
Advancement prevailed.
House To-day the Post Office corimitleo re
ported bill to establish certain post rodieswhich
was referred 10 The committee on Commerce.
Mr. Meadc asked leave to offer tie following:
rlphereas, The President Of the United States,
in his message OF tho 9th instant communicating
q copy Of letter from the Governor of Texas To |
the lne President, aud The reply thereto from
The Secretary oF Sthte, expresses his fears that
HE claim Of T. xas Ia the territory living east
Df the river Del NUrte embraced within The old
limits of New Mexico mny lead to II collision be
tween the authorities of that State and the United
States unless prevented by timely aclun on the
lnrt ci Congress- Immediate attention he invites
To the subject and this House being impressed
with the inpollnnce uf lle matter thus subnt-
teal Ia our consideration mud disposed tn give
prompt attention to and listen with due and res
pccllnl consideration to any claim referred by
the States Of the Union, therefore.
Resoiped, Thut il is The sense or this House
that the President of the Uuiled States should a.
void auy action which is cacnhted to result in
ch cullsion, an await such Leg station as Con-
girss moy adopt ia reference to tho territorial
claim Of Tcxns ..
Objection being made, Mr. Meade gnye notice
that le would gguln attempt to introduce tho reso.
luliun
Mr.. Sclsuck 3 resolution 10 close debate Oh the
Civil and Diplomatic bills on Tuesday amended
10 Friday aud pnssed.