The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-09-24

e'oses viva e0cu RECOMMENDATIONS a. the circunl
stances IN has opinion may require, for the appro
val and action Of Congress thereupon; and tn
SAID agreement, when approved by the Congress
of the United States and the Legislature Of th
State Of Texas, shall be obligatory upon the par
ties.
Mr.. RUSK moved TO amend the amendment
by striking out all AFTER the first word ''Tha,
and insert:
| The boundary Of the State of Texas is hereb,
admitted to extend to the Rio Grande, as defined
! m the statute of limits OF the late Republic o
Texas, passed in the year 1886
The question being then taken upon the amend
ment submitted by Mr.. RusK to Mr.. BRADBURY ;.
amendment, 1t was rejected--yeas Is, nays 81, al
follows:
fEAs-Messrs. Atchson, Banwell, Berrien
Butler, Davis Of Mississippi, Dawson, Downs
Foote, Houston, Hunter, King, Mason, Morton
Rusk, Sebastian, Soule, Turney and Yulee--ls
NAYs-Messrs. Badger, Baldwin, Bell, Brad
bury, Bright, Cass, Chase, Clarke, Clay, Cooper
Davis Of Massachusetts, Dayton, Dodge of Wis
cousin, Dodge of Iowa, Dickinson, Fetch, Greene
Hamlin, Jones, Mangum, Miller, Norris Pearce
Pratt, Seward, Shields, Smith, Spruance, Siur
geon, Underwood, Upham, Wales, Walker, ana
Whitcomb--34.
! Mr. RUSK. l proposed to offer an amend
ment OF a similar character, which will read f(
the information Of the Senate.
Propidsd, That, IN the mean time, the rights o
the United States and Of Texas respectively shall
remain as they were upon the 18th of March, lS49
MIR. HALE. The principle seems TO be tn,
same but do Lot know the reason why tn,
18th Of March is inserted.
Mr. RUSk. Because certain orders have take
place since that time.
Mr. HALE. have no objection to modif,
my amendment to read ''the same as they wer
at the ratification of the treaty of Guadalupe Lii
dago.' E
The amendment was read as follows:
And until such commissioners shall hav
been appointed, and the duties devolved upol
them by this act, shall have been executed an.
performed, and the boundary between the State o
Texas and the territory of the United States shall
be defGitivey settled, the right and possession o
Texas and the United States, in and to the terri
tory IN dispute, shall remain the same as they
were at the date of the exchange of the ratfca
ton of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
The question being then taken upon Mr.. Hale
amendment, it was rejected--yeas %, nays 30-as
follows: -
YEAs-Messrs. Badger, Baldwin, Benton, Der
rien, Bradbury, Clarke, Cooper, Davis, OF Massa
chusetts, Dodge, Of Wisconsin, Douglas, Greene
Hale, Hamlin, Miller, Norris, Pearce, Seward
Shields, Spruance, Underwood, Upham, Wales
and Waker-23.
NAys-Messrs. Atchson, Darnweu, Bright
Butler, Cass, Clay, Davis, of Mississippi, Daw
son, Dayton, Dickinson, Dodge. of Iowa, Downs
FeIch, Foote, Houston, Hunter, Jones, King
Mangum, Mason, Morton, Phelps, Pratt, Sebas
tian, Soule, Sturgeon, Turney, Whitcomb, and
Yulee--30.
July 25
The question pending was on the amendment
moved by Mr.. BRADBURY, in lieu of the Both Sec
| tion-whIch section contains the proposals Of Tex
as relative to her boundary
Mr.. HALE moved TO amend the amendment
by adding thereto as follows:
Sc And the rights both of the United States and
of Texas to the territory in dispute shall remain
the same as they were at the date of the exchange
Of the notifications Of the treaty of Guadalupe Hi
| dalgo, and neither party shall be preiudiced by
anything which has subsequently occurred, nor
shall either party take any further steps to reduce
those rights to possession until after said commits
soners shall have been appointed, and the duties
devolved upon them by this act shall have been
executed and performed, and Congress and Texas
| shall have acted definitely thereon"
After some re ,,arks from Mr. HALE i'm expla-
nation of his amendment, the question was then
| taken, and the amendment to the amendment was
rejected by the following vote:
YEAs--Messrs. Badger, Baldwin, Benton, Ber-
rien, Bradbury, Clarke Cooper, Davis, of Massa-
chusetts, Dodge, of Wisconsin, Douglas, Greene,
Hale, Hamn, Miller, Norris, Pearce, Seward
Shields, Spruance, Underwood, Upham, Wales,
and Waker-23.
NAYs-Messrs. Atchison, Barnwell Bright,
Butler, Cass, Clay, Davis, of Mississippi, Daw-
son, Daytsn, Dickinson, Dodge, of Iowa, Downs,
Felch, Foote, Houston, Hunter, Jones, King,
Mangum, Mason, Morton, Phelps, Pratt, Rusk
Sebastian, Soule, Sturgeon, Turney, Whcomb.
and Yuee-3O.
Mr. BENTON moved to strike out of the
amendment the words, g with such recommends
tons the circumstances, in his opinion may re-
quire for the approval and action of Congress
therupon." And he stated his objections to those
words
M ppADpITpy od ,b, 20 th ,,; ..
strike out were withdrawn, he would move to
amend his own amendment.
Mr.. BENTON withdrawing his motion,
Mr.. BRADBURY moved to amend his own
amendment by making the last part of the last SEN
tence but one read as follows:
And the proceedings and agreement of the said
commissioners shall be, as early as practicable,
transmitted to the President of the United States,
to be by him submitted to Congress for its action
thereupon.
And the amendment was agreed to-
Mr.. BENTON moved to add to the amendment
as amended, the following provision:
Provided, That In agreeing upon said boundary
line between the territory Of the United States and
the said State Of Texas, the said commissioners
shall agree upon no line which does not exclude
every portion of New Mexico whether lying on
the east or the west side of the Rio Grande, from
Texas, and which they do not believe to be the
true and legitimate boundary between New Mexico
anu texas.
And the question being taken, resulted in the ne
gatve, as follows
YEAs-Messrs. Baldwin, Barnwell Bell, Ben
ton, Berrien, Butler, Chase, Clarke, Davis OF
Massachusetts, Davis Of Mississippi, Dayton,
Dodge of Wisconsin, Greene, Hale, Hamln, Hun
ter, Mason, Miller, Morton, Phelps, Seward,
Soule, Turney, Upham, and Yulee--25.
NAYs-Messrs. Atchson, Badger, Bradbury,
Bright, Cass, Clay, Cooper, Dawson, Dickinson,
Dodge Of Iowa, Douglas, Downs, Fech Foote,
Houston, Jones, King, Mangum, Norris, Pearce,
Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Shields, Smith, Spruance,
Sturgeon, Underwoos, Wales, Walker, and Whit
comb--31.
The question was then taken on the amendment
proposed by Mr.. BENroN, and it was rejected as
follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Baldwin, Benton, Chase, Clarke,
Davis, Of Massachusetts, Dayton, Dodge of Wis
consin, Greene, Hale, Hamin, Miller, Phelps, Sc
ward, Smith, Upham, and Wnlker-16.
NAYs-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Barnwell,
Bell, Berfien, Bradbury, Bright, Butler, Clay,
Cooper, Davis of Mississippi, Dawson, Dickinson,
Dodge of Iowa, Douglas, Downs, Felch, Foote,
Houston, Hunter. Jones, King, Mangum, Mason,