The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-04-25
NO. 173.


[Messrs Bright, Cas-, Clay, Cooper, Dickin.
son, Spruance, Sturgeon, Wales, Whitcomb, all
profess to be in favor of the admission of CalifOr
MIA as she is with her Constitution and bounda.
ries. or these seven voted against laying the
subject Of compromise on the table for the pur.
nose of taking up the California bill, and two
Cooper and Wales, absented themselves or re.
fused to vote. Had all these voted to take up the
California BILL the vote would have stood, 80 for
LAYING on the table, 81 against it. Such a
majority would have decided the fate of the
bill at once, and delay would have been pre-,
vented. They all saw proper to go with the Sla-
very Party for compromise for mixing up Cali
fornia with all sorts of subjects, thus complied.
ting the question of its admission, producing in
definite delay, and subjecting the bill for the
admission of California to the hazard Of ultimate
defeat
1t will be remarked that Mr.. Webster, whose
vote might have killed the Compromise Commit
tee last Thursday, but was then given for it, yes
terday and today when it could not affect the
result, has been recorded with the Northern
Wings
The question WAS tnen taken Dy yeas anu huyS
on every point in the amendments submitted by
Mr. Benton.
The first subdivision in the amendment was read
as follows:
with instructions that in any bill, scheme, OF
other measure or measures they may report, they
shall not connect the admission of the State Of
California with any other proposed Legislation
which shall require the assent of any other State
TO its completion
-...lf al fol.
lows:
YrAs-Messrs. Baldwin, Benton, Chase, Clarke
Corwin Davis of Massachusetts, Dayton, Dodge
ofIowa, Dodge of Wisconsin Felch, Greene, Hale
Hamlin. Jones, Miller, Norris, Phelps, Seward
Shields, Smith, Spruance, Walker, and Web
ster-23.
NAYs-Messrs Atchison, Badger, Bell, Bor-
land, Bright, Butler, Cass, Clay Clemens, Davis
of Mississippi, Dickinson, Douglas, Downs. Foote,
Hunter, King, Mangum, Mason, Morton, Pearce,
Rusk Sebastian, SOul6, Sturgeon, Turney, Un-
derwood, Whitcomb, and Yulee-2s.
So the amendment was rejected.
The next subdivision was then read
49, That they shall not connect the admission
of the State Of California with any measure which
is connected with question Of boundary or other
controversy with any other State"
The question being taken, it resulted as fol-
lows:
YEAs-Messrs Baldwin, Benton, Chase, Cor
win, Davis Of Massachusetts, Dayton, Dodge of
sawa, Dodge Of Wisconsin,, Fetch, Greene Hale,
HamliD, Jones' Miller, Norris Phelps, Seward,
Smith, Walker, and Webster-20.- -
NAYS-Messrs. Atchisop, Badger, Bell Bor-
l,nd, Bright, Butler, Cass, Clay, Clemens, Davis
of Mississippi, Dickinson, Douglas, Downs, Foote,
Hunter, King, Mangum, Mason Morton Pearce,
Rusk, Sebastian, Sonle, Sprnance, Sturgeon, Tur-
ney, Underwood, Whitcomb, and Yulee-29
So the amendment was rejected.
The xext subdivision was then read
"3 That they shall not connect the admission
Of the State of California with any other measure
Of less dignity than the reception and admission
of sovereign State to be a new and entire MEM
Der of this Unionn
The question being taken, it resulted as fol-
lows:
YEAs-Messrs. Benton, Chase, Dodge of Iowa,
Hale, Hamlin Seward, and Walker.
NAys-Messrs Atchson, Badger, Bell, Borland,
Bright, Butler, Cass, Clay, Clemens, Davis of
Mississippi, Dickinson, Dodge of Wisconsin,
Douglas, Downs, Felch, Foote Hunter, King,
Mangum, Mason, Morton, Pearce, Rusk, Sebas-
tian, Soule, Spruancel Sturgeon, rurney, Whit
comb, and Yuee-30.
So the amendment was rejected.
The next subdivision was then read
"a. That they shall not make California par
ty to, or in any way include or connect her with,
any provision in the nature or intent of a COM
pact relating to slavery, or to any slave State or
slave Territory, other than the compacts of the
Constitution
The question being taken, it resulted as fol-
lows;
YEAs-Messrs. Baldwin, Benton, Chase, Cor
win, Dayton, Dodge of Iowa, Dodge of Wisconsin,
Felch, Greene, Hale, Hamlin, Miller, Norris,
Seward, Smith, and Walker-16.
NAYs-Messrs Atchison, Badger, Bell, Bor-
land, Bright, Butler, Cass, Clay, Clemens, Davis
of Mississippi, Dickinson, Douglas, Downs Foote,
Hunter, King, Mangum, Mason, Morton, Pesrce,
Rusk; Sebastian, Soule, Spruance, Sturgeon, Tur-
ney, Underwood, Whitcomb and Yulee-29.
So the amendment was rejected.
The next subdivision was then read
as That they shall not make California par
ty to, or in any way include or connect her with,
any provision in the nature or intent of a compact
of description, other than the compacts of the
Constitution, and those compacs relating to the
domain which have been heretofore required of
new States formed out Of the Territory of the
United States"
The question being taken, it resulted as fol-
lows:
YEAs-Messrs Baldwin, Benton, Chase, Cor.
win, Davis Of Massachusetts,, Dayton, Dodge of
Iowa, Dodge of Wisconsin, Felch, Greene Hale,
Hamlin, Miller, Seward, Smith, Walker, and
Webster-l7
NAys-Messrs Atchson Badger, Bell, Bor-
land, Bright, Butler Cass, Clay, Clemens, Davis
of Mississippi Dickinson, Douglas, Downs, Foote,
Hunter, King, MaDgum, Mason, Morton, Pearce
Rusk, Sebastian, Soule, Spruance, Sturgeon, Tur-
ney, Underwood, Whitcomb, and Yulee-29
SO the amendment was rejected
The next subdivision was then read
90. That they shall not report any measure
proposing any alteration in the boundaries of the
nf ali
The question being taken, it resulted as fol-
lows:
YEAs-Messrs. Baldwin, Benton, Chase Cor
win Davis Of Massachusetts, Dayton, Dodge Of
Iowa, Dodge of Wisconsin, Felch, Greene, Hale,
Hamlin, Jones, Miller, Norris, Phelps, Seward,
Smith, Walker, and Webstcr-20.
NAYs-Mes.rs Atchison, Badger, Bell, Bor-
land, Bright, Butler, Cass, Clay, Clemens, Dick
inson, Downs, Foote, Hunter, King, Mangum,
Mason, Morton, Pearce Rusk, Sebastian Soule,
Spruance, S'urgeon, Turney, Underwood, Whit
comb and ulee-27.
SO the endment was rejected
The t subdivision was then read:
VI Iat they shall not make the State Of Cal
iforni party to, or in any way connected with,
or the question Of her admission in any way con-
nected with or dependent on, any provision in the
nature of a compact which has not been required
Of either Of the following named States: Ohio,
Indiana Illinois, Michigan, Louisiana, Misss-
sPp Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Wis
consn, and Florida
The question being taken, it resulted as fol-
lows:
fEAs-Messrs. Baldwin, Benton, Chase, Davis
OF Massachusetts,, Dodge Of Iowa. Dodge Of Wis
consin Felch, Greene, Hale, Seward Smith, and
Walker-i2.
NAys-Messrs. Atcbison, Badger, Bell, Dor.
land, Bright, Butler, Cas-, Clay, Clemens Davis
Of Mississippi Dickinson, Downs, Foote, Hunter,
King, Mangum, Mason, Morton, Pearce, Rusk,
Sebastian, Soule, Spruance, Sturgeon, Turney,
Underwood, Whitcomb, and Yulee-2s.