The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-08-09

one hundred and three degrees west from Green.
| wich; thence her boundary shall run due south &c
the thirty second degree of north latitude thence
| on the said parallel Of thirty-two degrees north
! latitude to the Rio Bravo del Norte and thence
with the channel Of said river to the Gulf Of Mex
! iCo''-
by striking out all after "Greenwich, where il first
occurs, and insert, "crosses Red river, being the
southwest angle in the line designated between the
United States and Mexico and the angle in the
Inc of the territory set apart for the Indians by the
United States, thence southwestwardly to the most
northery point of the dam across the Rio Bravo del
Norte which supplies with water the irrigating
canal which supplies The town of FL Paso with wa
ter, thence with the channel of said river TO the
Gulf of Mexico"
MIR. EWING addressed the Senate in support of
his amendment, giving way To Messrs. PEARcE,
RusK, HALE, and DAVIS Of Mississippi, for expla
nation.
hIr. COOPER supported the amendment; il
adopted it would remove serious objections 10 the
bill. lie did not wish to be understood as saving
that he would vote against the bill if the amend
ment was rejected.
MIR. BADGER opposed tho amendment He So /
that he did not agree with the Texas Senators as 10
the validity of their title TO the full extent of its
claim, but he did believe Texas had some claim.
To prevent hostiltes, TO prevent any occasion for
shedding American blood by American arms, he
was prepared to vote for almost any thing which
would have the effect OF settling this question
Mr.. PEARCE explained this part of his BILL and
opposed the amendment
Mr.. COOPER followed in some remarks upon the
importance of the subject, and said that whether
the amendment were adopted or not, he would vote
for the bill
MIR. ATCHISON moved that the Senate adjourn.
And the Senate, by adivsion--ayes 22 noes 90
refused to adjourn.
The question was then taken on the amendment
Of Mr. EWING, and, by the following vote, it was
rejected:
YEAS,-Messrs. Baldwin, Bradbury, Clarke,
Cooper, Davis of Massac husctts, Dayton Dodge of
Wisconsin, Ewing, Greene, Hale, Hamlin, Phelps,
Seward, Shields, Smith, Spruance, Under wood
upham Wales. Walker, and Winthrop-2l.
NAYS Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Barnwell,
Bell, Berrien, Bright, Butler, Cass, Davis of lsss
sippi, Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge of Iowa, Dou glas
Footc, Houston, Hunter, King, Mangum, Mason,
Morton, Pearce, Rusk, Sebastian, Soule Sturgeon,
Turney, Whitcomb, and Yulee-25
Mr. DAYTON moved to add to that part of the
bill IN which Texas is to release to the United States
certain ports, &c, the following:
"And releases to the United States all the vaca mt
and unappropriated public lands now lying with
III her limits Provided, If there shall be any resi-
due OF said land, after the repayment e the United
States of the ten millions Of dollars hereinafter re-
ierred to, the same shall return to- and remain tho
And the question being taken thereon by veas
and nays, the amendment was rejected as follows:
lEAs.-Messrs. Baldwin, Chase, Cooper, Davis
OF Massachusetts,, Dayton, Dodge of Wisconsin,
Dodge OF Iowa, Hale, Hamin, Norris, Phelps, Sc
ward, Spruance, Underwood, Upham, Wales,
Walker, and Winthfop-l7
NAYs.-Messrs; Atchison, Badger, Barnwell,
Bsll, Berrien' Bradbury, Bright Butler, Cass, Da-
living, Foote, Houston Hunter King Mangum
Mason, Morton, Pearce, Rusk, Sebastian, Shields,
Smith, Soule, Sturgeon, Turney, Whitcomb, and
Yulee--3l
Mr.. MASON moved to amend the bill by adding
thereto the following:
Prorided That nothing herein contained shall be
construed 10 impair qualify any thing contained
in the third article of the "a section of the "jont
I.,a
approved March |, 1915, either regards the num-
Der OF States that may hereafter be formed out of
the State of Texas otherwise.
And the amendment was adopted without d-
vision.
MIR. BALDWIN moved, and that part of the bill
wherein II IS proposed that Texas shall release TO
the United States the "territory, ," was amended by
inserting the words ''claim to.
Mr.. WINTHROP said that he was desirous of
addressing the Senate this bill, for few mo-
ments, but he did not wish TO delay or proong the
session; nor did he wish 1t 10 adjourn his account
The boundary was the particular point in the bill
which he desired to have settled. With view TO
make the bill one for which he could vote he moved
to strike out the fret section, defining the proposed
boundaries of Texas) and insert in lieu thereof the
I following:
"The State of Texas will agree that her boun-
Diary on the north shall commence at the point in
the middle of the deepest channel in the Rio
Grande del Norte, where the same is crossed by
| the one hundred and second degree of longitude
west from the meridian Of Greenwich; thence
north along that longitude to the thirty fourth
degree Of north latitude; thence castwardy to the
point at which the one hundredth degree of west
| longitude crosses the Red river"
Mr.. DAVIS, of Massachuse tts moved the Senate
adjourn.
Pending which, the President Of the Senate laid
before the Senate the following message from the
President of the United States, which was read and
ordered to be printed.
To The Senate and House Of Representatives.:
u has been suggested to me that the langua ge in
the hrst paragraph 81 my message TO the two
House, OF Congress Of the 9TH instant NAV convey
the idea that Governor Bells letter To my prede.
cessor was received by him before his death II
was addressed TO him, but appears, in point Of
iact' TO have been sent 10 Inc from the post Office
after his death.
make this communication 10 accompany the
message and prevent misapprehension.
WILLARD FILLMORE.
WAsHfSGroN, August 3, 1850.
The question recurring on the motion TO adjourn,
1t was decided in the affirmative by the following
vote.
YEAS.-AIessrs Atohison, Baldwin, Barnwell,
Bell, Berrien, Bradbury, Butler, Clarke Davis Of
Dodge OF Wisconsin, Ewing, Fetch, Hale, Ham
lin, Hunter, King, Mason, Morton, Norris, Soule
spruanoe, Turney, Underwood, Uphan, and Yu.
lcc-27
NAlS.-AIessrs. Badger, Bright, Cass Glenn.
ems Cooper, Dayton, Dickinson Dodge Of Iowa
Douglas, Foote, Greene, Houston, Manguln
Pcarce, Phelps, Rusk, Sebastian, Seward, Shields
Smith, Sturgeon, Wales, Walker, Whitcomb,
and Winthrop-2t.
And then the Senate adjourned.