The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-06
The Texas boundary Bill.

Immediately after the rejection Of the bill on
"Wednesday, motion was made to reconsider
the vote by which it was rejected, pending
which motion the House adjourned.
Yesterday, upon this motion TO reconsider
coming up, motion was made to lay it on the
table, and failed by the very decided vote Of
yeas II, nays 1876.
The motion to reconsider was then carried
by the equally decided vote Of l3l to rs.
These two votes show conclusively, that
upon the minds of very large majority Of the
House there rests the settled conviction that
this boundary question must be adjusted before
the close of the session.
The vote rejecting the bill the day before
having been thus reconsidered, the question
REQUIRED on ordering it to third reading, when
a motion was made and carried, by vote of
LOG to 90, to reconsider the vote by which
the House had refused TO unite with the Boun-
dairy bill-the bill providing for the establish
ment of Territorial government for New
Mexico, which last is known as Mr. BoYDs
amendment.
After an unsuccessful motion to refer the
bill and amendments to the Committee of the
Whole with sundry Instructions, the House
was brought to a vote on an amendment
to Mr.. BoYD's amendment offered by Mr.
TooMBs, which was the same in substance
with one of the resolutions adopted seve-
raj weeks ago, at a meeting of the Southern
members of the House of Representatives. So
of III of %
vided that no citizen Of the said territory shall
be deprived Of his life, liberty or property, ex-
cept by the judgment Of his peers and the laws
of the land, was agreed to; but the residue of
the amendment declaring that the common law,
as it existed in the American colonies on the
4th of July, l776, &C., shall be in force in the
territory. was rejeeted-yeas 81, nays 1871.
BY vote of LOG to 90, the New Mexico
Territorial Government bill was then united
with the Texas Boundary bill, and the question
recurring on ordering the latter to a third read
ing, it was again rejected-yeas 80, nays l07.
Thus has the bill been twice rejected-on
Wednesday. standing by ITSELF and yesterday
in connexion with the bill providing a Terrific
rial government for New Mexico. II was thought
by some that the union with il of the latter would
secure its passage. This, as our readers know
we have doubted. We hoped, however, yes
terday, that our doubts on this head were about
to prove unfounded. Though these hopes were
disappointed, our confidence in the ultimate ad
iustment Of the question the basis of this bill
is as strong as ever. The measure sis bound''
to pass. lciH force itself through, in def
ance Of all opposition. We are perfectly salts
fed that decided majority of the House desire
it TO pass, know it must pass, and that. at the
last moment, sufficient number of those who
have thus far opposed it will come to the rescue,
and bear it through. Why not do that at
once. aud without further delay2 But we re-
frain from argument or appeal, because we have
no idea that from us they would be of the
slightest avail. We rely upon the great, the
overwhelming necessity of the case, and shall
patiently, hopefully, and confidently await the
result.