The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-08-21
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Foote submitted IN amendment. making the line
So 3V her southern boundary. and he country
south Of that line TO be erected into the territory
! Of Colorado. The amendment was rejecied-
yeas 10. nays 20. Mr.. Tumey also moved an
amendment. bat before the question was taken.
the Senate went into executive session, and A.
forwards adjourned.
The following arc the yeas and nays on the
final passage. yesterday. Of Mr.. Pesrce's bill for
the settlement Of the boundaries Of Texas:
Yeas-Messr. Badger, Bell, Benien. Brad
bury. Bright. Cas-. Clarke, Clemens. Cooper,
Davis. OF Mass. Dawson. Dickinson. Dodge. Of
Iowa, Douglass. FeIch. Foose. Greene, Houston.
King. Norris. Pearce, Phelps, Rusk. Shields.
Smith. spluance. Sturgeon. Wales. Whiicomb,
winihIop-3o.
Nays-alcssrs. Aiehison. Baldwin. Barnwell
Benton, Butler. Chase. Davis. Of Miss, Dodgs,
Of WIS.,, Ewing. Hale. Hunter, Mason. Morton,
Seward, soulc. Turney, Underwood, Uphsm.
Walker. Yulce-2o. E "a
On Monday. August l2, Mr.. Turney = amend
ment, which is the same as that offered by Mr..
Soule as substitute for The California part Of
the omnibus bin. was briefly discussed, and sf.
forwards rejeciej-yeas 90, nays 80.
Messrs. Berrien and cass continued the de-
bate. Various motions to postpone, lay on the
table, and adjourn, were voted down. The bin
was ordered to be cngrossed--yeas 33. nays 10.
Bell. Benton. Houston, Underwood, Wales and
Spruancc voted IN the affirmative. The Senate
then adjourned.
On Tuesday. the California bill heing again
under consideration. Mr. Davis, Of Mississippi, adj
dressed the Senate in opposition TO its passage,
warning the Senate OF the serious and fatal con-
sequence likely to follow the consunmafion Of a
measure so subversive Of the constitution. and
violaiivc Of the principles upon which our FORE
fathers founded the union Of these States.
Mr.. Clemens stated the reasons which would
impel him to vote against the bill.
Mr.. Houston defended the vote which he
should give in favor of the bill. He pictured
the evils of disunion, and secuted all idea Of such
result.
Aflcr further dabate, the bill was passed--yes'
a.. nays II. a. follows:
Yeas--Messrs. Baldwin, Bell. Benton, Brad
bury. Bright, Cass. Chase. Cooper, Davis o.
Mass, Dickinson. Dodge Of Wis. Dodge Of Iowa
Douglass, Ewing. Felch, Greene, Hale, Hsmlin
Houston, Jones, Miller, Norris, Phelps, Seward
Shields, Smith, sprusnce, Sturgeon, Underwood
Upham. Wales. Walker, Winthrop, Whiicomb
Il -3i.
i Nays-Messrs. Atchison, Bainwell, Berrien
Butler Clemens. Davis Of Miss, Foote, Hunter
King, Mason, Morton, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian
Soule, Turney, Yulee-l7.
On Wednesday, Mr.. Hunter presented pro
test against the admission Of California as state
and moved that il be received and entered on the
journal. 1t was signed by I'M. Mason and r
: NJ. +. Hunter, Of Virginia; A. p. Butler and r
B. Barnwcll, Of South Carolina; II. L. Turney
Of Ten; Pierre soule, Of Louisiana Jefferson
Davis, Of Mississippi; David r. A,chison, o
Missouri; and jackson Morton and d. L. Yulce
| Of Florida. After some debate on the prophet,
Of permitting the protest to be entered upon III,
journal, the motion was laid over.
The bill for forming territorial government
for New Mexico was considered, and ordered 4
!, be cngrosscd for a third reading.
: On Thursday, the motion to enter the protes
on the journal was debated until o'clock, an
then laid on the table by vote Of % to 10.
The bill giving government to New Mcxic
was passcd--yeas 81, nnysl0.
,, The fugitive slave bill was made the order 4
: tho day for Monday, to which day the Senat
adjourned.
HORSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
On Monday, August 10, the civil appropriate
e bill was taken up in committee Of the whole.
| Nj. Casey spoke against the tariff of 46 an
7 the duplicity Of the democratic leaders in Penn
sylvania respecting Mr.. Folks opinion.
Mr.. Giddings followed, condcmning total
Pcarce's bill, and avowing his intention to oppos
its passage or any measure recognizing the claiI
Of Texas to any portion Of New Mexico.
Mr.. Jones attacked tho appropriations as cr
tirely too large, and urged their reduction.
Mr.. Andrew Johnson then spoke an hou
against Mr.. FiIlmore's message.
, On Tuesday, Mr.. Judson occupied the door f
! an hour against the position Of the President
. Message, and the power of Government to coerc
: a State into forced obedience.
, On "Wednesday. the additional rule reporie
yesterday by Mr.. Jones from the committee o
/. rules, prohibiting the withdrawal Of amendment
in COMMITTEES Of the whole. without the unsn
mcus consent Of the House also their eut,ing.o
irac.ise Of Offering araendmens AMI their with