Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-08-10

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ing him to sit down, that the vote might DO taken
Mr. HALE should not have occupied bali 90 long to
what wished say has been occupied by the gentle
men who have tried cry down, they had permitted mo
/ Mr.. PRATT. Speak on, speak on.
/ Mr.. HALE II the Senator from Maryland wants tho
| floor, will give way to him.
The PRESIDENT. The Senator from New Hampshire
| will proceed
Mr.. HALE. simply for the purpose of asking how
my friend from Mississippi Mr FoorE reconcies the fear
which he has just expressed with his conviction which he
expressed long ago. that the Wmo provso dead and
| buried 7 Laughter
Mr.. FOOTE. will the Senator thar was fully
convinced that dead but believe that has this day
been revived and brought into life by the ndsceet action
Of Southern Yes, sir, Lszarus has toife again.
The question then taken on the motion of Mr..
PHELrs to postpone the bill indefinitely, and resulted
| follows
| YEAS Mesrs. Baldwin, Barnwell, Benton, Butler,
Chase Clarke. Clemens Davis Of Massachusetts Davis Of
Mississippi Dayton Dodge Of wisconsin, Ewing Greene.
Hale, Hamn, Hunter. Mason Miller Phelps, Seward,
Smith souIe Spruanee, Turney, Upham Wales Winthrop,
bury Bright Cass Clay, Cooper Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge.
OF Iowa. Douglas Downs, Felch, Foote Houston, Jones,
Eing Mangum Morton Norris Pes,Ss Pratt Ruse Shields
Sturgeon, Underwood, Walker, and Whicomb-29.
So the motion to postpone indefinitely negatived.
The PRESIDENT The question is now the motion
Of the Senator from Missouri Mr ATcHrsor) strike out
from the bill all that relates to California.
The question being taken, resulted follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Atchison BADGER Barnwel Benton, Ber-
rien. Butler. Clarke Clemens Davis. Mississippi Dawson
Dodge q iowa Dg.n. Foo.s Hou';sn Honsr Jones King
ba,sisn smith sons Ta;ney az. and Yalss-ss
Ham. Miller Morris. Seward Shields. sprusase, ssur.
Il Whitcsmb-29.
H So the motion to strike out decided IN the negative.
sEvsRAL SENAross. Now take the question the
Il grossment Of the bill
Mr. n0JTTAS Tha-. /. . .ia.l,t r.,;or vh.b o,ob.
to be made in relation the boundaries of Utah proposed
in the bil It is to strike out all from the word east in the
NTH line OF the fifth secion down to the word California, in
the seventh line, and insert by the summit Of he Rocky
Mountains and the soush by the sh parallel Of north
latitude
| Mr.. SEBASTIAN move to amend the amendment of
the Senator from Illinois by striking the words thirty
eighth parallel Of latitude and inserting the line Of 1852 3V
I north latitude"
/ Mr.. DOUGLAS have no objection to thas at ALL
The question taken the amendment to the amend
ment, and resulted: Ayes %, %.
| So the amendment to the amendment rejected.
The question then REQUIRED the amendmens offered by
Mr. DousLAs.
Mr. DAVIS Of Mississippi should be glad to learn
from the Senator from Illinois why he has selected the psa
lsi Of thirty-eig degrees of north latitude
Mr.. DOUGLAS. fnd that the boundaries at present
proposed by the bill the Mormon settlements in
sIish' 1es. k =. .h shirty-eghth parallel would in
clude them all There was also istsze as to where was
supposed the mountain am willing to take 37
or 37' 3G. That will certainly include all the settlements.
Mr.. BADGER Lmove 10 amend the amendment of the
Senator from Illinois by substituting the parallel Of 37 Of north
latitude for the parallel of 3S. -
Mr.. DOUGLAS. accept that euendment.
MI. DAVIS, of Mississippi think the Senator from I
lowest degree Of latitude that yet proposed My
cent Information 10 that ths Morn.ons down. Of
them, south Of Walters Pass.
Mr.. DOUGLAS. There may possibly be few, bu. I
think they very scattering There considerable
settlements.
Mr. DAVIS Of sMississippi was about to call the at
tenon Of the Senator from Illinois, the chairman of the
Committee Territories, fact of which, sure, he
must bo aware, that there MormOn settlements consider
ably lower downthat the last winter had the effect
compel the MormOns to enigrate further south. When in
quired why the honorable Senator wished change the
boundary presumed he would give reason that it
natural boundary, and and west mountain ridge.
Such idea has existed but believe that which had been
supposed to be ridge Of mountains s understood not
TO- exist otherwise than single and scattered peaks He
nodoubt that that is very natural and common de-
cepion, when mountains viewed ut distance Il does
notappear by e repoa the typographical engineer from
whose reconnaissance the map made THAI there any
coniDuous range Of mountains the point where they
laid down upon the map but only sat thus appeared when
viewed from adistanos If there is, therefore, boundary
indicated by the physical geography Of the country,
why should down far enough include all
the inhabitants why should avoid line which has
some authority in the country as if there special
reasons against adopting it.
Mr. DOUGLAS. do not consider ID a matter Of the
slightest importance whether take the thirty eighth
the thirty seventh parallel Of stude, whether take
the line Of $50 3O. think tho 3s,h parallel of latitude will
probably include all the regular Mormon settlements T.
therefore accept the suggestion Of the Senator from North
Carolina for the 37lh parallel amt fee say, however
that would just take the line Of $50 3V if Senators
have preference tor it.
Mr.. DAVIS, havs apreference Dc it.
Mr.. WINTHROP. Mr.. President rise 10 make what
believe to be privileged moon-a motion reconsider the
by which The Senate refused to strike California from
this bill The vote that question stood 29to a. voted
in the negative, which the prevailing side, and, according
tn I To To
reconsider the vote
The PRESIDENT. The motion of the Senator from
Massachusetts, be considered until the be-
foae the Senate is disposed Of.
Mr.. WINTHROP. beg PARDON sir. 10 the House,
which have recently left the motion to reconsider may
bs made at all times.
Mr.. DOUGLAS. I withdraw my amendment for the
present. give the Senator from Massachusetts, OPP
portunity Of making his motion.
Mr.. WINTHROP. had not intended, Mr.. President,
say single word upon any Of the various subjects
tanned in this bill Having beea called unexpecedyto
take here this last hour of the discussion and hav
ing had opportunity Of expressing my opinions fully the
other branch Of Congress- have been quite content give
silent aon all the questions which have thus far been
presented Nor do design delay the action Of
this memen longer than may be absolutely necessity for
planning the motion have offered. The serste have
refused lay this bill the table, postpons indef-
ny Repeated motions this effect have been made and
from the bill that portion which relates Territory Of
Utah. The bill it stands, ID, TO my mndr open to
many Of the objections TO which subject before those
portions relating New Mexico and Texas stricken
It is certainly open the objection which has been M along
urged against IL, with much force by the Senator from