Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-09-07
The TlxAs BOUNDARY BILL.
HOUSE NJ REPRESENTATIVES.


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WEDNEsDA. SEPTEMBER A, 1850.
The SPEAKER stai TO the gentleman from Illinois 'na'
the hour 2 ocec) e consideration Of the special or
question was on the motion mse BY the gentleman from Ma
ryand (Mr. McLAHE) to comms the bill 10 the COMMITTEE
OF the Whole the state Of the Dion upon which that gen.
emsn had demanded the previous weston The question
was now on secondng the demand for he previous question
Mr. McLANE said that be would withdraw the demand
for the previous question: he ounL he alto
gether understood in making that notion We stated very
distinctly yesterday that the commitment Of tbs bill or any
further amendment Of il, would be equivalent its defeat
That was his opinion Now he had been requested by hon.
oable gentlemen ON one side of the House withdraw the
demand for the previous question, TO give them opportunity
to move amendments fixing the boundary line of Texas fur
Their SOUTH taking off territory from Texas than Ia
ken of by the bill under consideration and by gentlemen
on the other sde enable them amendments max
ing the Rio Grande the boundary line. He himself de-
srous that the Rio Grande should be the boundary of Texas
but he confident that neither the amendment the
other would add TO the strength Of the BILL He believed the
bill strong could be- He should vote to
cond the demand for the previous question: if 1t failed, ne
should not vote for the commitment IA
Mr. CABLE moved that the bill and the pending amend
ments be laid on the table,
Mr.. BOYD demanded the yeas and nays this motion,
which ordered and, being taken resulted Yeas 30
nays l6S. s.. M e
So the motion was not agreed to.
The question then taken, shall the main question be
put and decided in the affirmative by the fol-
lowing vote Yeas l33, nays 90. s5 5i
The question now on the motion Of Mr.. McLANE 70
Mr.. VENABLE demanded the yeas and nays this
motion, and they ordered and being taken were
follows: Yeas lOl, nays SO.
So the motion to commit agreed TO. III
Mr. DUER moved that the House 60 into Committee OF
Whole on the state Of the Union.
Mr.. McCLERNAND moved to proceed to the considera-
ton Of the business on the Speakers table.
Mr. SCHENCK moved to reconsider the vote by which
the House resolved commit the bill He did so ne said
for the purpose Of submitting few remarks
The SPEAKER reminded the gentleman that the previous
question still in operation, and that all remarks were out
Of order. ef ss
Mr. SCHENCK said that all he desired to ask the
House 20 into committee on this bill and to work night
and day. He withdrew his motion to reconsider.
The SPEAKER stated the question to be the motion Of
Mr. DuER 90 Committee Of the Whole on the state Of
Mr.. McCLERNAND inquired if it would be in order to
proceed the consideration Of the business on the
Speakers table until they to the California bill
The SPEAKER replied that il was not in order pending
the motion to into Committee OF the Whole on the state Of
the Union. g
Mr.. WALDEN moved to reconsider the vote by which
the House committed the bill to the Committee OF the Whole
on the state of the Union
Mr. ROOT moved to lay the motion to reconsider on the
table, and demanded the yeas and nays which ordered
and being taken were as follows:
YEAS-Mesrs. Alexander, Allen, Ashe, Ayerett, Baker,
Bennett Bingham, Booth, Bovdon Albert G. Brown Bur-
row. Burt Thomas B. Butler, Cable, Calvin, Campbell
S 6sGs az as 6s'g Dsrss
unson. Nathan Evans, Featherson, Fitch Fowler Freed
ley, Gddrgs Got, Gould Holloway Harlan, sampson ".
Hunter. Iags. VIM. 4 Jackson, Julian George {. King,
James G. King John King Preston King Lasere Horace
Mann, Mason, Mstteson, McKissock, Mcqueen, MELVILLE
Meade Mil.oa Moore Morris, Morse, Ne.el ogle old.
Orr, Otis, Peck Pheps, Powell Putnam. Reed Rockwell,
ssw f.
hlIl Van 1yis vsnabs, Vnton, Waldo, Wallace, White,
NAYs-Messrs. Albertson, Aston, Anderson, Andrews.
Bay Bayly, Beale, Bokee, Bowie, Bowlin Boyd Breck,
bss .ssl Ies snt Casey cnsnsa,
w.. r. w. Cobb Debery Dmmisk, Duer, Durham, Elliot,
Ewing, Fuller, Gentry Gerry Gilmore, Gorman Green,
l. Harris Raymond Hibbard, billiard Hoagand, Houston,
Howard, Joseph w Jackson, Andrew johnson, James l.
Leaer, Levin, Linle6eid, job Mann, Marshall. Nc
Clernand, Mcdonald, AIcDovel Mcuaasls,, Rob.r. M
head Morton Nelson Outlaw Owen, Parker Peasee, Pho
nix Piman Reynolds Richardson, Robbins, Robinson Rose
Ross, Savage Shepperd Sany, Fred T. Stanton Strong
son. Thurman Toombs Walden Watkins, Welborn, Went
worth, Whdesey, Wildrick, Williams, Wilson, Young-loa
The SPEAKER announced the to be yeas lO3 nays
1922 but voting himself in the negative rendered tie vote,
and the motion was lost.
The question recurring on the motion Of Mr.. WALDEN,
to reconsider the vote by which the bill committed il
was put and agreed to, by the following vote
YEAS-Messrs Abertson Aston, Anderson. Bay, Bayly,
Beae Bokee Bowie Bowln, Boyd, Breck Briggs Brooks
VIM j. Brown Buell. Chester Butler S. Darlington Cabel
George A. Caldwell, Joseph r. CALDWELL Casey, Clngman,
Williamson r. w. Cobb, Debery, Dimmck, Duer, Dun-
ham, Elliott Ewing Fuller Gentry, Gerry, Gilmore. Cor
Harris, Thomas L. Harris, Raymond Hubbard, Hllard
Hoagland Houston, Howard Joseph W. Jackson, Andrew
Johnson James l.. Johnson jones' Kaufman, Kerr Letter.
Levin Le6ed, Job Mann, Marshall, Mason, McClernand
Mcdonald. Mcdowell, McGaughey, R. M. MeLane, Fins
E. Mclean, McMuen, Meacham, Morehead. Morton, Mel
Reynolds Richardson, Robbins Robinson Rose Ross Saw
age, Shepperd, Stanly, Fred r Stanton Richard H. STAN
tom Strong Taylor Thomas Jacob Thompson, JAS Thomp
son. John B. Thompson Thurman, Toombs, Underhill,
Walden, Watkins, Wellborn, Whittlesey Wdrick, Will
Iams Wilson, Young-lo4.
NAYS-Messrs. Alexander, Allen Ashe, Averett Baker,
Bennett Bingham, Booth, Bowdon, Albert g. Brown Bur-
rows Burt Thomas B. Butler, Joseph Cable Calvin Camp
bell Clark. Cocock, Cole Conger, Corwn, Crowel Daniel
Dickey Disney, Dixon Dotee Duncan Durkee Edmundson
Nathan Evans Featherston, Fitch Fowler Freedley, Gid
dings, ,iott Gould, Holloway, Harlan Sampson W. Harris
Hebard, Henry, Hsaday, Holiness Howe, Hubbard HUNTER
Inge William T. Jackson Robert w. Johnson Julian, Geo.
Sere, Horace Mann, Mateson, McKssock, McQueen Nc
Willie, Meade, Mllson, Moore, Morris, Morse, Newell
Ogle Olds Orr Otis Peck, Phelps POWELL Putnam Reed,
Rockwell Root Rumsey Sacket, Sawtee Schenck, Scher-
merhorn, Schooscra Seldom. Sveser Sprague haddeus
Stevens Stetson Sweeser Tuck Van DYKE Venab Nnton
Waldo, Wallace, Wentworth, White, Woodward-9S.
The question recurring the motion to commit the
bill, it put and decided in the negadve-l0l to lO3
The bill being again before the House
The question the following amendment offered by
Mr. CLISsMAS to the amendment Of Mr.. BoYD:
"Be il further enacted, That all that portion of territory
acquired from Mexico by the treaty of Guadalupe Hdago
ocean on the parallel of $50 north latitude, three miles from
the main land running thence due till it strikes the