Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-08-10

amendment which he desired submit to this BILL That
amendment given two dsys since. had intended
bring there this morning. although did not anticipate the
urgency which some think exists for final action on
this BILL But having business at the other end Of the
city, came to lhe Senate chamber without that amendment
Upon confeng with the Senator from Florida expressed
my willingness to to my lodgings and obtain it but
have been enabled do without running the risk Of
having the question taken during my absence.
Now, protesting. feel, perfect Indifference to the
when the Senate shall take the final this subject
submit their consideration whether they will press this
bill in which amendment can be offered when,
by casualty of this Sort amendment which intend
ed to submit has reached the Senate If the Senate choose
to this action will go at to my lodgings and
procure the amendment in order to have voted on to-day
the friends Of this persist in having the vote on
grossment to-day.
Mr.. DOUGLAS When L was intimated that the oppo-
son to the bill would be withdrawn, except so far as voting
was concerned stated that with that understanding would
consent to posponement till The Senator from
Floda however, objected any such understanding If the
intention is to offer this amendment tomorrow, and get
another long debate to last for days. perhaps weeks we
may well sit it out night but it, the other hand,
there shall be understanding that the vote shall be taken
the third reading Of the bill tomorrow after shall first
have been taken the amendment will certainly to
postpone If on the contrary, il going to be an open ques-
ton, will not.
Mr.. MASON. am entirely unaware Of any agreement
understanding the part Of those who opposed this
bill to allow it to be passed by silent VOTE without
meant to imply such understanding | responded at
that certainly did not Ihad authority do any
form shape The fact is perceived that the Senate
about to take the final vote and therefore suggested
Of the absence Of my colleague that If the Senate
ready for the vote, should be postponed until tomorrow
morning; but am not Of any arrangement under
standing which interfere with any future may
1 adopt to defeat the bill in its present shape.
Il Mr. BERRIEN. desire that my position in this matter
may be understood. have intention discuss this bill
or this amendment wish merely be relieved from the
in hrh sa Iofhov hv a with
amendment which proposed to Offer My purpose will
have been answered when that amendment shall have been
offered and voted on know not whether any gentlemen
intend TO debate the question not presume they would
hestaeI was about they ought not to hesitate
to acquesce in taking the vote when this amendment is sub
med because they have to choose between that and the
alternative Of having the vote taken now, when gentleman
disposed to take the floor repeat that my purpose
will have been answered when gentlemen shall have afforded
opportunity for the amendment to be offered and voted
upon. Under these circumstances the motion TO
adjourn.
The motion was then agreed to- and the Senate adjourned
! TUESDAY AUGUST 6, 1850.
The special orde being the bill for the admission Of Cali
onia, being again under considerations Mr.. TURNEY Of
ered the following amendment
When shall be made appear the President of the
United States by satisfactory evidence that the people nha
tory comprised within the limits proposed BY this bill as
the boundaries OF the State Of assembled in
of said State line further south than the parallel Of Sc
deg so min north latitude and limited the Of
said State to one until after the next
the inhabitants of the United State the said state of Cali
orna may be admitted into the Union upon the proclamation
President equal footing with the States
deg 80 min ofnorh latitude known the Missouri compro
mise line, defined by the eighth section Of act entitled
form constitution State Government for the adms
sion such State into the Union equal footing with the
original States and to prohibit slavery in certain Territories
approved March 1890 be and the hereby declared
extend the Pacific and the said eighth ecton
geher with the compromise therein effected hereby revv
ed and declared to be full force and binding tor the future
organization ofthe Territories othe United States in the
sense and with the same understanding with which it was
originally adopted
Mr.. TURNEY. single word, sir, for do not intend to
debate the merits of the proposed amendment proposes
10 extend the Missouri compromise to the Pacific, and is
copy verbatim of the amendment offered by the Senator from
Illinois, two years ago, to the Oregon BILL which then re-
ceved the vote of large majority of the Senate and of
very considerable number Of the Senators from the free States
offer it in the language and desire 10 know whether
the spirit of Cancellation and compromise prevails
that prevailed then ask for the yeas and nays on the
amendment.
4 Debate was continued by Messrs MASON, DOUGLAS,
and MANGUM.
The question then taken on the amendment and it
was rejected, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Atchison, Badger Barnwel, Bell, Ber-
rien Butler, Clemens Davis Of Mississippi Dawson, Downs,
Pearce, Pratt Ruk, Sebastian. soule furney and Yueee4
NAYS-Messrs Baldwin, Benton Bradbury, Bright Cass,
Dodge of Wisconsin Dodge Iowa. Douglas Ewing, Felch
Green, Hale Hamn jones' Norris Phelps Seward Shields
Smith, Spruance, Sturgeon, Underwood, Uphsm, Wales,
i Walker, Whtcomb, and Winthrop-Se.
Mr.. FOOTE moved amend by adding the following
" Be further enacted That shall be, and hereby pro-
posed the State of California that after the passage
of this act practicable efectua provision shall be
made by the government of said State for asceraning,
sasactory Manner the views and feelings Of the people
State touching the expedency Of modifying the boun
daries of said State to make the line of hysx degrees
thirty minutes north latitude the southern boundary of said
State other line to be fixed upon by the and when
shall be ascertained that majority Of the qualified
of said State desrous Of such modification of the
boundary of that State above FORTH then Terri
tory shall and the is hereby established be called
ritory embraced within the limits OF the said State Of Cali
orna specified in the constitution heretofore adopted by
the people of California; for the OF which Terri
established all the provisions Of the establishing
Terrorisl for except the and boun
daes therein specified hereby declared be in force
said Territory Of Colorado from and after the day when the
of the State of California shall have been
the above rected."
Mr.. CASS suggested that to avoid constitutional difficulty
in relation to Mr.. FoorEs amendment should be mod
fed declare the assent Of Congress change Of the
boundary of California in the proposed whenever
the people Of California choose make that change He
thought the amendment mandatory in its present form.
Mr.. FOOTE concurred in the suggestion and modified his
amendment to correspond TO it.
Mr.. BALDWIN objected that the people south Of $50 80
would thus be under the control Of those north of that line
although they might be unanimous in their opposition to the
condition. since majority of the whole people to de-
eide the question: and that majority would be north of the
line Of $50 so.
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