The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-27
TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE,
IL Ia S-F X at CON G II E 3 3.
FIRST SESSION

Mr. HALE presented a petition Of the sailors VII
served In the Gulf or the Pacific during the va
with Mexico, asking for three months extra pay an
bounty lands Referred t. the Navy Committee
Mr. prroy desired. in this connection. to cali tn
attention of the committee to the prorrietv of som
indication. by Congress, Of its appreciation Of tn
gallant services rendered by the officer. on Ian,
would be remembered, performed land services
and in COZ nectou with General Kearney. fought
an important battle. There were many others O
t nose naval officers who had rendered most i'm
por,snt servicesunder the and
military officers had been breveted and received
swords and medals the officers Of the navy had re-
ceived no notice OF their services Tie hoped tn. co
n'itee would consider the proprety Of "a
ton of Congress.
MrscEII ANGUS,
On motion Of Mr. MANcuM. Mr. King was excu.ed
Irm furt er service on the Com mitee of Foreign Res
t'ons and Messrs Hunter. Phelps and Douglass were
appoipttd TO oil vacancies In said com mittea
A communication received from ths sscretary of
the Navy in answer to resolution Of the Senate in
which he states that all relative to the
Mound leland expedition Ia by the late Presi
dspt
After the consideration of the morning business
THE COMPROMISE BILL
TIL question pending being upon Mr.. Rusks motion
to amend MIR Bradbury's amendment to provide,
that in the action Of the com TO sets ths
boundary Of Texas Texas shall be entitled all the
rights Of territory east Of the Rio Grands which she
possessed at the treaty OF Guadaloupe Hdago or at
any time sir &C its ratification.
Mr pAYroS opposed the amendment The seHator
from Texas was unwilling TO risk the right, Of his
State upon the treaty OF to adopt which
shall secure them their rights they now are after
The ratification OF the treaty Of Hdalao President
Ioik Issued certain orders recognising by Inference
tie jurisdiction Of Texas in New Mexico The object
nov Of Mr. Rusk in inserting the clause relating to
the rights of Texas since the treaty simply
cure 10 her iu rental rights under those orders of
MIR Polk She not willing to abide by the treatv
Texas bad acquired any legal rights the treaty
sbe rad retained them during the action OF the
mission
Mr. RusK. in the of fe remarks referred
TO as the weaker party and requiring OF the
United states u bond to keep the peace towards her
during the ps ndency Of the commission.
Mr. HALF expressed his surprise at the advocacy of
TINS amendment by gentlemen who. a few days since
opposed and voted down an amendment offered by
nm which provided that the rights only Te xas
but Of the United States also should remain In abey
snce until the commission should have com eted its
labor
Mr. DAYTON suggested that II the amendment could
be modified 70 Is to include the rights OF the United
States IL would be unobjsc,irnsbis. The Senator
from Texas had rerated and reiterated that the title
OF Texas vas iudsputsbe and that the United States
were making an assault upon Texas the weaker party
These assertions proved nothing. On the CO ntrary
they amounted TO entire begging of the question
no Wa now in possession of Santa We, The United
STATES who wss nov about to march her troops 500
miles across the desert to enforce her Jurisdiction
where III. had never hitherto extended It. and never
attempted to extend IT, until recently And yet the
He sgreed with Mr. Rusk that the proposed commits
sion was simple nrmsticc. and he felt fully a. GER
tain that when the srmisice should be at end both
parties beisg refreshed would mp here and re-
p.w the contest With much spirit - ever It was
emily delay and the friends Of the Compromise In
adopting " sbar doned even their profession OF settling
the question which had been deemed ef = much i'm
portaoce
MIR RusK briefly replied, saying that Texas was In
rs good condition the would be In the contest
The United States during the armistire, might re-
ceiv- additions to her strength lie on,v desired To
m fnT hat latt ~
Texas should preserve to itself ts relative strength
Mr. srwanp said that although this wasan armi.tioe
wsstobe understood that the commissioner he ap
pointed under n would make. not a corrupt bat a
true fair and just award Assuming that 70 be the
Of this propos am. ndm-nt IL to leave i'm pill
cation that Texas bas Ia way. acquired some
rights suhsequ' Mt TO the treaty II Hiialgo II would
he the duty ~ the commission to inquire what those
inferred r'ehfa were; ana they failed to ascertain
any such rights sny where else. they must perhaps,
arrive st the conclusion that they those claimed
by Texas For b'ns.lf he must say he believed that
acton since the ratification ~ the treaty could
feet the rights Of either party In the least degree hut
fTexas hsd acquired any right by sny sction Of her
osn New Mexico. by her action had also acquired
righs and rsxa. had acquired any rights at vi Paso
by holding election there then New Mexico had also
acquired rights th-re hy her action In calling conven-
ton. He bad no objection to fair commission,
and was opposed 70 the amendment. not for what II
contained but for what IL did pocontain The people
Of III. United states would submit TO any disposition
Of the Texas question which Congress might make.
Texas the only party Who r.fus.d submission The
proposition for the settlement 81 tn. boundary dispute
fihe hll had been opporet drst. because II was I'm
properly connected with other and homogeneous
fures and seroDd because the proposition Of the Com
mtiee ~ Thirteen was improper In Itself the last OBJ
lection appeared TO have been well taken, and the pro-
position had been abandoned
Mr BsaDEuR, sugg' sted that Mr. Rusk modify his
amendmsn. 80 s simply to read that neither tbs
tin Q. be affected
Mr. Rusx declined
The question being thes taken on Mr. Rusks amend.
mont II was reiectsd-yeas IL nays rs
Mr.. cLaY moved o. amend tn. ans ndnent. by adding
proviso that the right. q the United states and
Texas shsll remain unim pair, In their full extent
the commssioners sha fail to provide line satsfac
tory 20 both parties
In the conrae ~ tn. debate up.n the arendm. nt,
Mr. Burs said the opposition to the proposition for
commiasop would he 20 secure portion of territory
from Tera, 90 erect Into fee state refuge Cor fu.
ptivs slaves upon the western borders Of the United
States
Mr. roorr and Mr. ctu denied any such purpose,
and Mr. clay suh-.qu' nifty Withdrew his amendment
Mr. stwsRp moved 20 amend MI. Bradbury'ss amend
nsnt In eject bv substituting provision for the sd
mission q New Mexico as State. by proclamstt OF
the President providing be sba be sstsfed that the
constitution formed by her convention. bss bsen rst
o. by her people. Hesupportsd bis ,mend.ent In
few obs-rvstions. contsndirg that New Meriro ~ss
entitled TO admission under the treaty OF Gusdsoupe
and that III. proposition Of The Senator from Mains.
adopted would put OF unt the close Of tn. labors Of
tn. commissioR the question of her admission lilo
cor sidst ard spssered the objections urged tn her
sgmiss'cn and argued the propriety and expediency
Mr. Pa.Ir said so extraordinary proposition could
have 'mspated from other source than that
Nhfch hsd gttn " utttfances ne was tnst
urou the yeas and nays be would b. found slope for
other Senator had had the hsrdihood 90 avow bis
ut'r dsr"eard OF the constitution In the course Of
sutf-quent remarks 20 Mr. Seward ss having
drclsrrd there tf1Wrr Law Overriding the CON
ttituticn and which he would obey even though In
violation 81 his oath TO maintain the constitution
Mr. s,wssD-I deny having. here else
Where. oppressed such sentim. nj that imputed 10
me hy the Senator from Maryland
Mr. Pssrr much excited insist ed that what he said
true and called Senator IN the chs her
toray whittier Nr Seward had not declared the er-
istsncs ~ n higher law
Mr. S.wAsD- do not deny that.
Mr. Part. after some excited remarks In Ienuncia-
ton of MIR Seward'e position. ssid his amendment
volative Of the constitution because a proposed the
admission Of state vhout the s-ccrtain Of the
fact a. the reJuhlicsuism Of her constitution n
adopted. the President might be directed TO proclaim
the admission Of State with monarckiosl constitu.
tisn
Mr. D.vro- requested Mr.. Seward TO withdraw his
amtu6msnt
Mr. Cav objected
Mr. stwarp hao NO desire 90 withdraw III, amend.
nsnt: he ready In bis lite 20 stand
Nv sny propo-itor than he 10 stand by
thi. ard be voud do though he sto,d