The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-26

Our Washington Correspondence.
WAsHISoros, July - isSl

WAsHISoros July - 1850
Mr.. Bradbury .amend~s"t-.i "sS .s1lsi's' to "a.
Ornibus-Dangr Of Break dorm DissiaisAsd
Mr. Brsdbury,s amendment, offered yesterday 10 III.
Compromise covers the Vulnerable psint Of the bill
that fatal nerve Of the Texas indemnify tina, ominou
blank of the millions Of money to b. paid 70 rssas
upon which IL was charged that the bill va. suetioa
eeriHs its way through the Senate ssesped-put OF
and referred over to joint commissioners That 10 TO
say it proposes to define nothing like boundary be-
tween Texas and New Mexico. IL simply proposes to
strike out all relating to the boundary and insert
THAT tn. President Of the United states be- aud he
Is hereby authorized by and with The sdyce .nd con
sent OF the sensts to appoint thr-e COMMISSIONER.
any two Of whom tha have power 10 agree Win saeh
Commissioners as may be appointed under the Legisls.
tive authority Of the State of Texas commencing al
the point where the Red river Ia intersectd by tho
Tooth degree Of west longitude, being the south
angle Of the Indiana territory and running %
point on the Rio Grards to be agreed upon by the
Commissioners; and also to agree upon the terms
conditions and considerations upon which such line
tban be established and the proceedings aud
ment of the said Commissioners shall be, ss early
practicable, transmitted to the President OF the
United States. 10 be by him submitted to CoDgr.ss
with such recomme ndations tn. circumstance la
his opinion may require for the approval aud action
OF Congress thereupon And the said agreement when
approved by the Congress Of the United states aud
the Legislature Of Texas, shall be obligatory upon the
parties"
a caucus the friends Of the bill this morning and 10
L. understood they approve the timber and prononnee
i
the Texas indemnity 1t had the look Of bnbe. The
amendment escapes the imp utation OF bribery, aud
transfers the responsibility to the President, the
Senate, the joint Commissioners, and Texas, and
Congress
TIE filling Of the blank fer the TEXAS indemnity
the alarming point in the bill and the very point
upon which its fate inevitable on touching q
Uness the indemnity pretty high, the bill would
lose the Of Texas and unless the sum pretty
low other Senators would oppose it Aud In any event
II would give strength to the bill against vhish
there has been . decided majority for the last sin
weeks
When Mr.. Bradbury offered this amendment this
morning IL manifest from the aspect OF the case,
that he did It by authority.
Mr. Rusk moved to substitute the line Of the Rio
Grsnde the boundary of Texas all the way up. Re
the subject pretty conclusivsly.
Mr. HALE moved to add to Mr. Bradbury's amend
mcnt previso that pending the labors Of . settle
ment of this boundary between the parties, the ter
ritory Of New Mexico shall remain In statu quo. and
shall neither belconsidsrsd belonging TO Texas nor
to New Mexico.
Mr. Benton apprehending the scope of this amend
ment its object, and Its probable sf.st In gaining
over several for the bill made tremendous at
tack upon It, as the knocking the brains out Of the
bill and dragging Its dead carcass through Congress
The brains. the heart the blood all extracted
from the bill. and retrograding to the point
where should have begun.
Bestrs. Benton, Bradbury, Berrien, Dawson, and
Jefferson Davis. kept up the debate on the commits
sioners and the question Of policy In adopting them,
till four O'Clock, when the Senate adjourned.