The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-08-01

Turnsy, Underwood, Upham. Wales, Walker,
Whitcomb, and Winthrop-So.
The question recurring on the motion of Mr..
WALKER, Ito strike from the bill all except those
sections relating to California; it was decided in
the negative by yeas and nays, as follows
| YEA6.-Messrs. Baldwin, Benton, Bright, Chase,
| Clarke, Davis Of Massachusetts,, Dayton, Dodge Of
Wisconsin, Ewing, Greene, Hamlin, Miller, Phelps.
Seward, Shields, Smith, spruance, Upham, Wales.
Walker, Whtcomb, and Winthrop-22.
| NAYS.-Messrs Atchison, Badger, Barnwell,
Bell, Berren. Bradbury. Butler, Clemens, Davis OF
Mississippi, Dawson, Dickinson. Dodge Of Iowa.
Douglas. Downs, Fetch. Foote. Houston, Hunter.
Sas: fn ss Ra.E sb s.Sa sou o Sturgeon Sse
Turney, Underwood, and Yuee-ss.
| Mr.. ATCHlSON moved 10 amend the bill by
striking out the first four scctions-reating TO Cal.
| ifornia.
Mr.. FOOTE advocated the motion.
Mr.. PHELPS moved that the bill be indefinitely
Mi. BRADBURY said that he believed the bill
wa, now In shape In which it could be pas1ed
and he hoped the Senate would not adjourn till II
did pass Il.
Mr.. PHELPS advocated his motion, and was re.
piled to by Mr.. ATcHIsoN.
Messrs. FOOTB and HALE continued the de-
bate.
The question was then taken on the motion of
Mr.. PAsLps, by yeas and nays, and resulted as
follows:
YEAs-hIessrs. Baldwin. Barnwell benton, But
Davis of Mississippi, Dayton, Dodge of Wiscon-
sin, Ewing, Greene, Hale, Hamlin, Hunter, Ma
son, Miller. Phelps, Seward, Smith, Soule, Spru-
ance, Turncy, Upham, Wales, Winthrop, and fu-
lee-2S.
NAYS essrs. Atckisoh, Badger Bell, Ber-
rier, Bradbury, Bright, Cass, Clay, Cooper, Daw-
son, Dickinson, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas, Downs,
Felch, Foote, Houston Jones, King, Mangum,
Morton, Norris, Pcarce, Pratt, Rusk, Shields stur-
geon, Underwood, Walker, and Whitcomb-3O
So the Senate refused to postpone the bill indef-
nitely.
Tho question recurring ON the motion of Mr..
tons, relating to California, it decided in the
negative as follows:
YEAS.-Messrs. Atchson, Badger, Barnwell,
Benton, Berrien, Butler, Clarke Clemens, Davis of
Mississippi, Dawson, Dodge of Iowa, Downs, Foote,
Houston, Hunter, Jones, King, Mangum, Mason,
Morton. Pearce, Phelps, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian,
Smith, soule, Turney. and Yuee-2e.
Bright, Cas-, Chase, Clay, Cooper, Davis of Mas
sachuse,ts, Dayton, Dickinson Dodge of Wiscon-
sin, Ewing, Felch, Greene, Hale, Hamlin, Miller,
Norris, Seward, Shields, Spruance, Sturgeon, I'm
derwood, Upham, Wales, Walker, Winthrop, and
| Whitcomb--2o.
Mr.. DOUGLAS moved to amend the 9Th section
of the bill by making the southern boundary Of
Utah the 18Th parallel of latitude.
Mr.. SEBASTIAN moved to amend this, by in
serting 36o 3U instead of $50; and the amendment
to the amendment was rejected-ayes %, nays 81.
MIR. DOUGLAS modified his amendment 30 as
MIR. WINTHROP said that he to privileged
question t was to reconsider the vote by which
the Senate refused to strike out of this bill all of it
relating to California. He had voted in the mega
tive, which was the prevailing side He therefore
moved the reconsideration of the vote.
The Presiding OFFICER ruled the motion to
be out of order pending the motion of the Senator
from Illinois.
Mr.. DOUGLAS withdrew his amendment for the
present.
Mr.. WINTHROP said that he was opposed to all
combination of distinct and homogeneous measures;
he in favor of fair, open and distinct vote
each and every measure. He desired to have such
vote now, and therefore made the motion to
consider the vote by which Mr.. ATcHIsoS's motion
| WAS rejected
Mr.. MASON moved the bill be indefinitely post
poned.
After some remarks by Mr.. FOOTE, the motion
for the indefinite posponement was Withdrawn.
MIR. RERHlEN said that he desired to make a
motion, and wished the Senator from Massachu-
sets would withdraw his motion for moment.
Mr.. WINTHROP withdrawing,
MIR. BERRIEN moved to strike out the second
section of the BILL which is as follows:
"That until the representatives in Congress shall
be apportontd, according TO an actual enumera-
ton OF the Inhabitants of the United States. the
State of California shall be entitled to two repre-
| sentatives in Congress-
And the question being taken thereon, the
ton to strike out was rejected by the following
vote:
YEAS-Mcssrs Atchison, Badger, Barnwe,
Berrien, Butler, Clemens, Davis of Mississippi,
Dawson, Downs, Foote, Hunter, King, Mason,
Morton, Pearce, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Soule,
Turney, and Yulee-2l.
| NAYS.-Messrs. Baldwin, Bell, Benton, Brad
bury, Bright Ca&, Chase, Clarke, Clay, Cooper,
Davis of Massachusetts,, Dayton, Dickinson, Dodge
of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas, Ewing,
Felch, Greene, Hale, Hamlin, Houston, Jones. Mil
Ter, Norris, Phelps Seward, Shields, Smith, Spru-
ance, Sturgeon, Underwood, Upham, Wales,
Walker, Winthrop, and Whitcomb-37.
Mr.. WINTHROP then renewed his motion to
reconsider the vote by which the Senate refused To
strike frem the bill all relating to California, and
the question being taken by yeas and nays, re-
suited follows:
! YEAS.-Mcssrs. Atchison, Badger, Baldwin,
| Barnwell, Bell, Benton, Bcrrien, Butler, Clarke,
Davis of Massachusetts, Davis of Mississippi
Dawson, Dodge Of Wisconsin, Downs, Ewing,
Foote, Greene, Hamlin, Hunter, King, Mangum,
Mason, Morton, Pearce, Phelps, Pratt Seward,
Smith, Souls, Turney, URham, Winthrop, and
Yulee-33.
NAYs.-MIcssrs Bradbury, Bright, Csss, Chase
Clay, Clemens, Cooper, Dayton, Dickinson, Dodge
Of Iowa, Douglas, Fclch, Hale, Houston, Jones'
Miller, Norris, Rusk, Sebastian, Shields Spruance
Sturgeon, Underwood, Wales, Walker, and Whit
comb-26.
So the vote was reconsidered.
! MIR. PRATT moved the Senate diourn. Lost.
| MIR. CLEMENS moved that the bill be postponed
] till the first Monday in December next.
After some remarks by MIessrs. FOOTE and
! CLEMENS, the question was taken, and the mo-
! ton wac rejected by the following vote:
/ YEAS.-Messieurs Barnwell, Benton, Butler,
Chase, Clarke, Clemens, Davis Of Massachusetts,,
| Dayton, Dodge Of Wisconsin, Ewing, Greene
Hale, Hamlin, Mason, Miller, Phelps, Rusk, Sebas
tan, Seward, soule. Turney, Upham, Walker,
| Winthrop, and Yulee-25.
NAYS.-Mcssrs. Atchison, Badger, Bell, Der
ien, Bradbury, Bright, Cass, Clay, Cooper, Daw-
son, Dickinson, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas, Downs,
Foote, Houston, Jones, King Mangum, Morton,
| Norris, Pearce, Pratt, Shields, Smith, spruance,
Sturgeon, Underwood, Wales and whitcoinb,-3O.
| MIR. CLEMENS then moved the Senate adjourn I;
and, upon division, the motion was rejected.
! The question again recurring on the motion of
Mr. ATcHrsoS TO strike out that part of the bill re-
lating to California, it was agreed to as follows
| YEAS.-Mcssrs. Atchison, Badger Baldwin,
Barnwell, Bell, Benton, Berrien, Butler Clarke,
Clemens, Davis OF Massachusetts, Davis of Missis
sippi, Dawson, Downs, Ewing Foote, Greene,
Hunter, King, Mangum, Macon, Morton, Pearce,
| Phelps, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Seward, Smith,
Soue, Turney, Upham, Winthrop, and Yulce--3i.
! NhYS.-Messrs. Bradbury, Bright, Cas-, Chase,
Clay, Cooper, Dayton, Dickinson, Dodge of Wis
consin, Dodge Of Iowa, Douglas, Felch, Hale,
Hamhn, Houston, Jones, Miller, Norris, Shields,
spruance, Sturgeon, Underwood, Wales. Walker,
| and Whitcomb-25.
The bill now contained nothing but the seven
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