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And the question being taken, the amendment
was again rejected by the following yoteI
YEAS.-Messrs. Baldwin, Bradbury, Chase,
Clarke, Cooper, Davis of Massachusetts, Dodge
of Wisconsin, Dodge Of Iowa, Ewing, Feieh,
Greene, Haml!n, Norris, Phelps, Seward, Shields
Smith, Sprusnce, Underwood, Cpham, Wales,
Walker, and Winthrop-2S,
NAYs.--Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Barnwell,
Bell Benton, Berrien, Bright, Butler, Cass, Glenn
ens, Davis of Mississippi, Dawson, Dickinson,
Douglas, Foote, Houston, Hunter, King, Mason
Morton, Pearce, Rusk, Sebastian, soule, Sturgeon,
Turney, Whitcomb, and Yulee-2S.
Mr. DAVIS, of Massachusetts,, moved 10 amend
the bill by striking out 'ten millions" as the sum
proposed to be paid TO Texas. and insert six mil
lions"
Mr. d. supported the amendment, and Mr..
COOPER opposed it.
The question was then taken on the motion of
Mr.. DAVIS, and it was rejected by the following
vote:
YEAS.-Messrs. Baldwin, Bright. Chase, Clarke
Davis of Massachusetts, Dodge OF Wisconsin, Felch
Greene, Hamlin, Norris, Phelps, Seward, Spru
ance, Turney, Underwood Upham, Wales, Walk
er, Whitcomb, and Winthrop-20.
NAYS.-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Bell, Berricn,
Cass Clemens, Cooper, Davis OF Mississippi, Daw-
son, Dickinson, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas, Ewing,
Foote, Houston, Hunter, King, Mason, Morton,
Pearce, Rusk, Sebastian, Shields, Smith, Sturgeon,
and Yulee-26.
Mr. EWING renewed the following motion,
made by him on yesterday:
reads thus:
First. The State of Texas will agree that her
boundary on the north shall commence at the point
at which the meridian of one hundred degrees west
from Greenwich Is ntersected by the parallel OF
thirty six degrees thirty minutes north latitude,
and shall from said point due west 10 the merl-
dian of one hundred.and three degrees west from
| Greenwich; thence her boundary shall run due
south 10 the thirty second degree Of north latitude;
| thence the said parallel OF thlrty-two degrees
north latitude TO the Rio Bravo del Norte, and
thence with the channel of said river to the Gulf OF
| Mexico
| nv striking out all after Greenwich" where il
first occurs, and insert, crosses Red river, being
the southwest angle III the line desig between
| the United States and Mexico, and the same angle
in the line OF the territory set apart Tor the Indians
by the United States, thence enthusiastically to the
most northerly point of the dam across the Rio
Bravo del Norte which supplies with water the irr-
| eating canal which supplies the town of III Paso
with water, thence with the channel of said river to
| the Gulf OF Mexico
| And the question being taken thereon, it was re-
! iected--yeas "a, nays 30
MIR. SEBASTIAN offered an amendment, to at
ach that part OF the bill which cedes TO the Uni
ted States all her claims territory exterior to the
limits aud boundaries which she agrees TO establish
| by the first article of the agreement, condition
that said territory shall be formed into States and
| admitted into the Union with constitutions, with
or without clause recognizing slavery therein,
as the people Of the said Territory shall deter
! mine.
| Messrs SEBASTIAN, DOUGLAS, and BEN
| TON made few remarks, when the amendment
was rejccted--yeas 10, nays %.
Mr.. BRADBURY briefly gave his reasons why
he should vote for the BILL and expressed his belief
that it important to The interests of the coun-
! try that the question should be settled.
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed for a
third reading-yeas p, nays "a;
| And was then passed-yeas 80, nays 20, as fol-
| lows;
| YEAS.-Messrs. Badger. Bell, Berrien, Brad
bury, Bright, Cass, Clarke, Clemens, Cooper,
! Davis OF Massachusetts,, Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge
| of Iowa, Douglas, Felch Foote, Greene, Houston
! King, Norris, Pearce, Phelps, Rusk, Shields,
Smith, Spruance, Sturgeon, Wales. Whitcomb.
! and Winthrop-30.
NAYS.-Messrs Atchson, Baldwin, Barnwell,
! Benton, Butler, Chase Davis Of Mississippi,
! Dodge of Wisconsin, Ewing, Hale, Hunter, Mason,
| Morton, Seward, Soule, Turney, Underwood, Up
| ham, Walker, and Yulee-2O.
! The Senate then adjourned.