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Important Congressional Proceedings.
WAsaIYGToN, "Wednesday, July 81.

morning hour. The Compromise bill was taken
up at II, the question pending being on Mr..
Norris amendment Of Yesterday.
Mr. Davis, of Miss, submitted ,me remarks,
in the course of which he declared that he had
no fear of civil war. The American could not
be induced to draw his sword upon his brother.
The patriot Gen. Scott, whose blood had been a
free Offering upon every field for so many years,
who had long and with so much honor
drawn his sword in behalf of the Union, would
break that sword a thousand times before he
would draw it against his brethren of Texas.
This was the feeling of the army generally.
He referred to the notification war, remarking
that lie was then in the army, and among those
who anticipated being ordered to Charleston
and, much as he then valued his commission
AS much as he desired TO remain in the arny
that commission would have been torn il tatters
the moment ne was ordered to pull trigger upon
IA South Caroinian. This was now the sen-
ment of the people. Where would volunteers
be Obtained TO fight against Texas They
would have TO get a foreign army, a Swiss
corps, whose presence in such a cause would
draw every patriotic son Of America to the aid
Of Texas.
After some further debate by Messrs. Bald
win, Ewing and Mason, the amendment was
roJected-ycas, 80 nays, 2O,-as follows:
IEAs-Messrs. Badger Baldwin, Bell, Bradbury
! Bright, Cass, Chase, Clay, CLARK, Cooper DAYTON
Dickinson, Dodge, ct Iowa, Douglas Fetch, Green,
! llaun, Jones, Mangum, Miller, Norris Phelps,
Pratt, seward, Shields, Smith, Sprunnce, Sturgeon
| Underwood, tpham, Wales, aud Winthrop.
! NAYs-Mcssrs Atchsun, Bnnwcll, Benton. Ber-
ren Butler, Davis, of Miss Dawson, Downs. Ew-
| ing, Hunter, King, Mason, Morton Pierce Rusk
Soule, Turney, Walker, Whitcomb, aud Yuee.
Mr.. Pearce moved to amend the bill by strl.
ing out all in relation to New Mexico. His
reason tor the motion was, that the Senate
yesterday crippled the provision for the estab.
Ilshment Of territorial government in New
Mexico, by adopting an amendment providing
that the government shall not 20 into opera
ton on the East side Of the Rio Grande, pend
ing the action of the Board Of Commissioners
on the boundary of Texas 2
Mr.. Clay appealed to Mr.. Pearce to with.
draw his amendment for the present; it was
the design to offer anne ndmen's which would
relieve the bill of the difficulties which the
Senator had alluded to.
Mr.. Pearcc said he had no desire to de- feat he
bill or the provision for the settlement Of the
Texas boundary question. lie designed. if his
pending motion should be agreed to, to follow
il ly motion t. restore that which was stricken
1t Yesterday on motion of the Senator from
Georgia, aud to move an amendment p,oyil. M
that tie territorial government OF New Mexico
should not 90 into operation before the Ali
March, 1851. lie could not vote tor the bill it
lis present condition, and would not be cocrcct
into voting for II, because certain others coull
not have it passed in cx'.ct compliance viii
their demands. If he defeated the bil, lie coul,
not help it lie was determined to maintain. t,
some extent at least, tie independence OF hi,
own Judgment. After some conversation Mr.
Pearce varied the form, but not the effect, d
his amendment, by striking ont all that relate,
to New Mexico, ana then reinsatcd the Whole
Of II, except the amendment moved yesrerda,
10y Mr.. Dawson, IN lieu Of which he offered /
PROVISION, that the territorial government o
New Mexico shall not 90 into effect until til,
4 h # March next
Mr.. RuSk opposed the amendment, sayin .
that if justice was done to Texas in the bill. il
would receive his vote.
Mr.. Shields said lie yesterday gave his vote
for Mr.. BradOury's amendment as amended b,
Mr.. DaW son, vote which, upon reflection, he
could rot defend here or elsewhere, and he wa,
glad OF the opportunity now afforded to him t,
retrieve that vote. lie would now vote in favu
Of Mr.. pearce's propnsiton
Mr.. Dawson dti'uded his amendment
Mr. luIee requested Mr.. pcarce to divid,
hs amendment, and allow the question TO b,
hrst taken upon motion TO strike OUT
Mr. Pparce asscn,eu.
Mr.. Benton submitted some further remarks
10 show that not only California but Texas hat
been delayed by the combination of inconrruou,
measures In commenting upon M. Dawson.
amendment adopted Yesterday, and its etftc
upon the bill, lie compared the latter to the pla
OF Hamlet with the part of Hamlet left out.
The bill in It's present form established Ter
rltorial Government with the Government out
because, as he sho" el by reference TO the man
the inhabitants of New Mexico were all cast o
the Rio Grande, and there is not single vii
lage even on the west side, which any Sena ton
had even heard of, and he challenged any Sen,
ator to mention the name OF a single place upor
that side. lie considered Mr. Dawson,
amendment at some length, assuming that il
contained most fragrant derecion of duty
in providing that the treaty of IIida 90 shall
not be carried into effect, because that treaty
made it the duty of Congress to extend a gov
eminent to the people Of New Mexico.
After additional debate by NJ. Dawson and
Mr.. Houston, the question being taken on Mr.
Pearce's motion to strike out, it was agreed to
Yeas 80; Nays D.
Mr.. Pearce then moved to amend the bill, by
restoring all that portion which had Just been
stricken out, except Mr.. Ddwson's amendment
of yesterday, in lieu of which he presented a
clause, providing that the Territorial Govern
Z
ton until the 4th of March next
Mr., Douglass moved to amend the amend
ment, by striking out Mr.. Pearces provision
that the Board OF Commissioners in the Texas
boundary shall report by time stated, and that
their action should be presented to Congte,s
during its next session, suspendng the opera
ton Of the Territorial government of New
Mexico until after the commissioners shall
have agreed upon terms and that in the mean
time tie rights Of both the United States and
Texas shall remain unchanged and unaffected
This amendment was reieclcd--yeas II, nay
SO.
Mr.. Hale moved an indefinite postponemenl
of the bill, which was rjecled-yeaS y, nays
%, as follows.
YEAS Messrs Baldwin, Bamwell, Benton But
Ter Chase. Clark Ccmlns, DAYS, OF Mass DAVIS
Of Miss, Dayton, Dodge, OF WIS, Ewing, Green
Hale IIamm, Hunter, Mason. Miller. Phelps, Sew,
ard, Smith, Soue, Turney, upham, Walker, Win
tnrop, luce.
NAys-Nlessrs. Aichison. Badger, Bell. Bcrrien
Bradbury, Bright, Cas-, Clay, Cooper, Dawson
Dickinson, Dodge, OF Iowa, Douglass, Downs, Fetch
Foote, Houston, Jones, KING Mansum, Morton
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