Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-06-15
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MONDAY. JUNE 10. 1850


a State into the Union;
WHERxAs unfortunate disagreement exists between the
Northern and Southern States of this Conederacy relation
70 the constitutional powers OF the Federal Government
the Territories and the territorial rights of Texas and the
'ere.s OF both sections demands compromise of conflicting
opinions and an early adjustment of all sectional ssaes
Resoied That the COMMITTEES on the Territories be and
hey are hereby instructed to report the following bills
ISL Dill to admit California into this Union as State,
win ner constitution modified as to limit her southern
boundary 0y the line of 800 80 Of latitude north of the
| equator.
3D. bill to establish Territorial Government over all
territory belonging 70 the United States which lies south of
inc parallel OF 80. 3V north, declaring all laws repealed
which were ever in force in said Territory and establishing
code for the of the which shall contain no
clause prohibiting negro slavery therein. ""'' .s
I'd. bill to establish Territorial Government over all
the territory acquired from Mexico lying north Of the parallel
of $50 30 with provision that negro slavery shall be
hibed in said territory.
4h. bill to define the western and northern bounds
Of Texas which shall provide with the Texas
First That her eStreme northern boundary shall be the
line Of $50 80 of north latitude her boundary the
Rio Gande to the point where it by the southern.
most line Of New Mexco thence along said line east of said
river and norhwardy unii ntersects the parallel Of see go
north latitude.
Secondly. That Texas shall relinqush all claim to terrific
~ north and west OF those lines and SHALL moreover grant
the United States title to oil appropriated land within her
limits; and, in consideration Of her these prov
sons she shall receive Of the United States certificates Of
stock, edeemabe in fifteen years, bearing interest Of Ave
per cent, for -, which shall be applied in payment of
debts due by said State previous to her annexation the
United States. 3G
The discussion continued at great length
The House then took recess until o'clock.
The House resumed its sitting ten minutes past
O'Clock, only about thirty members being attendance.
The discussion Of the California question resumed
and continued for about three hours and half when
The House adjourned.
TUESDAY, JUNE IL, 1850.
The hour Gone ocock) having arrived which the
debate was to Close the committee proceeded consider the
bill OF Mr. DoTr for the admission Of California State
into the Union, which is in the following words
An act to admit the State Of California into the Union.
Whereas the people Of California formed for them
selves Constitution and State Government and applied for
admission into the Union State whereas the said
has been officially communicated Congress- and
Sec Belt enacted Sc That State of California with
the described in the said shall be ard
and admitted into the Union equal footing with
gnal States, in all respects whatever
with the primary disposal the soil within by the
United States with any regulations Congress make
Tor securing the title in such soil bona de there
Of and tax shall be imposed lands the property of the
United which said provisions hereby declared
be conditions which the said State admit
Mr.. JONES said that the members of the House had
been detained late by night sessions and there
raj long propositions submitted amendments the bill that
had been printed and laid upon the members tables which
they had not yet had time examine, he would that
the committee rise for the purpose of adourning until to-
morrow.
The motion to rise disagreed to- Ayes Sc. lol.
After considerable delay various points of order as to the
precedence of amendments
The above bill Of Mr.. DoTr read.
Further delay occurred sundy points Of order
ing the priority of amendments, during which much conu-
sion ensued. Mr.. GREEN had moved time since
amend the bill by adding thereto the following proviso
Provided Aoverer That the southern boundary of the
State OF California shall be the parallel of latitude of thirty
the line of thirty degrees and thirty minutes OF north a
the eighth section Of entitled authorize the
people of the Missouri Territory to form constitution and
the Union equal footing with the original to
slavery certain Territories, approved March SIXTH
es Zen hundred and be and the ]; de-
ton together with the compromise therein Effected here
future organization of the Territories of the United States
the sense and with the understanding with which
it was adopted
Mr. billiard proposed to amend the first section Of the
original bill by striking out the words with the boundaries
described in the said constitution and adding after the FIRST
section, the following words
And the sad State shall embrace within limits all the
Territory acquired from Mexico known Upper California;
lying north OF the parallel of Sc deg 80 mn north latitude
Mr. seldom proposed to amend The bill by striking out
oil Of the first section after the enacng clause, and inserting
in lieu thereof the following:
That portion othe Territory of California embraced within
in the bounds prescribed in the said constitution shall be and
hereby constituted State Of the Union, and such here
/. = 4 .
After much conusion motions for the committee to- rise,
and numerous points Of oder the amendment of Mr. GREEK
was finally declared to be first in order.
Mr.. GREEN stated that he had modified his amendment
by adding thereto the following words:
And upon the ratification Of the boundaries of the State
CALIFORNIA; hereby limited and declared by the people Of
said State such the Legislature thereof
nose the admission of said State the Union equal
footing the original States shall by proclamation Of the
President be declared complete"
I Mr.. Seldom moved to amend the amendment Of Mr..
GREEN, by striking the words "ogether with the com
promise therein Effected in the lines which read, and tho
said eighth section together with the compromise therein e
feced hereby revived and inserting in lieu thereof tho
following:
sMaking practically partition between the slaxehodng
and nonsayhodng States the privilege Of settlement"
After remarks by Mr.. seldom, he Withdrew his aaasnd-
ment. 5
THURSDAY, JUNE Is, 1850.
The House went into Committee of the Whole the
of the Union, (Mr BorD of Kentucky, in tho cha)
and resumed the consideration of the bill of Mr. DozT adj
init the State Of California into the Union, with tho pending
amendments thereto.
Yesterday Mr. HLLrAuD moved to amend the aENendment
OF Mr. GREEN, by striking out aof it except the words
provided however, and inserting, in lieu thereof the fol-
Lowing
The said State shall embrace within its linaits all the
rtory acquired from Mexico knawn Upper California y
ing north Of the parallel of So So north latitude"
Mr.. STANTON, of Tennessee, had moved further to
amend the amendment Of Ms GREEN Git being in order
perfect the section before 10 stricken ou by adding thereto