Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-06-08
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WEDNESDAY. JuNE s. 1890.

On motion of Mr.. McLANE, of Maryland, the House
solved itself into Committee of the Whole the state of the
Union, Mr. Born, of Kentucky, in the chair and resumed
the consideration of the message Of the President transmitting
the constitution of the State of CaliforEia.
Mr. JONES, (Mr. DUSHAN, who entitled the floor
yielding said that he did not intend to attempt to make
speech upon this subject the pending question He pro-
posed at this time to offer proposition, give notice of
what he would offer when should be in order which would
clearly and definitely indicate his position in regard this
momentous question. He desired settlement whether it
had the effect to make unmake great aspan and
wished to restore peace and harmony to distracted country
He moved, in lieu Of the bill of the gentleman from Wis
consin, (Mr. DoTr, the following bill If was not in
order, he would give notice that he would offer when it
should be in order 1t similar to the bill reported by Mr.
CLAY, in the Senate, to admit California and to form Ter
ritoria Governments for Utah and New Mexico.
His proposition to strike out of the bill Of the Senate,
in sections ten and twenty hee sections being similar
each other defining the legislative powers Of the Terri.
tories Of Utah and New Mexco in the following paragraph
the words nor in respect to African slavery:"
But law shall be passed interfering with the primary
disposal of the SOIL in respect African slavery
He also proposed to strike out in that part of the bill in
relation to the claim Of Texas New Mexico in the para
graph defining the boundary Of Texas "begnnng at the
pont the Rio del Norte, commonly called Ell Paso, and
running up that river twenty miles, measured by straight
line thereon, the words commonly called FL Paso, and
running up that river twenty miles, measured by straight
line thereon, and insert in lieu thereof the words "where
the 34h degree Of north latitude crosses said river"
He proposed also, to add to the sixth section (Which pro-
accede to the preceding articles they shall become null and
void and the United States shall be remed back to all heir
territorial rights in the state and condition as u 'hese
articles of compact had been rendered to the accept
ance of the State Of Texas') the following proviso
Proaded That nothing this act eona ned sha De So
construed in any to impair the OF the oae
Texas all the tory claimed by her, IN the event ha
the proposed said State OF Texas should not bt
accepted
He said that he would merely remark, in presenting this
that in his opinion the only practicable proposition tina
was now or had been before Congress lie would, as ar
alternative take the Missouri compromise but would prefer
this TO that He believed this time to advocate the Mis-
souri, CONF romse was oppose the settlement Of this ag
! tatiEg question.
/ The CHAIRMAN stated that the amendment was not nov
in order, there being previous amendments pending.
! Mr. DUNHAM Then took the floor, and occupied his hou
in speech on the subject Of slavery
Mr. JOHNSON, Of Tennessee also spoke an hour in re
ply TO speech of Mr.. WISrHRdr. made some time snce
and also the responsibility of the Wing party for the
exation of Texas. ..t
Mr.. MCLEAN, of Kentucky, and Mr. HOAGLAND, eacl
spoke an hour, and then the House adjourned.