Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-02-23
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
z MoSDAY, FEBRuARY ls. 1850.

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/ Mr. DOTY offered the following resolution
Resolved, That the COMMITTEES the Territories be
sion Of California into the Union on an equal footing with m
original States with the boundaries and limits defined in thu
Constitution Of said State of California which commun
Gated TO the House with the special message of the
the United States the 18th of February instant the sale
bill to embrace subject matter relating territory with
out the said limits Of the proposed State OF California
Mr.. DOTY moved the previous question on this reso
| luton. tga A
| Mr.. INGE moved that it be laid ON the table,
| Mr.. KAUFMAN rose to question Of order. He said
that the Constitution of California with the message of the
President communicating it had already, by order the
House, been referred to the Committee Of the Whole the
the Union He denied tLa The resolution of the gen.
tleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Dorr) in ode without
first econsiderng the sending the Constitution Of Cali
orna and the Message the Committee of the Whole on the
Of the Union The House had the power to refer
the subject different committees the same time
The SPEAKER stated that twas question for the House
to determine when they voted on the resolution.
Mr. INGE moved that there be a call of the House ;
which motion agreed to-ayes "a, noes not counted
The CLERK called the roll and 1856 members of the 229
composing the House (here being vacances answered
to their
On motion of Mr. INGE all further proceedings underline
call were dispensed with.
The question then REQUIRED the motion Of MI IssE that
the resolution De laid on the table, which decided in the
| negative, as follows
YEAS-Messrs Aston, Anderson Ashe Ayerett, Bay,
Bayly, Beae, Bowdon, Bowln, Boyd. Breck Albert G.
Brown. Burt. g. A. Caldwell, Joseph p Caldwell. Cling
Ewing Feaherston, Green, Hail. ham G. Harris, Sampson
w. Harris Raymond, Hillard, Howard, Hubbard, Inge,
Jones, Kaufman Kerr La Sere. Mcdowell, Robert M Nc
Lane Finis Mclean, Mcqueen, Melville, Meade, Mil
Parker Powell Robbins. Savage seddeo Sheppard stans, l
F. r. Stanton, Richard H. Stanton, Alexander H. Stephens
o%s .,. jacob ThSnPs0 SGnn wO%pso T0omb
NAYS-Messrs Abertson Alexander Allen, Baker, Ben
nett Bingham a9 Bi.ss Booth Briggs Brooks William
Joseph Cable Campbell Carter Chandler Clark Cleveland
Cole, Conger, Corwin, Crowen, Dickey, Dimmck Doy,
es Evans
now, Got Gould, Grinnell Hailoway, Harlan Thomas L.
Harris Hay HsSard Henry HoagaRd Houston Howe
Mann. JOB Mann Mason Maiteson, MeCenand, MeDonald
Nelson ogie, Old. Otis Peaslee Peek, Phenix, Pman,
Potter Putnam Reynolds, Richardson, Rey, Robinsop
Rockwell Root, Rose saokett saytelle sshenek ssher-
Stevens Stetson, Strong Sweetser Taylor JAS Thompson
Wm Thompson, Thurman, Underhil Van Dyke. yinton,
Walden, Waldo, Wentworth, White, Whittesey, Wildrck
Wlmot, Wilson, Winthrop, Wood, and Young-l21.
Mr.. BROWN, of Mississippi gave notice that il the pre-
vous question not seconded, he would offer amend
ment to the Instructions which he desired have read but
objection being made the reading Of the amendment
not received.
The question taken on secondng the demand for
the previous question, and decided in the affirmative Ayes
/ 90, noes r.
/ The question then recued Shall the main question be
now put :"
| Mr. INGE moved that the House ADJOURN and asked the
yeas and nays which were ordered. Lost 4s to ISL
i Mr.. McCLERNAND moved that the rules be suspended
and that the House resolve itself into Committee Of the
Whole the state Of Union; which motion disagreed
to, follows; @
| YEAS-Messrs. Aston, Anderson Ashe, Ayere,t BAY.
i Bayly, Beae, Bingham, Bowdon, Bowlin Boyd Breck,
Albert G. Brown, William Brown Burt Cable George A.
Caldwell, Jos. p Caldwell Clingman, w. R. W. Cobb,
Feaherston Gentry Green, Hail. lsham g. Harris Sampson
W. Harris, T. l. Harris, Raymond, Hiard, Howard, Hub
jones' Raunaa Kerr "a sere, Job Mann, Marshall Nc
Clernand, Mcdowell, McLanahan, r N. McLane, +. E.
Mclean, MeMullen, Meoueen, MeWillie, Meade Miller
Phelps Powell Richardson Robbins Savage Seldom Shep
pard Stauly, F. P. Stanton, Richard H. Stanton. A. H
Toombs. venabe, Wallace Watkins, Wellborn, Williams
Woodward, and Young-sl
Burrows Chester Butler Thomas B. B1iler Cable, Camp
bell Carter, Chandler, Clark, Cleveland Cole, CongeI
Dunham, Durkee, Alex Evans, Nathan Evans, Fitch Fow
Ter, Fresaey Fuller, Gerry, Giddings Goodenow, Got
Henry, Hoagland Houston, Howe, Hunter Jackson Julian
Daniel 2. Ki'g, George g. King James G. King; John
MeGaughey. McKissock, Meacham, Moore Nelson, ogie
Olds Otis Peasee, Peck, Phgnix, Ptman Potter Putnam
Rosnso" sawtsis
Stevens, Stetson, Strong Sweetse Taylor VIM Thompson
Thurman Undsrhili, Van Dyke yinton, Walden, Waldo
Wentworth, White, Whittesey, Wildrick Wmot, Wilson
Winthrop, and Wood-lo9.
number Of motions to adjourn, to suspend the rules &C.
followed all Of which rejected calls for the yeas and
nays.
i Mr. KAUFMAN asked the unanimous consent oil the
House introduce the following preamble ard resolutions
Whereas the union Of these States is founded upon the
equality MEMBERS and only be preserved by the cul
vaton Of friendship and kind feelings amongst the people
thereof and .. 5 .N
Whereas it is Of vital importance immediately and finally
settle all the various questions arising out oil slavery that
distract the country and that rapidly sowing the
seeds OF alienation and dsust between the different sections
| of this great Coniederacy Therefore,
ls BE resolved That in accordance with the precedents
established in the admission of Iowa and Wisconsin, California
should be admitted into the Union State without
srcon Of her limits aud that her southern boundary ought
| be the line Of S6' so north latitude.
3D. Resolved, That the people of each Territory having
sufficient popuation after its boundaries fixed and the
qualifications Of its prescribed by Congress- have the
unquesonabe right decide Tor themselves whether
slavery shall exist within its ns when they frame
their constitution preparatory their application for admis-
| sion a State Of the Union.
Sd. Resolved That, notwithstanding the principle laid down
the second resolution is apparently selfeyident and
MED by the saveholdng States the application oil Mis-
souri, for admission the Union and her admission
not consummated until the North, sustained BY brs abb
soutey abolished slavery in orfhs OF the sae territory
purchased from France under the name OF Louisiana. n
4 Resotred That waving the expression Of any opinion
by Congress TO its constitutional TO prohibit or es-
tablsh slavery the Territories OF the United States IS
hereby declared be improper and unjust for Congress TO
said Territories and that appropriate territorial
onght be established by Congress in said Territories not
included within the proposed limits OF California; without
provision whatever upon the subject of slavery.
5th. Resolved That the western boundary OF Texas the
Rio Grande its aud thence north to
the 42d degree Of north latitude aud that TO egslae
the boundary Texas other State alter her admission
into the Union, hon her coa,en would be An enormous