The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-08-01
SATURDAY, July n. 1850

PAhNNDA'1 "'Hi = - icoO
The credentials Of the Hon. Thomas Ewing
appointed by the Governor Of Ohio, Senator. in
the place of Mr. Corwin, resigned were pre-.
scented by Mr.. Davis of Massachusetts
MIR. Douglas Of Illinois introduced resolution
for the application Of the Previous Question in
the Senate. Laid over till Monday
The death of Hon. Daniel p. King was an.
nounced the Senate adopted the usual resolu.
tons, and adjourned.
MONDAY, July 80, 1850.
The report of the Committee of Thirteen was
taken up, and the question being on MIR. Brad
burys resolution, Mr.. Dayton moved to strike
out all after the word "that,D and insert pro.
vision for the settlement Of the controversy no.
spectiug the boundary of Texas by the Supreme
Court
Mr.. Rusk denied the jurisdiction of the Court
over the case, and protested glinst the delay at.
tending proceedings before it. Mr. Benton sup.
ported the motion. Mr.. Clay opposed it, MIR
Cas- was opposed to IL; he enlarged upon the
dangers Of q collision with Texas, and sustained
Mr. Bradbury's amendment Mr.. Hale had no
doubt that, .hx Xpited States woyRd eyeutUAAv
be obliged 60 sdcc6nb 10 retas, and re thought
the mode proposed by Mr. Dayton about The
most graceful way of doing IT, For himself
viewing the geographical composition Of the
Court, be had no doubt as 70 what It's decision
would be. The question was taken on Mr.. Day.
toms amendment, with the following result:
YRAs--Messrs Baldwin, Benton Chase, Clarke
Davis Of Massachuset Dayton, Dodge of Wis.
consin, Ewing Greene, Hale Hamlin, Miller
Phelps, Seward, Smith, Turney, Upham and
Walker--1S.
NAys-Messrs Atchison, Badger Barnwell
Bell, Berrien, Bradbury, Bright, Butler Csss
Clay, Clemens, Cooper, Davis of Mississippi
Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge Of Iowa, Downs
Felcb, Foote, Houston, Hunter, Jones, King
Mangum, Mason, Morton Norris Pearce, Pratt
Rusk, Sebastian, Shields, Soule Spruance, Stur-
80
Mr.. Benton moved to amend the amendment
by adding thereto the following
Propided, That no person shall be appointed a
commissioner under this act who shall have
formed or expressed an opinion on the subject
and who shall not be impartial or disinterested
in the event or question; and the said c,mms-
sioners shall make protocol of each conference
which they shall hold upon the subject, and shall
report the same to the President of the United
States, to be by him submitted to Congress; and
the said commissioners shall be duly sworn to the
faithful discharge Of their duties.
The question being taken thereon, il was re-
jected by the following vote
YEAs-Messrs. Baldwin, Benton, Chase Davis
of Mississippi, Dayton, Dodge Of Wisconsin,
Hamlin, Mason, Miller, Seward, Upham, and
Walker-l2
NAys-Messrs Aichison Badger, Bell, Bcrrien,
Bradbury, Bright, Butler, Cass, Clay, Clemens,
Cooper, Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge Of Iowa, Ew-
ing, Felch, Foote Houston, Hunter, Jones, King
Mangum, Morton, Norris, Pearce, Pratt, Rusk,
Sebastian, Shields, Spruance, Sturgeon, Under
wood, and Whitcomb-33.
The question recurring on the amendment Of
MIR Bradbury, it was rejected, as follows:
YeAs-Messrs Atchison, Badger, Bell, Berrien
Bradbury, Bright, Cass, Clarke Clay, Cooper,
Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge of Iowa, Downs, Felch
Foote, Jones, King, Mangum Norris Pearce,
Pratt, Shields, Spruance, Sturgeon, Underwood,
Wales and Whitcomb-2s
NAYs-Messrs Baldwin, Barnwell, Benton,
Butler, Chase, Clemens, Davis of Massachusetts,,
Davis Of Mississippi, Dayton, Dodge of Wiscon-
sin, Ewing, Greene, Hale, Hamlin, Houston,
Hunter, Mason Miller, Morton, Phelps. Rusk,
Sebastian, Seward, Smith, Soule, Turney, Upham,
and Yulee-2S.
Absent--Messrs Douglas, Borland, and Walk
er, and one vacancy.
Mr.. Bradbury subsequently offered substan.
TALLY the same amendment, and Mr. Rusk moved
proviso that
"The orders Of the military commander ut
Santa Fe, for the formation Of State or Terrific
rial Government, with all action which has been
taken under said orders be- and the same is here
by declared null and void
And the question being taken thereon, it was
rejected as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Atchison, Butler, Clemens,
Dodge of Iowa, Downs, Houston, Jones, King,
Mason, Morton, Rusk, and Turney-l2
NAYs-Messrs. Badger, Baldwin, Barnwell,
Bell, Berrien, Bradbury, Bright, Cass, Chase,
lie - u.
Davis Of Mississippi, Dawson, Dayton, Dickin-
son, Dodge Of Wisconsin, Ewing, Felch, Foote,
Greene, Hale, fIamlin, Mangum Miller, Norris
Pesrce, Phelps, Pratt, Seward Shields Smith,
Soule, Spruance, Sturgeon, Underwood, Upham,
Wales, Walker, Whitcomb, and Yulee-42'
Mr. Mason moved to amend the amendment
by striking out all after the words "the limits of
the same" 80 AZ to leave II provision 10 ascer-
tain and define only the true and legitimate linn
its of Texas.
And the question being taken, the motion was
rejected, as follows;
YRAs-Messrs. Baldwin, Barnweli, Benton,
Butler, Chase, Clarke, Clemens, Davis of Massa-
chusetts Davis Of Mississippi, Dayton, Dodge Of
Wisconsin, Ewing, Greene, Hale, Hamlin, Hous-
ton, Hunter, Mason, Miller Morton, Phelps,
Rusk, Sebastian, Seward, Smith, Soul6, Turney,
Upham, and Yulee--29
NAys-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Bell, Ber-
rien, Bradbury Bright, C,ss, Clay, Cooper,
Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge Of Iowa, Douglas,
Downs, Felch, Foote, Jones, King, Mangum,
Norris Pearcc, Pratt, Shields Spruance, stur-
geon, Underwood, Wales, Walker, and Whit
comb--29.
Mr. Hale moved TO amend the amendment by |
striking out the words Tor at any period since
that dateD And the motion was rejected by the
following vote
YgAs--Messrs Baldwin Benton, Chsse. Clarke, |
Davis of Massachusetts, Dayton, Dodge Of Wis !