Mr. John D. Cummins Mr. James H. Johnson Mr. Robert L. Rose Truman Smith George A. Starkweather Frederick A. Tallmadge James Thompson Thomas J. Turner Mr. Morehead then moved to amend the 53d amendment of the Senate by striking out the words "west of the Rio Grande" where they occur, and add to the end of the said 53d amendment the following proviso: "Provided nothing in this act shall affect in any way the question of the boundary of the State of Texas." Mr. Morehead moved the previous question, which was secon ed. The question was then put, Shall the main question be now put? And decided in the affirmative, Nays.... S Yeas 110 ... 101 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Mr. Green Adams Archibald Atkinson Nathaniel Boyden Mr. Aylett Buckner Armistead Burt Williamson R. W. Cobb Mr. Alexander Evans Winfield S. Featherston Mr. Amos Abbott George Ashmun George N. Eckert Joseph E. Edsall Thomas O. Edwards Elisha Embree James J. Faran Joshua R. Giddings James G. Hampton Mr. Thomas J. Henley William Henry Job Mann Horace Mann Dudley Marvin Jonathan D. Morris Henry Nicoll Harvey Putnam Mr. Gideon Reynolds John L. Robinson George A. Starkweather John Strohm William Strong Frederick A. Tallmadge John L. Taylor James Thompson Thomas J. Turner James Wilson. The main question was then put, to wit: Will the House agree to the said amendment, proposed by Mr. Morehead? Yeas ... .... And decided in the affirmative, Nays.: 187 19 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Mr. Amos Abbott Green Adams George Ashmun Mr. Archibald Atkinson Daniel M. Barringer Washington Barrow Mr. Thomas H. Bayly Richard L. T. Beale Mr. Kingsley S. Bingham Williamson R. W. Cobb William M. Cocke Jacob Collamer William Collins James J. Faran Thomas S. Flournoy Richard French Andrew S. Fulton John P. Gaines Mr. Daniel Gott James S. Green Mr. Jonathan D. Morris Henry C. Murphy Frederick P. Stanton Alexander H. Stephens Andrew Stewart Charles E. Stuart Frederick A. Tallmadge Thomas J. Turner Mr. Abraham W. Venable John Wentworth Hugh White William W. Wick Joseph A. Woodward. Mr. Richard W. Thompson moved that the House concur in the 53d amendment of the Senate with the following amendment, viz: strike out all after the word "enacted" in said amendment and insert: "That the President of the United States be, and he hereby is, authorized to hold possession of and occupy the territories ceded by Mexico to the United States by the treaty of the 2d February, eighteen hundred and forty-eight; and that he be, and hereby is, authorized for that purpose, and in order to maintain the authority of the United States, and preserve peace and order in said territories, to employ such parts of the army and navy of the United States as he may deem necessary, and that the constitution of the United States, so far as the same is applicable, be extended over said territories. "SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, &c., That until the fourth day of July, eighteen hundred and fifty, unless Congress shall sooner provide for the government of said territories, the existing laws thereof shall be retained and observed, and that the civil and judicial authority heretofore exercised in said territories shall be vested in, and exercised by such person or persons as the President of the United States shall appoint and direct, to the end that the inhabitants of said territories may be protected in the full and free enjoyment of their liberty, property, and religion: Provided, nevertheless, That martial law shall not be proclaimed or declared in said territories, or either of them, nor any military court established or instituted, except ordinary courts martial for the trial of persons belonging to the army and navy of the United States; and the imprisonment of any citizen of said territories for debt is hereby forbidden. "SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, &c. That to enable the President to carry into execution the provisions of this act, the sum of two hundred thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Mr. Richard W. Thompson moved the previous question; which was seconded. Mr. Collins moved that there be a call of the House; It was decided in the negative, {eas Nays. : [9 189 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Mr. Jasper E. Brady Williamson R. W. Cobb Garnett Duncan George G. Dunn James J. Faran John Freedley Nathan K. Hall David Hammons James G. Hampton Mr. Moses Hampton Hugh A. Haralson Charles H. Peaslee Mr. John S. Pendleton Frederick P. Stanton Alexander H. Stephens Andrew Stewart Charles E. Stuart Bannon G. Thibodeaux Mr. Pettit, at 10 o'clock and 50 minutes, p. m., moved that the House adjourn; which motion was not agreed to. The question was then put, Shall the main question be now put? And decided in the affirmative, Nays. ... 153 54 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, |