James Wilson

TO AMEND S. 169, BY SETTING THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF CALIFORNIA AT 36 DEGREES 30' NORTH LATITUDE. (P.1770-2)

TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE FOR S. 169. (P.1770-1,2)

TO PASS S. 225 (9 STAT. 453, APP. 9/9/1850), AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT FOR UTAH. (P.1776-1)

TO ORDER 3RD READING FOR S. 169.

TO PASS S. 169. (P.1772-1)

TO TABLE THE APPEAL FROM THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR PROVIDING THAT AN AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. BOYD TO S. 169 (9 STAT. 452, APP. 9/9/1850), AN ACT PROVIDING FOR ADMISSION OF CALIFORNIA IS IN ORDER. (P.1769-2)

TO SUSTAIN THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR THAT AN AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. BOYD TO S. 169 WAS IN ORDER. (P.1770-1)

TO PASS S. 307. (P.1764-3)

TO ORDER MAIN QUESTION ON THIRD READING OF S. 307.

TO RECONSIDER VOTE BY WHICH THIRD READING OF S. 307 WAS REJECTED. (P.1763-3)

TO ORDER THIRD READING OF S. 307. (P.1764-1)

TO TABLE AN APPEAL FROM THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR THAT A MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH THE HOUSE HAD REFUSED TO ORDER THIRD READING OF S. 307, WAS NOT IN ORDER. (P.1763 -1)

TO SUSTAIN THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR THAT THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH THE HOUSE REFUSED TO ORDER S. 307 TO A THIRD READING WAS NOT IN ORDER. (P.1763-3)

TO AMEND THE AMENDMENT OF MR. WENTWORTH, WHICH PROPOSES TO COMMIT S. 307 TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO AMEND SAME BY EXCLUDING SLAVERY IN THE TERRITORY ACQUIRED FROM MEXICO, BY COMMITTING BILL, WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO REPORT A BILL ESTABLISHING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AS ESTABLISHED BY THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE OF 1836 THUS ALLOWING SLAVERY IN THE TERRITORY OF TEXAS. (P.1753-3, 1755-3)

TO TABLE THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH THE HOUSE REFUSED TO ORDER S. 307 TO A THIRD READING. (P.17521)

TO SUSTAIN THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR THAT THE MOTION TO COMMIT S. 307 WITH INSTRUCTIONS WAS INDIVISIBLE. (P.1756-2)

TO TABLE THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH MR. BOYD'S AMENDMENT TO S. 307 WAS REJECTED. (MR. BOYD'S AMENDMENT IS ON PP. 1683-1686 OF THE GLOBE.)

TO ORDER S. 307 TO A THIRD READING. (P.1758-2)

TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT OF MR. BOYD (AS AMENDED) TO S. 307, WHICH PROVIDES FOR A TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT FOR NEW MEXICO, EXCLUDING THE WILMOT PROVISO, BUT PERMITTING PEOPLE TO ALLOW OR PROHIBIT SLAVERY AS THEY DECIDE, AND THE GOVERNMENT SHALL NOT BE IN EFFECT UNTIL THE TEXAS BOUNDARY IS SETTLED. (P.1758-1)

TO RECONSIDER VOTE BY WHICH HOUSE REFUSED TO ORDER S. 307 TO A THIRD READING. (P.1752-1)

TO AGREE TO THE SECOND PART OF AN AMENDMENT TO AN AMENDMENT TO S. 307, WHICH PROVIDES THAT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE U. S. AND SUCH STATUTES AS MAY NOT BE INAPPLICABLE AND THE COMMON LAWS SHALL BE APPLICABLE UPON THE SUBJECT OF AFRICAN SLAVERY UNTIL ALTERED BY THE PROPER AUTHORITY. (P.1751-1)

TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH MR. BOYD'S AMENDMENT TO S. 307 WAS REJECTED. (SEE PP. 1683-1686.)

TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE TO S. 307, WHICH AMENDMENT PROVIDES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT UPON THE NON-INTERVENTION PRINCIPLE. (PP. 1696, 1683, 1684, 1685, 1749.)

TO ORDER THIRD READING OF S. 307. (P.1750-1)

TO REFER S. 307 TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. (P.1749-1)

TO ORDER THE MAIN QUESTION ON COMMITING S. 307 TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. (P.1748-1)

TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH S. 307 WAS REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. (P.1748-3, 1749-1)

TO TABLE S. 307 (9 STAT. 446, APP. 9/9/1850), REGARDING THE BOUNDARY OF TEXAS. (P.1747-3)

TO AMEND MR. BOYD'S AMENDMENT TO S. 307, RELATING TO PROVIDING TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT FOR NEW MEXICO WITHOUT THE INSERTION OF THE WILMOT PROVISO, BY ADDING THAT ALL THAT PORTION OF TERRITORY ACQUIRED FROM MEXICO BY THE TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO, WHICH IS TO CONSTITUTE THE TERRITORY OF COLORADO, SHALL BE GOVERNED IN ALL RESPECTS SIMILAR TO THE GOVERNMENT PROVIDED FOR THE TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO. (SEE PP. 1683 TO 1786 OF THE GLOBE FOR MR. BOYD'S AMENDMENT.)

TO TABLE S. 307. (P.1749-2)

TO REFER S. 307 TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION. (P.1748-1,2)

TO ADJOURN, DURING DEBATE ON S. 307.

TO TABLE THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER VOTE BY WHICH S. 307 WAS COMMITTED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION. (P.1748-3)

TO POSTPONE FURTHER CONSIDERATION UNTIL TUESDAY OF THE REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE LATE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. (P.1746-1)

TO ADJOURN, DURING DEBATE ON S. 307 (9 STAT. 446, APP. 9/9/1850), AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE BORDERS OF TEXAS. (P.1738-1)

TO PASS A RESOLUTION THAT THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE CAUSE TO BE PROCURED AND PLACED IN FRONT OF THE CLERKS DESK, SUITABLE SEATS FOR THE USE OF THE CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE REPORTERS AND PAY FOR SAME OUT OF THE CONTINGENT FUND OF THE HOUSE. (P.1726-1,2)

TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND INTRODUCE A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT ON THE 4TH MONDAY OF SEPT. (P.1727 -3)

TO SUSPEND RULES AND INTRODUCE A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS TO REPORT A BILL IMPOSING DUTIES ON FOREIGN GOODS IN COMPETITION WITH OUR OWN GOODS. (P.1728 -1)

TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND INTRODUCE A RESOLUTION THAT THE COMMITTEE OF WAYS AND MEANS BE INSTRUCTED TO REPORT A BILL MODIFYING THE TARIFF OF 1846 SO AS TO ALTER THE DUTY ON IRON. (P.1728-2)

TO TABLE THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH THE HOUSE AGREED TO A RESOLUTION PROVIDING CHAIRS IN THE HALL FOR THE REPORTERS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE. (P.1726-3)

TO TABLE RESOLUTION RELATIVE TO THE INTERFERENCE OF OFFICE HOLDERS UNDER LAST ADMINISTRATION IN ELECTION. (P.1725-1)

TO AGREE TO A SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT TO A RESOLUTION RELATING TO INTERFERENCE IN AN ELECTION, WHICH SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT PROVIDES TO REFER THE SUBJECT TO COMMITTEE TO BE INVESTIIGATED IN THE ORDINARY WAY. (P.1725-2)

TO ADJOURN. (P.1726-1)

TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION BY AUTHORIZING THE ARREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS FOR CONTEMPT OF HOUSE. (P.1725-2)

TO TABLE AN APPEAL FROM A DECISION OF THE CHAIR ON S. 307, THAT AN AMENDMENT WAS IN ORDER PROPOSING THAT PROVISIONS FOR THE TERRITORY ACQUIRED FROM MEXICO BY THE TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO, TO BE KNOWN AS COLORADO, SHALL BE SIMILAR TO THE TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO. (P.1697-1,2)

TO TABLE AN APPEAL FROM THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR THAT THE POINT OF ORDER BY MR. BURT, THAT HE WAS ENTITLED TO THE FLOOR, WAS NOT IN ORDER, AS MR. BOYD HAD NOT RELINQUISHED TO HIM, DURING DEBATE ON S. 307. (THE GLOBE STATES THAT THE MOTION IS TO SUSTAIN THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR.)

TO SUSTAIN THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR THAT THE AMENDMENT OF MR. BOYD TO S. 307 WAS GERMANE AND IN ORDER. (P.1686-3)

TO GO INTO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE IN ORDER TO CONSIDER S. 225 (9 STAT. 453, APP. 9/9/1850), AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT OF UTAH. (P.1681-3)

TO REJECT S. 307 (9 STAT. 446, APP. 9/9/1850), AN ACT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WESTERN BOUNDARIES OF TEXAS. (P.1682-2)

TO AMEND H. R. 334, BY APPROPRIATING $55,000 FOR A CUSTOM HOUSE AND POST OFFICE AT CINCINNATTI. (P.1670-3)

TO AMEND H. R. 334, BY APPROPRIATING $15,000 FOR PUBLISHING THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE SESSION IN THE "DAILY GLOBE". (P.1672-1)

TO TABLE THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH THE HOUSE REJECTED THE AMENDMENT TO H. R. 334, TO APPROPRIATE $50,000 FOR RELIEF AND PROTECTION OF SAILORS ON WESTERN WATERS. (P.1671-1)

TO CONCUR IN AN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 334, APPROPRIATING $50,000 FOR A CUSTOM HOUSE AT MOBILE, ALA. (P.1671-3)

TO AMEND H. R. 334, SO AS TO INCLUDE AN APPROPRIATION "FOR SALARY AND OUTFIT OF CHARGE DE AFFAIRS AT NICARAQUE." (P. 1670-3)

TO AMEND H. R. 334, BY APPROPRIATING $25,000 FOR CUSTOM HOUSE AND POST OFFICE IN BATH, MAINE. (P.1672-1)

TO AMEND H. R. 334, BY APPROPRIATING $7,500 FOR STORAGE VAULTS IN CUSTOMS HOUSES IN PHILADELPHIA. (P.1671-1)

TO AMEND H. R. 334, BY INCLUDING AN APPROPRIATION OF $50,000 FOR THE RELIEF AND PROTECTION OF MARINES ON THE WESTERN WATERS, TO BE DISPURSED THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY. (P.1670-3)

TO PASS H. R. 334. (P.1672-3)

TO AMEND H.R. 334, BY APPROPRIATING $15,000 FOR VARIOUS SERVICES FOR DRAUGHTSMEN TO HEAD SCIENTIFIC CORPS. (P.16722)

TO POSTPONE UNTIL MONDAY CONSIDERATION OF H. R. 385 (9 STAT. 473, APP. 9/27/1850), AN ACT TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN POST ROADS IN THE U. S.

TO AMEND H. R. 334, BY APPROPRIATING $18,000 FOR OUTFIT OF CHARGE D' AFFAIRS TO PROTUGAL, NEW GRENADA, GUATEMALA, AND ECQUADOR. (P.1558-3, 1618-1)

TO AMEND H. R. 334 (9 STAT. 523, APP. 9/30/1850), MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC EXPENSES FOR FISCAL 1851, BY PROVIDING FOR THE DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE, OF COPIES OF U. S. STATUTES, ATTORNEY GENERALS OPINIONS AND TREASURY REPORTS, FROM COPIES ON HAND WITHOUT PRINTING MORE. (P.1658-3)

TO SUSTAIN THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR THAT A DELEGATE FROM A TERRITORY HAS THE RIGHT TO MAKE A MOTION, AND A MOTION SUBMITTED BY A DELEGATE COULD BE ENTERTAINED BY THE HOUSE. (P.1607-2,3)

TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND INTRODUCE A RESOLUTION MAKING THE BILLS TO ESTABLISH A TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT OF UTAH, AND NEW MEXICO, TO ESTABLISH BOUNDARIES OF TEXAS AND ADMIT CALIFORNIA INTO THE UNION, A SPECIAL ORDER FOR TOMORROW AND TO CONTINUE UNTIL DISPOSED OF. (P.1598-2, 1600-1)

TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND INTRODUCE A RESOLUTION (THE SENATE CONCURING) THAT THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND SPEAKER OF HOUSE ADJOURN THEIR RESPECTIVE HOUSES, SINE DIE, ON THE SECOND MONDAY OF LEFT NEXT, AT 12 O'CLOCK, MERIDIAN. (P.1600-1)

TO AMEND S. 262 (9 STAT. 445, APP. 8/30/1850), AN ACT FOR THE TAKING OF A CENSUS AND APPORTIONMENT OF REPRESENTATIVES, BY STRIKING THE WORDS "WITH THE INTENTION OF BECOMING PERMANENT CITIZEN THEREOF". (P.1598-2)

TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND INTRODUCE A RESOLUTION THAT S. 170, S. 307, S. 169 AND S. 225 BE TAKEN FROM THE SPEAKER'S TABLE AND MADE A SPECIAL ORDER FOR CONSIDERATION, STARTING ON THE 20TH. (P.1599-2)

TO AGREE TO THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES, WHICH PROPOSES TO AMEND RULE 34 BY ADDING AT THE END THEREOF, THE FOLLOWING--"AFTER WHICH ANY MEMBER WHO SHALL FIRST OBTAIN THE FLOOR, SHALL BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK FIVE MINUTES, IN OPPOSITION TO IT, AND THERE SHALL BE NO FURTHER DEBATE ON THE AMENDMENT, BUT THE SAME PRIVILEGE OF DEBATE SHALL BE ALLOWED IN FAVOR OF OR AGAINST ANY AMENDMENT THAT MAY BE OFFERED TO THE AMENDMENT, AND NEITHER THE AMENDMENT NOR AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT SHALL BE WITHDRAWN BY THE MOVER THEREOF, UNLESS BY THE UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE." (P.1575-2)

TO PROCEED TO BUSINESS ON THE SPEAKER'S TABLE. (P.1577-2)

TO TABLE REPORT ON AMENDING THE 34TH RULE. (P.1566-3)

TO GO INTO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, IN ORDER TO CONSIDER BUSINESS ON THE SPEAKER'S TABLE. (P.1567-3)

TO SUSPEND RULES AND TO GO INTO COMMITTEE OF WHOLE ON STATE OF UNION. (P.1566-3)

TO GO INTO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AND CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE PEOPLE OF SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, PASSED AT A MEETING HELD ON JULY 23, LAST. (P.1566-1)

TO ORDER A CALL OF THE HOUSE. (P.1567-1)

TO ORDER A CALL OF HOUSE. (P.1568-1)

TO GO INTO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE IN ORDER TO CONSIDER BILLS ON THE PRIVATE CALENDER. (P.1552-1)

TO PASS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SERGEANT-AT-ARMS TO CONTINUE A CLERK IN HIS EMPLOYMENT DURING THE PRESENT SESSION. (P.1546-1)

TO CONCUR IN AN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 330 (9 STAT. 460, APP. 9/16/1850), A BILL MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE POST OFFICE FOR FISCAL 1851, WHICH AMENDMENT INCREASES THE NUMBER OF TEMPORARY CLERKS. (P.1539-3)

TO PASS H. R. 330. (P.1540-1)

TO ORDER THE MAIN QUESTION ON REFERRING THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE AND ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE CONCERNS TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO. (P.1529-1)

TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND INTRODUCE A BILL FOR THE ADMISSION OF CALIFORNIA TO THE UNION. (P.1518-2)

TO GO INTO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE IN ORDER TO CONSIDER A BILL TO ADMIT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO THE UNION. (P.1518 -3)

TO ORDER A CALL OF THE HOUSE, DURING DEBATE ON ADMITTING CALIFORNIA INTO THE UNION. (P.1518-1)

TO AMEND H. R. 331 (9 STAT. 544, APP. 9/30/1850), MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE INDIAN DEPARTMENT AND FOR FULFILLING TREATY STIPULATIONS WITH VARIOUS INDIAN TRIBES FOR FISCAL 1857, BY APPROPRIATING $30,000 FOR COLLECTING INFORMATION FOR THE INDIAN BUREAU AND FOR MAKING TREATIES WITH INDIAN TRIBES RESIDING NEAR THE MEXICAN BORDER. (P.1517-3)

TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION POSTPONING CONSIDERATION OF THE GALPHIN CLAIM RESOLUTIONS UNTIL TWO WEEKS FROM TUESDAY, BY POSTPONING THEM UNTIL TOMORROW. (P.1321-3)

TO TABLE THE RESOLUTION TO POSTPONE CONSIDERATION OF THE GALPHIN CLAIM RESOLUTIONS UNTIL TOMORROW. (P.1322-2)

TO ORDER CALL OF HOUSE, DURING INQUIRY INTO ALL CIRCUMSTANCES ATTENDING THE ALLOWANCE AND PAYMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST OF GALPHIN CLAIM UNDER THE ACT OF AUGUST 14, 1848. (P.1280-2)

THAT THE HOUSE RESOLVE ITSELF INTO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION AND TO RESUME CONSIDERATION OF H. R. 244. (P.1280-2)

TO HAVE HOUSE PROCEED TO CONSIDERATION OF SPECIAL ORDER, SAME BEING H. R. 244. (P.1269-3)

THAT WHEN THE HOUSE ADJOURN TODAY, IT BE TO MEET ON MONDAY NEXT, DURING DEBATE ON H. R. 244. (P.1269-1)

TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH THE HOUSE ADOPTED RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN INQUIRY INTO MISUSE OF FUNDS BY THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY. (P.1227-1)

TO AGREE TO A RESOLUTION THAT THE WAYS AND MEANS COMM. BE INSTRUCTED TO PROCURE AND REPORT TO THE HOUSE AN ACCOUNT OF ALL MONEYS WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN TAKEN, IF ANY, FROM APPROPRIATIONS MADE FOR FLORIDA INDIANS AND OTHER PURPOSES UNDER VARIOUS SPECIFIC APPROPRIATIONS MADE BY CONGRESS. (P.12351)

TO TABLE A RESOLUTION THAT THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE BE INSTRUCTED TO PROCURE AND REPORT TO THE HOUSE, AND ACCOUNT OF ALL MONEYS, WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN TAKEN, IF ANY, FROM APPROPRIATIONS MADE FOR FLORIDA INDIAN AND OTHER PURPOSES UNDER VARIOUS SPECIFIC APPROPRIATIONS MADE BY CONGRESS. (P.1235-1)

TO SUSPEND RULES AND INTRODUCE A RESOLUTION THAT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WITH THE BOUNDARIES DESCRIBED IN ITS CONSTITUTION SHALL BE ONE AND IS DECLARED ONE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ON EQUAL FOOTING WITH THE ORIGINAL STATES. (P.1224-2)

TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND INTRODUCE A RESOLUTION PROVIDING THAT APPROPRIATIONS BILLS FOR MILITARY ACADEMY, REVOLUTIONARY AND OTHER PENSIONS, NAVY PENSIONS, CURRENT AND CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE INDIAN DEPARTMENT, CERTAIN FORTIFICATIONS, SERVICE OF THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, NAVAL SERVICES ARMY SERVICES, BE MADE A SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY FOR MONDAY 1 P.M. (P.1222-2)

TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND INTRODUCE A RESOLUTION SETTING THE DAILY HOUR OF MEETING AT 10 A.M. (P.1223-1)

TO ADJOURN BOTH HOUSES ON AUG. 12, ENDING THE SESSION. (P.1222-3)

TO SUSPEND RULES AND INTRODUCE A RESOLUTION GRANTING LAND TO STATES FOR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE DEAF, DUMB, BLIND AND INSANE. (P.1223-3)

TO GO INTO COMMITTEE OF WHOLE FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE PRIVATE CALENDER. (P.1212-2)

TO GO INTO COMMITTEE OF WHOLE IN ORDER TO CONSIDER BILLS ON THE PRIVATE CALENDER. (P.1205-1)