ER:--I thought the Senator from Wisconsin only gave notice
that he would offer it.

The PRESIDING OFFICER:--The Chair may have misunderstood the Senator's
motion at the time. He called for the printing of it; but if that is
the understanding of the Senate--

Mr. SEWARD:--What does the record say?

The PRESIDING OFFICER:--The Chair understands that the record presents
it as "intended to be offered."

Mr. SEWARD:--Then the question is on the substitute. I ask that the
question be taken.

Mr. HUNTER:--I have an amendment to submit. I propose to amend the
first section of the proposition before us, by inserting in lieu of it
the first article of what are called the CRITTENDEN resolutions. I
move to strike out the first article of the peace propositions, and to
insert:

That in all the territory of the United States now held, or
hereafter acquired, situate north of latitude 36 deg. 30',
slavery or involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for
crime, is prohibited while such territory shall remain under
territorial government. In all the territory south of said
line of latitude, slavery of the African race is hereby
recognized as existing, and shall not be interfered with by
Congress; but shall be protected as property by all the
departments of the territorial government during its
continuance; and when any Territory, north or south of said
line, within such boundaries as Congress may prescribe,
shall contain the population requisite for a member of
Congress, according to the then Federal ratio of
representation of the people of the United States, it shall,
if its form of government be republican, be admitted into
the Union on an equal footing with the original States, with
or without slavery, as the constitution of such new State
may provide.

Mr. COLLAMER:--I rise to a question of order. It will be observed that
this paper is before us under a recital that, whereas these
propositions of amendment have been presented by the Commissioners, as
they are called, from the several States--naming them--who have asked
Congress to submit them, therefore we propose to submit them to the
States. The whole proceeding is based and predicated on this recital.
I say that it cannot be amended. If it were amended, it would cease to
be the application of that body which the recital States. I therefore
object to any amendments, except a sub