A pictorial school history of the United States; to which are added the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States . III. Qttestioxs.—6. did the people of California do in September, 1849?7. What became a cause for a violent dispute in Consrress and elsewhere? S, Whatcalamity befell the nation while Congress was in session? 288 FILLMORE S ADMINISTRATION. FILLMORES ADMIOTSTEATIOI^. I. By the death of Taylor, the Vice-President of the Uni-ted States, Millard Fillmore, became President, taking theoath of office on the 10th of Jfflly, 1850.* 11. The question inre
A pictorial school history of the United States; to which are added the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States . III. Qttestioxs.—6. did the people of California do in September, 1849?7. What became a cause for a violent dispute in Consrress and elsewhere? S, Whatcalamity befell the nation while Congress was in session? 288 FILLMORE S ADMINISTRATION. FILLMORES ADMIOTSTEATIOI^. I. By the death of Taylor, the Vice-President of the Uni-ted States, Millard Fillmore, became President, taking theoath of office on the 10th of Jfflly, 1850.* 11. The question inrelation to the admis-sion of California hadbeen greatly compli-cated in Congress, bythe application of New-Mexico for admissioninto the Union, and bya claim on the part ofTexas to a large por-tion of New the purpose ofmaking an amicablearrangement of allquestions in contro-versy between the Freeand the Slave Statesgrowing out of thesubject of slavery,Henry Clay made a .:—<m,i^^^.~~^ ^ - proposition, known as -^^^^^-^C^--^-^- the Omnibus Bill, or the Compromise Act of * President Fillmores cabinet was constituted as follows Daniel Webster, Secretary of State; ThomasCorwin, Secretary of the Treasury ; Charles M. Conrad, Secretary of War; Alexander H. H. Stuart, Sec-retary of the Interior; William A. Graham, Secretary of the Navy ; Nathan K. Hall, Postmaster-Gen-eral ;aud John J. Crittenden, Attorney-General. Fillmores Administuation.—I. Questioxs.—1. Who succeeded Taylor? 11. 2. How had the question of Californias admission been complicated? 3.\Vhat was the object of the Omnibus Bill ? 4. Who offered that bill ? 5. By whatother name \o it also known ? Pierces administration. 289 III. Although Mr. Clays proposition did not pass Con-gress in the shape offered, the result aimed at was attained,after Taylors death, by separate bills. These provided forthe admission of California as a free State ; territorial govern-ments for New Mexico and Utah, leaving th
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