Furthermore , the Brown amendment would delegate to the U.S. government responsibility for negotiating the disputed Texas - Mexico boundary .
The legislation proposed to recognize Texas as a slave state which would retain all its vast public lands , as well as its bonded debt accrued since 1836 .
The Brown amendment would delegate to the U.S. government responsibility for negotiating the disputed Texas - Mexico boundary .
The legislation proposed to recognize Texas as a slave state which would retain all its vast public lands , as well as its bonded debt accrued since 1836 .