Can someone help clarify Stephan Douglas' part in the compromise of 1850?

Question

I've been researching Stephan Douglas' part in the compromise of 1850 and I found this:

"The young Stephen A. Douglas (Democrat-Illinois) took apart the omnibus bill, put together different majorities for each of its parts, and won their passage separately"

I'm not really sure what it means when it says "put together different majorities for each of its parts"

Can someone clarify that for me? Also if you have any other facts that would be helpful please include them also.

Thank you in advance. :)

Answer 1

From reading what you write, which I take as text......Let us imagine the bill was in 4-6 parts and each had to be voted on.

He rallied the number of votes for each part.

You and I may agree on three, so I would need 3 other votes to get my way that you disagreed with.

There is a lot about him here