The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-04-14
CONGRESS-.

In the House, on Wednesday, the first bust
ness, after the reading of the journal, was a
call of the House and an order for the yeas and
nays on the CALL The call of the House was
refused by vote of 40 to 6S. Mr. Kennedy
requested consideration of his resolution pre-
sented on Tuesday, authorizing the Secretary of
War TO loan a thousand tents for the encamp-
ment near Baltimore next month. Objection
was made and, on motion for suspension Of
the rules, teers reported II in the affirmative,
and 46 in the negative AS no quorum voted,
the yeas and nays were ordered, apparently with
the object to give members time to get into the
Hall In this form, 81 voted in the affirmative,
and &c in the negative-so the motion to sus-
pend did not prevail. On the motion of Mr..
Fillmore, the House then went into Committee
of the Whole, and took up the appropriation BILL
MIR. Adams was entitled to the floor He
stated that the Committee on Foreign Affairs
had under consideration the exped ency and
feasibility of abolishing some of the foreign
missions, or reducing their grade; but after
a correspondence with the Secretary of State.
had concluded that it would be impolitic to
NEEDLE with them at the present moment
but con6ding that the reduction would be
made when practicable by the Execu-
tive, he offered, by the instruction Of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, proviso TO the
appropriations for the expenses of our foreign
intercourse. He was Informed that it would
come in at the end OF the sections relating to
the foreign missions.
Mr. Linn, of New York, moved to strike out
the appropriation for the mission to Mexico be-
cause our commerce with that country is small,
and because he conceived the mission contem-
plated, as an important point, the annexation Of
Texas to the United States.
In reply to him it was contended that not
commercial but political relations prematurely
induce the appointment Of Foreign Ministers
and suggest their grade.
Hewas followed by Messrs Pckens, Reynolds,
Fillmore Gushing, and Slade. The last went
particularly into view of the mission as con-
nected with the annexation Of Texas, garnished
with brief and occasional episodes of an aboli-
ton tendency, &c. To the annexation OF
Texas he was decidedly opposed, and assert
ed that it never could take place with the con-
sent of the People Of the North. He might not
vote to strike out Incorporation for the mission
to Mexico but he was opposed to the appoint
ment of the present incumbent, as wanting in
a full national spirit. His speech was long and
discursive, and did not terminate Jill about
o'clock
Mr.. Wis, followed in reply to the observa-
tons of Mr.. Linn in relation to Texas. He
briefly adverted, in the commencement, to the
fact that there were many important points 10
be adjusted between this country and Mexico,
and yet gentlemen opposed the appointment OF
a minister TO the latter country because they sup
posed there might be disposition on the part
of the Executive to unite Texas with this coun-
try. He then went to show that this union was
no new project, but was conceived as early as
1926
The Loan Bill was passed in the Senate yes
terday by vote of 26 to IS.