The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-06-20
CONGRESS

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CONGRESS.
In the Ssnsle. on Monday he l0lh. the
JOINT resolution submitted by Mr. MsDui.
be. for ,hs snneIaion nf Texas. wss lad
on ihs liable by sois af % 10 no.
The following 70 Mr. MeDUlIis's Tsso.
luton, ~h,eh I've learn since The rmo
vol oil the injunction of seerssy BY The Sc
ns,el ~as moved by him on the 23'd u
MAY:
Resolved, That the compact Of an.
nsxa ion, made beta een The Execaute
Government OF the UnIsd States sndIh
Of Texas. and submiusd q the SeRsis Tor
coRfrmsiion by the Prssldeni OF the Un'-
led States, be and the same /, herrhy ~
nisd ss the Fundamental Law of Union be-
tween The Unied Ststss. and Tsxss. az
soon ss the supreme Executive aud lie.
gisisiiyr power OF irsiss sIll IaIfy and
roni'm The sid sompse. II annex ,i"n."
The resolution having become psrI oI
the public record Of the Senate. cane Up
in il. order on Monday, aud being thu,
b,fnfe The Senate. wss. by decisive vote
t27 TO ls) ordered 10 iis on the table
TEXAS AGAlN.-The National In-
IelIig-ncer Of Wsdnrsdsy ssys:-The
PresusnI OF the United States Yesterday
transmitted To the Hause Of Reprs,ebts-
iives oil the documents concerning Texas
which have been suecessIyeIy communi
Gated To The Senate and made public. and
in addition certain other paPrrs (anory-
nous letters snd extracts OF letters. &c.
which tina S-nste. considering. though
Communicated by the Executive, TO be OF
a character unworthy Of serinus eonslJe~
ration. neither printed nor made public.
Accompanying these documents Vas =
Message from the President. u hich will
be found in il. proper place. remark .bIe
and excs p,ionsbIe tnongh IN itself, pre-
iernng the interests If Texas over al
things, but recommending LoIhIng speei.
6r.
The message and dacumsrt. we're re.
ferred To the CammItIee on Fatign Re-
lauon.. We shall sse Whist that Commits
tie w'll DO vi h hi, appeal u The Pre-
sidenI against The Senate.
PROPOSED ImPEAoHMEST-Ini The House
Of Representatives an Monday. Mr..
Adams asked leave to offer the T. low.
ing resolutions, which was read for ln(or.
ma,ioh;
Objections we're made 10 the reception
Of The resolution. Mr. Adams muy, d to
suspend he rules. The sp. akrr decided
that the mn,ion was NOT in order. bu, be-.
ing spreslfd to By Mr.. White. changed
his decision.
Mr.. Adams Then p'esen'e ed according 10
the cons tuition al the u. States hi, reso.
lUuons ss follows:
Resolved, THAT the power nj declaring
war 's expressly and exclusively i.irq a.
cd by the people OF this Cove nnen. tn
tie Congress Of he U. Sites.
Resolved, Tha. any attemp, to bring
TN. copntry into f.reign wsr, with oI
WITHOUT the cDnsent Of The Senate. is a
hsersnt violation cf the pow ers b, lunsine
to Congress. and will require of them all
their Con.u,u,ional authority ~ viIdlcs,e
their lawful powers.
The yeas and nays were cal"d upon
the MOTION 10 suspend. aud by a pai,y
vote n. ally. the H"n.e refused TO sus.
pend the rules, ayes IS. noes IOs.
ANOTHER VETO The President yes.
teroav returned. with his objections, IA
The House Of Representatives I'm uhlch
| il oripinated) the bill which has passed
both Houses Of Congress mixing sppru.
prIations for certs,n Improvements in ports
and harbors, &c. known ~ familiar phrase
as tie Eastern HsIbor bill; and the ques.
ton being taken on ag in passing j., (ihe
Presidents "bjecu"n. Notwithstanding,
the Feto was sue, .inediaed,the bull rel Ct.
ed. 7f..
Another is thus added tn the (in our
opipion) unanswerabIe arguments hereto.
FIRE furnished BY reiterated sbuses Of ,he
Veio power. for so altering The Consuiu.
iuiion as to pot il out OF the power Of the
| P;endens 10 set a, Dc fsnce the will Uf The
People a. expressed by their represents.
lives in Congress.
Nat. Int. Of Tuesday.
ENGLAND AND ABOLITION In the Sc
nae. on Tuesday. Nj. slLer Of Mss.
.ubDnt-d q Resolution requesting the
p,es;de.t or The Uoi,ei Safe. n inform