The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-12-19
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MoRsE's TELEGRAPH.


Mr. E. J. NORRIS submitted resolution which
was adopted, instructing the Committee of w ay'
and Means to inquire into the eIpedency of report
ing bill to continue the magnetic telegraph from
Baltimore to New Y ork, by way of Philadelphia.
ANNEXATION OF TEXAS.
Mr.. WELLER asked leave to introduce a Joint re-
solution for this purpose. HIS object was to move
its referepc. TO the Committee OF the Whole the
state Of the Union, aud that it be printed. Cries
agreed, agreed"
The SPEAKER informed the gentleman that The
resolution cou be received only by general consent
lCries In various parts Of the House, Read "read "
Let IT be read.
Ii was then read for information and provides that
from and aiier It's passssr the supreme authority OF
Texas concurring therein, the territory now
known as the Republic Of Texas shall be an.
nexed, and made a part OF the territory OF
the United States that the people residing in Tex.
as shall be incorporated into the Union, and protect
ed IN the free choice Of their Liberty, and property
and admitted, as soon as may be consistent with he
Federal Constitution, to all the privileges rights and
ilnmunities Of cit Of the United States that the
laws as now ers log IN the territory Of Texas until
otherwise ordered, shall remain IN full force and all
the Executive and judicial icers Of Texas except
the President, Vice President and the heads Of the
Executive Departments, revenue officers, and courts
Of justice shall remain at present organized that
the public lands Of Texas are hereby pledged for the
payment of debt, however created, anterir TO the
passage Of this resolution for which the faith Of the
Government Of Texas has been given, ard amouni-
ing to ten millions OF dollars; that commission
ers be appointed, whenever the duty may be i'm
posed upon them 10 examine and rep 1T on the claims
against the Government of Texas, that the public
lands may be applied TO the extinguishment of the
debts that ompissoners be appointed 10 stabsh the
boundaries and divide said territory IN such manner
as may hereafter be directed and that as the
supreme authority Of Texas shall agree TO this reso-
luton it shall be the fundamental law of the land.
The resolution having been read first and a Sc
cond time,
Mr.. WELLER m we'd that il be committed {, the
Committee Of the W hole on the state of the Union
and that it be printed
Mr. T.. s. HAMLIN, Of Ohio, proposed an amend.
ment, thot the resou ION be referred to select com
mittee, composed OF one member from every State
OF the Union, with instructions lcries Of agreed -
agreed ~ report whether Congress has the con-
stutonal power to foreign lnde pendent nation
TO the Government OF the u. s. and II go by what ar
tel, in the Constitution whether 1t is 10 be found
among the powers expressly granted, or implied
whether the annexation Of feras will extend and
perpeuste slavery and the shave trade whether the
Unued States, by acknowledging the independence
Of Texas has deprived Mexico Of her rights to re.
conquer the said territory whether Texas owes
oco,s or not AMI II she does what IS the amount
AMI 10 whom pay nent IS 10 he made and whether II
ANNEXED to the United States the Government Of III,
United States will be bound TO pay them all and Az
% report what treaties ersi be,ween Texas and co.
reign governments and whether the Government Of
t"e United States will be bound by the laws Of ma.
tons, to regard them.
The question, being divided, was FIRST taken on rc-
srrng the resolution 10 the Committee of the Who'll,
on he state Of the Uoion, and il was decided In tn,
,ihfmatve-yeas 100, nsys 60 And the printing o.
me resolution was subsequently ordered.
d.red. NV
MI POLLOCK gave notice Of his in,sntiop