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ana report was presented from The ccmmislEs en-
ne Jadieiary, enbodying The Bill f'oEa NJ House
prexidas for the election Sf President aIa Vice
Presidealia ore day ID all the States Or lie u
MON. Tbe-e are two amendments to the Bib
the one nsskDe the Bill imperative shen tbs
Electors are eAasen BY the State Legislatures,
and me other Potponing lis operation aa.Ii The
electors are chosen for the present elet1ior.
which amendnentisin consequences an ne me-
cessiiy Of calling some Of The Legislstur.s 10
geiher II the Bill passed Without ameaameht +
Atier the despa.Sh Of some immateriai busi.
ness. the Senate went into Executive srs,icn. on /
the Texas Treaty.. Mr. siunOns spoke against |
The ratification, and Mr. Woodbury. ID favor Of
II.
Iathe House, the Civil and Diplona,ic Ap-
Precipitation bin was considered, and he deba,e.
D sin4ke day before. was renewed On p,lttiesl
topics Mr. Summers Of Va. spoke win his |
usual ability, on the new issue 10 Be presen,ea
70 The people He presented the question Of
Protection 10 a strong light, and vas GID 10
have the confession Of Mr.. Folks isiends here
that Mr.. TX was entirely against The Piolee-
tive policy, and regarded il as UNCONSTITUTIONAL
This Sas great question, the greatest pefhaps
that hsd been presented The AMERICAN People,
and the most important that vooid. be bfdught
into The canvass. He was willing 10 go into
Virginia, and man 10 man make the Protective
policy "a test.
Mr.. s. also alluded to the Texas question: and
objected 10 the acquisition of The conntiY upon
TIE terms and inIhe manner 10 which aarexa-
lion had been proposed The people were not
for3taking Texas without being consulted Upon
thesubject. They were not ready 10 take Tex
as with the incumbrances Of war and dsbl-
with shameful sacrifice of honorable dealing
wnh Mexico, with sacrifice Il good faith, AID
q position which would be deemed dishtaora-
blein lhe.eyes oflhe world.
Mr.. s. wished also to say few words Is his
Southern friends upon this subject, If 1.exas
was 10 come into This Union be called upon his
lfriendsfrom the South 10 see 10 it, Il they Would.
avoid the consequences Of another Missouri De.
bate, and worse, that Slavery should have 9ome
established limits before Texas came inid the
Union. There were two sides 10 this queAion.
There might be free States as veil as Save
States obtained BY annexing Texas. He held
10 his hand, he said, Report signed BY C. i In
gers \, the Chairman OF the COMMITTEES on Fof.
teien Relations, whore the ground was taken that
Texas would not increase the Institution Of iSla-
VERY. @
Il MIR. Summers remarked further, that il was
argnedlhaI Texas was divided into four paris,
three If which we're designed by nature FOR Srsz-
ing county. There would be no Slavery there
if Texas was annexed, and in the olher PSF, j,
would be inrerdicted for the common good =
This was the Argument fol, the Norlh, bat diff
iferenl one was used at the South.
Mr.. Summers was discussing This subject
with great interest and ability, and in an argu-.
ment which produced strong impression tPon
the House, when he was cut short BY The expira-
lion his hour,
The debate was continued by Mr.. Honsioa Of
Alabama and Mr.. Mcclernand ofIlllnois, p,snci-
pally against Mr.. clay-and Mr.. Psylon l.of
Tennessee replied t,' them with good deal .cf
severity.
|. On Wednesday, the Senate despatched some
preliminary business, and again went int Exec
ulive session.
Among the memorials presented was one BY
Mr. Pearce from. CecIl County, Maryland up
posing ;he annexation of Texas. The tae,hsri.
slists respectfully suggest that President Tyler
have PERM ssiop TO annex himseltlo Texas.
Mr. Archer presented a lmemorial f.om Nor
folk. Va for immediate annexation.
Ia the House, 1.-The Appropriation Bill was a.
gain taken up id committee off, the whole, and
The debate eneged upon matters and things 10
general. Mr.. Henly OF Indiana made an sba-
siye speech agaips, the Wings and Wing policy.
Mr.. Tibbalis, of KeHtncky, then obtained Ihs
floor, and smoke 10 reference TO the Portland ana
Louisville Canak
Mr.. Thomasson had time TO say but few
words. when the hour for closing the debate ex-
PRED. -,
Various amendments were then voted upon.
Outfits and salaries for new ministers TO Austria
and Russia were rejected.
An oulft-was voted to Mr.. Wise, Of $4,000.
Mr.. Profits outfit was granted, ard he has
cuff, iuiI and all, 70 apPease The pains Of re-
jeclon BY HE Senate
The bill was reported to the House.
e On Thursday, 10 the Senate, some exciting
discussion took place on memorial presented
by Mr. White of Indiana, from yearly meeting
of Friends from Indiana, Illinois, and the weS-
Tern parts Of Ohio, who respectfully, bat ear
nes,ly ane solemnlS demonstrate againa the raul
fcaiion OF the Treaty with Texas. FL
After ohjectionsiby Mr.. Berrien 10 receiving
that part Of lhe memorial relating 10 sslavefy,
the PsperIwas laid on The table. III
The Senate then went into Executive session
In the House, various subjects were despatch
ed, when The con tested election case between
Messrs. Bolts and Jones was considered One
hour was Consumed b. each, when The House
decided tha, Mr.. Jones was entitled 10 The sea-. \
The general appropriation bill was, ,hsn Y'cen-
sidefed, and occupied the balance Of Ihs dag
On Friday. in the Senate, Mr.. chosie iplro-
duced BIZ to purchase and Construct .Morse's
Electro Magnetic Telegraph between Washing
Ion and New York.
The Senate again went into Executive session.
10 the HOUSE, the Speaker preseated from Mr..
wicklifs, ihe Postmaster General, commu5i-
cation asking an investigation Of 8chssges prefer
red against him By Nj. DAYS. Of Kentueky. Re-
ferred.
After action on varIons other snbiee,s. che
General appropriation bill was passed. with M
amendment reinstaiing The appropriation FOR AZ
Oui6, TO minister 10 Russia.
The Naval Appropriation bill was consider.
Cd, aad an anendmen. adopted. asoIishing cor.
porsl punishnsnI in the Navy. The silI was
hen passed.
On Saturday, he Senate received mSuy me-