The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1844-12-25
CONGRESSIONAL.


THESENATR.-Mr. McDufie, agreeably to no
tice, introduced the following as his Joint Reso-
luton:
ResOlped, BY the Senate and House ofRepre-
Isentatives Of the United States, in Congress as
'sembled,-That the compact ofAnnexation and
Union between the said United States and the
Republic 0 fTexas, signed by John G. Calhoun,
Secretary of State, on the part of the United
States, and Isaac Van Zandt and ]. Pickney Hen
.derson, on the part ofTexas, be and the same is
hereby declared to be the fundamental law of u
Mon between said United States and Texas, so
soon as the supreme authorities of the said Re-
public of Texas shall agree TO the same.-And it
shall be the duty of the President of the United
States, so soon as he shall be Officially notified of
such agreement on the part of Texas, to announce
the same by proclamation.
Resolved, further, BY the authority aforesaid,
that is understood and intended that whatever is
stipulated TO be done Immediately or at a fixed
period after the exchange of the ratifcations OF
the aforesaid compact shall be done immediate
|ly or in a like period after the supreme authori-
ties of Texas shall have finally agreed TO these
Resolutions.
The resolutions having been read, Mr.. Archer
IofV Va. moved their ~refernce to the committee on
Foreign Relations. AS soon as that motion had
been carried, Mr.. Benton gave notice ofhis inten-
ton to bring in a bill to provide for the annoxa-
alton ofTexas-the same bill introduced by him
at the last session.
HoUsE.--A bill was introduced and twice read
authorising the President to expose for sale the
reserved lead mines in Illinois.
Mr.. Adams presented sundry petitions. A
mong them was one praying a correction of the
errors ofthe sixth census relative to the number
~ofinsane colored people in the several states, &c.
On his motion the petition was referred TO Sc
lect committee of nine. A motion TO print was
made and rejected by laying the motion on the
table.
Mr.. Adams next presented a petition from N.
Y. city, praying the abolition Of slavery in the
District of Columbia.
Mr.. Black objected to the reception of it.
Mr.. Brown moved to;lay the question of recep-
ton on the table. A division being had, the vote
was-yeas 80, nays 80. So the House refused
TO lay the question on the table. The question
then being on the reception Of the petition, il
was receiVed-yeas lO7, nays 81.
Mr.. Adams then moved a reference 10 the
committee on the District; on which a motion
was made TO lay the petition on the table. II
failed-yeas IS, nays99.--The petition was ther
referred. Some hours were occupied in calling
the yeas and nays on the various motions. This
course was adopted with a view of deciding fol
the session the fate of all petitions Of similar
character. Hence ii appears that the abolition
petitions are to be received aud referred.
The reminder of the day was devoted to the
reception Of petitions. Among them were nu-
merous petitions from Pennsylvania asking an
amendment of the naturalization laws, 50 that for
ejgnors shah be required 10 wait 81 years previ.
Gus to adoption as citizens. From what ! can
learn, this subject will have but little attention al
the present session Texas appears TO be the
a|l.absorbing top:c.
Mr.. Huntington reported a bill relative TO the
appointment of Assistant Postmaster General
1t proposes to transfer the appointing power tc
The Senate.
After the disposal Of some unimportant ITEM:
of business, the House went into committee Q
the whole, and by a vote of SO to 45, took up Mr.
Duncan'S bill "to establish a uniform time fol
holding elections of electors Of President ans
Vice President.
After considerable debate of not very inter
osting character, the bill was, for the present
laid aside.