The Arkansas banner., 1844-07-24
WSENArE OF THE UNITED STATES.


 Mr. BERHiEw, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following billi whel-syas read,
 and passed to second reading "A For the relief of persons residing withinsthe reputed limits of the States of Arkansas or Louisiana, and beyond the boundary line between the United States and the Republic of Texas, as established by the commis- sioners appointed to ascertain the same.
 Be it eadcted bg the Senafc and House of Representatives. of .4mcrica n .Gongress as- sembled, That 1t shall and may be lawful for any person who, on tle tweniy-first day of May, which was in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty, resided within the reputcd limits of the States of Arr kansas or Louisiana, as tue same were then known and understood, and who, since the demarcation of the boundary line between the United States and the Republic of Texas, by the commissioners of the respective Cow ernlnents, has been found 10 reside Hihint the limits of Texas, to remove within tie limits Of the United States; and to bring with such person, into the United States, all his or her moyeal,le property of every kind and desegip- ton whatever, any law to the contrary not witistanding Propidsd, aleays, That any person desrous of ayaling himself or herself of the provisions tlis act shall present q petition, in writing, to the district judge of the district of Arkansas or Louisiana, as the case may be, setting forth the facts neceseary to entitIe him orher to the benefit of the same, and containing q descriptive list of the pro- perty which he or slie is desirous of bringing with him OF heEinto tbe United States, which petition shall be verified by the oath of the petitioner; and on due proof of the facts therein sci forth, by competent.w witnesses, Go the satisfaction of the said judge.it shall and may be lawful for him, and he is hereby re- quired, to grant to such petiiiohera certificate thereof, and that sucla petitioner has compiled, in all respects with the provisions of .lils act, and is entiAedsto bring into the United States l the property specified and described in the said petition and certificate.
 
 DEFEAT OF THE GERMAN TREATY.
 Our readers arc aware that our Govern inert, after strensfo,is exsrtisns for 15 years, at length succeeded under Mr. Tylef's au- spices in completing Convention will lie German Customs Union, by which the heavy duties on our principal articles of export such as cotton, tobacco, pork, iar', rice, Be. were to be instantly removed.
 The treaty was laid before the Senate seye- ral months as,. ;siiil if, sil paid t, | H, sIss lelssse the adjournment, when J fl was killed by the following Whig vote:
 YgAs-Messrs Archer. Barrow, Bates, Bayarsi, f:erfien. Choase, Clayton Cfiiicl- den, Dayton, Evans, Foster, Francis, Hem dessou. lIuniiugtou- Iarnagiu, Johnson. Man. gum, Merriek, Miller, Morehead, rearce- Phelps. Simmons. Surgeon, fallmadEs. | r. hnu., and Whiie--2f.
 NAsaz-alessrz. Atchison, Atllaston, Bar by Benton, Breess, CplqHiit. Fairfield. Full ton, Haywood. ,IugeF, Lewis. alebuIlie, hliss. siusnpir. sszsiEs, i.Appais, ssasssf, aud wor'El,ufy 4slss .Haai'o'sier