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DUNES Resolution fpr lhe Annexation 81 Texas
vas laid on The .abie-ayes q, noes ls. /,
.oIn the fiouse. after he residing . hs prssi-
dents Message On The SUBJECT Of Texas and an
order 70 prsntaad refer ,hs document
Mr.. Adams then asked leave 10 oGerthe sol-
lowing Resolution, which was read fer iaIorma-
ton.
Objections we're made % the recepsioe of ihe
Resolution. Sic Adams novsd 10 sasHssid sae
Rules. The Speaker DECIDED thai the motion
vas nOs 10 dsdsr. bu,, beng appealed ID bs Mr..
white, changed bis aeeislca.
Mr, Adams then presented according To he
Constitution Of the u S. his Resolutions N fill
low. "
Rfsoirsd, T'ha, The power.nf declaring wAf is I
expressly ana exclusively delegated BY Ehyyps /
pie Of this Government 10 the Consreskxot The |
4 Uaned States
Resolved That any siteInttto bring his coun-
Try llsso foreign war, wHhlof wilb5aI Tie coa-
sent f The Ssaaie,sis aaglant ylolalioe 81 The
powers belonging 10 Consfdss. and vIlfteqaire /
OF them aIftheir Constitutional auihofiy TO VIM
Heate their lawful powers,
The yeas AMI nays we've called. upon The me-
zion 70 suspend, and bya parry vote, neatly, me
House refused 40 suspend he Rules, Ayes Is,
noes los.
II ghe coatseztf,the day, the Pfesidqqt of the
'Unnsa ssates sen, III Message, placlf4 IBIS We
TO upon she1 Esslern HdFbor biz, aud hs!appro-
val Of eAAa for The improvement x Western
1 HaTbos.# (See another eolamn,)
| Ths Question was taken, after some debate.
F'Sbsll The bill eass. no,wi,hslandin lhe sbjec.
+ tKon Of The Presidenlsp and vas deciaealn the
fnegaaFe-ayes l044 noes "a, not teos4hnts
So Tie bill was log
4 The Nary Pension bill was passed.
On Ufaatstag, II e he despatch II osbsr bu
siness, he Senate went into Executive sssson
4 u i uRersood that many nominaiionsuf lhe
Presideui were rejected
10 the House, The bill 10 favor Of Mrs. Rteside
twito~ OF the great mail contrac.or) was pass
ed.
l. The House refused 20 act on the postage bills.
On Tsa sday, ie the Senate, Mi. Benioas bill
on the spolect # Texas was disposed esilas no.
ktieed by Inc National lntelligencer. We give
The ayes and nbes on lhel motion 10 law The bill
on the sable
YEAS MessFs Archer, Barrov, BAGS. Ba-
yard, Betrien, choale, Clayton, Crgtenae9 Day
ton, EyaAs Francis, Hannegau, Henderson, Hunt
ingion, iIarnagin, Johusan, Mefrlck, Miller,
Morehead, Pearce, Rofleri Eayes, Simmfhs, Up.
ham, anit Woodbridge 25
II NAYS -Messrs,. Allen, Alchison, AIherton,
|, B4gey, Benton, Buchanan Colqpnl famfe a,
Fulton. Hayward Lewis, McDuale, Md Sem
plef Sturgeon, Tallnadse, TapPan, Walker,
Woodbury., Hfight- 90 {
Il Seven Senaldrs absent--namely Messrs.
Breeze Faster. Hpger' Mangum Phelps, Sewer,
: and Whe
I 10 TIE House, much debate occurreslson an
appeal from4he Speakers decision, IN lefe4ence
:. to motion to reconsider The vote taken en the
. Eastern Hatbof Bill. The dtcsion was sustain
$ ed, thar The motion was oul-of ordet-ayss 81
; noes s.
4 TheNssy Appropriation bin was passed.
on ffidag, IN the Senate. the Navy fansior
eiliilom th.s House was passed, without snsnd
mept n .IS
IS SONG discussion too# place on The 6I d, max
r choice Of President AMI Vice President 50 on.
a day throughout The .union.
d Mr. Besriep explained and defended be a
y meedrheHs of the Judiciary COMMITTED phcl
4 proRidsa that the law should not ak4 eiTec
2. unul after the next election The eject Vi pass
ne ing the bllf without the amendment would be /
20 require mahyof the Legislatures 10 asstiisele.
OF gEeat-expense TO the State Goveramehts
u The tilr Was eventually laid on ihe4lAbIe-
ID ayes &c, nees 25
Fl The Naval appropriation Bill was next brOugt
befSre the Senate upon amendments nloqed b
:, the Naval committee The Senate disagree
n VIII The House as to the entire aboltioh of Ii
b sPiFil Ration, ana by vote e "a 10 6 fejecte
of the amendment Of Mr. Hale. As he lap no,
n .staEfds lhe sailor may commute for bis Rfos"
The Senate also disagreed with The Iisa,e, a
y to corporal punishment, and thus preseAsd ID
:, law as IFS The bill was sent 10 ;haH IIou:
70 wfhlhe amendments,
IA AgfeaI number Of other bills were Bed
II laythe House, The Iodian appropriate b
4 was amended and sent 10 the Senate. II
Y, Abla> was passed making The TerAafy Q
le lowe State.
y Oh ,satrra(ay the Senate mefat 10 cocks, 81
! Mr., Benton introduced a joint resoluAoh, III
= purpose Of which he explained al somes.sngtl
prescribing new modelof election foI Pres
+ dent and Vice President. f +
vi Tsrds 10 the last
ell MI. Benton's bill for annexing Texts. wa
4 called up and read, and
Mi. McDnfie rose and addressed the sd6ste /
oil reply 70 The speech from The Senator froIpsMi.
be sour. He thanked The Senate, and prIHsse
Of his sense Of private obgationss and prdcSede
4 to discharge, he said, public dGy Haaean
i TO condne himself to a reply to The senatd 5for
oil Missouri who had introduced bin lolehne
n Texas, ana,strange 10 say. had confSsdIfs,l hi
70 support 81 The bill to an attack upon The fsanc
q Treaty Why was this-did the ghos.EsSarn
l. him moFe than the living objecl, lie rstxNe
" to Tie term "NeoPhytesn as used by lMtsgeh
ton, in application to those who differed gror
b. him IN reference TO The Treaty, as ofIkssiye
9 though Rfgtably, uotso meant He ynaicate
. the Presidents conduct in sending the Treasy i
the ether House, and said there coaldste n
I'd more solemn form Of urging about the sbsera
te lion cfl Texas Than BY in; resolution kaasia
Congress, aad receiving The sanction of iAs Pre-
siden'. Referring TO a ffmer position III
Senator frem Missouri, assssoliiary and Zone,
he aseed where he now was in respect 10 tas D,