Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-06-11
coNGREss-sArrRD.Y's PROCEEDINGS

cONGRESS-SATuRDAY PROCEEDINGS
In The senate, io-day, several memorial
some from Philadelphia relative To 4 change IN
the naturalization law and others from various
other places relative Ia the annexation oiTcXas-
were received Mr. Baghy offered the resolutions
/ of which he had given notice some months back,
in reference 20 the Massachusetts resolutions il-
voking change in The Constitution in iavoroiliee
negro suiilage.) ana Gcclaraioy. - The so!clan
Judgment oithe Senate, thatlhc Constitution oueit
aot 10 be amended, as required by the resolutions
Of The Legislature of Massachusetts. They he
over ior consideration till Monday. The IIou.s
bill making appropriations for the civil and G'i-
Tomato service was read twice, and tcicnei 10
the Commiticeon Finance. The Senate ;hen PIE
ceeded 10 the consideration OF Executive huSuc>,
and. after continuing III secret session TILL .
o'clock. p NJ in debate on the Treaty to anncs
Texas Ia the United States. came Ia \ direct vo'c
on the question Of ratification; and it was dcc.
d~d in the ncgaiivc-ycas rs. nays 81. = follow,
feos-MesSrS. A,chison. Bagby Brcesc Bn.
chanan, colquiit. Fulton, Haywood, Hrnder>or
Huecr. Lewis, McDuiiic. Sempc, Sevier, SU'.
seon, Walker and WoodbuW-IG.
Nam-AlessIS Ahen. Archer. Alherton. Rar.
row, Bates, Bayad B-nton Bcnien Choar
CLAYTON. Cliitenden, Davton Evans FailiirH
Foster. Francis, Huntington, Jarnagin. JohI,>,a.
Mangum, Menick, Miller. Molehead. ME-.
Pcarce Phelps, Porter RiveS, Simmons. Tai.
madge. Tappan, Upham, White, WootIli'gc AM
Wright-.}5
The injunction Of secrecy was then .clno,o3
and the Senate adjourned.
In the HorsE to-day Il motion was mace rs
Mr. Elmer 10 reconsider the vote Of ves;cIday a.
rejecting the bill authorizing the STATE Of llInl>
10 tax the public lands hereafter sold in that STATE
After some discussion, in which Messrs Ems
! Hardin, and others took part tie motion 70. ~
consideration was carried under the operation q
tho previous question Ai,eran Intellectual i!lga
10 lay the bin on the table, the question Wa W
on lis passage. and under the operation oi The r.
yiolls question The Till was rejected. After a''ts
on some private bills. scycrai bills in relate
The District Of Columbia Were taken mp. all
posed of viz: The ill Tor the cnciit II the L a+
ard Institution OF lie city Of Washington ie 81.
10 incorroraicihc Alexandra orphan ~, .gus-
fee school; anG the hill iorrcpaving PcnES. 'sIa
avenue. were Scvc!ally laid on The iallc 1aciaa
torIcparing the count house of AleXandria W.
aier sholt discussion ordered to he clg;o>N'
and then read The third lime and passed l@
10 renew the charter OF the Gig of Na>aI-
was taken up and after Il short discussion s'a
an Intellectual motion Ia lay il on the table. TIC
viouS question was seconded br The flo'N'
the question on ordering the main question 'ft.t
decided in the negative. The bill was laid ove.
tomorrow. The hill 10 regulate a!rt'sts ~ nl''.
process WIS, after discussion. read the tim. ''
and passed Several oihcrGi,;!ict bills Wen %.
sidcrcd and disposed of. The bill ID ain'le
ac granting halt pay 10 certain widows. ana
several acls ami resolutions in relation 10
same and 10 extend the provisions lhrffHi w.
| after being ordered 10 he ebgn sod ir'd iic
time and passed. The bill 10 provide lol IRE
gal authorizations OF claims To lands III Tie ~
of Louisiana. Arkansas, Mississippi AMI Mrs.
RI was taken mp tie question beng On t.h'-
ring in the amendments made III Conl"ltr
The Whole; and. after an ieiicctual n!oon
lay ii ON he table, the House adjoninci
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