Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser., 1844-12-28

9th, the various standing committees were
BY the Speaker. The commits
Ice on Territories is made up Of the fol-
Lowing ge,,tl, men, viz: Messrs. A. V.
Brown, OF Tennessee, Duncan Of Ohio,
Gog iaof Virginia, Daniel of-N. C. Payne
Of Alabama, Tyler Of N. " Wentworth
81 ll!iaois, Black Of Georgia, and Pollock
Of Pcnn'a. Mr.. c. ]. Ineersoll is ag.in
placed at the Etad Of tie cammitt,c on For
eign Relations; Mr.. Milky al .ha, Of the
committee of Ways and Means; Mr.. Sam-e
ders, Of &C. al the head Of the Judiciary
and Mr.. J. w. Davis, OF Indi-
ana, is chairman Of the committee on Public
Lands. s
Ii the Senate. on the same day, the COM
mittees was also announced. Mr.. Tappan
presented the constitution Of Iowa, and
moved that 5000 ira copies be printed.
The motion was agreed to, and tie cons,i-
tuition was referred to the committee en- the
Juticiary.
On the 10th, in the Hause, Mr.. Huge
introduced bill directing the President
to cause the reserved lead mines in the
State o. Illinois aud Territories os Wiscon-
sin and Iowa to be e posed 10 public sale.
In the Senate, on the same cay, Mr..
M'Duilie, agreeably TO notice given, intro
ducel a joint resolution Er amexi"g Tex
as To the United States. TLis resolution
provides for anne alton upon the same
terms as the treaty rejected at The last ses-
sion Of Congress, which treaty it recites.
Tie subject was referred TO the committee
on Foreign Relations.
In the House OF Representatives, on thc
llth, Mr.. DopgLss, Of Illinois, ga, e notice
Of lis intention to introduce ILL 10 estab-
lish the Territory Of Nebraska. TIE To-
caliay Of the proposed Territory would lie
so,ilh OF the Missouri river and west of the
Missouri State line, and would extend 10
Tie base Of tie Rocky Mountains. The
Secretary Of War, in his report, warmly
urges the organization Of this ,ensive
and valuable district Of country into sep
rate Territory; and assigns, as his chief
reason for doirg SO, the protection and adj
.ilional security which wonld be given 10
| emigran,s To Oregon by the adoption Of
,uch a step. Within tie limits q the pro-
losed Territory would be i"eastsed 'ihe
cxireme head OF ma. igation If tie Arkan-
...s, all the good lines Of communication
,iih Ca,if.rnia, the read from o'T f.o,ai T
. lie Mexican boundary and Santa Fe,
md also an excellent and mare direct PASS
d Oregon, discoverei By recent explera-
ion, about one hundred and tic y nj es
ouhward Of the great South Pass" Mr..
Houston. Of Alabama, called mp the i'll in
reduced Ly him al tie last session, far the
graduation and reduction Of the price Df
t t public lands, and scmc discussion took
p!: ce in reference 10 tie features Of the
il. Iowa is deeply interested in tie pas
sage of ills bill into law, as is tie West
generally; and bnt fer the peculiar organ
za,ion Of the Senate we should feel greatly
encouraged TO anticipate favorable result
I the present session. Wien, how. yer,
l = ...ssH 4t, I'll
ure las TO encounter the united opposition
Of tie Wigs, who, as party, seek 10
squander the land fund amo' & the States,
it is considered that the old States, fearful
"f the effect Which IFS adoption would have
in drawing off their population, will mostly
continue, as heretofore, to oppose it, but
little ground remains for saneuine hope a,
present. But the time is close 1t hand
when our citizens will be permitted to par
take Of the benefits Of tlis just and eqni.a.
bic scheme Of policy. The Wig rule in
the Senate is drawing to close, and .
President who in all the official stations he
has ever occupied has shown himself 10 bs
the friend OF the West and its h rdy SET.
tiers is about a>suMi g the management o
the ship Of State. The graduation princi
! pie, we think it may be predicted with III,
utmost safety, will be adopted as part o
!. the established policy Of the governmen
Ibef re the close Of Mr.. Folks administra
ition.
. Mr.. Benton, on the same day, introduc
, ed into the Senate Till to provide for III,
. snne alton Of Texas 10 the United States
: 1t is, we believe, the same, or nearly III,
: same Lill submitted BY him a, the last ses
: sion of Congress, and provides
!, l. The boundary Of the territory annex
/. ed 10 be in the desert prairie west OF III,
! Nueces, and along the highlands a,,s
mountain heights wl.ici, divide the water,
Of the Mississippi from the waters al III
Rio del Norte, and to latitude forty-tw,
. degrees north. s1 s
{ II. The people Of Texas by a legisa,iv.
, act which shows the will otthe m.jority
I 10 express their assent to said annexation
: Ill. A tate, to be called .fhe Nnfe
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