New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-01-16
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
TIE RgronrER OF THE \. Y. TRIBUNE.

WAsuly51os jan "A, lsI5.
House OF REraEsgsTArivEs.-ar. PRATT OF
New rli offered Resolution calling upon the
Secretary Of State for Information relative 10 tfa
amount OF Texas Debt-amouat OF Bonds OF
Scrip issu-d-thc present market prcs OF such
Scrip in this County and Enrope-yalue OF
Texas Imports and Exports during lc43-le44-
he amount OF Revenue and Expenses OF colec-
tiou-the PopaIa ion, Free and slavs-quani!iy
Of Land coTe;ed by gravts from present ana ior-
mer Governments-quantityo OF god ana sfsole
Lands remaining ungranted, &c. &c. Resoiu-
ten passed.
Mr. ATKINSON made made complaints about
the delay in publishing the Presidents 'iesssse
! and accompanying documents. Hall the session
!;ad nov pissed and vet these important D9cu-
ments mad nor 5sen laid b:fyrc the members
Mr KENNEDY Ct Maryland otf-red 4 Rssolu-
ion providing Tor the filing Of vaeaoci.s' coca
stoned by the dea:h - resignation Of Trustees
appointed undc. the Bankrupt Law. Passed.
On niotion o. Mr. HAMaErT, the House vent
into Committee of the Waole on the State OF the
Union in continuation Of the debate or the An
nexaion of Texss
Mr. HOLMES Of South Carol.oa oaadc speech
II favor of Annexation. Tex must be annexed
nor or never. lie went at length into the proof
| Of rho advantages 10 nc derived from Annexation.
The Ncr.h wuu!d be benefited, particularly the
shipping intcrcs. and CONNIE. &C. lie referred
wiih cutting severity to Gov. Wrigdt's Message,
and read ann I lecture for om!ttiag 10 mention
T,xs. lie complained of want OF generosity
from the North TO the South. They tthe North
| were to leap oyfr the Rocky Mountains forming
one Free state after another, I'LL tiaally they
bathcd their weary LIMBS in TIE quiet waters Of
the Pacific; bur whenever Inc South proposed 10
~, e nsw State uto The Union, we have an cut
cry made ABOUT the Institutions Of TIC South.
A;r. moRsg of Louisiana here made an czpana-
ten relative to report OF his speech Of Saturday,
in the New York Herald, in which he is repre-
scented a. saving that the slaves of the South
were better fed, better co.acd, and moe inteili-
gent, than the operatives Of the North" His re.
mark was that the slaves were better fed, better
clothed, and worked less, than the operatives OF
Europe. Had he obt2ilcd len minutes more, he
Would have proued that hey were more intelll-
gent Than onehaif the free white operatives.
Mr. ~. ]. BRowN Of Indiana then took the
floor, and made 4 speech On almost every thing
which he had ever discussed On The stump IN the
West.
Fir GARktTr DAVIS, Of kentucky, spoke in
opposition 10 the measures now bctJre the House
for Annexation. lie reviewed the compromises
Of The Constitution, and pointed out the things
belonging 10 The ,!y-msking power. Texas
wouId be committing suicide by anuexng her
self 10 US. We could not annex our Country 10
a1v other. He discussed the power 10 acniit
new Statcs. Ii we take Texas in by these rcso-
luliQns, we render tiis Treaty making power null
and yod He was opposed TO all violations of
thesConstituton. Mr.. D s speech was able and
argumentaiiyc, and WAS lsteaed to with great
attention.
Mr., BowLlN, of Missouri, thea obtained Inc
floor, and the ComLsittee rcso.
The House thea adjourned.
10 SENATE, communications weIe received
from the Secretary OF the Treasury relative 10 the
receipts ard expenditures of the customs II No
vcmbcr and December last. Also q statement OF
expenses from the War Department.
fir. PHEirs presented petition iiom Vermont
against the Annexation Of Texas.
lir. DIcKMsoN reported bill relating to ffos
in cases of Bankruptcy.
After some other business Ola more private ma
ture, MIR. HAYWOOD, OF North Carolina, introGu
ced his bin for tn, Annexation of Texas. HIS bill
divides tire Territory isto Free aud Slave States
by tie thirty fourth degre Of North latitude.
Mr. MoaEHEAp, OF Kentucky, made an elo
quent speech OF an hour III opposition 10 these
schemes of Annexation, in which ne discussed
the constitutional point with grea, ability
i1r. SEWER also made some remarks. The bill
was referred 10 the Commitec on Foreign : fairs.
1lr. MGaEIcK Introduced q resolution cliing
upon the Post Master General fur information
whether any, and what, laws were necessary 10
prevent The private transportation Of mailable
matter. Passed. The Senate adjourned.