The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-01-14
TUESDAY, January Ia, ls45.

TUESDAY, January Ia, lS45.
INFORMATION IN RELATION TO TEXAS
MR.. PRATT Submitted the following resolution,
which ~as adopted, viz
Rssolpsd That The Secretary Of State be directed
TO communicate 10 this House such information ar he
may possess, be able TO procure, of the whole
amount of the debt OF Texas the amount for which
bonds or script have been ,ssued, and the present
market value Of such SCRIPT bonds ia Texas, m
the United ae-, and IN Europe the amount ~
value of the expors from and the imports into Tex
as Tor the years lSi3 and 1874 with amount Of IL
venue aecruing and collected for Ihe same years
wih the expenditures for the same time. Also, thu
present pop.laion OF Texas, dlsngu In number
between tree and slaves aso the quantity in acres
Of land which u II Is suppossd Is covered lby valid
grants fom the present and former government Of
that country, and the estimated quantity in acres Of
good and arabic land, suitable for eultiva ION which
rmains uDgranted within the undsp uled and &C
lodged hms ofTeIss as the same existed prior u the
year 1884.
MIR CALDWELL withdrew from the files and
presented the petitioa OF Isaiah Haden's heirs also
The petition Of Moses Wright; also the petition of
Benz smin Hsnsford also the petition Of Fielding
Pratt, which were referred TO the appropriate com
mitlee.
Mr. C. M. REED presented the petition Of J. c.
Spencer, Esq, and l6O citizens Of Erie Pennsylya-
MIA, praying Congress TO pass a law reducing the
rates OF postage 20 i've cents all single letters and
double letters IN proportion by weight and not the
number Of pieces OF paper.
BANKRUPT LAW
MIR. KENNEDY, OF Maryland, BY uuanimou, con.
sent, submitted resolution, which was adopted IN
structug the Committee the Judiciary to in0uire
into the eIpediency OF reporting bill authorizing
the appointment Of trustees 10 I'LL vacancies occa-
stoned by death resignation with view TO the sell
lemrut cas under the Han krtnt law
COURTS OF LAW IN LOUISIANA.
On motion Of Mr.. SLlDELL, ii vas resolved that
the Committee on the Judiciary inquire the e1pe
dieney Of amending existing laws as TO adopt in the
courts of the United States ia louisa na the mode
of proceeding IN the courts Of said State I'm ali
cases excepting those OF admiralty jurisdiction and
that they report BY bill or otherwise.
The PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Mr.. ATKINSON said that Il was known that an
early day IN the present session the Housr directed
FIVE thousand or Of the Presidents me.,age and
accompanying documents to be printed for the use OF
the members. Various letters had been sent 10 him
from his district for the purpose of ascertaipng whe
Their the documents bad been published and # NJ
when they would be distributed His object IN rslng
was TO ask when they might expect the papers TO be-
furnished TO the House Oae-balf of the session had
elapsed, and they had not the Presidents mes,
sage and the accompanying documents and he res
peCuully asked Of The person on whom deyolved the
printing OF them To give response 10 the question
To TINS question there was no reply The reason,
however, as the Reporter has been informed why the
message and documents have not been delivered ia
that although the Printers performed their duty long
snce all the maps necessary to accompany the docu.
ments have not been completed by The engrayerl
ANNEXATION OF TEXAS.
On motion of MIR. HAMMErT, the House ,,.
solved itself into Committee OF the Whole on the
state Of the Union, Mr. Hopkins IN the Chair and
resumed the consideration of the resolutions for ihs
annexation OF Texas to the United State.
Mr.. HOLMES contended that this was not sec
uonal, but great national question and 10 this COM
plexo had come at last annex alton or rsirc,oo
now and forever! And on tins he based the promo
sltion, and called 10 IL the attent n, not of a section
nor OF party, but Of every who had in his heart
the love OF union and confederation, viz: Aunexa.
ton or rejection was sal, alton destruction 10 ths
North Atlantic States, to New England and to the
manufacturing community, add he admitted farther.
the inevitable destruction of the South and he sus-
tanned his position by showing the deleterous effect
which would be produced on the productions
and manufactures of the various sections of this
country by Texas remaining independent and N com
mercai league with England, and in possession of
the guarantees promised to her by Lord berdeen on
condition OF her preserving her government separate
from ours Her treaty with Great Britain would
preclude expectations from country TO that re-
public, and under the restrictive policy our entire
Union would be injured to a degree now not 10 be-
determined.
MIR. VIM. J. BROWN was welded to no parr..
ular plan. de was like the young man in his own
native West, with stout and honest principe.
who, when he first sets out IRON his maternal home
gets himself wife. When united to one whose
smile serves the purpose of a rainbow of hone and
promise, he begins to build his cabin and l,y out his
fields, until hrs horn Of plenty is filled to OVERLOOKING
Just so with him he was first for his country aud
next for Texas and, having obtained her all things
else would be added thereto. Let us then have
Texas hrst and hereafter all the details could be set,
tied And as this question decided in the late
election, he called upon gentlemen to obey the will
of The people.
Mr.. GARRET DAVIS would not he dispe,ssd.
on the contrary he would be glad, it Texas could be
annexed without violation OF our Cons,itut and
our neutral rights, and with the general assent of the
people. twas with view TO the d ,tant future that
he should desire the contamination of this m eas ure
The natural capacities Of Texas for the production
OF Cotton and sugar rendered il of INNER se imrort.
ance to the Inhabitants of the United States But
his wish TO see Texas annexed was subordinate 1,
other considerations. His at achment TO the Union
as It existed, rather than endanger It's continuance
led him. nevertheless, to oppose annex alton in every
possible form. He spoke of the question as one Of
power-contending that The gisiature was not. by
the constitution, empowered to acquire foreign tern.
tory, &c And was proceeding in his remarks when
our paper, at three o'clock, was put to press
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