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The Senate transacted but lttlc business Of
an interesting character last week. They sd-
journsd nTef from Thursday ill Monday.
Mi Niles has submitted TO that boil, s.series
Of resoInitonS for the Annexation of Texas, the
PurPort sof which ls. that she De admitted as
a State.3 Qlite number Of specifications
are attached, however.
The SENATE have also had under discussion
the disposition they should make Of the Smith
sonian bsqusst The opinion :, far As express
ed was 10 favor Of i National Library, aud
course Of Lectures, instead OF the Professor
ships opposed BY Mr.. Tsppan.
| Inthe5Houss Of Representatives they have
been engaged in the discussion Of the Texas
question: almost exclusively, during tic past
week
On Tuesday. Mr.. sietsou. Of NJ r, who be-
ing one Of the majority members Of The House,
and 81 the portion OF the party whose position
j. doubtfa Ill uPoa the ri xas question, was listen
ened 70 until bis views we're taken, with vsty i
great Interest. He argued that Texas being On
independent Soreteignty could not be admitted
into the Onion BY the Legislature or in any man
ner except through the treaty ,ms king power
ThsPostion was defended al length and ma in
y intsnswer 70 The views taken BY Nj. Doug
lass or Illinois,
Mr. Yancey, Of Ala, delivered himself Of j
personal speech against Mr. Clingman, Of N. 6.
On Wednesday, Mr.. Dromgoole obtained leave
to bring u new plan for the Annex alton Of
Texas: Theplan proposed ii that BY or On the
Alb Of July next. there shall be- admitted into
the Union State 10 contain - number Of
Thousand sqnare4miles, to be Gated the State Or
Texas, ana ~ JOIN the State of Louisiana, and
Ito have 4 Republican form Of government.
Mr. 3Homgoole said that be copied the SIM
pie acts BY winch The States Of Kentucky and
Vermont were admitted into the Union.
& MIR. Caleb Smith Of Ind. delivered forci.
bic and representative speech against annexa-
ltion.
on Thursday, Mr.. HsnIin, OF Ohio. spslxe /.
gainsi annexation, srgning that there was M
constitutional power u annex Texas 10 The II.
MON and AZ surprised that gentlemen 81 he
Sonthhs Suffered themselves togneru;t such 4
loose Interpretation Of The Constitution as he.
bad seen and heard.
Heiwaslfoiiowed BIZ Messrs Weller and Cary.
bothSadvocaies for annexation
On Friday AIR. Hale, OF n. asked leave TO
present new plan for annexation. II proDos-
ed that The territory az Texas should Be divided
into two paris-7-ln one Of which Slavery and IA.
voluntarily 'servinde should forever be extinct.
except b5 she coossn. of three-fourlhs of lhe
States, and il The other, thai Slavery should re-
main.
motion wss made to suspend The Rules, TO
allow him toIolfer il. but the Hpnse refused. =
This i The only project, Of aIlihsl have been
1pseseHied' which the House has treated So
slightly.
The Te4as question was further discussed BY
NiessFs. semPle and Dean, the former against,
and The latter III its favor
On Saii5sday. John P Kennedy addressed The
Hguse, against annexation.
On MoNdaN iEihe senate Mr. Foster Of Tenn,
Introduced , new plan for annexation.
IN The Hopse. Mr. Brown. Of Tenn. offered
smother sehs ms FOR annexation.
Mi. Brinkerhof, 81 ohiO, Local made 90
srgUmenissive speech against annexation, and
one too. which will have an effect vi'h many
tof that body: