The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1845-02-14
REPREsENTATTVEs.

Oh adjournment.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WASH sroN, Jan. %.
The FIRST business this morning was the
action of the House on resolution submlt>
ted yesterday, that the Secretary Of War fur
DiBh the result of the trial, By Court Mar.
shall. Of Surgeon Nash. The resolution on
motion Of Mr.. Parmenter, was laid on the
table,.
Mr.. Douglas of ILL.,, submitted bill. after
the rules had been suspended for that pur-
pose, for establishing Forts in the proposed
new Territory of Nebraska.
Mr.. Robinson Of N. Y, introduced a bill,
by general consent, for the annexation Of
Texas. The bill provides for the formation
. Of ono slave state, not exceeding 10 size the
largest state in the Union. The rest Of the
Territory TO be disposed Of as Congress shall
hereafter determine, and the debt of Texas
not TO be assumed The bin also provides
that tue proposed new States shall have Sen
ators and Representatives in Congress. The
bill was read
Mr.. Payne objected 10 the reception Of
the bill, but it was too late.
After much confusion and conversation,
Mr.. Stewart, Of Pa, objected TO the second
reading of the bill, which unGer The rules
raised the question Of rejection o. the BILL
The previous question had been several
times moved and withdrawn. Ii was again
demanded, amidst much confusion, and the
vote being taken on secOnding the previous
question, it vas not seconded yeas II, nays
81.
The Speaker then put the question, s. Shall
the bill be rejected % which was determin-
ed in the negative-yeas So, nays 49,
The bill was then read a second time, and
after being ordered to be printed, was re-
feHed 10 the committee Of the whole.
Mr.. Tilden Of Ohio. offered resolutions of
the Legislature OF Ohio, in opposition to an
nexation. Read and referred to the com
mitlee of the whole.
The Honse then resolved itself into a
committee Of lhe whole, aRd Essumed the
Texas debate.
A motion TO adjourn was made, and on
this also the yeas and nays were ovdered,
and stood-yeas46, noes 44-so at half past
the House adjourned
WASHINGTON, Jan. %.
Mr.. Slidell submitted resolution. which
was adopted, requesting the President to
inform the House if any and what officers Of
the U. STATES have been guilty of embez-
cling the public money since August, l84I,
and whether said officers have been crimi-
nally prosecuted for such embezzlemeni,
and II not 10 communicate the reasons.
After some wrangling about the order Of
business, the House went into committee of
the whole and took up the Texas debate.
Nearly an hour was spent in the forego>
ing useless proceedings after which the
committee rose:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81.
On motion Of Mr.. A. v. Brown, of Tenn.
the House resolved itself into Committee
OF the Whole, and took up the bill authors
Izlng the purchase Of 1900 copies of Mr..
Greenhow's work on Oregon, and California
and the Northwest coast of America, at a
sum not exceeding $4,000.
The bill gave rise to a long and tedious
debate, and various amendments were Offer.
ed. On motion, the Committee rose and
reported the bill to the House. and it was
then passed-yeas 100, nays 70.
On motion, the House resolved itself into
Committee Of the whole, and took uD the
bill for the establishment of Territorial
Government in Oregon. After considera.
bic debate. the committee rose, and the
House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %.
Mr.. Burke from the ioint Committee an
the Library, reported the bill establishing
the Smithsonian Institute.
Mr.. McLelland repUrted bill for the
improvement Of certain rivers and harbors.
East and West, which was referred 10 the
Committee Of the Whole.
Mr.. IngeFsoll introduced resolution r.,
questing the President to open corresDon.
dence with the British Government. with
the view Of obtaining the Liberation of he
American prisoners Al. Van Dieman's Land
Mr.. Adams offered resolution calhno
upon the President Of the United States feP
/ copies Of all communications received from
the British Government since le4 relative
70 our title to Che Oregon Territory; also.
copies Of al The correspondence between
the two Governments relative n &c OREGON
Territory, il not incompatible with the plb.
lie interest,
HE previous question was moved. but
Mr.. g. J. IngeFsoll was permitted d MAZE
e statement, which was that negotiations