Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-02-13
Tuesday, February II, 1915.
IN SENATE
ANNEXATION or TEXAS.


Mr.. MERRICK said that yesterday morning,
al his instance, the bill for the rcliefof Fuller and
Salimard, was laid over ill This morning He
now moved 10 take up.
Mr.. ARCHER rose and said, that it would be
in The recollection OF the Senate that he had on
former day given notice that he would on this
day ask the attention OF The Senate to the resou-
lion reported from the Committee on Foreign Re-
atons, recommending the rejection oflhe joint
resolution which had been sent from the House
OF Representatives for the annexation OF Texas 10
to the United States. He now rose TO fulfil
that pledge He was himself incapaciiated,
by the effects OF his late n6rm health, from
taking the place which would properly be-
long to him in the discusson-that OF ope-
ming il. He had, however, obai ned from a
friend-anolher member OF the commitlee-the
favor Of taking his place, by whom he had no
doubt, the office would be more worthily dischar-
ged In giving the annuncialion to this day, the
fact had no, occurred 10 him that to- morrow would
have TO be employed in the business Of counting
the votes on the Presidential election. Perhaps
il would be desirable (and il was his opinion that
il would) not 10 have 10 break The continuity OF
the debate as would be the case il il were COM
menced today instead Of Thursday. He would
not himself propose this poslponement though he
thought il would be conducive 10 the convenience
Of the Senate. If the Senate did not concur in
this impression, The debate would now proceed
the Senator from Kentucky Mr.. Moreheadl be-
ing prepared 10 commence il.
Mr. MERRICK remarked, that il the gentle
man desired TO take up the Texas question, he
would not object II seemed 10 him, however,
from the suggestions OF The honorable Senator
[Mr. Archerl that this important discussion
should be continued when once commenced
He, therefore, would prefer the postponement OF
it till Thursday, as The counting of the presi-
denial votes would take place tomorrow. How
ever, if gentlemen desired TO have vote upon
the proposition 10 postpone, he would withdraw
his motion.
Mr.. SEWER called for the yeas and nays up
on the postponement OF the consideration OF this
Texas question.
MIR. MOREHEAD rose for the purpose of an
swering the suggestions made by his friend from
MARYLAND fMr. Merrick] as to whether The men,
Der of the committee upon whom had devolved the
duty ofrepresenting the chairman of the commit
tee in this place. was willing TO proceed in the ar
gument today, or was DESTROYS OF postponing j,
until Thursday next. He would conform himself
10 whatever might be the wish of the Senate in
that respect. II was only on yesterday, abou,
this time in the day, that his friend Mr.. Areher]
informed him that from the state OF his health il
would be impossible Tor him 10 proceed with the
discussion as he had proposed, by discharging the
duty which had been assigned him OF open
ing the debate. He [Mr. Archerl therefore
devolved that duty upon him (Mr. More
head.) II would occur to every member OF
Of the Senate that, in the performance ola duty so
important and responsible as that and so unexpec-
teddy thrown upon him, he was not as well prepared
for the commencement of the discussion as he
could wishto be, either in regard to the question
itself, or TO himself personally. He would there
fore, under these circumstances, without feeling
the slightest possible inclination to postpone un-
necessarily the consideration of this importan,
question one moment, prefer that the subject
should be laid over till Thursday; and be would