The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1845-02-21
NM TeXns Riu.

Inc following Is the Texas bill which pas"
sed the House by the aid of Wing votes. II
was copied from the bill reported 10 the Sen
ate by Mr. Foster Of Tennessee, which is
now before the Senate Committee on For
eign relations. The vote gives greater inter-
est TO the subject than before, but changes
the scene of it from the House to the Sem
ate. The bill was introduced into the
House by Mr.. Milton Brown:
Joint Resolution, declaring the terms on
phich Congress WiI admit Teras into
the Union as a State.
Resolped, &c. That Congress doth con-
sent that the Territory properly included,
within and rightfnlIy belonging to the Re-
public Of Texas, may be erected into new
State, to be called the State of Texas, with
arepubIican form ofgovernment, TO be adop>
ted by the people Of said republic BY depu.
ties in convention assembled, with the con-
sent Of the existing government in order that
the same NAV be admitted as one Of the
States Of this Union
Sec. 2 And be e further resOlred, that
the Eo-oss~;rss vUuSUrr or congress is given
upon the following conditions, and with the
following guarantees, TO wit;
/. Said State to be formed, subject tothe
adjustment by this Government of all ques-
lions of boundary that may arise with other
Governments; and the constitution thereof.
with the proper evidence of its adoption by
the people of said Republic of Texas, shall
be transmitted to the President Of the Uni
ted States, 10 be laid before Congress for its
final action, on or before the FIRST day oil
January, 1916.
2. Said State, when admitted into the
Union after ceding TO the United States all
mines, salt lakes springs, and also all public
edifices, Notifications, barracks, ports and
harbors, navy and navy yards, docks, maya
zines, arms, ornaments, and all other prop
erty and means pertaining to the public de.
fence belonging TO said republic of Texas
shall retain all tho public funds, debts, tax
es, and dues of every kind which may be-
long to, or be due or owing said republic;
and shall also retain all the vacant and un.
appropriated lands lying within lis limits, to
be applied TO the payment of the debts and
liabilities ofsaid republic of Texas; and the
residue of said lands, after digchaTging said
debts and liabilities, TO be disposed of as
said State may direct; but in no event are
debts and liabilities to become charge up.
on the Government Of the United States.
3. New States, of convenient size, and
having sufficient population, may hereafter
BY the consent Of said Stale, be formed our
Of The territory thereof, which shall be emit.
lied to admission under the provisions Of the
federal constitution. And such States as
may be formed out of that portion of said
territory lying south Of thirty six degrees
thirty minute north latitude, commonly
known as the Missouri compromise line, shall
be admitted into the Union, with or without
slavery, as the people of each State asking
admission may desire.
And in such State or States, as shall be
formed out Of said territory, north Of said
Missouri compromise line, slsTery or invol.
untary servitude, except for crime, shall be
prohibited.