Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-02-21
TwBNTY.EIGlITu CONGRESS-.
SECOND SESSION.
WASHINGTON. Feb. II. 1915.

The Senate Chnmb"r was this morn
ing filled with strangers. members o.
congress aud citizens. in the -xpe. t,tion
that Mr., Choa,e OF Mass. would speak,
but Mr. q. yielded the a lor To Mr. Wood
oury, IN order TO give an interchange TO
the discussion and speeches.
MORNING BUSINESS.
MIR Dix presented memorials from
New York against the ann xa,ion OF
Texas and Tor the abortion Of slavery
Mr. dickinson presented memorials
from New York for The annexation OF
Canada and Texas u, the same time.
On motion OF Mr. Lewis, of Ala. the
privilege of seat in the Senate Cham
Der was granted TO EN- Pres den, Lunar
of Texas.
FRENCH SPOLlATlONS
MIR McDulhe called up the Join, Re-
solution lor the settlement Of c aims for
Spollatlons upon our Commerce prior
to 1901.
Mr. McDufhe spoke in opposition to
The Resolution, giving among other rca
sons that It's passage would he IA re flee
ton upon General Washington ami his
administration. Mr. McDufie though,
that The claim Of our Citizens was not
well founded. He ex mined slightly the
action OF Congress upon The suhie :, and
argued from these acts and other histo>
ry that the Government was abso'ye1
from all obligations TO pay these claims.
Mr. McDuffie gave way without CO,
sing his speech.
TEXAS DEBATE.
Mr. Woodbury. renewed the debate up
on the Texas question at ore o'clock
tie was against the motion Of the Com.
mlltee on Foreign Relations for the in .
definite postponement of the Bill from the
house, aud IN favor of the Joint Reso.
la ions Mr. w. commenced his speech
IN high tone OF voice and IN man,
ner which showed great deal of person
al and political feeling
MIR w. repealed the charge Of the meu
sure before the Senate beng an uct of a
high handed majority. Tho friends of
annexation, he claimed, were as good
friends of the Constitution as those who
opposed it.-He complained bitterly of
The hercs opposition which had been
orough TO bear against the proposed an,
nexatlon before the people, and regard.
ed the people as in favor OF it, and labor
cd TO show that they had so decided 1T
The recent election. He was willing TO
concede TIA. the opposite party were hon
est upon this question:; bat while he
granted this to others he claimed as much
Tor himself and friends,
Annexation, in Mr. VS. view, was no
revolutionary measure. but the admission
OF kindred people into our own circle.
II was not like annexing Patagonia or
the Celestial Empire to annex Texas.
because Texas was, as it were, part of
ourselves with similar laws, institutions,
form o. government, &c.
Mr. w. also protested himself TO DO q
little dissatisfied with the Resolutions Of
The House. but he did not like to endan-
ger their passage by amending them.
The Constitutional question he rested
solely upon the ground Of the power TO
admit new States into the Union. lie
considered II sufficient. distinction
was drawn between acquiring territory,
as IN 1903 and 1910. aud annexing a
State from territory as proposed in the
Resolution before the Senate Mr. Jeff.
erson, he thought with Mr. Buchanan.
mu.t have changed his mind upon the
subject. lie denied, too, that there was
any danger from annexation, TO the U
nion.
Mr. Woodbury. quoted the Resolutions
OF the State Of Massachusetts to show that
the spirit Of disunion was there. lie
wished also, he sad, to read from a pa.
per some sentiments which were expires
sed upon this subject of disunion.
Mr. Evans. "What paper?"
Mr. Woodbury.. "The Liberator, edit.
ed by Garrison himself, and the highest
author Iy among those opposed 10 annex
alton"
Mr. Dayton. eve deny all such au
thority"
Mr. Woodbury. then had the hardIhood
TO quote from the "Lberator" what he
desired 10 make the opponents of annex.
alton responsible for. He closed with n
high compliment TO Texas,and her llous
ton and Lamar.
Mr. Cboate took the floor for to-mor.
row. and the Senate, after some private
business, went into Executive session and
soon after adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The following Executive Communica.
lions were laid before the House this
morning The contingent expenses Of
the Treasury;
The answer Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury TO the Resolutions of MIR Ken
nedy OF Md calling for copies of all in
strucllons TO the Collectors in reference
70 me duties on coffee and other articles ;
FROM the War Department in refer
ence 70 the number Of Militia employed
IN the United States.
The House then agreed 10 take up the
Bills upon the Speakers table. The
hrst bill was one from the Senate extend.
ing time in certain cases for receiving
Petitions for Pensions. The House in.
troduced an amendment more favorable
10 The Petitioner than the Bill Of the Sc
nate. The amendment was agreed to.