Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1845-02-13
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CONGRESS.
In the Senate, on Monday, Feb. 3, Mr.. Dick.
inson, of N. Y. presented a memorial PRAYING for
the annexation of Canada to the United States.
Mr.. Porter presented similar memorial from
Detroit which he moved to have referred to the
committee on Foreign Relations. Mr. Foster OBJ
posed the memorial, and hoped it would not be
referred.-It was obviously designed to cast con-
tempt upon the Texas scheme. MIR. Porter re-
piled, that there was good reason for doubling
the sincerity of the memorialists.-They had as
great desire for the annexation of Canada as
gentlemen OF the South could have for the an
nexation of Texas. 1t was measure equally
Important to them, and their locality gave them
as much interest in Canada as Southern rentle-
men protested to have in Texas. The question
was farther discussed by Mr. Bagby and others.
Memorials were also presented for the annexa.
ton OF Nova Scotia and New Brunswick Mr..
Johnson presented the resolutions of the Leais-
ature OF Louisiana in favor of annexing Texas.
He expressed himself favorable to the object, but
doubted whether it could be done by Legislative
action. Mr.. Barrow, the other Senator from Lou
lsiana, remarked that he felt called upon TO say
he was opposed to the annexation of Texas. He
regarded 1t as great evil, and would not sane
ton it by his vote in any form. Speaking Incl
dentally of the election in his own State, he said
MIR. Clay had been most villainously cheated out
OF its vote. The investigation of the Legisa-
ture, he said, would prove this. The resolutions
were laid on the table and ordered to be printed
Memorials against the annexation of Texas were
presented from Massachusetts, New York, New
Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Some time was spent
upon the Postage bill, and the Senate got nearly
through it. The bill allows any necessary sum
from the Treasury to sustain the Department un-
der the reduction of postage.
In the House, the bill giving the assent of
Congress to the acts of the Legislatures of Ma
ryland and Virginia in relation 10 the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal was under consideration. The
object of the bill is to enable the Company to
complete the work, upon its own resources
Two millions of dollars are supposed to be suffi-
cieEt for this purpose, and its stock which is now
valueless it is believed would be thus rendered
productive. The U. S. Government being
stockholder, its assent is necessary. The bill, af-
ter considerable opposition, was passed. The
Oregon bill was then taken up and passed--ayes
l40, noes SO.
On Tuesday, in the Senate Mr.. Dix of N. Y.
presented a memorial for the annexation of Ca
NADIA, which was laid upon the table. Mr.. Day.
ton, of NJ. offered resolution calling upon the
President to inform the Senate what official con.
nexion Duff Green has with this government,
and when and by whom he was appointed. MIR.
Evans, as chairman of the Finance committee,
reported the Independent Treasury bill of the
House, with recommendation that it be indefi-
nitely postponed. The Oregon bill from the
House was referred to Select Committee Mr..
Archer, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
reported that the Committee had finished the bu-
siness assigned them, in relation 10 the annexa.
ton of Texas, and were ready to report. The
report closes with the following resolutions
LIST. That the Joint Resolution from the House
for the annexation of Texas be rejected. 2nd
That all other bills, resolutions, memorials, &c.
on the subject, be laid upon the table. The com
mittee consists of Messrs. Archer, Choate, Ber-
rien, Moorehead, and Buchanan. The latter gen.
teman said he was in a minority Of one in the
committee, and that he wished to offer counter
report. MIR. Archer was so unwelI that he i'm.
mediately retired upon making his report.
In the House, the bill to reduce the price of
the Public Lands was under consideration in
committee of the whole. The discussions on the
subject occupied nearly the whole day.
In the Senate, on Wednesday, Mr.. Benton in
troduced, to the surprise of nearly every body, a
new bill for tho annexation of Texas. 1t pro-
yides that new State be formed out of the pre-
sent territory Of Texas, which shall be admitted
on equal footing with the other States of the u
mon, and appropriates 100000 to pay the ex-
penseS Of negotiation by treaty or articles of
agreement between the two governments, to be
submitted by the President for the concurrence of
The two Houses of Congress. MIR. Benton said
ne objected to the Joint Resolution Of the House
because the proposals in the form of iDhexible
law. This he thought was not respectful to Texas,
as an independent nation. He said moreover that
he had not the remotest idea that Texas would
consent to the terms Of the Joint Resolution.
Mr.. Benton was for laying the bill upon the table