Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-27
TWENTY.EIGHTH CONGRESS-.
SECOND SESSION.
WASHINGTON. Jan 22d, 1915.
SENATE

me hesolu"ns OF the Obio Legisla'
ture against the annexatiun Of Texas and
in FAVOR OF extending the institutions of
he United S o,es over The Oregon ,erri>
tory were presented BY Mr.. Allen. They
were laid upon the table AID ordered to be
printed.
Mr. Phelps Of w., presented n memo-
rial from Yates c unity, N. Y TASK n G. u
gress 10 provld. Tor IN a,ic HE set, emen,
OF international difficulties between this
and other countries.
The Bill aPpropria,ing 100000 for
the Cumberland Road in Oh,o, and 8 i5O,.
COO Tor Indiana nd tho same sum Tor
Indiana and Illinois W., taken up
MIR. Niles Of Conn, opp ,sed the Bill up
on Constitutional grounds as well rs upon
the ground that the nrasu e wa inpxpedi
eni. The Veto Of Gen. J ckson to- The
May svil Road Bill e,cnted the vrou Ids
oi his objection. The uljert vas aimo,,
as old as the Government, but rs two
wrongs did not make one right, he could
see no good rea. ons in favor OF the mea,
sure upon the ground If precedent lf
The subject was not stopped here the Road
would go on to Oregon, und Congress
would be called upon 10 support il Ivy large
national appropriations
MIR. White OF la defended the Bill. lie
regarded il as niue h too late IN the day 10
oppose the b'llup n constitutional grounds,
am rs for the claims upon cq..ity, the
Road having been commenced, the pro.
priety OF concluding the Road could not
well be denied
The Bill was then passed, ayes 25,
noes IA.
The Massachusetts, Militia Claim Bill
was then passed by yeas aud nays-25 To
IL.
A Bill was then taken up granting S25,-
600 10 Joshua Shaw The inventor Of Per.
cussion Caps. The Bill was d. Tended by
Messrs. Bu' h ,nan an Cri tenden, nd op
posed by Messrs Henderson and Bigby.
motion to recjmmit the Bill with in.
slruclions TO reduce the appropriation TO
8 10000 was made Ivy Mr.. Bagby and re
jectcd. Ayes &c. noes 10.
Mr.. Pearce OF MI. thought the inven-
ton Of Mr.. Shaw was not the one now in
use, but having b"en used by the Govern.
ment i, ought 10 BIO paid fer
a message was eceivcd from the Pres,
idrnt, cJvering an als'ract OF the Chinese
Treaty negotiated Ivy Mr.. Cushing. There
is also message from the Presiden, re-
commenting the appointment Of Com.
mercial Agent 10 reside permanently in
China.
The Senate then took up the private
calendar, and several bills were passed.
Before the adjournment The Smilhsoni- |
an BE ;uest Bill from The Committee OH IN, |
Library was ordered 10 I've engrossed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. |
Mr.. Boyd Of n. Y. substituted a new
plan for the Annexation Of Texas. III
was received by The House yesterday.
and ordered 10 be printed. Ii is bill
which provides tina, SO much Of Texas
as shall not embrace an area larger than |
the largest Stale Of the Union, shall be- |
admitted into The Union, That This |
Slate shall have two Senators nnd Two
Representative until the next census.
That the remaining territory may be- !
admitted into the Union upon terms to
be agreed upon hereafter, bu, that Con.
gress viii not pay the debts of Texas,
and will not take from Texas any
amount of The lands belonging TO her.
That the agreement to admit Texas
shall not bind the United States to pay
her debts, and shall not be conside red as
duplicating the United States la any
way Us to the institution Of Slavery.
The plan having beeo read, The House |
was thrown into con fusion
Mr. Payne of Ala. among many others,
sprung TO the floor 10 oppose the intro
duction Of the Bill but he was told il
was too late. A motion was ,hen made
10 10y the Bill upon the tnble and wilh>
drawn. The Bill was then before the
House upon its merits.
Mr. Houston Of Ala. hoped the Bill
would be received ard referred. He
was opposed to very feature OF It, but
ihought it but fair that The Bill should
take the course Of others
MIR Payne took the floor much excited.
and said he demanded To know. and his
constituents demanded to know what
Congress designed IN regard TO the
Institution Of Slavery. All the legisla
ton we had had upon this subject was
agains! Slavery, aud the South desifod
TO know il there was to b. more or it.
lie demanded to know II this legislation
this new Till against Slavery. was no,
IN reference 10 future events. His con
silucnts wanted 10 know what these fu
ture events were. Did they look 70
making President would not sa
so. though others had said il.
AS for the Bill before the House, his
colleague said he opposed it altogether
il he did so, he lhnugal tho proper way
was to vote against its second reading
as he intended TO do. For the PROPOSE
ton before The House he would no vote,
even Il his constituents were to instruct
him 10 do so. lie would first resign md
60 home.
NJ Saunders oil N 6 followed Mr.
Payne.
lie, loo. was opposed TO every p1ri
and parce! Of the BILL before the House,
but then il was fair that the Bill reports
cd should take the course ofolhers.