Richmond palladium., 1845-12-24

-. One and Post Roads, Niles-Roads and
r.,.ls Henncgan-Pensions' tiay"ooo.
80 p.tent Office, ,Cameron-CntingentE Expenses
sec.a.te. Niles-PubIic Buildings. Cameron
.1.:o-- Atberton--R -Retfenchment, Lews-Tcr.
!" Wascou-Engrossed Bills, Chambers.
wv - Chairmen having been elected, tho Senate
~...A.d 10 fill up tho committees when the fol-
;ng two wore completed. and now stand
IN Foreign Rclations--Ailen, Coss, Sewer
A.c. -" F;nancc--Cahoun, Benton, Evnas, Lewis.
Jenssss. d;or,,ed
nnM. Douglass, introduced a prcn mble
"a tho following resolutions:
50 . \. .c.olyed &c. That !ho stntc OF Texas
III. onc. and is hereby declared 10 be ono, Of
,."Go;,cd States Of America. and admitted into
,ss Union on an equal footing with the original
.,o,es in all respects whatsoever.
BE il further resolved, That until the repre-
..rtr,on in Congress shall be nppor,ioncd accord
;n,,o an actnai enumeration of the inhabitants OF
.se e United States, the state Of Texas shall be
.ct;ted 70 choose TWO representatives,.
The resolutions ware made the order OF tho day
for Tuesday tho 10Th
In Senate, Dec. ll.--Nothing Of interest wos
dooo in Sennte to-day, an carly adjournment hav-
INC ,akcn place in rcspec, to tho memory Of Gen.
Dev~n Of In. to whom n handsome tribute was
raid by his colleague, Mr. Johnson.
subcc,s and in any quantity, vas the order III tho
Honse TODAY. "Reminiscences against tho an
ccxotion of Tcxus, signed by at least forty thous-
and names wcro presented by Mr.. Adams and
o,bcrs They were laid on tho tn bic by vote OF
100 ycs to 60 Onnys--DemOcratsI nn III The affirmative,
WHO'S in tho negative. After tho hour for pet
tions Ind passed, notice was given Of intention to
h,;ov in bill-bv Mr.. Smith. Of lndiann. an np-
,,,oorioti,,n for tho continuation of the Cunher-
land Road--by Mr. Wentworth. for grant Of
lad 10 tho State Of Illinois sufficient TO make up
an amount equal to That granted to ONO; and ais"
nil, 10 ccdo the lands to tho states in which they
respectively lie. So, if he cant get part he will
clutch the whole!
Senate. Dec. I2.--TLo Senate did no, sit to-day,
having adjourned over TO Monday tho 18Th.
House--Aftcr agreeing. that when the House
adjourned it would adj ourn TO Mondy, Mr..
MLroN Brown, Of Tennessee, rose and announc-
I'd in very feeling. appropriate and forclb'c man
ncr tho dcceasc Of his friend and colleague, DR.
pgyToN. after which tho House immediately ad-
journcd.
In Senate, Dec. !5.--Af,cr tho organization Of
Tho Senate, Mr.. CAsS called up his resolutions re-
s,ive to tho present condition Of tho military md
naval defenccs Of tho country. lie made a warm
war speech on ihcm--rcfe. ring 20 the Oregon
question in tho course of it. and characterized
rs ono Of difficulty, wearing threatening and
wnrliko aspect.
Mr.. MANcuM replied to Mr.. C,ss il n worry ami
tied speech. Iie said if tho President mean,
wnr in his message. 10, him say So aud Congress
will take caro- TO put army aud navy IN order.
Mr.. NJ reforrcd to tho 'parcn,lctcal admins
tra,ion'' (thc Tyler gorernmonO which did Mt let
its right hand know what its left hand did. aud
therefore keep, tn, coantrv always III unccr-
,ainty-rccommcnding with ono breath what II
would veto with tho next. lio wanted no more
such administrations. Let Mr. Po,K speak
say what no means and what ho waits, and Con-
gress would then net for itself.
When Mr.. NJ. had concluded
Mr.. ALLEN took the floor q nj advocated tho pas
sag Of tho resolutions with his usual vchemcncc.
Mr.. ARCHER followed, and took the same views
as those Of Mr.. MANGUM.
When VIC had concluded a message was an
nounced from tho President.
a message was received from tho House on tho
suliec, of tho dcceaso Of Mr.. PAXTON. of Tenn.
TO which JARNIGAN made an appropriate response.
Whcrcupon the Senate adjourned.
No election for printer Of tho Senate vet.
Houso.-This morning. soon rs the House
hnd met.
Mr.. ROCKWELL, Of Conn. called up the rcso'u-
tions Of Connecticut against tho admission Of
Texas. Iio moved that tho resolutions DO read.
printed and referred. He made animtcd
speech. characterizng tho action of tho House.
in laying resolutions aud memorials of this kind
the able. dlscour,cous TO tho nigh authori-
itics from which they omanatcd.
Mr.. Boyp, of Kentucky. who had made the mo-
ton previously TO lay such resolutions on the ia
bic, rose and explained his reasons for doing.
and now moved that those offered by Mr.. Rock
WELL DO laid on the ,abic-whch motion was car
ricd.
In Senate Dec. l6.-This morning. Mr.. ALLEN
Of Ohio, rosc and gave notice OF his intention ,o
introduce Tomorrow n resolution for giving notice
to Great Britain that tho treaty for the Joint
r"ncv Of the territory of Oregon must be annul-
led ana "e-ogated.
The order OF tho doy, the resolutions Of Mr..
CASS, were then taken up.
Mr.. Niles. Of Connecticut. nnado speech in
favor Of their adoption, and declared it his
opinion that wc should mako f,ii r-"r> -"';o-s for
hostilites the surest means Of preserving peace
Mr.. CRlTTENpEN. Of Ky, followed in reply to
tho speech Of MIR. CAss. mado yesterday. and
made one of his beautiful and stirring speeches.
Mr.. CAss rejoned, and explained his object in
.ct,O rcSolut1cDs Of oi