Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-01-17
on motion BY Mr.. MERRICK, ii was

ment oil private express now running uel"ce
New York and New Orleans for the transports
lion OF mailable mailer, and whether, under eS
existing laws, the Post Office Department hav
the power of correcting this evil, and II no autnt
rily for The correction of said evil now exist
that he further communicate TO the Senate III
views as 10 the proper legislative provisions
| he made upon the subject.
RENEWAL or WIDOWS PENSIONS.
Senate bill, No. 40, came up for consideration
which provides for the renewal for hive years lon
ger OF certain pensions to widows, whose nus
bands died in the service OF the United State
prior to the year 1887.
Mr.. CHOATE moved 10 amend the bill in III
sth line, BY adding the words cor OF disease con
tracted."
MIR. BAYARD further amended, by substiiu
ting the words "in consequence" and in or. pl
reason OF disease contracted"
Mr.. SEWER asked if this was the same bil
which il was now intended 10 revive, that was re
pealed few years ago.
MIR. BAYARD said il was 10 renew the pen
sions of widows who were in The receipt OF pen
sions prior TO 1887, whose husbands died OF dis
eases contracted in the United States service.
Mr.. SEWER should like to hear from The Sc
nator from Delaware what amount OF money III
supposed il 10 be necessary 10 meet these pensions
L..
might be. as he could not say how many OF those
widows were now living or married, bui he dc
not think il would amount 10 more than between
so 600 and 100000
Mr.. HENDERSON said he would vote against
the amendment, as he was determined To g
against the bill itself for he conceived il TO be on
OF that class which is calculated TO do great
deal of injustice. He did not object 10 relieve
persons whose husbands were injured IN the
service OF the United States, but he believed tina
by passing n bill of this kind, we would be dong
what no other Government on earth had ever
done. We have not vet arrived at that tilnt
when we are 10 extend this system 10 every spe
cies Of dying
Mr.. HENDERSON called for the yeas and
nays, which We're ordered.
The bill was then ordered 10 be ensrossed
and read third time-ycas 81, nays IL as inl
lows:
IEAs-Messrs. Atchison, Bagby, Barrow
Bales, Bayard, Berren, Buchanan, Choale,
Dickinson, Evans, Fairfield Foster OF \. T..
Foster OF Tennessee, Francis, flanagan, HUI
ger, Huntington, Jarnagin, Johnson, Merrck,
Miller, Morehead, Niles, Pearce, Phelps, Por-
ter, Rives, Simmons, Sturgeon, Upham and
Woodbridge-3l
NaYs-Me>srs. Allen, Archer, Ashley Alher-
ton, Breese, Clayton, Haywood, Henderson, Sem
ple,iSevief, Iappan and Woodbury-H.
ANNEXATION or TEXAS
Mr. HAYWOOD, pursuant 10 notice hereto
fore given, asked and obtained leave 10 introduce
the following bill, which was read by lis title
twice with view 10 reference:
Bill 10 provide for The annexation Of Texas 10 the
United States, and to restore the ancient limits
Of the Republic.
Be IL enacted, Gu tic .Stnatc0nd Hou!e Of Repre-
sntatires Of The United States Of Ame7ico, IN Con-
,gycsS oSSemblcd That from and Immediately after
The date OF the final adoption OF The compact
which shall be made by the supreme authorizes
ol the United States, and The supreme authorities
OF The Republic OF Texas for ceding and annex
ing The territories of The SAID last mentioned Re
public unto the United States OF America; the
ordinance passed on the 18th JULY, 1S1, and en-
titled can ordinance Tor the government Of the
territory Of the United States Northwest of the
river Ohio shall be, and it is hereby extended
over, applied To- and re.annexed, "a 10 the whole
OF the territory which shall be cedcd or annexed
as aforesaid; and il shall be the duty of the Pre-
sidcnt OF the United States 10 execute the same
in each of The districts created therein according
10 the Constitution and laws of the United States
And the said ordinance mutdtLs mutundis shall
be and remain as articles Of compact between
the u. States and the people thereof and of the
said territory, 10 be celed and annexed as aiore-
said, and OF each district thereof, and The people
OF The said territory and districts nnallerablc I'M
less by common consent, as The same was here
totore declared to be the articles OF compact be
tween the United States and the people thereof,
and the said Northwest territory and The people
thereof; subject, however 10 the following condl-
lions, alterations, limitations and restrictions 10
be engrailed in the said compact OF annexation
and ccssion according 10 their substance, rs the
said compact may hereafter be formed and adopt
cd by the supreme authorities OF the u. States and
the Republic Of Texas, 10 wit:
Frs. The said compact Of ccssUa and annex
alton, when made as Aforesaid, 10 provide for
making all the territories ceded and annexed 10
the United States, subject 10 the Constitution OF
the United States; and 10 such alterations as shall
be lawfully made therein. and 10 all the acts ana
ordinances of the United States in Congress as
sembcd, contormable To the said Constitution now
in force or to be hereafter enacted.
Second. The said compact OF ceSSion and an
nexaIion, when made, 10 provide further for the
division Of said territory into two parts or dis
tricts, BY line 10 be ayr, ID for, and running as
near as may he from East 10 West along the 3illl
degree of North latitude; and all the territory "
ing on The South Of said line shall be one terri
tory, 10 be known and called by the name OF "The
Southern Territory of the United States :" and
all the territory lying on the North OF said line
shall be added 10 the whole Of The lands belonging
TO the United States adjoining the said upper and
Northern part OF Texas, and which are South
of the AID degree of North latitude, and these 10
I've another territory, to be known and called by
The name of 1.-THE Territory of Nebraska y
Proridcd, That nothing herein contained shall be
50 construed as 10 impair, annu or in any man
ner TO Interfere with the rights OF Indians, or the
existing obligations OF the u. States to any Indian
Tribe whatsoever.
Third. The said compact Of cession and an
nexalion, when made as aforesaid 10 provide fur
Their for the future formation in said territories OF
al least two States, and il more than Two, then o
four States, and il more than four, then of six
States, 10 be hereafter admitted into the United
States Of America. But one-halt of the number
Of States 10 be formed, shall be situate in the
said Territory Of Nebraska, and the other half OF
the number OF said States so 10 be formed 10 be
situate in the said Southern Territory Of the U
States.
Fourth. The said compact Of ccssion and an.
nexatlon, when made as Aforesaid, 10 provide
further. that the Slh section of the act passed by
the United States in Congress assembled, and ap-
proved 9TH March. 1920 in the following words
commonly called The Missouri compromise lc
vii: "Sec $. And bc IL further cnaeied, That in
all that territory ceded BY France to the United
States, under the name Of Louisiana, which lies
North OF 81 degrees and 30 minutes North latitude
not included within the limits of the State con.
lcmplaled by This acl slavery and involuntary ser
vitudc otherwise than in the punishment ofcrimes
whereof the parties shall have been duly convict
ell, shall be, and is hereby, forever prohibited
Pror'ded ARRAYS, That any person escaping into
the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully
claimed, in any State or Territory Of the United
States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed
and conveyed 10 the person claiming his or her
labor or service aforesaid" shall be in force,
mptatis mufandis, whilst there is territorial 90
vernmcnt over SO much OF the territories to be ce-
ded and annexed 10 the United States as afore-
said, as may be situate in the Territory Of Ne
braska aforesaid, in lieu OF, and as substitute
for, the article in the aforesaid ordinance Of 49,.
entitled "article e. but the said article 9th, and
The said 9Th section ofthe act approved 9th March,
1920, shall neither be imposed upon, or in any
manner be applied TO- the rest Of the territory 10 be
coded and annexed 10 the United States, nor 10
any portion thereof, nor 10 the Territories and
States 10 be formed therein.
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