American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-01-14
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Reported for the American Republican,
2sth CONGREss--SECON SESSION.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IS, 1915.
SENATE.

2Stil CONGRESS--SECOND SESSION.
WAsHMGToN, Jan. IS, lS45.
SENATE.
A communication was received from the
Treasury Department, in reference to the
"Houmas Grant" The document was order
ed to be printed.
Also, document from the State Depart
ment, showing the changes which have occur
red in the rate Of duties and commercial regu-
lations of foreign counties.
Mr., Archer presented numerous memorials,
praying for reform in the Naturalization Laws
MIR. Foster, of Tenn, presented joint reso-
lutions, authorizing the preliminary steps for
the annexation of Texas. Mr.. F. pretaced
their presentation, by observing that he had
long felt great anxiety upon this subject. What
he had now done, was without consultation
with any member of the Senate, and was the
result of his own reflection. His social feel
ings had always been with Texas-how could
it be otherwise?-he was but man, and with
the feelings of man he could not but remem-
Der that at least one tenth Of the citizens Of
Texas had been citizens of his own noble State.
He had not concluded upon any form in which
this measure could be accomplished, but one
thing he would say, which was, that he never
would consent to the annexation of foreign
territory, unless it can be done on the broad
basis Of our noble constitution. Mr.. F's, reso-
lutions were then read. The chief point is a
requirement of Texas 10 convert herself into
State.
Mr.. Bates presented memorials of sundry
inhabitants of Newton, Mass, demonstrating
against the annexation of Texas. Also, of
Daniel Weed and forty-four others, Of Ipswich,
Mass, praying for the abolition of slavery in
thtctr - nfE Il,nl Lot i
on the table. Mr. Choate, a remonstrance
against the annexation of Texas. MIR. Allen,
the proceedings Of meeting in favor of Ore
gon and Texas.
Mr.. Bayard, according to notice, reported
bill to provide for the establishment of Ma
val School.
Mr.. Woodbury. submitted resolution, that
the Secretary of the Treasury furnish a schc-
dule of articles alluded to in table E Of bis re-
port, together with the nd palorem duties paid
on the same.
A long discussion took place upon the refer
cnce of claim of Miles King, formerly Navy
Agent Without any conclusion upon the
matter, the Senate passed into Executive Ses-
sion, and shortly thereafter adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
After the journal was read, MIR. Kennedy, of
Md, rose to make correction in his reported
speech in the Globe. He did not mean to
charge, as there stated, that Mr.. Belser had
participated in the attempt to have resolutions
of censure passed upon him in Baltimore for
his anti-annexation letter. He attributed the
attempt to few minons of power in Balti-
more, in whose operations Mr.. b., he believed,
had taken no part.
Mr.. Peyton submitted resolution d.
recting the committee on Public Expendi-
lures to ascertain and report the amount
of expenses incurred for printing the proceed
ings of the House in the Dorr case. The mo-
ton to suspend the rules was lost-ayes rs
nays SO.
MIR. Cave Johnson submitted a resolution to
close the Texas debate on Thursday next at
o'clock. A motion was made to lay this reso-
luton on the table, and Mr.. Schenck asked the
yeas and nays, which were ordered, and stood
yeas 1877, nays Sd; so the resolution was laid
on the table.
MIR. Milton Brown offered joint resolutions
concerning Texas similar to those alluded to in
the Senate report above.
Mr.. Hale, Of N. H., rose to offer an amend
ment to these resolutions in the proviso read
by him few days ago for dividing Texas into
equal portions of slaveholding and non-slave-
holding territory. The amendment was ruled
out, and MIR. BIS. resolutions were referred to
the committee of the Whole.
The House then went into Committee ofthe
Whole, and the Texas debate was resumed.
Mr.. llbbetts, OF Kentucky, spoke earnestly,
senslbly, and without any ultra arguments in
favor OF the annexation of Texas.
Mr.. Brinkerhof, of Ohio, spoke next, and
made torcble argument which was listened
to with great attention, against the annexation
of Texas. He dwelt with great bitterness of
feeling upon what he termed the "deep dam
nation of Mr. Van Burens taking off, He
denounced the Texas project as a slavery
scheme, sectional scheme, plan for the aG-
grandizenent of the South at the expense of
the North. He never would vote for Texas
until stipulation was first entered into where
by slavery should be excluded from one half
the territory. He insisted that this condition
was but fair and reasonable. The North had
been tainted with its love for filthy lucre and
its narrow patriotism, by whom'-by the very
men who in their expansive generosity propos-
ed to take the ichote of Texas to themselves
for no Northern freeman would 90 to that re-
gion to dig, and chop, and toll, by the side Of
slaves
Mr.. B. reviewed the diplomacy of the es-
sayist upon slavery, Mr.. Calhoun) and the po-
sition of this "Tyler too'' administration. He
declared that the Democratic candidate for
Governor in Ohio at the late election never
gave his adhesion to the Texas project in any
other form than that proposed by the Senator
from Missouri. He had talked with his con-
stituents ON this subject, and they felt, as he
doubted not all Northern men felt, that this
was Southern question, and slavery cues
ton We Of the North, said Mr.. b., have