American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-01-16
SALES AT TuE BALTIMORE. STOCK BOARD
Reported for the American Republican,
lSIiI CONGR ESS--SECOND SESSION.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 10, lS45.
sen ATE.

scented to have said that he was in favor of an
neXing Texas whenever it could be done con-
stitutionally. This was a mistake; he had
made no such declaration.
MIR. Barrow presented memorial from sur
gcons and assistant surgeons in the navy, ask
ing for rank.
Mr.. Dayton presented memorial from Phil
adelphia praying that Texas may be rejected
as Il s'ivcholding territory.
Mr.. Buchanan presented memorial from
citizens Of the commonwealth of Pennsylva-
MIA, asking that the Naturalization Laws shall
be SO amended as to require u residence of Il
years to cntitle foreigners to the rights of Citi-
zenship
Mr.. Allen presented series of resolutions
adopted by meeting OF citizens in Fairfield
county, Ohio, in reference to Oregon, and pre-
faced their introduction with some remarks,
complaining of the delay in the negotiation
lie asked if any reply had been made TO the
call upon the President? if not incompatible
with the public interest, TO communicate the
correspondence between our Government and
Great Britain in reference TO this subject?
The Chair was not aware of any
Mr.. Archer could say there had been none;
but at the same time he informed the Senator
that be had reason to believe that the result of
the negotiation in progress would be transmit
ted to the Senate in few days
Mr. Allen went on with his remarks, and
ended by saying, that if the British Govern
inent was trifling with ours, for the purpose of
gaining by delay, our Government ought not
IN turn to trfe with the American people.
The resolution he presented was to the eff
feet, that we ought to take possession of the
territory within a twelvemonth, and establish
custom houses and forts there, and give to the
settlers a section Of land.
MeSSa in Wrtinu wnra rnanivpl from, tho
President.
A large number of private reports were
made and cOncurTed in by the Senate.
Mr.. Evans, from the finance committee, re-
ported Il bill for the relief of the State of
Michigan, and certain rail road companies
therein.
ga long debate occurred upon 4 bull to give
10 officers in the Revenue service increased
pay, when transferred from this to the Naval
service.
Messrs, Bayard, Huntington, Woodbridge
and Woodbury. enforced lie propriety of the |
bill, and Messrs. Dayton, Buchanan and Crit
tenden objected to it, as retrospective and par
tial. 1t was finally rejected by 25 to Is.
bill for the relief of Asa Andrews was
passed by vote of % to II.
The bill concerning French Spoliations was
postponed until Tuesday next, at the instance
Of Mr.. Choate.
Mr.. Pearce called up the bill giving the as
sent of Congress to legislative act of Vir-
giuia concerning the Chesape ake & Ohio Ca
nal. The bill was ver',"''.-
---~ny amended, and Or
iered to cngTossneht,
The Senate passed into executive session,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MIR, Smith, of Ia, submitted a resolution that
the Cumberland road bill should be made the
order of the day for Monday next. On the mo-
ton to suspend the rules to get in this resolu-
ton, the voteNyas ayes 60, nays 50.
a resolutionwas adopted calhnllpon the
Secretaries of War and the Treasury to COM
municate the amount of claims of the State of
Georgia, against the U. States, and the man
ner in which sum heretofore appropriated for |
their payment hos been pursed.
Teras again. Mr.. Burke, of N. H., offered
q bill which he has Matched for annexation. 1t
provides that the people of Texas adopt a re-
publican form of government, and that Con-
gress ratfy the constitution Of the Texans, and
take them in before the LIST Jan'y. Slavery to-
exist or not, as the people there may deter
mine. The Texas debt not TO be assumed by
this government. Objection was made to the
reception of the bill, and a suspension of the
rules was ordered by Il vote of % to 80.
The bill was read and referred to the conf
inittee of the whole, the receptacle Of all the
plans and schemes.
The House then went into committee Of the
whole.
Mr.. Bowln, of Mo spoke his hour in favor
OF Texas.
Mr.. Hardin, of Ill.,, followed on the other
side, and dilated freely upon the curse of
slavery.
MIR. Severance, of Me-, addressed the COM
rnttee in a speech against annexation and sla-
very, which showed great research into the
subject.
When Mr.. s. concluded, Gas it was the pro-
per hour for rising,) about twenty members
iumped 10 the floor, and kept exact time in the
cry ofsMr Chairman" The happy man was
MIR. Hammitt, and he has all night to prepare, |
and a fresh start in the morning, in the Texas
chase.
Mr.. Cave Johnson moved an adjournment.
Mr.. Adams begged Mr.. g. to withdraw the
motion for ad journment, that Inc might submit
the following resolution, viz:
Resolved, That the President Of the United
States inform this House the metes and bounds
aud latitude and longitude within which are
incIl!el the territory of Texas, as recognised
by the inhabitants of Texas, and over which
their authority is extended.
The motion for adjournment was pressed
anew, aud after considerable backing and fill
ing, las the nautical phrase is) the House di-
vided on tn, motion, and it was carried by a
vote Of 40 to SO.
P.S. 1t is not altogether inappropriate to
NV duties to inform you of Tumored defaca-
zion in the contingent fund Of the House OF Re-
representatives.. The Cle:k Of the House has