Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-02-03
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

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On motion Of Mr. BoxpuRASr, the Senate adjourned.
| HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
| SATURDAY, February lst ls45.
| Va niouon OF Mr. TAYLOR OF L., II resolved that
when the House adjourn to-day. it adjourn ii
| o'clock.
concerning u national interchange Of books, maps &c
which was referred to the Committee on the Library.
bill with amendments, in relation the Annoy School,
was called up aud laid the table, and ordered be
printed.
TEXAS ANNEXATIoN
| Mr.. WTcHER, the part the Select Committee to
whom the resolutions In relation the Of Tex
were referred, reported that the Committee had been
unable to to any and asked that they be
discharged from the further consideration Of subject
which wns agreed 10.
Mr. EDNuSps Of H.. moved to tnke up aud consider the
resolutions in relation 10 the annexation OF Texas.
Mr.. BroADrs at Cul hoped the House would not take
the Texas resolutions but proceed the disposition Of
the unfinished business OF yesterday He said that
necessary promptly and speedily dispatch tho Tax Bill
in order that the commissioners might enter upon the per-
| fJfmnnce Of their duties.
Messrs HAKvE and BowpES hoped that the House would
consider the resolutions day.
Mr.. McRAE OF H. thought the unfinished business Of
yesterday claimed precedence oil Others and desired
| TO know OF the Chair whether he correc,i
Messrs PIrrs, HARvE, PRfsroS. WrcurR, BRoAprs ami
| others, made remarks upon the motion.
Mr. bLRvI moved that the ayes and be called up
on the motion 10 take up which were ordered and
| follows:
| AYEs-Mes.rs. Layne, Harvie Powell, Thompson Of
b, HAYS Miller, Harrison, Flood, Broaddus OF Car Mar
shall OF c.. winfree, Thompson of d.. Wood, Payne.
Street, Brooks, Cursor, Lovet French Leake Parks Me
Phcr.on. Edmunds Of H., S,oval. Blue Ward, Lee Bas
SELL woo;ton, Goodwin. Bowden, Turner OF j. Smith, Da-
Wis o: X. & @, Hawes MAYO. Fianary, Farley, Grubb
Gordon, Blackwell, Banks kidwel, BilupS, Pool Bas-
keryi!l, Wade, Hamilton Of NJ, Preston, Cnbe Taylor Of
y. g.. Watts VERIFY, Middleton, Edgngton, Davis Of o.
L., MPherson OF p, iiiae w'ieher Gay, Hamilton of
r., Anderson, Dey ID .nei Vt y. G Micrae OF r. w.
Siurm. Struiher, Ffaniz Cootas Nartz, C,wan Kane
Dshs sticAiey, Tate. HedgmEn. Der Freeman, New
Ion, PreFy. Stephenson, Funsen GOodson, Rice Fulton
of w and PA
N,E..-Messrs. southa. [speakerl Pitts. Fulton Of A.,
Frazier. Cameron. Campbell, crnggs, Myers, Moseley
Beuhring, Fox. Tolcr. Lacy, Brusdus OF Cu Hob-cn
Garneu. Marshal! o. F., Tyrec. Helms, Winston, MRae
OF H., Towner Wallace, Rumsy, TAYLOR Of L.. Panio,,
Hail. 0'Ferra klIy, Hopper, Oliver Turner of p, Bol
ling, Lanier Cooke, Moore White Minor, Jackson-II
81 the House agreed TO take up and consider.
Mr.. ToLLK and Mr. BowpEx both asked and obtained
leave To Withdraw tie several ndmenis they had offered
ana iien the resolution came from the Senate was he
| fore the House.
The senats's resolution rcsds
Resolved. BIZ the General Assembly or Virg inia That
the nj Texas To the United States should be e
tected with further delay may be necessary for the
accomplishment OF that object, by the constituted sutior
| ties Of the countries.
Mr. Bow understood that Mr.. Wiicher intended 10
move ON amendment and he wished await before he
offered has.
Mr. WTcnsE said tha, his Offering amendmen, would
depend un circumstances At present lie should not
Mr.. Passion hoped the Wings would make no amend
the Senate's resolution. They could
support that resolution. IL referred them
| ed aufhorifies OF the two counties"
Mr.. GooDsoy manifested oppugnaiion 10 the SEN
ac's resolution. without declaring his opposition.
Mr.. WIrcHEE urged the Recommendations Of Mr.
Pruston-ha the Wings should offer amendments to
the Scnaes resolution Let Wings stand sul-if the
other side make any charge would be prepared
| n.
Mr. STovALL thought il be manifest h 1t the Sc
mates resolution ought be modified. Since its passage
The JOINT resolution had passed The House of
iyes, and proper express opinions on that
Mr. EDNuSDs of H.. believed that he could seauesce in
the Senae's resolution and leave Senators put the
proper construction upon it, Agreed," Mr.. Witcher
Mr. LASfEE gave his views against the
o. annexation by Joint resolution OF the Houses of
Congress.
| M. CsorEs called for the ayes and noes.
Mr. JACKSON said he could (beinr tied Off he
hoped the would be TAKEN he called the pre-
vous question lie would have voted with great
~ the negative. The let resolution adopted as fol-
| lows:
Ayes-Messrs. Soutba tSpesker,1 Pits Brown Lsyne
Harvie Powell, Fulton of Augusta, Cameron Thompson Of
BOietour Hays. Miller. Harrison. Flood Moseey Broad
dus Of Caroline Lacy, Marshall Of Charlotte Wjnfres
Broudus OF Culpeper. Thompson Of Dnwiddie, Wood
Garrett, Tyrec. Payne, Helms. Street, Brooks Carson
| Loveti, French. Leake, Parks, 'McPherson OF e. Ed
munds Of Halifax, Stovall Blue, Ward, Basse Goodwin
Bowden. Davis Of X. & O., Halves. Mayo FIansry Far
ley, Blackwell, Banks. kidwe !, Biups Pool Bs.ker
vil Wade Hamilton Of Monroe Preston. Kiby, Cabel
Wnits, VERIFY, Middleton, Oliver, Davis of Orange and
Greene, MePherson of Page, Hincr Boiling Gay, fla
milton Of r., Anderson, Dey, Daniel 81 Prince George
starn, soiher Fron'n, Cooles. Mar, Cowon Kane. De
nison. Shckey, Tate. Sebrel Minor Hedsman billiard
| ton Of w. & P.--es. -"
Nues-Mos.r. Frnzier, Campbell scrugzs Pendl,,on.
Myers, Beuhring, Fox Toler. Hobson, Edmunds of r.
Winston, Lee, McRae OF Henrico. wooon Turner Of j.
TOwner, Smith, Wallace, Ramey, Grubb, Taylor of IT,,
paniou. UFerrall, Taylor Of N. B. Hopper, Turner Of
p Wcher. Lanier. Cooke. Moore, White, Stephen.
son-32
Mr.. GAESrrr voted aye. because he believed such to be
| the wish Of his constituents.
Mr.. Taylor and Mr. Stephenson explained the gr,,upd.
| Of their votes.
Tho ~ resolution Of the Senate requiring the N reso
luton 10 be communicated To Senator'S &c then came
1 up.
Mr.. G"EpoS moved substitute for the I'd resolution Of
| the Senate. - follows:
Thoi the admission Of Texas the conditions and guar
ant. os set forth m the joint resolution passed 10y the House
O Representatives the 25th Jany, 49, and % the
Senate tor s concurrence IN the opinion Of the General
Assembly arc s just and proper, and will be approved by
| the people
Mr. TAYLOR q n. D. called for the reading Of the Joint
resolution passed by the House OF Representatives
Mr WircnR know that the gentlemen the other side
were not content with their propositions; and this fur
'hor amendment did surprise him Mr.. W. said tha this
poposo endorsing tho resolution of the House Of Rep
fcsentsyes, raised novel question in this State IT, OBJ
jeci - TO act upon our Sonaorso require them
themselves OF surrender tber Mr. w. vi-l,ed 10
know -, his political friends, II they prepared for
hit those who seut them hero expected them 10 ,nke
any such ground lie believed that a majority Of tho
people IT Virginia favor II annexation: but tv
wished 1t 10 be effeced without any yiostIon OF the
Consiiuton-sueh would be accomplished BY this
mode Of sctOn. Mr. Wiicher declared that for bimsef
I've opposed 10 the acquisition ut Texas on socoun
% the mode by which 1t YVES proposed and the motives
through which had beer urged. Some Of his objection,
have been modified recently IN degree by the
promise OF tho slavery question, the joint resolution u
the House Of Representatives But st he prcpar
ed for n ne sppesnded great danger and dsquiet the
confcderocy from H. Mr.. W. sgfin sdveried the
Of this II hit ut Senstors, sud he
appealed tho Wings 10 know. whether thoy would aid
their adverssss IN such object But " this amend
carried by small majority here, would II re
ceiyo end ought il receive any respect Washington
Tie thoushth ought not The proposition involved In the
Joint resolution novel 10 the peopsit had been
discussed before aem and they had msde up ~ opinion on