The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-12-18

declaration of war.
The. bill from the House, admitting Texas as a
State into the Union, read twice, and referred
TO the Judiciary committee. Adjourned.
House OF Representatives..
WAsHINGToN, Dec 10, l8i5.
The reading Of the Journal motion, dispensed
with.
Tha special order of the day. being the resolution for
the admission Of Texas into the Union, drew together
great many spectators, large number of whom
ladies' Among others seen in the lodies' gallery was
Mrs Gen. Gaines.
Mr. McCoSsnIL, of Ala, called for the reading Of the
Resolutions Ss,., 1T They were accordingly read;
into the Union.
whereas, the Congress Of the United States by q
consent that the territory properly included within and
rightfuy belonging to the Republic Texas might be
with republican form Of government to be adopted by
the people of said Republic by deputies in convention
assembled with the consent OF the existing government,
in order that the same might be admitted as one of the
States Of the Uuion which consent eff Congress was
given upon certasn conditions specified in the first and
second sections of said joint resolution and whereas
the people of the said Republic of Texas by deputies in
convention assembled with the consent of the existing
government, did adopt Constitution, and erect new
State with republican form Of government and in the
OF the people of Texas and by their authority did
proposals. condition and guarantees contained in said LIST
and I'd sections of said resolutions and whereas the said
Constitution with the proper evidence OF its adoption
by the people OF the Republic OF Texas has been trans
mitted to the President of the United States and laid be-
fore Congress- in conformity to the provisions OF said
Be it resolved by the Senate and House Of Representa-
ves of the United States of America in Congress
bled That the State Of Texas shall be and hereby
declared to be the United States of America and
admitted into the Union equal footing with the orr
ginal States, in all respects whatever.
30 further resolved, That until the representatives
IN Congress shall be apportoned according actual
enums alton Of the inhabitants Of the United tates tho
state of Texas shall be enttleC choose repre-.
sentatives.
Mr. MeCoNsELL called for the previous question,
Mr. DOUGLAS, ofill, hoped the gentleman would with
draw his call for the previous question Cries of No.
no." Previous question: Question:" Don't give
The SPEAKER said that, as the resolutions had been
and third reading
motion made to lay the resolutions on the table
Upon this the yeas and nays were ordered-Yeas 81,
Here Mr.. PErrIr to question Of privilege. The
reading othe journal being dispensed with he had look
had presented appeared the journal Neither of the
city papers had taken notice Of it. While looking
the journal Mr. remarked. in pretty loud tone that
his next motion would be to dispense with of the
reporters of this House II found how sver that the
mistake was IN the gentlemans head and not in the jour-
nal as the latter contained notice of of
tho petition.
the vote the previous question 81 tsiers
carried
The main question was orderej-Yeas los Nays co.
The yeas and nays were also ordered the engross.
ment snd third reading of the resolutions.
Mr. WAsHINGIoS HuSr asked to be excused from
voting and gave his for the request There
no opportunity given for amendment discussion and
no could not vote upon them in this way He was ex
cused. The vote stood-Yeas AL Nays 81.
The question then was the final passage Of the
solutions.
Mr. RooKwELL, of Mass. asked if that question was
The SPEAKER replied afirmatively.
Mr. ROCKWELL, OF Mass, then made very able and
Massachusetts not opposed to the acquisition Of ter
Ttory His eulogy on John @ Adams in referring to his
beautiful He prayed God to spare the life Of his vene
rable colleague till that eye which saw the burning of
Cha'lestown, might behold the multtudes who would
people the territory iarthcst toward the setting sum-
i me ear that heard the Of battle at Bunker Hill
hear the waves beating against shores
The Pacific He concluded with motion recommit
me committee with instruction amend by emitting the
slavery clause from the Constitution Of the State
here the greatest imaginable of disorder pre-
vailed on points raised whether the House could
terain this motion For about hour, twenty
thirty members their feet, with copies of the
rules of the House hand stating points OF order and
parliamentary custom.
The CHAIR ruled that the previous question would
oriug directly to vote on the motion to recommit.
IN appeal was taken from the Chair, but before it
could be put there were ten twelve motions ad
the Chair was sustained, by 81 to II.
soon AFTER however. motion was made to reconsider
the Judgment OF the Chair reversed, by vote Of 30
The question being on the passage of the resou
tons, the previous question called
Mr sGHkNcK, Of Ohio asked to BIO excused from
nng, and proceeded to give his reasons lie FIRE.
quently interrupted and finally prohibited from
gNing his reasons. Mr. schenck is well acquainted
with the rules and gave the jori.y a great deal o
The vote was finally taken by yeas and nays on the
passage OF the resolution whom there appeared yeas
fEM.-Messrs. Stephen Adams, Anderson Atkinson,
Baker Barringer Bayly Bedinger, Biggs, James Black
James A. Black, Bowln, Boyd, Brinckerhcff, Brodhead
milton brown, William q. Brown, Burt, Cabel, j. ii.
Campbell, Csthcart, Augustus a. Chapman, Reuben
Chapman; Chase, Chapman, Clarke, Cobb Cooke Collin,
mel, Jefferson Davis, De Mott, Dillingham;, Dobbin
Dockery. Douglass Dromgoole. Dunlap, Ellsworth, Erd
mon faran Fickin, Foster Fries Garvin Gentry Giles
Goodyear, Gordon, Graham, Order, Grover, Hsmlin
Houston T. W HUBBARD Huaserofd Jsos rB Hunt HGS
Hunter Charles lngersoll Jenkins, Jas. X. Johnson
Joseph Johnson Andrew Johnson, Geo W nsfes, sea-
b,rn Jon Thos b. King Lawrence, Leake Leib. Lyon,
L,n%mpkin, Maclay, Mexican Mcclcand, McClernsnd
John Martin, Barclay MsriX, Morris, N rse Mouiton,
Nven' STris, Owen, far1R Payne, psndleton Perrll
bers, Russell, sawteife Seldom A. d. Sims, L. H. sims,
simINon houss Smith, Robt. Smith, stanton Stephens
Thompson Jacob Thompson. Thurman, Tibbatts,
Toombs, rreadway, Trumbo, Wentworth, Wick Will
iisms Wilmot, Woodward, Woodwork, Yancey, Yell,
N.,s-AlsssIs. Abbott, }: Q Adams, Arnold Ashmun
Blanchard Burlington, w. w. Campbell, John G. Chap
Dixon, Ewing, Foot, Gdd,ngs, Grinnsn Hampton, Hsr
per- Herrick, Elias d. Holmes. John w Houston, sam
D. Hubbard Hudson Washing on Hunt Joseph H. Ing Dr..
soil, Daniel King Preston King Lewis, Levin, Nc.
Gaughey, Mcllvaine, Marsh Miller, Pollock Ramsay,
Julius Rockwell ). A. Rockwell, Root Runk, schenck,
seaman, Severance, Truman smith, Albert smith, Caleb
D. smith, Stewart, Strohm, Benjamin Thompson, Tilden
Vance, vinton Wheaton, White, winthrop, Wood,
50 Texas is the twenty eighth State Of tho Union, as
Tar as the vote of the House Is concerned.
!, ~ motion OF Mr. HoPKISs, Of Virginia. tho House
then adjourned
Trial OF q. J.. McNuity.
WAsHIroros, Dec. 10, ls45.
Pursuant to adjournment the case Of &. j. McNulty
indicted for embezzlement Of the public moneys was
tnan &. Ayres, book.keeper of the Bank Of America