The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-02-20
thursday, February -.
CONGRESSIONAL

-, senssr. On nc s;h ins,ani, Nj. Arhcr,
a, c,mn;.ee On fa1eisn nrlz.i0nA made :
-.,4 an de jo;E, rusolUli0n Eom 1le Hsuas ..
r..-cu,.li,ss, anl he srseEAi osller resolutions
IL. az lie aane1HliOn a Teas The -
:. !, sv1i..si Dc Joiut Resolution. recommend
a, riolian. ana tlai a hili4 resOluiiOns, me
- sc, touching annexation. which had
-, -s.reI 10 de committee, Be laid On die IA
q. Tse cosrnlitise consists q Meass- Arrher.
,s.,,,,. Berrien, Mcschcsd and Buchanan, al q
,,,,a eOncunod IN The rPor exert the laiirr,
30 sid he uouh reSni . counter report.
r.,u,y thousand copies q tho rePoTt were or-
LII d he pinirl Leaving oui the question q
,asJen-y, DE repon i confined % The cOnssi-
,,';,a.I question, and maintains the exclusive
o.,vOI q Nc treaty msking Department. q Co
,rmnsrt o,a dc entire SUBJECT
On the 5dh, BY tic Indulgence o. The senait,,
n, Deu.on withdrew the bin Cor annexation here
,Srs submitted b him. and insroduced he 81
liANAs NNeNsAeNfEF
BILL 20 rrOsilr for de annexation u Texas
10 the United STATES
Pc Il enacted, &c. Tint Stair, % he formed
a.; 81 i've present Republic Of Texas, with sui,a-
a, e,irnf and boundarics. and with two Repre-
srn,aii,,s IN congroas until the next apporsion-
.eui Of rcprcs. NATION. shall lie admitted into The
In.on. b. yiriIe of this act, on an cqual footing
Win lie existing StIics, a. son As The terms AMI
Conditions a such admission, and the erosion Of
the remaining Texan territory ioi the United Stairs
hall le agreed uron b. the Governments Of Tex
a. aud the United States.
See. ?. And be il further enacted, That The
sum o! one hundred thousand dollars he and tlc
sane is hereby appropriated, 10 dcfray the eN-
prnSrs Of missions and negotiations TO agree upon
lie irnns IL said Admission and cession. either BY
trray 10 lie submitted 10 the Senate. OF BY ari-
clcs 10 lie submitted 10 the Two Houses Of Con-
gEess a. the President may dirccL
The Introduction Of this substitute lthe Intclli.
grncer ohserycs) the honorable mover prrfaccd
with some remarks, in which he enumerated van.
Gus objections 10 the join, resolution Of The House
Of Representatives, and sia,ed clearly, and We may
say ioTcihly. the reasons why he could no, con-
cur in that proposition. Mr.. Riyes also, in the
cOurse pf 4 short debate which arose on a motion
10 refer the substitute to the committee On foreign
a;Tins, very clearly indicated his opinion that The
MEASURE Of annexation was one which could only
be effected by the trcaty-making power.
Aiicr bicf debate, Mr.. Benton's bill was laid
On he table to wait the general discussion Of the
subject, which j. expected % come up next week.
On the 9Th The Post Office I'LL was taken up in
DC Senate and amended in sc,cnl particulars,
and subsequently, passed, by vote Of 80 to IL.
The bill to establish Territorial Government
IN Oregon, has passed the House Of Representa-
lives ly vote Of 40 to 50. II prosijes for Civ
ing years notice TO Grrat Britain, as required
by the existing treaty, and provides further that
.la,e-y shah not eNis, in ihs new Territory. On
rarhing the Senate the bill was referred TO Sc
crt committee.
The bin to reduce and graduate the price Of the
public lands in favor Of settlers and cultiyators,
was, on the 9Th, laid on the table in the House,
b vote Of 1903 To 81. The entire delegation
iiom this state, with the exception of Arlington,
oicd against tho bill