New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-01-15
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
L. THE REPORTER oy Tux X. :. TRIBUNE.


no Of Saturdays minutes, Mr.. KESsEDr Of Bal
,uoo,e made an explanation relative TO some ms
demonstrations of his speech, on Texas, IN Satur-
DAYS Globe, in that part which referred tc the
v,s,t Of Mr. BELsgR OF Alabama, 10 Baltimore
last summer.
Mr.. PEYro. OF Tennessee, introduced Resolu-
ion. asking for returns Of expenses incurred By
1his House IN printing, sc. on the Rhode Island
Dorr troubles Il beng out OF order, motion
sas made to suspend the Rules for the purpose OF
introducing the Resolution. Upon this the yeas
md nays were callec-yeas -, nays 81. Ihe
Loco Focos seemed TO be afraid 10 let The unre-
cessary expcnsas, which they have aaddied Oh the
Naiioa for this subject, be aid before the people
Mr.. HAmMET Of Mississippi, introduced bliI
Tor The sale OF the two Arabian horses, presented
10 the President by he Imaum OF tIuscat, pfovl-
ding that they be sold bg auction, on The last SAT-
urday Of February. The bill was then read third
and passed.
Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON moved that all debate on
he Texas question, now before the COMMITTEE OF
the Whole. terminate On Monday al O'Clock
Mr. SAMPLE moved 10 lay tue Resolution on
he table. Upon this the yeas and nays were
cai:cd-yeas l27, nays 81. So the motion was
aid on the table.
Mr.. MILTON BRowN, introduced a joint Rsso-
luton for the Annexation Of Texas. Read twice
and referred 10 the Committee OF Tie whole.
Mr.. Hale of New Il AN pshite made another
attenp; to &c. his proposition introduced, which
was refused.
The House ihcn went into Committee OF the
whole on The State Of the Union. Mr. HOPKINS
n The Chair.
Nh. TIDpArrs, having the floor, spoke his
hoer IN favor of Annexation, but wilicr OF tie
;,umoro1s schemes nc advocated did not appear.
lie quoted the example of the Unien bstwcen
England and ireland, to show ti,at the Union be-
tween this country and Texas was not CONTRARY
10 international law. TIE gentleman ought 10
ecoliect that Ireland ana England had been
under the same King for SIX centuries before The
Union in 1909. Ina argument is a peculiarly
important enc Tor li.e whole civilized world Is
now agit4tcd on repeaIing this very act Of union
between England and Ireland, after the lapse OF
nearly 1alf century. Ii similar state OF iee.
Jag is ~ agitate this country union between
his country and Texas we had batter Terrain
from entering into II.
Mr. BElNKggHoFF OF Ohio, then obtained the
floor. lie had hoped that TINS measure would nc
permitted to % over till the next administration
shall have come into power NoLa SINGLE Repre-
sentative on this A or had beer elected TO act Oh
his que ,tioi.
lie rJeuod the idea of oar gong iaio tie
sCpp.rt Of this measure daz1sd Oy the cUlof7 III
..lica we have mad painted the blessings u
Slavery the beauties o: bondage, aud me music
OF chains II was not u love wIth that dead
and buried treaty which had been ga,gln'2ed on
this floor n ali its IL looks and ccntortloos.
lie opp FED the Annexation or account OF tie
deb.s winch it would settle on this country.
Ohio ~as IN dc5t---she would pay tbs debt She
yod!;i also oppose the resumption o. any more.
1t would 90 very well for those who belonged to
Repnd.aling States, fer Il was sud that ticfc
w@s inan 50 independent as PauGef on the
Town. But foc honest me'i, Hho wish 10 pay
lber debts, and arc. already oVorbufdened. 'bey
wait to contract no nora-pafucuIiily sipce
Texas knew neither the amour; Of her debts nor
tie adequacy vi her resources 10 meet hem.
He would oppose every measure for Annexa-
ton Til all her debts were provided for.
Gentlemen talk abUu. expansion OF generosity.
And their generosity was Ia tare the Whole give
us the flea States of the Northl onc-haif oil Inc
territory as territory be kept free oil slavery and
wc may hen agree before that we Will rot agree
10 Annexation. Unless slavery be excluded cur
young men will not go there 10 dig and grub by
the side OF your slaves. Il must come in, If az all
may advocate this lie (Afr. b was a Dutch
man his collea.u e was Yankee, lie MIR. D.
might oppose The interests Of his friends from tie
| Ea.t-might foul his own nest II lie chose-but
ne (tir. b. would oppose the scheme.
Mr.. b. here yielced the floor To Mr.. Dean for
an explanation. Mr.. Dean got so excited in ex-
planning swinging bis arms around him, and
humping the desk with his cienched fist, varying
the action sometimes by shaking ii az Mr.. b
thai the reporters could hear nothing amid The
roars and shouts of laughter, bot TIC rap of the
Charman's hammer.
Mr. Dean having taken his seat, Mir. Brnkerhoh
closed MS speech by making singing a'luslon
TO the language Of a Southern gentleman, that
| no Nortitrn President, either Wing or Loco
Foco, had ever been reelected. This envenomcd
sting Of insult was necessary 10 bring tic North
back ioe sense oi lis owa degradation.
"Other might be bullied in, in this way, but
as for me-" said Mr.. B. g" ID rather DC dog and
bay the moon' than such Roman
Mr.. Brlnkefhoff'S speech was hard desc for
the Loco. focus 10 swallow particularly Tor those
! who draw Their arguments for Annexs ton rom
The result Of the recent Election. have given
nicely an abstract showing the train OF thought
which he pursued.
Mr.. CHApPELL Of Georgia then took the floor
and spoke his hour in favor of Annexation.
Mr.. HOLMES of South Carolina, then obtained
the flo1r and the COMMITTEE rose.
The House then adjourned I'll tomorrow.
in the SENATE, Mir. FOSTER OF Tennessee in
troduced bill defining the terms on which Texas
| may be annexed to the United States, whic; was
! read twice and referred 10 the Committee on
| Foreign Ah'airs. It's he same as introduced III
the House by Mr. hiilton Bsown. itprovid.s for
the division OF the territory into Free and Slave
| Territory. Al er the fscpp.on OF some petitions
and the rest OF the regular business, the Senate
went into Executive Session with CLOSED coors.
There IL no news from the dueillsts YET. /
is now said that the meeting would take plac.
tbs afternoon at 5 o'clock. It is said also iha,
one or both OF them were in this city last night.
shall be able 10 tell the result by The morning
mail.
E BoKGHrsE's BENEFIT, last night, must
have more Than fulfilled the highest expectations
AID even hopes of the fair Artist, as cer;snly did
all the antcipations et her warnest admirers. The
house was closely packed in every part, and those
mn plfo in,i I'M. ilsyv an