Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-02-24
ENrY. EIGHTH CONGRESS.
tShCOND SESSION.
WAsuINGT y, Feb. 10. 1915.
SEN ATE.

fo "Nht hi-- HIri l.'Si>i Nufr ~ luN ir Ol
the ad "'sSion ut lava D,io the Union.
Nj B,rroN nr i.oui-,,na presented a
Resolution IN ref rem riu ~ II ing expcr
I'm 'uts "p'n NV = nghiug and dred
g'ng m, hne.
Sovcrsl pe t,,on> were rece we'd. and -
M NJ thun one aga nsr the annexa' ION al
T,xus
In" Resolution of Mr. Bighy to mer,
at IL o'clo'k was Gait mp.
Mr. Allen m vcd 10 change ] To 10 o.
ctock. which amend Iient wa = a. reed q by
n WI. u, 2:to2l The amended Reso,
Iu'i n was al"ped. % 10 ~.
Trxs D,BArE.
The "rdnrs Of III" day were called .inr
u an early hour. and Nr Henderson ad.
dressed The S.nai. AT length upon the Tex
~ Question, against the mo ION TO post,
Que, an ! III iavur at the Resolutions be.
lore The ) nate. Air Henderson is u
Wing menbrr from Mississippi. but qii,
ns warm mn ahvocae irr annex ,tIrn as
hi .coli.ng'- Mr Wa key lie had u
scrnp'c "s In tn power m Congress II au.
nex Tex s and he derived his op nj
fr IN The clause To admit new SIaes. Ill
Thought the contnn,p 'rary history as con-
ircird nih the Constitution h I'd not been
ulIo-e her fairly represented. and n thn2
~as clearer III his lew than TO ADM
Te,ns AS n Stare. MIR II denied tina, ,h.
X. s"iu'i nous tr I'm tho Hon e we're II treaty
ia Disguise. or tina, HE clause TO admit new
States hid reference Ia erritpry in tn.
Un.on. He denied also II C,ngres.
cosld acquire orsign irriloIy The pow
rr With whom u WAS lett 10 declare
war he ihungm c"u d acquire ,errit nv.
" Uas rUUtcn led. too, thut North Carroll
na aud Rhode Island were as much for.
e'gn territory as any other States. Mr.
II. wat so lar as To say that Congres.
couli narrow admit T., xas il her rep
T"seniaives were he g with their crcdrn.
Imls The relations Of Mexico Ia Trxa.
presented no obstacles tn nnnexai ion. -
lie rega. d..d the treaty OF the last session
ns cons itnlionnl. and the bill rf the tlous,
as also constitutional, hut preferred an aci
az Congress to arreaty.
Mr.. Barrow of Louisiana promptly re
piled TO W.. Henderson. His speech was
rank, manly. temperate and dignited.
re was ready Ia meel il fully in the face,
aud sc"Ined 20 shrink in any manner from,
ihe responsibility that rested upon him.
lie denied that the People OF the Union al
the recent elcc:i ms decided in favor Of the
annexation "f Texas. He referred To tn,
~.c'iin Of Governor Wright in New
York; Senator who voted gainsl he Tex
aslresty. aud VIII was notorious agains
%nnexalion. Did the people OF New York
in s.ccting Mr.. Wright, decide in favor OF
tho annexation OF Texas? They did NJ,
make this les. question at the North,
and u ware ea.ediy and publicly denied
tha II vas so 30 ,sh4fs iura..r5. 4. ~
Mr.. Is raw then went INTO an exnn,i.
nation Of the register Of debates to show
that the views he entertained were those
al the trainers NJ the Constitution. Let
gentlemen beware, SAID he. how they
claim tT Congress powers which The Con-
siitniinn has transferred elsewhere.
Mr.. Barrow then denied that annexa-
ton was just in the manner proposed IL
WAS not Just because il was in violation
ut the Constitution, nor was il an expedi
ent m asure to his constituents. MIR. b.
hvre entered upona practical argument TO
show the effects of annexation upon the
rlising OF sugar AMI cotton All It's ef-
frctshe considered disastrous to the vel.
fare of he Soulhcrn Country.
Mr.. Barrow IS spanking rs ] clnse.-
Ills speech has commanded great ut'tn-
ton, an was patriot Us itwa just and
digni6sl
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House ad 'p,ed Resolution UPON
the reading OF the urnal 10 terminate The
de.mie upon the Civil aud Diplom B. II
on THURSDAY next nj two o'clock
Mr. S'i8el OF Louisiana ask ed leave tn
have recon.dered the vote IT Yesterday
u2on the Bill appropriiring $50 600 for
for Presidents House and g.. 1000 for the
grounds attached To it.
Mr. Slijell addressed the House M some
beng h, and with great earnesiness in be-
hall "t tho m"Iol. lie complained a
god deal OF the ultra acii Of his friends
Yesterday. BY which the majority had re
fused to make the binding decent for the
reception of the Pre,idenr, the people and
the President himself
MIR. liam Deit, o! Miss. also addressed
the House in favor Of the appropriation
which was rejected, and
Mr.. Fruit of N. I. a'so Gciendel the
appropriation, and desired to proclai it
I'D the world that the first vote taken in tho
House yesterday was that the sun oil
t2).O'0 was refused 10 make the White
House inhabrab'e, md the second was an
appropriate Of $1,000 to plrcbase
DO ks Tor the members themselves.
he previous question WIS now moved
md 'econded 10y vote of SO TO- 81.
The m'in question was ordereh, and
The vote upon rcconsid ration was rarreI
by large VIE Eyes I2j. noes "a.
The q iesllOn NV was upon the pass o.
Of the Bit, and Mr. Pelut Of Indiana
In'ved To re consider the vote upon the
engrossment Of the Bill. The House re-
fused by ypie OF yeas 6Jto70.
The qn's.i n nov vas dpon the pa sage