Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-01-17

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lions relating 10 The boundaries Of said le'''o''
which NAV arise with other Governments.
SEC. 5. That said State when admiteu 'n'o.n
Union, after cedinS 10 the United SlaieS on -,
minerals, salt lakes, and springs; anu "IsU $50. a.
public ed6ces, except her capitol, cour.-hoose
iais. and other buildings, adapted TO Sta'e anu ls
county purposes and all iortiiicatiohs, oai1aens'
ports, and harbors, navy and navy ya,us' uoL ha,
magazines, arms, accoulremenls, anu an WI
property and means pertaining 10 me pueno III
fence belonging 10 said Republic OF leAas, saa..
retain all the public funds, deo's laAeS i" Do =,
Of every kind, which may belong or De cue 10
said Republic. and shall also retain all me Puoic
lands living within lis limits, 10 be applied 10 me
navment of The debts and liabilities OF inc saiu
renubic of Texas; and The residue OF sala JANUS,
,tier discharoing said debts and liabilities, may
be disposed OF as said State shall drec lror.ae0,
That in no event shall said debts and liaDiiitles
I've assumed BY or become charge upon 'i'c ~
vernment ofihe United States,
SEC G. That all questions, CLAIMS ana uispu' NV:
in regard TO land titles arising within 'he e,li
tora limits OF Texas, shall be aul usteu, sa.iiea,
and decided By the courts and authorizes OF salu
State, subject 10 the constitutional Juiisie''oi -
the courts of the United States
SEC. :. That The State OF Texas, when admit
led into The Union shall be entitled TO two Scna-
tors and. until The next apporlonment, 10 TWO
representatives in the Congress OF the United
States.
Sec. g. That the aioregoinS conditions and
guarantees, when accepted bv tlie constituted au,
lhori,ies Of Texas, shall be The fundamental bond
OF union between said Republic and the United
States.
The question on the suspension Of the rules
was taken by yeas and nays, ana resulted as ioi-
lows:
Yr,s-Messrs. Adams Arlington, Ashe, At
linson Bavlv, Barrinser, Belser Benton, Bid
lack James Black, Blackwell, Bower, Bowin,
BOYD, Brodhead, A. V. Brown, Milton Brown,
Burlington. Burke Burt, Caldwell, Campbell, Car
roll. CRappell. Chiffon, Ciinch Clnsman, Gin
Ton. Cobb, Collamer, Cullom, Dana, Daniel,
Garrett Davis, ]. w. Davis, Dellct, Dickey,
Dillingham;, Dromscole, Duncan, Dunlap, FL
lis Elmer, Farlee, Ficklin, French, GiddngS,
Grinnell, Hannibal Hamlin, Hamlnett, Haral-
son, Hays, Henley Herrick, lloSc, Hopkins,
Houston, Hubbard, Hughes, Chas. J. lngersoll,
Ienks. Cave Johnson, Perley B. Johnson, An
drew johnson, G. w. Jones, A. Kennedy, Da-
MEL P. King, kirkpatrick, Labranche Leonard,
Lucas, McCauslen, Maclay, McClelland, Nc
Conncll, Mcdowell McIlvaine, Mckay, Ma
lhews, Edward Joy Morris, !. Z. Morse, Nose
lev, Murphy, Newton Norris, Owen Parmcn-
ter, Elisha r. Potter, Purdy, Chas. NJ. Reed, D..
S. Reid, Reding, Rhett, Ritter, Roberts, Robin
son. Rodney, Russell, ST. John, Sample, Sann-
ders, Thomas II. Seymour David L. seymour
Simons, L. Smith, Robert Smith, Sleenrod, Ste
phens. John Stewart, James w. Stone, Alfred
p. Stone, Strong Summers, Sykes Taylor, Tho
mason Thompson, Tibbatts, Weller, Wentworth,
Iohn White, BENJAMIN White, Williams, Win
lhrop, Woodward ]. A. Wright and William
Wright-l06.
NAYs-Messrs. Abbot, Baker, Brengle, Ca,lin,
CranstoD. Richard d. Davis, Deherry, Florence,
Order, Hale, Edward S. Hamlin, Hardin, Hud-
son, Joseph Il. Ingersoll, Marsh, Freeman Ii.
Morse. Mes, Paterson, Preston, Rathbun, Rock.
we'll Rogers, Schenck, Senlcr, Severance, Ty-
Ter, Vance, Vanmeer Vinlon, Weicrcd, and
Wheaton-32.
So the rules we're suspended-and--
Mr.. BURKE introduced his bill TO provide
for the admission of the Republic OF Texas as a
State into the Union of these States, which re-
ceved its fist and second reading, and was COM
United 10 the Committee of the Whole on the stale
OF the Union.
ANNEXATION OF TEXAS.
motion was made by MIR. HARALSON,
that the rules prescribing the order OF business be
suspended, and that the House resolve itself into
Committee Of The Whole on the state OF The
Union, and resume the consideration OF The reso-
buttons, &C., which are before the House Tor The
annexation Of Texas 10 the U. States.
The motion prevailed, and the House resolved
itself into Committee Of the Whole on the State
of the Union accordingly, (Mr. Hopkins OF Vir-
ginia in the Char.)
Mr.. BOWLIN occupied his hour in an earn
est speech in behalf of annexation, and in reply to
various objections which had been urged by It's
opponents.
MIR. HARDIN next took the floor, and spoke
with equal earnestness on the other side
The committee was then addressed BY Mr..
SEVERANCE, who followed in an argument
against the resolution.
When his hour expired, such multitude OF
gentlemen sprang Tor the floor as gives very
abundant assurance that The argument on this
prolific topic is not yet exhausted.
The committee rose however; after which,
Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON moved an adjourn
ment.
Mr.. ]. q. ADAMS asked Mr.. J. 10 with
draw the motion 10 afford him an opportunity OF
moving resolution calling for intornatos as
10 the acknowledged boundaries OF Texas.
Mr.. JOHNSON Withdrew the motion 10 ad-
lourn
Mr.. ADAMS then asked leave 10 submit
his resolution.
AS the resolution was not in order at this lime,
under the rules, lis reception was objected To-
Whereupon-
Mr. ADAMS moved a suspension OF The rules:
and the yeas and nays being ordered on the mo-
ton to suspend, Mr. A. said that, 10 save time
and the labor of taking the yeas and nays, he
would withdraw his motion, and ask leave 10 in
troduce his resolution tomorrow morning.
And the House adjourned until tomorrow al
10 o'clock NJ