Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-22
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.

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their business.
.ii6sse.there wastasiong' struggle
as 10 whether there should be daily
evening session. 1t was finally decided
in the negative. A proposition 10 meeI an
hour earlier was also negaiived.
The House then went into Committee
of,be Whole aud resumed The consldera-
,ion Of the Texas question.
Mr.. Sample Spoke for an hour 10 oppo'
si,ion 10 the measure.
MIR. Dean Of Ohio replied, after which
the Committee rose, and.the House ad-
journed. ~ =,
- Las, evening Messrs. Ciinghani and
: Yapsey left this City with their friends Tor
the purpose of a hostile meeting. Inc
difficulty grew ou, ofthe recent speech OF
Mr. Yansey, wherein he spoke of Mr..
Clinabam, in very strong Language. As
, both are reported 10 be excellent shots, ii
;ssprobable that the result will be fatal.
y THE police officers are in search ol them.
a' la;s. WASHINGTON, Jan. ii.
.Ir The House to-day, Mr.. Holmes, from
+, ,be Committee OH Cominerte; reported a
bill authorizing the importation, Tree oi
duty, hy the S e. Rail Road Company,
of o sufficient quantity of Iron materials
for testing the praclicabiliiy OF an atmos-
pberic Rail Road for one mile.
After brief explanation OF the bill
MIR. II. pressed its immediate passage, but
snme members desiring reference 10 a
Committee of the Whole, it look that dl-
'rac,iou. There is no doubt of its final
passage.
mittee, reported a joint resolution Provi-
ding for au adjustment Of certain grades
of rank in the Navy. 1t was passed
without debate. He also introduced
resolution, directing an inquiry into the
oxpediency of abolishing CorporarPun'sh'
ment in the Navy.
Several unimporant matters having
been disposed Of, the Texas question was
again taken up in Committee of The
Whole.
: Mr. Kennedy, of Md. made speech
against Annexation, aud in general defence
of The Wing party. Among other things
he alluded TO the Pennsylvania election,
and contended lia, the people orthat State
were tlicked into voting for Mr.. Polk,
viewing him TO be high protecIionist. g.
MI. Morse, Of La. in reply denied this,
and asked how il was that the majority of
thar State, did moi vote for Mr.. Clay, who
by hisnumerous letters had avowed him
ssifs friend 10, protection, SO that there
could be no doubt about it? Mr.. NJ. then
ven, nle the merits Of the annexation
Question, and vigorously defended it. He
accidentally alluded TO slavery, aud con-
tended that the negroes of Louisiana, are
much more intelligent and better men, in
every respect than the operatives in the
manufacturing districts oflhe North.
s MIR. Tibbal,s, Of Kentucky, has the
floor for Mouday:
Nothing fdrrher has been heard of the
novenieni Of Messrs. Clingman and
yonsey.:-- Several Of their friends have
followed them 10 Delaware, for the puT-
pose Of attempting reconciliation.
Jan. i3.
In the Senate, after the presentation of
Petitions MIR. Foster, of Tennessee intro
duced join, resolutions providing for the
admission OF Texas as Stale. They
were referred 10 the COMMITTEE on For
eien Relations. 1t is understood that no
report on any of the pending propositions.
will be made until the House shall have
given its vote.
In the House Mr.. Cave Johnson offered
q resolution fixing Thursday next for clo-
sing the debate in Committee, on the
Texas Question.
Mr.. Sample moved TO lay the resolution
on the table, which motion, by vote OF
ls7 10 GA, prevailed. So The debate will
be continued for week longer.
Mr. Milton Brown introduced joint
resolution TO admit Texas rs State.
This is the twelfth proposition now pen
ding.
The House then wen, into Committee
Of the Whole and resumed the copSidera-
.ion Of the subject.
Mr.. Tibbats, Of KY, having the flour,
advocated the plan of annexation submit
led by him some time ago. 1t will be ex-
plaiued by the following preamble to his
bill.
Whereas; by The Sd article Of the treaty
between the u. S. and France, for the
purchase Of Louisiana, concluded in 1903,
!, is stipulated, that the inhabitants of the
ceded territory shall be incorporated in
the U. S., and admitted as soon as posi-
Lle, 10 the enjoymen, Of all The rights etc.,
OF citizens Of the U. S., and in the mean
time they shall he protected 10 the free
endowment OF their liberty. And whereas
the then territory of Texas, was part of
the territory Of Louisiana, ceded by the
t,eaty aforesaid. Aud whereas the said
territory Of Texas was ceJed by the q. S.
to Spain, by the lready OF Florida ol lei9' |
And whereas the citizens of said territory
have declared, vindicafed ant sestablished
their indepeudencesasa Ention, iand erec-
eed for themselves an independent Repub-
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