The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-01-13
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MIR. PEYTON submitted resolution, instructing
the Committee on Public Expenditures to inquire and
report the expense OF printing growing out Of the
Dorr controversy. Objection being made TO It's re-
eepton, he moved suspension OF The rules, but the
motion dad not prevail-yeas 70, nays eO-not Two
thirds.
THE ARABIAN HORSES.
Mr. HAMslETT, from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs reported a bill authorizing the sale at " ash
ington, the last Saturday in February, l6i5 Of the
two Arabian horses presented TO the President OF the
United States by the lmaum Of Musest and causing
the proceeds OF the sale TO be placed 10 the public
Treasury. IL WAS read third time apd passed
MEssE PROCESS.
MIR CAMPBELL, OF South Carolina reported a
bill 10 correct a clerical error in tie act 10 relation
TO arrests mesne process Ia the District Of Colum
ba; which read third time and passed.
MIR. M. BROWN made inehectual effort 10
submit JOINT resolutions on the subject of annexation
for the purpose Of having them printed and referred
to the Com of the whole the State OF the
Union
TERMINATION OF THE DEBATE ON THE TEXAS
QUESTION.
Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON offered a resolution IN
terminate the debate the proposition for the nne1-
alton To the United States on Thursday next, at two
opJtcuou was mdOt 10 It's Ttscptlun by Fe-
veTal gentlemen while Others soto poee said n nst.
night, stica II IN" They'll lsk all the session If
We don't pass II" 90, adopt it, adopt it, !" &c
Mr.. SAMPLE moved TO lay the resolution on the
| table; whereupOn
Mr.. sHENCK called for the yeas and NAYS which
were ordered and, beng taken, u,ted-yeas l27
nays 81. 80 the resolution Was laid on the table
ANOTHER ANNEXATION MEASURE.
Mr.. M BROWN, by general consent, submitted
JOINT resolutions, declaring the assent OF Con.
gress that the territory belonging TO the Renub
| Iic may be annexed 10 the United States aid
| that a Republican form Of Government 10 b,
| framed by deputies, be guaranteed 10 her 10 Or
der that she may be admitted as State INTO The
Union this assent 10 be given on the conditions that
the said State be formed subject to the boundary re-
| sulsuons OF the government Of The United State
and proper evidence gwen that the people of IeIss
are sgreed TO the same to be admitted on the first of
January, 1876 that the said State after ceuIng TO
the United States all mines minerals salt lakes md
sprDsS, and public defences and Notifications bar
bors, navy yards, docks, magazines and other pro-
perry spportainng TO the general defence and snail
| retain all public funds now In her possession and
taxes OF every kind, which may belong TO or are now
due said Republic, aud retain sufficient quaDtity Of
| the public lands for the pay ment of her debts IN.
RESIDUE, alter dscharging her obligations TO be dis
posed oil Is said State may direct but her debts in
no case, shall devOlve on the Uhled States Tor Iuur
datlodj and that two States having sufficient popu.
lauon, may be formed out of the territory Of Texas
One Of Them 10 be admitted with or without sane
uon,ng slavery, as the people may desire.
| The resolutions ere read twice and referred 10
The Committee Of the Whole on the state of the Uni
| on and ordered 10 be printed,
| ANNEXATION OF TEx.s
The House resolved itself into Committee Of the
| Whole on the state Of the Union and resumed IN.
sderatin OF the resolutions for the annexation of
Texas TO the United States.
MIR. lIRRAIIS nd.a, A.. II
| convention from the debates of which he ouo,edl
sustained The position that had the power TO ad.
NIT ioreign territory into the Union. Gentlemen IN
the opposition had said that we had no power To ere
as new States, except those that arose in the bosom
oil The United States but they were coptradirted nv
decisions Of the Supreme Court as wouId he fourd
IN "a Peters and Missouri Arkansas and Iouisiara
we're cases IN point This showed that there wa, no
i'm'atoh 10 lbe Constitution of The United State.
win regard 10 the admission Of new States Mexico
according 10 the laws OF nations, never had right 10
one 1901 OF land IN Texas although contrary oni-
mon had been expressed on this floor: and she had
caim 70 sdmssion and TO protection in all her right.
ana ''oerue. civil and religious guaranteed in our
treaty WIN France when the territory of Louisiana
was oeded 10 US. lie viewed this as a national and
mol a sectional question--as advantageous to the
grain and hemp growing States to the sbppipg inler
ests OF the North, to the manufacturing interests of
'he East and the security 10 the people of the South
Mr. bflNhERHOFF agreed with gentlemen who
nfu auurossed the COMMITTEE, that this was the most
important question which had been brougb, fnru,,J
WITHIN he last quarter OF a century at least and va.
10 shec' Tor veal or wo the destiny Of millions vet
unborn, and IN no small degree to mould the form e
states, Republics, Empires, now in embryo and he
reviewed Tue principles involved in the late canvass
'ot the purpose OF showing that the people had not
elmer IN the general in detail decided in favor Of
the annexation Of Texas. He had hoped tina, the
measure would not have been urged but contrary TO
MS uesire the treaty which killed during the last
session had been exhumed and galvanized be-
lore them 1t would have been bet,e, and
more becoming, TO have passed The subject over this
session. and left IFS settlement to the new President
and the representatives just chosen by the ueople
he complained OF the haste with which the Commit
Zee on fore'gn Affairs brought forward the resolu-
tons now before the COMMITTEE and their pronosii;un
to assume the debt of Texas For his own mar, II
he had choice, he would prefer Texas as a State
and give her The public lands to pay her debts ard
further, he would give her for this purpose. The
receipts OF her cusromhouses, and all other
sources oil revenue; but he would not ,ake her
unl TINS was done, and not until il was demon
strated that THIS was national question Bu, it was
nol-n was sectional mcasure-it was soutbern
question-it was hatched and gotten I'd as Soutb
erh queston. shape 1t so as to make il national
measure, and we may have Texas io-morrow-hut
not without, so far as his vote was concerned.
Toe House had not adjourned when, at three
O'Clock, we last heard from the Capitol