The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-12-17

| WARRINGTON.
After the reading Of the ournasseveral unimportans
communications were laid before the House from the
War Department. and ordered prn tad.
MT ROOSEVELT, Of Connecticut, called up Inc resou-
tons of his State relative to Texas and made some u
dicious remarks on the subject He complained Of q
to dispose Of the resolutions sovereign State in the
usual way He said he had alliance with the Liberty
Party He owed his election not to them He spoke for
his State, which considered herself aggievedDby the
overbearing manner'in which the whole annexation bu-
siness carried on Connecticut did not intend to
make any pactious opposition place herself in
attitude of defiance toward other States, but he hoped
that mder counsels and more conciiatory course
Mr. BOYD, Of Kentucky, explained that in moving to
any hard feeling toward the State. The Committee on
Territories had already reported on the subject Of Tex
moved TO lay these resolutions there too.
The resout1 were then laid on the table and order
ed printed
suspended to enable him to offer bill for the establish
ment OF government over the Oregon Territory The
Petitions then called for from the several States
A good many petitions were presented from Maine
State but Maine had voted for Polk and Dallas Texas
and Oregon OF course the petitions account"
Mr. NoRRIs,. of New Hampshire, presented the
and in condemnation of British intrigue in that territory
well as in Texas. They referred to the Commit
Mn PERTH of Indiana still full of his notions against
paying chaplans presented petition from some 400 CT
be no longer paid from the 6. S. Treasury -
Mr. McCosSELL, of Ala, moved to lay it the table,
which was carried
praying TO compensation for services rendered in the
whiskey rebellion Uaughtero He moved its refer.
referred
Mr. DrSos, Of Ct, presented the memorial of Hon. W.
W. Ellsworth, recently Governor of the State Of Connec
tcut, and two hundred and eight other influential c
of Hartford praying Congress to submit proposals
70 o.heI LOT congress Of naons 70 settle
international difficulties Referred to the Committee
Foreign Affairs.
Mr. WIsrHRor MASSACHUSETTS presented the resolu
tons Of the Legislature of the natural
ization laws and moved their reference to the Commit
tee on the Judiciary.
Mr. LEVIN Of Pennsylvania, proposed to refer them to
a select committee, to be raised on this subject.
Mr. McCoNSELL, of Alabama, moved to lay them on
the table,
Mr. LEVIN said he would debate that question: and so
the resolutions went over
One or two petitions, also, presented the
turalization laws.
Mr. ADAMS presented the resolutions of the Massachu.
sets Legislature on Texas
paper which he held in his hand, with the resolutions
II was read by the Clerk and contained two or three
heartily during the reading Of these records of the oden
time
table.
Mr.. ADAMS called for the ayes and nays, which were
ordered Yeas 49, nays ST. SO they laid the
ble and ordered printed.
Mr. also the resolutions Of the Massa
chusetts Legislature, the difficulties between that
state and South Carolina and Louisiana arising from the
of the agents appointed by the former to the
two latter States He moved that special committee be
raised to which this matter should be referred.
MIR Burt, Of South Carolina, moved to lay them the
table Yeas and nays ordered yeas 80, nays g. They
therefore, laid the table, and ordered printed
Numerous petitions presented, during the day,
from almost all the free States against the admission of
Mr. Giddings They were ell laid on the table.
curious occurred in calling for petitions. Lou
ton which Speaker did not notice. called pc.
titons from OHIO. Mr.. Mcdowell rose and commenced
reading the substance Of his petition while Mr.. Haral
also reading his Both got through, however,
about the time each unconscious but that he had
the floor for the time being Both petitions, how
at a time.
The several States having been called for petitions and
resolutions, reports from committees called for,
when motion made and carried adjourn till to.
morrow when Texas the special order Of the day See
tomorrows proceedings.