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Jurisprudence Of tbs eahazoss Patriot ~ hsrss Telegraph
WAsnineroS, Monday Jany. 10, lS45.
CON q ~ SIS.
SENATE. 80.
PROCEEDINGS OF TODAY.

Mr.. Atchison took express his cordial con-
currencc in the resolutions, and acknowledging in its full
lest extent the right ofIsructon. Especially did agree
with that resolution which declared the consent Of no
power earth necessary this measure save that of
Texas herself.
AGAINST ANNEXATION
Mr. Upham presented memorial from great number
OF the citizens VI Vermont protesting moat solemn
and earnest manner against the Of Texas any
form whatever.
Mr. Choste presented petition Of like tenor from Mid
dlesex county, Massachusetts
OREGON.
MIR. Allen presented petition praying for the establish
ment Of Territorial government in Oregon, and oc-
casion praise the memorssts with many Of whom he
had shaken hands.
NATURALIZATION LAWS,
MIR. Archer presented memorial from many citizens
OF Pennsylvania. asking reform Of the Naturalization
laws.
The following bills were considered in Committee Of the
Whole and ordered To be cngrosscd
bill regulating the appointment OF Revenue officers
bill establishing new Land Office IN Arkansas.
bill allowing compensation TO pension agents.
CUMBERLAND ROAD.
Also bill appropriang $500 900 for the contn uation
OF the Cumberland Road through the States Of Ohio ndi
and Illinois
STATUE OF WASHINGTON.
Mr.. Crtenden submitted resolution directing the Com
m'ee on the Library to enquire into the cxpedency OF
employing Luigi Persco to make Equestrian Statue in
Bronze OF General Washington.
THE MAIL ON RAILROADS.
The bill authorisng the Postmaster General TO make per-
manent contracts with Railroad Companies was briefly
considered
Messrs Buchanan, Bagby. Foster, OF N Y, Miller and
Huntingdon spoke against bill indicated formda
BILE objection to it, The latter Senator suggested that if
the Postmaster General should make permanent contract
particular road, and another made along
side OF the inst and cheaper and could be had
still advantage could be taken of this. The Postmas
er Generals hands tied. So also il shorter mail
route established.
After further discussion, the bill postponed for
fortnight, and the Senate, half past o'clock adj
House of Representatives.
FoRrTICArIJSs.
Mr. Mckay, from the committee OF Ways and Means
reported bill, making appropriation for certain ortifca
tons OF the United States Tor the fiscal year. The
resolution read twice, ordered be printed aud
red to the committee OF the Whole.
CALL FOR IsFoRNATioN.
resolution offered, calling Secretary of the
Treasury tor report OF the number ind tonnage Of YES
sells cleared for foreign ports The principal
sea-boasd, East and South, for a certain keTiod.
Also for statement Of the of revenue collected
and the number OF officers employed in the collection Of
the revenue.
The resolutions were adopted.
HOUR OF MEETING.
Mr. Cobb. Of Georgia, moved TO suspend the rules for
the purpose OF considering the resolution heretofore offered
by him. liking the hour OF meeting Of the House hereafter
III o'clock; and his motion, yeas and nays were
ordered and the rules were suspcndedyeas 49, nays 81
there being two thirds in the affirmative.
The resolution being before the House, a motion was
made TO amend IL, by striking all after word resol
yed aud inserting that during remainder Of the session
no mOnon 10 shall he order before
unless the rules suspended for that purpose by vote
OF two-ihrds The previous question was demanded aud
seconded The amendment rejected, and the resou.
thea adopted. The House therefore, will meet in
future at III o'clock, A. NJ.
RULES OF THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Levy offered resolution for abolishing all the
rules OF the House regarding the order OF business pro-
vdng that hereafter the bIsnoss shall be conducted uccor
ding to parliamentary usage and laws.
suspension Of the rules moved, but not carried
SO the resolution considered.
The House then into committee Of the Whole on
the Texas question, and
ANNEXATION OF TEXAs.
Mr. liammeu, OF Mississippi, addressed the Commit
tee IN favor Of the measure OF annexation.
His main position that Texas was once a part of
the United Staes and that there authority
Ter that Territory To other power by the treaty of 1919
From the time OF the acquisition Of Louisiana in 1919,
such inhabitants Texas had owed their TO the
United Stnies aud il the power OF this govern.
ment transfer that allegiance, against their CONSENT
other nation therefore, the proposition before the
House only them possession Of rights and privileges
they could not be and had ghuy deprived Of
lie adveHed TO variety OF points connected with the
eHpedency OF the and commended strongly for the
policy OF annexng Texas for the military defence Of the
United States. He pointed the testimony Of General
Jackson, vino had expressed the opinion that the
OF Texas was indispensable defence OF the country in
that quarter lie repealed with indignation the charge Of
M Brnkerho that what General jackson had advance
ed on this point he had been made o say
Mr.. Hudson Of Massachusetts spoke. lie thought
extraordinary that this proposition should have
the Committee on Foreign Relations without being nc
Inc oil argument its What
was equally singular and unusual the chairman (Nr. G.. j.
ngersoD had said he would defend his me isure until IL
was attacked. He Mr.. H. thought the c1pedency of this
measure had been vey feeby supported. No important
issue connected with its eSpodency had been presented
Gentlemen flew off TO other and irrelevant questions
The member from Alabama. Mr.. Payno) for instance,
seemed quite disposed to up quarrel with Massachu
Sets For his part, he (Mr H. would quarrel with
any ones nor wonld he into elaborate defence Of
| Massachusetts.
would say the gentleman himself had Sales.--future
she stands, and let her be judged by what she shows
sell 10 be-" lie would place her side by side with Alaba
ma and et the world Judge between them. Let them be
vOhpofedIor prosperity, respcciabity and morality. He
thought Massachusetts had nothing fear from the CON-
parisOn.
IL had been cast up the people Of The Norih that III
NOR attachments ccnofcd upon "flthy lucre" In
regard 10 this, he said least what they had WINS t,
own " was the result Of their free labor, and
not extracted from the labor and sweat of scourged slaves
IN connection with this point he related this anocdote A
gentleman from the Morrill, the other day entered taors
shop aud enquirod the price Of garment. The tailor
hsed the price, but the gentleman thought IL too high and
offered something less. His offer was accepted and the
bargain closed. sprg from tho South standing by, re-
marked tnai this was always the way with the people Of
NORM, who never purchased article without beating
down. the price. They Of the South said the southc,
acted differently, and ossened the price Yes snid
inc YANKEE and there is another way the people Of the
Worth have, which IL always psy for what they pur-
chase NY ~
Mr. II. drew other comparisons between the North and
,e south. No" Lynch law" at the North, disorders
OF any Kind which the laws cannot fcprcss.
The proceedings Of the Aboluon. had becn odv.,,.d
TO. The people Of the North generally had no sympathy
WIN these ianatea proceedings Tho proceedings at
the Souri, looking dissolution Of the Union he though,
much more eprehensibc han anything had occurred
MI Hudson still speaking
Messrs. Calhoun aud Upsbur had expressed sentiments
mgny dSOrganizng and revolutionary. lie referred par
ucusy TO their declarations authorizing their being thus
| characterized.
Tie alluded also the proceedings Of public meetings
The South, which strongly calculated 10 oDgcndor
feeling in favor Of dissolution Of the Union Al OF
those meetings resolution adopted, which he got the
Cork read. and which declared that the Annexation Of
Texas vas important than continuance of the In
ion between shc North and the South and n the alternative
presented the people Of the South cicr to dispense
with the Union lose Texss they would take Texas and
give up the Union.
VIZ. H. thought that while such wa. the state Of feeling