Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-02-26

The House went INTO committee, Mr.. m /
throp in the Chair, and took up the bill to grant
certain lands to Wisconsin for the improvement
Of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers.
The bill was debated for time, when tho {
committee without coming to any conclusion
The House then ad ourncd.
February IA.
SESArE.-Mr. Tappon, from the library com
mttee, reported Joint resolution giving S2o,ooo
for marble busts of tho Presidents, by Ii. Pow
crs, and bronze statue Of Washington, ~ LUIS
81 Porsico. This last to be placed on pedestal
IN the west front of tho Capitol, where the Naval
Monument now stands.
Tho Clerk of tho House announced tho APP
pointmcnt of Messrs Burke and Boyd on its part,
to inform Mr.. Polk of his election. He also bro't
in the bill admitting Iowa and Florida, as States
of tho Union.
Tho Oregon bill, from the House, at tho in
stance of Mr.. Archer, who anticipated much de-
bate upon it, was laid on the table for the present
Annexation of Texas.
Tho Texas debate resumed and Mr.. Buch-
took the floor, i'll rep y to Mr.. Morehcad and
in support of the measure adopted by the House.
The question TO be settled, said Mr.. Il. was whe-
thcr the " Cno star y Of Texas should shed its
benign light in conjunction with those of our own
galaxy, or remain comet 10 shed disastrous pes
tIlcnce Over our land.
If Texas is now rejected, sho will be forever
lost to US. He trusted ferventIy that controlling
Providence would so direct our councils as to load
to the admission of Texas, and SO put this vcxed
question to rest forever.
He believed that tho question was to be sottcd
now forever. In 1897 refused to admit Texas
and in his opinion rightly. In 1874 again
refused but, as he thought, wrongly. Once moro,
and he believed for the last time, this great qucs-
ton presented for our consideration:
Ii called upon 10 have matured plan, he should
hayo changed tho ono before the Senate, in many
Of its Details but the great object with him was
to get Texas. This was tho boon, and tho details
were Of minor consequence. OF ono thing, IN
Il, ~.I,.I D,,If
was that the question of Slavery had been settled
Tho Missouri compromise had been re-aifirmed,
gd Nqrh IF $S degrees 80 minutes saxey IS
Territorial government in Oregon, provides that
there shall be no slaves III that region.
Mr.. B. then proceeded with ingenious argu-
mont on the constitutional power of Congress to
compass tho proposed measure. He relied upon
the clause in the Constitution giving power to adj
nit States into tho Union and insisted upon
it, that literal construction Of that clause con-
forrod tho power to annex Texas. lie quoted a
speech Of Mr.. Macon and read from a number of
authorities in support of his construction of tho
Constitution.
He apprchondod none of tho evils so eloquently
depicted by tho Senator from Ky. (Mr. More
hoad) from tho admission of Texas. On the
contrary, he saw innumerablc blessings in store
for us from this
lie mover anticipated a etrotch Of our limits bo-
You'd the Rio del Norte. 1t utterly impos-
sible. Ho contcndcd that if Texas should con-
Iy intercourse with tho United States. Rivalries
had already commenced and love turned to hate
was the bitterest passion of the human heart. In
proportion as Texas attached to now,
would DO her hato hereafter, it this proposition
re ected.
Mr.. Rives indicated his intention to speak noxi
upon this subject.
Tho bill to admit Iowa and Florida into the
Union, referred to tho Judiciary Committee,
by vote of ayes 81, s23.
The Senate then went into Executive session.
and, after the doors were opened, ad journed.
HousE.-Mr. Wright, of Indiana, moved sus
pension of tho rules for the purpose of going In
to Committee of tho whole.
Mr.. Ramsey, of Pennsylvania, and other NOM
bers, expressed the hopo that Mr.. Wrights mo-
ton might not prevail. This private bill day
and as the ond of the session rapidly ap
preaching the House ought to make an effort &
got through the private calender.
Mr.. Wright persisted in pressing his motion
and tho vote bong taken it was discovered tina,
no moro than onc-third of n quorum was present
"A motion was elen made that there be call OF
tho House. Tho yeas and nays wore ordered on
the motion and the call was made-yeas 56, nays
50. Tho foregoing result was brought about by
the casting vote Of tho Speaker. All further pro-
cccdings, under tho call was, motion, then dis
pensed with.
The motion of Mr.. Wright to suspend the rule.
then come up and was adopted yeas IS. nays ST.
Tho House then went into committee Of the whole
and the Speaker called Mr.. Jameson, of Missouri
to tho Chair. a controversy then arose in regard
TO tho subject that should be taken up. and tho
greatest uproar and noise for time prevailed
when something like order restored, when
the House proceeded to consider tho bill making
an appropriation for the continuation of the Cum
berland Road through tho States of Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois. The bill being read,
Mr.. Hale. of Now Hampshire, moved that it be
reported to the House, with the recommendation
that it DO rejected.
Mr. Mckay, Of North Carolina, moved to lay
it aside for the purpose of taking up some Other
bills.