Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-01-09
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


The appropriation bills reported by Mr. Mckay yester-
day from the Committee OF Ways and Means were bill
Tor expenses OF the Indian Department for the fiscal year
ending the 3Oh Juue 1876. bill for Revolutionary and
other Pensioners for the period bill for the sup
port of the Military Academy West Point for the is-
cal year ending the 3Jh June 1885, aud bill for the ser
vice OF the Post Office Department These bills cad
first and second time and referred the Committee Of
the Whole IN the state Of the Union.
Alter the reading ct the journal the Speaker make
an explanation M relation to remarks Uf Mr. Cling
man yesterday. Mr. c. had said that last year an Adolf
ton reporter Mt Leayt had been refused a in the
House on occoun of his slavery principles. And that
the reporter had been this session admitted and
now occupied seat NJ of the reporters desks lie
urged tha,is circumstance together with facts which he
advefted TO- Showed that abo"nsts receive their
reward for having secured thu election OF Mr. Polk.
The SPEAKER remarked that Mr.. Leavit had been
refused at the last session and this.
MIR. CLlNGMAN then rose and remarked that he had
seen Mr. Lehyt from day to day occupying Of the best
seats, and having he ard other gentlemen say that he Ind
seat assigned him. he concluded that The spe4k
er rep' that IL look tune assign the twenty
thirty seats appropriated TO the Reporters and in the
time all were admitted To the Hall No had been
signed Mr. Leavit this and if he admit
ted into the Hall since the had been disposed Of
was not by the authority Of the Speaker
Mr. Cave Johnson then cell the attention Of the
House 10 matter U some importance the public inter-
ess At the last session Of Congress law had been passed
for the dustneDt of certain land titles in the State of Lou
isinna Under that law the Secretary of the Treasury Ind
gone on 10 issue patents for three hundred
thousand OF land which. Mr.. j. thought the law in
should be examined into and that the operation Of the law
should be suspended mil that done. lie submitted
JOINT resolution having this object in view, which read
the second ani third time, and adopted.
Mr.. Hale, by general consent, offered series Of respu.
tons u the legislature Of New Hampshire in favor Of An
nexotlon. They read ordered to Ice printed aud
i-rrcd 10 the Committee oi the Whole.
Mr.. Blyly, Of Virginia, moved ihut tho rules be
pended, and that the House resolve itself into committee Of
the Whole.
The motion adopted, and Mr. Hopkins took The
Chair.
The debate the Texas question was then resumed.
Mr. Yancy Of Alabama, entitled to the flo r, and
proceeded TO address the committee In favor Of xaOn
Tie devoted the hrst part Of his speech e. reply TO some OF
NJ Clngman's remarks, upon the practices If the " De-
moeiac parry IN the late Presidential election. fe then
argu, ut length in favor Of the right To bring Texas into
the Union. lie stated that had this morning arrived
IN Washington that Santa Anna had been depOscd and ban.
ishcd from Mexico. lie spoke out his hour.
Mr.. B1yy Of Virginia next, and after compliment.
ing Mf. fancy Tor his Orcble speech supported the
side Of the question Ills first position that
competent in Congress admit Texas by Joint resolution.
lie derived the from The clause IN tho Constitution
which authorizes Congress 10 conduct war; and TO do
those things which necessary TO make the
ful. Texas necessary 81 mske ~ defence
successful aud therefore have right bring her into
the Union. Texas could also be annexed by virtue of The
Constitutional authority introduce new Staes tic en-
largod these pJin and afterwards argued the question
the right Of Texas TO ggfoe 10 become part 81 the u
/ States. lie conicnded that she had.
Mr.. Sioison, "DemOerSr Of New York, spoke next,
and said he had difficulties about tho constitutional power
90 carry this lie In favor Of the expo.
dency Of anneHng Texas but would 20 against n simple
joint resolution Oi few lines. without settling the details
tic seemed to be opposed oil the plans before the House
but Of the imo inclined 10 the opinion that prOpo.
siiiOn might be brought effect the object constitution
ally. There great deal ~ confusion in his argu.
mens, and was difficult arrive certain knowledge
Of whist his precise opinions were. lie understood 10
maintain that annexation could not be effected by act OF
resolution, and that II could be done NJ ALL u must be
done by treaty Tie said he alarmed st the disposition
he saw among the advocates u this measure TO enlarge the
lowers Of the Congress by constitutional construction. He
alarmed for tho fate " that principle OF strict consuc.
ton which the democratic party contendcd Tor.
At the time ihath difficult 10 get al his precise
views, msnifes, that he opposed 10 the
measure than in favor Of u.