Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-01-27
PROCEEDINGS OF =
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


Mr. HaIdn, OF ILL.,. from the Committee on Post Offices
ana Post Roads reported bill Tor regulating the
postage aud the rankng privilege. Referred the COM
miitee Of the Whole.
Mr. Pamentcr and stated that there were number
OF Senate Bills on the Speakers table, which prop
er should be disposed Of IL would take bgi Il lew mo
ments. The proposition agrccd TO, and
The Speaker laid before the House bill from IN, Senate
70 organise Land District the southern part the State
Of Arkansas. Read and referred the Committee on
Public Lands
Also, bill regulate tie appointment and pro motion
Of officers Of the United States engaged in the Revenue
Service Read and refened.
Also, an act making compensation to pension agents
Read and referred.
Also, confirming and asserting to an act Of tho
Legislature Of Vginia. amending tho orporac the
Chesapeake and OHIO Canal Company 1t referred 10
tno COMMITTEE on Roads and Cahus.
Also, an act to continue the Cumberland Road. Read
and refo'nd.
The Speaker laid before the House. a message from the
President, communicating abstract Of treaty agreed
upon win the Chinese government.
The reading OF the message dispensed with aud IL
was ordered 10 be printed
Ii is toe tho heretofore transmitted TO the
Senate and which noticed the report Of the Senate
proceedings.
Several communications from the War Department, con.
tanning niormaion called for by resolutions Of the House,
were read, and properly disposed Of
Several oh1r communications, Executive, and from
other sources, were read, but were not important
ANNEXATION OF TEXAS.
The House then went into Committee Of the Whole
on the Texas question, and
Mr.. DromgoOe Of Va. Addressed the Committee in "a.
vOr of annexation. tie spoke hour ard his remarks
entirely devoted examination Of the power 10
Texas. OF he nainsined that the consttu-
tonal right TO bring Texas into the Union oxs,ed. lie
followed by
Mr.. Barnard Of N. ", in speech on the other side
OF the question.
Mr.. John Quincy Adsms followed M Barnard. When
Mr.. A. roso there quite commoton IN the Hall, and
tho members al focked around him-each making an Of
font u place the venerable aud distinguish
ed statesman and patriot who about addressing the
House.
lie commenced by aluding the personal interest lie
had in various questions tharhad been introduced
tbaie.
After preliminary remarks Of this kind ho referred
to the argument advanced by Mr. Ingerso oud oihor
that "Naiuio had annexed Texas to the United Sstcs"
He said this reminded him Of incident that occurred
board of a steamboat the 81. Lawrence, wkile
he was travelling on that river. In conversation with
friend, they gliding down that noble ryer his friend
remarked that II magnificent river, and how import.
ant would be IT, the United Siat,s 10 possess H. Mr. a.
replied hst The holy injunction not what
ones neighbours. Bot said fs friend, Nature has given
this river and must hare a. THIS, said Mr.. A.,
the only, as certainly conclusive reply
10 the Argument he had just alluded 90.
Mr.. A. snid that his colleague Mr. Winthrop had said
this had s origin with the Tyler administration
10 this the gentleman from Illinois (Mr DouRlrssl had
replied, with that inempesnco and yebemence which be-
loaged bis genus, ihst such not The sc for he'd