New-York daily tribune., 1845-01-25
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U.sHIyorox. Jan. 3. Isi7.
fcpsE OF REPRESENTATIVE - 'ir. :" hLLEs'
,avirp returned from New YORK. appeared IN Inc
douse 10 daq aud occupied the ch7Ir, part 81 me
.ime during the discussion on Texas III Com
nitee Gfthe Whole.
Gen. DRoMeooLe made an explanation rei'uve
10 the report Of his remarks III the House yestf'
.av. as reported in the in-e'ligencer.
Mr.. SLJpgLL moved that the President I';iorm
The House whether there had been any P''bli9; De
fsuitefs since l5il aud whether theY had been
prosecute d-and if not-why? Passed.
Mr. CAVE Johnson moved to Ga inEo the Com
mittee of The Whole. This, after some Discus
son aud calls for division, was carried
Mr.. HARALsoN Of Georgia, having the floor,
s,ole his honr IN favor of Annexation. He was
seve &c or the Ncw-YoIl; Loco Foes who cpPos
ed Annexation. lie contended that wc had a
perfect righ. 10 pass this massure, IN cccofdancn
With the provisions OF the CONSTITUTIONS lie said
mat the Anney .lon Of Texss was etronge. than
me Democracy N the late contest.
Mr.. CoLLAMEx. of Vermont, mex obtained ihe
floor, and argued against Annexation, on account
Of it's ceo,s-thc assumption OF its wars now
oendinr, the arguments il favor OF Annexation
Tor Strengthening slavery, SC. He made q strong
ooint near the conclusion Of his speech, relative
20 our reght 10 legisate over Territory, when we
nave no jurisdiction We must follow the receipt
ior cooking the fish" Fl st catch The fish,
First provo tha. VIC have jurisdiction over Texas
and then we can lrgisla,e over htr.
Mr.. SEYMOUR OF New.York made digniiisd
and nodcrae Speech against the Annexation
without understanding precisely the terms upon
which It must DC admitted lie conicndcd hat
the proonstiun now beio5e the House vas un-
c0nsti i,utoDa!.
Mr. HAaLls of Maine pr,fessed himself in
favor Of Annexation but w!a; might have beeu
a great rational question had been made, by
President possessing tho confidence OF neither
carty, nc:e question ot The cx'ensoh o.
Slavery. The Chairman of the COMMITTEE on
Foreign Affairs had acknowledged that 1t was
.u,hern question lie referred To the ia;c con-
test and his Ii oys in favor OF Texas, but &c did
TO. mean ia have such mcasnre - t'I5 tiu-l
roon h;m Yha position ci Mr Gay Was The
gozitiun advocated by The Democratic Pape's t5at
nc had seen :. He coud not 90 lor streng' aen-
iny Slaver@. The Cnaiman's own Pinckney
had said of Slavery, that OTIS fo9:steEs tad
marked with blo0o wherever i had iouched the
green sod of Gods ca.ih'' Ia answering the
sneers cast on New England he made quite an
elGauent defcace OF ihat portion OF the country.
Mr. PICKLES occupied his hour II favor OF
Annexation, rcina over the same old grounds
He made out q new point ho~eVcr, 'ht 2llrery
is be ter for the colorcd population than freedom
The subject is becoming 3, hackncyed that 1t IS
useless to report The various mo3es of oIPressl n
in which old Arguments are haShed up day by
tav. During the delivery Of Nj F!cklins
Soeech, there were larty members in tier scais
OF these, ten coup'es were conyc5slng together.
aine or ten laemaeTs writing letter., two UT thFca
bali asleep, aad ore or two apparently listening.
At 10 minutes past his hour expired
Gen. DRoMcooLe having CHAINED tho floor the
Committee rose
a motion was iacn mado TO adjourn, UPON this
he Yeas Drd Nays were orGucd-- feas 4o,
Nays DC.
4 cau Of the House was moved for. Yeas
md Nays called by DR.. DvNcAN ordcrei-Yeas
y Mas IS
Motion to adi1urn was then MADE ana OH ti'i-
The Yeas and Nays were ordered. Yeas 53,
NAYS As :, the House. after a csptIOus waste
OF ono hour in calling Yeas and Nays SC. ad-
nurned
tx srxAre-Tbo bill 10 establish the smith
.ouian Institute was taken rp and passed.
Mr. Fosrfa. o, Tenuessec. ini.oduccd a hill
Tor the adjustment cf uex'caa 1laims Referred
To Comrutiee on Foreign Affairs.
AIR. HUNTINGTON gave notice ui motion rla-
live to the collection of customs. Les over.
Mr.. WoouBurw moved 10 furnish each of the
Reporters OF hu Senate with 6 copies Of Calcu-
dar of busioe s. bills &c.-passed. This is a5
it should he. Important documents are pub
ished, and tbs Press have TO run about beg or
steal copies for the information OF lha people
Uill The House do toe same Gov WOODBURY.
deserves much praise or this movement
bill to confirm liics to tract nf lands, to
heirs OF ot---Dunuguc III Iowa, debated b. liessrs.
henderson, CnoArE and HUSrtNGroa. Laid
cn the table.
THE Senate went into Executive Session, of
| which lapor hei,aitsr.
The Senate then Adjourned ill Monday.
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