The New York herald., 1845-01-12

WASHINGTON, Friday, Jan 10.
After prayers by the Rev. Mr. Daley, and the
reading OF the journal. the question of the
ANNEXATION OF TTxAs
was broached by MIR HALE, OF N. H in a new
proposition, or provIse 10 any scheme which might
oe adopted, which he moved 10 refer TO the Com
mitee OF the Whole Oh the state Of the Union and
To be printed. The proviso, in substance, is 40
follows:-
Provided, That dstcy after the settlement Of the
queston Of boundary definitely between the United
i ss and Mexico and fore spy state rom tho territory
of Teaas shall b. admitted the Union the territory
squa pats from boundary beeinnipe 81 noirt midvsy
IN the East rn coat the Gulf Of Mexico end running
North. Westward t, the extreme Western boundary and
tat in all the division Of the territory South and South
West Of said boundary there shall be neither slavery nor
involuntary except in Of punishment Of
aersbe unless th of the States Of the Union
shall formally require its amendment modification.
Objections being expressed to the notion,
MIR HALE moved suspension Of the rules, and called
he ayes and noes.
The srrAHEh declared the -ules already suspended
and the resolution Of MIR Thompson Of Mississippi sub.
med yesterday, for changing the hour Of meeting IL
o'clock the first busns in order before the House
MIR. SEYMOUR Of New York, having moved TO amend,
by changing the resolution that the morning meet
log shall continue at IL O'Clock ond that there shall be
evening session commencing at O'Clock till other
wise ordered-the question occurred first upon this
an rendment.
Mr. HOLMES moved to lay the subject on the table, and
The ayes and ordered-7S 10 93-moton disap
proved.
The previous question ordered on the resolution
The amendment for the evening meeting waslre
resolution for meeting hereafter st II instead Of II in the
morning was also rejected, so to 70
SOMETHING A
Mr. HALE now moved suspension OF the rules in order
70 the disposition Of his proviso Of snnexston, TO the
committee ofthe whole the state Of the Union and up
this suspension the ayes and nays ordered and
YEM- -Msssrs. Abbot, Mass; Adams, Mass Anderson,
Ny; Baker. Mass Benton Ala; Bidlack, Pa; Brinkcr
hof, Ohio; Brown Pa; Carpenter, N. r.; Cary, N Y;
W; Dana y; Davis u Dean Dsan. Ohio Ohio . p.iiins
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Toct Vt; Fuller, Pa oiddings Ohio; Grinneli Mass;
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lch.; McIlvains, Pa MaIsh, VI; J. Morris Pc; J.
.ori., Ohio; Morse Me; Mosely, Y; Murphy, Y;
R. Potter, r. /; Z: D Potter Ohio Pratt u Purdy, N
Y Ramsey, re-; Rathbun, \ Reed Pal Redins, Nh;
Rpsi! P Msss
smith, L.; c. B. smts la Stephens. Ca stesson. Y;
worta,II wheaton, Y; white. Me-; williams. Mass
NAr.~Messrr % ' Arrinston, % N G; Ashe. Tennessee;
sarrineer, NC; Belssr, Als.; Z. :; Black. 0s; J.
sys srsns d ssss Ms
Tenn; VI. Brown. Tenn W. j. Brown, Is.; Caldwell. XVI
cesp%:n SsesgH rs,s o
snie N C.sG. Dsvis KY; y.w. Davis, L. Dawson La
Osberry, N. CT Dromgools, Va; Duncan, OHIO; Fcklin
M Foster Pa; French KY; 0oggn. Va.; q der, KY
fIammet, Miss Hsralscn Ca; Hoge. Ill Hopkins. Va;
nston, Ala; HUBBARD Va; J. r. ngerso Pa; JepksPs
Johnson, Tenn; A. johnson, Tenn Jones, Tenn J.
P Kennedy, MI, Labranche, La Lucas, We Lumpkin
Ga; Mcconnell. Ala; Mcdowell Ohio; Mckay. y. c.
pey ton, Tenn Preston, Md; Reid, N. Rhett, Q. C;
senter Tenn sIidell, Ls John T Smith, Pal r. Smith,
~ Spenss, Nd stsenrod, Va stles, Ca Strong. N.
Taylor, Va; w P Thomasson, Ky Thompson,
diss Tibbats, Ky. Tucker, Mise. ;Wethered, Md;
White, KY; Woodward, C. -e2.
The resolutions Of Mr. c. fngersoll with the pend
ng amendment were resumed In committee from yester-
lay. (ur Hopkins in the ehair)
Ma SAMPLE Of fnd took the hoor, and pray cd the in
ulgence OF the committee for few minutes and pro-
ni.ed stick the question. Tnis question
in many aspects in regard % the constitutional
OF Congress the subject Of the acquisition Of
reign territory. The gentleman from illinois, (Mr.
Dougiass) had assumed tnat the nexaon OF foreign
rriiory incidental 70 the power OF admittng new
ses" Now, ne (Mr 81 considered the question of ac
iirug foreign territory the main question sud the
mission Of states the incidental authority Upon
MS postulae MIR Sample proceeded in opposition to ihe
bsiiac scheme OF snnsxston proposed Hedenied the
1nsti'uona'y Of annexation IN every aspect He de-
shs,ract political view. He then descsnted upon
forts OF the South g. Obtain he ascendency in the
gsdera Government, in the division Of territory He
autrd the proposed concession 10 the Norih In the
vision Of Texas leaving for free states portion OF ths
srrit,ry which included in the greet American
Desert He showed the consequences Of the dvfson Of
flor5a into two states proposed and Of making state
Mr. DEAN ot Ohio, followed; snd aNsr rsvew'nS the eh