The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1845-02-14
REsSION4L.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. f:

"ASnAN6TONS Jazz SSs
Mr.. Allen presented a series Of resOlu.
tons, from the Ohio Legislature, requesting
their Senators and representatives. to do all
in their power to bring about the speedy
termination Of the Oregon negotiations
Also another series, Z hich instruct the SEN
ators and request the Representatives to
vote against Texas annexation, and protest
ing, for Eve several and paramount reasons,
against this outrageous measure.
After the transaction Of considerable pri-
Vate business, the Senate passed to the sew
eral bills on their third reading.
The Cumberland Road Bill, appropTiating
$3.50, 900 for the continuance thereof, was
taken up and the yeas and nays ordered on
its passage, and after some discussion, was
passed by a vote Of 25 to ID.
A message was received from the Presi>
dent, with an abstract Of the Chinese treaty.
The message was referred to the commit
ttee on Foreign Afalss.
The bill TO establish the Smithsonian In.
stitute was taken up, and a provision
attached TO Il, guarding the land and build.
4ingaz in the sauna ugay as~othar plllalio ngop.
i.eEty here is protected, The bill was then
passed.
The French spoliatiOn bill was next in
order, and Mr.. Choate said he was nslruc>
ted BY the committee on foreign relations 10
ask that il be passed by informally, which
was done.
The Senate adjourned
WASHINGTON, Jan. %.
Mr.. Archer, from the committee on For
egn Relations, reported bill allowing the
sale of two Arabian horses, given to the
consul at Zanzibar by the Imaun of Muscat.
Mr.. Foster, of Tenn, introduced a bill
providing for the appointment of Commits.
siOneTs to adjust the claims Of American cit-
liens against Mexico. Also joint resolu-
ton in relation to claims Of American citi-
Gems against the Government Of Mexico
which were referred to the committee on
Foreign Relations.
i Mr.. Huntington submitted resolution,
which was adopted, directing the committee
on Finance 10 inquire int the expediency
Of providing by law that no person shall ex.
ercise the power and perform the duties Of
| Collector Of the Customs who is a deputy
or clerk, and that no person shall perform
such duties unless he has given bond and
taken the oath required of such Collectors.
4 a resolution was adopted, calling upon
the Postmaster General to inform the Sen
ate whether the receipts Of the Post-ofice
Department between The years I64l and
lS43 have been sufficient to defray It's ex,
Penses, excepting the sum of S467, 900.
] A bill introduced by MIR. Bagby, for build
ing or buying Courthouse in Mobile, af.
ter some conversational debate, in which il
was urged that this would establish q prece.
dent, the expediency Of which ought first te
be settled, was laid on the table.
. Afteta brief close session the Senate ad.
jOurned over until Monday next.
The Senate was not in session on the
Gath and 25th, and in the House both day,
were consumed in discussing the Texa.
question.
l WARRINGTON, Jan. 81.
Mr.. Choate presented the creden,ial.
Of the Hon. Daniel Webster, elected \
serve as Senator from the State of Mass,
chusetts, for six years from and after the
fourth Of March next.
MT. Foster presented the credentials .,
The Hon. Daniel s. Dickinson and he Han.
J. "A. Dix, elected to serye as Senator frnr
the State Of New York, for six years afteI
the 4th Of March next.
The bill from the House, for the annera
ton Of Texas, was read iiFst and senenf
]. time, and referred 70 the Commits on F,ar
eign Relations.
a number Of petitions On various sub.