The New York herald., 1845-02-08

be applied 10 the subsistence of Naval School
Referred to the Naval COMMITTEE;
Mr. ASHLEY moved that the Military Commit
tee inquire into the expediency OF increasing the
paw OF Military Store-keepers in certain cases
which motion was agreedto.
Mr. HUNTINGTON reported a bill relating to the
duties OF Collectors OF the Customs-kead and re-
tered
Mr. EVANS, from Committee, reported back the
House Annual Bills for the support OF the Post Of
hce Experimentation the payment OF Revolution
airy and other pensions, &c.
Mr.. TAPPAN reported bill granting certain lots
in the town of Upper Sandusky, Ohio, to the new
county OF Wyaadot-Read and referred.
MR.. BKNToN's NEW TEXAS BILL.
On leave, Mr.. BENTON withdrew from the table
his original BILL reported at the opening OF the
sion, for the Annexation of Texas, and said that he
had a new bill to propose to the Senate as sub
stltute.
BY general consent, he proceeded to read the
bil and to offer some general observations to the
Senate in exposition OF its principles
[CoPY.l
A BILL TO PROVIDE ros THE ANNEXATION OF TEXAS TO
UNITED STATES.
Be enacted, &C, That State to be formed out OF the
present Republic OF Texas, with suitable extent and
boundaries and with two Representatives in Congress-
unit the next spporonment of representation shall be
admitted into the Unon by virtue Of this act equal
footing with the existing States as the terms and
conditions of such admission and the cession OF the
naming Texan territory to the United States shall be
agreed by the OF Texas and the United
States.
SIC And be further enacted That the sum of one
hundred thousand dollars be and the same hereby
propraea defray the expenses OF missions and negoa
ons agree upon the terms Of said admission and
on either by treaty to be submitted to the Senate by
articles to be submitted to the two Houses OF Congress-
the President may direct
las we understand this section, it proposes q
treaty. first, and the submission of such treaty for
ratification to the Senate; or articles agreed upon
between mutual commissioners, to be appointed by
tainly extngush the last hope of annexation, the
bill be adopted, any plan that could be devised
Mr.. BENTON said the bill was substantially the
same the bill Withdrawn, divested of its specific
provisional conditions He had been induced to
d ve4' the subject of all terms and all conditions,
in order that the measure might, without trammel
OF ,nv kind be committed to the discretion of the
ne President elected by the people-and elected
with direct reference to the settlement of this great
question. This was due to the satisfactory settle
ment of annexation-andt to the peace and honor
of the country. Tae proposition of the House did
not settle the questiOn-lt was mere proposal for
the acceptance or rejection of the government of
Texas. The form of the present bill was, there
fore, in every aspect preferable TO the infiexble
form of the JOINT resolution of the House-and
safer and more speedy IN the consummatisn of the
measure OF annexation. Joint Commissioners on
the part OF the two governments OF tine United
States and Texas, sitting face to face, would come
to conclusions much sooner, and more directly
than two legislative bodies of two governments
remotely apart, acting upon the same subject Mr.
B. exhibited the difficulties likely to result from
the adoption OF the House resolution for the an
nexation of Texas-in the settlement of her debts,
in the administration OF her land system, in the ad-
mission of other new States, in the extingush-
ment of Indian titles, &c; difficulties growing
out of the lmposslbility of government blending
its independence into another government, having
entire and uncontrolled jurisdiction of these ma
tlonal questions. The very attempt at such set.
tlement of these difficulties would be Noticeable
productive only of distraction and confusion. The
Joint resolution OF the House also silent the
subject OF the alien population of Texas. What
provisions and arrangements were not necessary IN
the peaceable settlement of the rights and citizen
ship of the aliens of Texas. But the paramount
consideration with Col Benton was the submitting
of his question, untrammelled and without specific
conditions, to the direction of the incoming admin
lstration, chosen by the people with direct refer.
ence to this question Of the admission of Texas.
The bill, by general request, was read twice in
detail when Mr.. BENTON suggested that, as the
Committee on Foreign Relations had reported upor
the subject, the bill informally be laid upon thu
table,
Mr. BxRRIEN proposed the ordinary course of re-
ering the bill TO the appropriate committee. From
the posture OF the question before the Senatefron
the new features OF the bill proposed-from IN,
several considerations of the magnitude and i'm
portance of the question, he was induced to ofe
this motion of reference to the Committee oI
Foreign Relations The absence of the chairman
(Mr Archer) from reasons which he gave yester
day, (ndsrosition) had made it incumbent upol
Mr.. b. to submit this motion.
Mr.. BENTON desired the bill to be laid upon th
table.
Mr. BRRRrEN, from the reasons assigned, per
seted in the reference to the Committee on Foreg
Relations.
Mr.. MoREHEAD concurred with the honorable
Senator from Georgia, In it's general provision
the bill now introduced was far more acceptable
than any plan of annexation as yet submitted Il
Congress. And, as it was original in its character
it proper that it should be referred to the com
mttee to which the various other PROPOSITIONS OF
the same subject had been referred.
Mr. ALLEN said. he rose not for the PURPOSE O
expressing any opinion in favor OF, in opposition
TO any OF the propositions for the annexation o
Texas to the United States.
[Several messages from the President were her,
reported.]
unnecessary formalities. There were but 26 day.
nant of time, the Oregon bill from the House, ant
the various appropriation bills for the support Of tn,
Government, had to be acted upon by the Senate
The committee on Foreign Relations had reported
square up on the whole business-from the begin
ming to the end of the chapter-upon all the bills
resolutions, memorials and petitions. referred to it
and the committee had reported accommodation
that the Senate wash Its hands of the whole sub
Ject. When, therefore, the report Of the committe,
was taken up, the proposition Of the Senator from
Missouri could be admitted an entirely new sub
stitute. There was necessity, at this late day
for reference OF the bill to any committee at all
The question of the reference would only operat,
to give the bill the go-by, and to evade direct &C
ton upon il from delay.
Mr. MERRIcx was of the opinion that there wa
no disposition on the part of the committee to gv
the bill the go-by; nor upon any member or mem
bers OF the Senate to avoid direct and responsible
action upon the subject. Mr.. Merrick appealed 70
the reference of the bill He wanted all the ligh
upon the subject that the able and enlightene,
committee on Foreign Relations had it in thei
power TO inlpart.
Mr.. BgRkIEN of the committee, said that Their
was no object in the motion he had made O
giving the question the go.by, nor would that b,
the result OF the reference; for he doubted not tha
of the Senate.
Mr.. WALKER expounded the constitutionality O
the State plan OF annexation, contra distinguish
ed from all others, and his opposition to the refer
renee Of the bill.
Mr. BARRow defined his position. II yer,
Ss S,,mr nr,a 20 -, .e peopie d ., ousiana snouio
though entirely opposed to it himself, from tn
ruin which he thought il would bring upon III
sugar and cotton planters Of his State, he shou,
hesitate to resist their wishes, if they could be me
in constitutional form. As to his action upon tn