Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-02-05

rc'r.r y 10 esse II II. Never sif--asvcs M, ~
nj ''ni- -"s'h. Ia shos HAT en,sa.s rad
ssea" "'s l." h-u reaon.tfang- in this any ..sln
against ne snnessiicn q Texal
w. Johnson pesencd re.,.ul,a. af t- L~ri.latu. of
Lousans, Which declare the besi that isge msssity
o. we e.sas OF 1isians la favor an,exiug TIA
90 eDsid b ooasiitutoaally done &c Mr. D. said hs
fully Consumed 10 iaese rcson,aas and svsd ,h,
true tina, tAs me,sue popular In Lusans bu, wh<th
or s plan ssnt here BY the other Hoa.e such 90 be
could vote for, he was not able ~ say II pr~s>pt
Mr.. Foster rioinsd. and sf'Tf' NH
Mr. Bsssy also made romans. ess,sadnr ,hs, IN.
"a. ms,,m: s,s.S. st.s.'a 81 ss:ss' srsAIsssr per
Alter uthcr remarks this, and he memorial prs..
Ted By Mr. Dick nson. were lsl on the table. = :
The question o reception hsv.sg been withdrsvp
NJ Dayton presented resolutions Of the Lssss,ur, Of
New Jerssy, Ia opposition 10 the annexaioa Of Tsxas
mr Dr resented memorial against snasxaton.
number Of reports 10 by the difsrsn: Commit,
'e.s, oss none of public consequences. .t
=, .now was NOT aware that this colleague designed
.n ny ,sms,.. upon ,hsss resolutions but Icsst bis
as expressed BY hh colleague b, ,vsh.d n Ss,ncJ,
undersood shst at ms and uadsr no c,eevshIe e,.
would he give his for the schsms Cor the
would b highly detrimental 10 II. -, i..., ~ -
,ssns The resolutions leave us the ptivs,s ~ SiIn
ag me DICTATES VI our jadsmsa.-a privilege which f
ono should have claimed. whether they I'D % ,svo q.
not ne did not know how Far the Legislature svsks ,hs
sensn'' OF the people Of Louisiana this subject bu,
ye % vel ~ here hs had always expressed hmssf ut,
terry opposed 10 the admission o Texas OF one ,hns n.
Was glad and that that the Legislature had
ordered an investigation into the of lie la.
seenon In that State. whereby he fully believed Han.
SLf wss UNANIMOUSLY cheated o. the electoral vv,o
of Louisians d. q III lE ~ = ---~"s
ae 'ss"is.isns were shsa referred to the Committee on
MI Walker submitted 4 resolution which ~,. ,ao,,..
Iof the appointment Of aoint of both Hou,er a,
axe for ascertsnins tho for President
OF the United States. wv -
Mr.. Miller submitted q resolution, ,-h,ch 49,. .as.
sshng upon the President, for any Information of our
Sqasd"n on the Wet Coast Of Africa snd OF the growth
ana prospects OF tho colony there. -
'.I.l POST-OFFlCE BILL
The Senate then passed TO the eonsidsrsuon of hs
Post Office II. A''
The pending amendment to strike ou,so much Of III.
Nth section NJ restricts the frankng privilege This .m.nd
ment was rejected by vote OF yeas l6, nays "a
Mr.: Huntington then proposed an smsndmen, which Al.
lowed editors OF newspapers and periodicals TO send their
newspapers, &c. out Of the mail If thsy p.sass.
Mr.. Merriek srenuousy resisted this % infringing up,n
the BILL which looked particularly the dssrscnoa Of The
whole private express system. 'ET
Messrs. Miles and Phelps favored the smendp,.n, of NJ
H. The latter aid thai the farmer, in hi, S,,,e wers cam
PEELED TO 10 s Post Oes their ne !, World
proven, them from taking them al. Insies Of hieaine
about ihs Thanking privilege and tsmsng hs newspaper
press he would reduce patronage Of the Department
and cut OF this busncss Of payrg contractors double what
the services they rendered were worth.
The yeas and nays called on Mr. H. % amendment
and IL was adopcd-syes 81, naysls.
variety OF amendments adopted, TO mako tho
bill conform 10 the last amendment. ~
Mr. Ashley submitted amendment providing for AN
appropriation from the Treasury tue reduction of
postage should cause insucency Of for tho
Department.
On motion of MIR. Banow. the Senate adjourned. .r.
HOUSE OF REPRESENT TIvES
The hrst proceedings this morning important,
being the reception and reference OF variety OF memo.
rials.
MrJ O. Adams presented n memorial IN relation 10 the
National Institute, which, on his motion referred To
committee Of FIVE
The resolutions Of the Legislature of Ioni.nna an The
subject Of Annexation. presented and ordered to lie
on the table and be printed.
Mr. Weihe: ed Of Md. reported bill confirming and ss.
SEEMING To an act of the Legislature Of virRbia
the act ncO porug tho Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Com
pany. Mr. Wand other members from Maryland, urged
the immediate passage OF the bill. stated its object
remove eerton restrictions which in the way uf tke
Company in raising funds for the completion Of the Canal
The bill also makes provision against involving the General
Government any further in that work. Tie subject gave
rise 10 much discussion and the point conoyerted was
whether the bill did actually exonerate the General Gov
eminent from any further liability il it went into effect
, various motions were made reference the presen
disposition OF the bill, but decided until Mr..
Jones OF Tennessee moved To lay il on the table
Toe yoas and nays were ordered the notion and tho
decision we In the nesstveyess n nays les bill
was not laid the table. ~.
Further discussion took 5ace when q motion as made
to refer the bill to the Committee OF the Whole The pre-.
vous question WINS then demanded and seconded The
question then came up-sha tho main question be now
put1" NV
The main question would be the third reading of tho
oi' iheyeas and nays were taken, aud the ques.
ton was ordered 10 be pu-yeas l0l nays S7-The third
reading OF the bill then agreed TO-
Inc previous question was again moved and seconded,
ana the nam question again ordered be put which
wns now on the passage Of tile bill The yeas and nays
were ordered and the bill Passed-yeas l0 nays S.
OREGON.
he next subject taken up the bill to establish
territorial Government in Oregon Tho question was on
agreeing TO the amendments adopted in Committee of the
whole, on Saturday.
The amendments voted separately, and after a.
greeing to one or two ones the
by yeas and nays, that submitted by Mr.. Winthrop of
massachusetts, which provides that Slavery shall