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TEXAS ADMITTED.

tons Of the House. Mr.. Foster offered an
amendment that there should be no slavery
north of 80 deg. 81 MIN. and that the debts of
Texas should be paid. The proviso rela-
tive to the line of slavery was rejected by a
vote of Is ayes to 81 nays /; tina, in relation
10 the debts Of Texas, by II vote Of ay es 90,
nays 80.
Mr.. Archer then offered an amendment to
effect annexation by treaty. ii was reject
cd, &c to 26. Ayes. all Wigs; Nays, "a
Lncos, and Henderson and Mrrrick.
The question was then taken upon Mr..
Walkers amendment and it prevailed by the
same vote by which the resolutions were Il.
naIly passed, (sce below.)
An amendment moved by Mr.. Miller,
adopting Mr.. Bcnlon's bill of last session,
providing for the assen, of Mexico. &c., was
rejected by "A vote of 80 to II ; Mr.. Benton
say ing " he would kill il stone dead"
The resolutions were then ordered to be-
engrossed as follows:
Be i, Resolved BY the Senate and House Of
Representatives ri the United States 81 Ameri.
"a in Congress assembled, That Congress doth
consent that the Territory properly included
within, and rirh fully belonging 10, The Repub.
lie of Tevas, NAV be erected into a new state. 10
he called the state of Texas, wi,h a republican
form Of government, to be alon,ed by the pcople
If said Republic, Ivy deputies in convention as
semhlcd, with the consent of the existing gov.
ernmenr. in nrder that the same may be admittad
Dis une If the states Of this Union.
Sec. =. And be 1t further resolved, That the
foregoing consent ct Congress is given upon the
following Conditions, and with the following
guarantees, To vii:
First. Sad state tn he formed, subject 70 III .
adjustment by HIS government u! all questions
OF boundary that may arise with other govern
ments and the constitution thereof, with tho
proper evidence of lis adoption by the people of
said Republic OF Texas, shall BE- transmitted to
the President OF the United States, 10 be lad
before Congress tor rs flnal action, on ur before
the lsi day of January, lsi6.
Second. Sad state when admitted into the
Union after cedjng to the United States all
mines, IN Minerals, salilakes, aud springs; aud nj.
50 all public ed ICES, fort nicaiuns, barrarks.
norris and harbor., navy and navy wards, docks.
magazines, arms, ornaments, and all n,her prop.
crty and means pertaining 10 The public defence.
belonging 10 sad Republic of Texas. shall re-
tam ali HE llDiG funds, upUiS. LAKES. and dues
OF every kind. which may belnnr rc. ar be due
or owinr sad Republic aud shat also retain al.
the vacan, aud unlppruprlAiel lands lviuy wih.
in It's limits, To he applied To the PAYMENT vt the
debts and lab lilies of said RepubIic of Texas
aud the residue Of sad hph,s and liabilities, To
be d s, oseI Of as suci, sad state may d rect; but
IN no event are SAID debts and Liabilities TO he.
come n charge upon the Government Of tie
United States.
bird. New States Of convenient size. and
having sufficient population, may hereafter, by
the consent of sad state, be formed out Of ,he
territory thereof, which, shall be entitled 10 ad
mission under the provisions of the Federal Con-
s 81 ,na, na. a." ~ ,u ",ni ,arr,o,r s"Iy u s ,,,Ie" u(a q;
degrees thirty minutes north latitude, commonly
known as the Missouri compromise line, shall be
admitted into. the Union, with or a''l'out slave.
ry as the people OF each state, asking ad.nis-
sion, may desire.
And be 1t further " Resolved, Iiat If the
President ol .he United States shall IN lbs indy
men' and discretion deem ii most advisable, IN
stead OF proceeding to submit the foregoing res
olu'ion 10 tie Republic Of Texas AS IA" nvertnrt
oitAe part al Inc Cnt"d states tor admission
Il" negotiate w'th mat kepnoNr 'n'h D" II re
solved That a Stale I" be formed nu' OF inc pre-
fum nnp"o'o ond , m,h ,,n rn"ro"cr,a,'yes ~ i,
/, Congress, until the mex, apporiiunment of rep
RESERVATION shall be Admitted '',o me quo" o.
r eyis,iur S,a,eS Nc sou, 49, tho te,,ns and cnnd,
lions of such admiss on and The ression of tn,
A., temaln'"E Territory 10 me o"leu a'ales sh''
aud The JI,i,rd S,a,es. And The sum Of 500.
600 is hereby app"ri'oned Ia detray the expen
SEES "' missions a'u negotiations 10 aaree np"'
4, by ,rea,v or nv articles to he submitted To III,
: tAo Houses OF Congress, as the President ma.
d'rec'.
me question" '"e" coming o" "' {
E SOLUTIONS t'ey were Passea ny Tue 'o''o"'hI
vote:
50 efsrs' h"e"' HS"Iey' n,chhSo
Co'ouitt, Dickinson, DIX, Fairfield, lIanniuar
Haywood, H'rderson, Hnger, Johnson' Lewis
M'n',' ,"e'tw" w, SILL,
NAYs-Mrs,rs. Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bay
arr, Rerrlen, Choa,e. Clayton, Crttenden, D,y
Ion, Evans, Fos'er, Frances, Huntington. Jarne
> gan, Mangnm. Miller, Mnrallead, Prarrr, Phelp,
+, Porter, Rvrs, Simmons, Uphani, White, Wood
bridge-25.
: On F,iJav the Resolutions were sent ,
"' ''"' """'.' '"' y VIC ia
ny a vote OF lo> 10.
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