The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1845-02-07


and Texas, not included within the limisof
sing the Rocky Mountains and the county
between them and the Pacific Ocean south
Of 81 degrees and 40 minutes Of north lali-
tude and north Of the 42d degree of north
latitude.
In Executive session the Senate ratified
the Chinese Treaty negotiated BY Mr.. Cush-
ing, By large vote.
In the House Of Representatives resolu.
ton to appoint a select committee 10 inquire
inlo and TepUt whether any, and 4 any,
which Of its members had been engaged in
lighting duel on account Of words spoken
in debate, and instructing said committee
TO report the facts, with a resolution 10 expel
any member ormembers guilty Of such crime
was discussed and finally laid upon the ia
Bile by vote. Of l06 TO 50.
The remainder Of the day was consumed
in discussing motion 10 reconsider 4 reso-
luton that had been adopted the day prsvi.
Gus, in relation TO the publication Of the
maps Of the Exploring Expedition.
The Texas question was not taken Up be-
fore the adjournment.
The Senate was not in session. on the
18th, and the House consumed the day in
discussing the defalcation Of M'Nulty, the
the defauItiug clerk.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81.
In the Senate the credentials of Messrs.
Clayton and Sturgeon were presented and
laid upon the table.
Several Executive communications were
received from the departments.
MIR. Breese presented an act of the Leg
isIature of Illinois, allowing grant Of land
to the General Government for Western
armory.
Mr.. BerTien reported bill to amend the
hGbeGS corpus act of 1879.
! Several important bills were passed to a
third reading; among them the Cumberland
road bill, granting $500 towards the
completion of the Cumberland road ia Ohio.
Indiana, and Illinois; also, the Massachu.
sets militia claim bill, and bill making an
allowance to pension agents.
the Senate then proceeded to the con.
sideratiOn Of the bill providing for the es-
Enlistment Of the Smithsonian Institute.
Mr.. Woodbury. moved an amendment, pro
Viding that the National Institute be made
under the directions Of Congress, the man
ayers of the proposed Smithsonian Institute
This amendment was opposed BY Messrs
TaPpaD, Choate, Buchanan and Allen, anC
J advocated by Mr.. Wa'teF. Ii was finally
reiscteo.
Mr.. Foster Of New York, and Mr.. AlleI
of Ohio, proposed amendments, which were
also rejected.
1 D.nl;.sv E.peha- 1s.n,ao,:rv,s - eLn h:1l
! the Senate went into executive session, anC
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
! WASHINGTON, Jan. Is.
Mr.. Hammett, OF Miss, reported a bill t
, sell the two Arabian horses presented by thC
: imauH Of MusCat to the President of the u
T States. The bill was read twice and passed
!, \ The bill proposes 10 sell the horses The las
) Saturday in February.
Mr.. Cave Johnson, Of Tenn, presented ;
resolution to close the debate upon the Tex
as propositions before committee of the
whole on Thursday next, at O'Clock
} Mr.. Semple, of Ind, moved to lay the res
oIu'IOn upon the table.
Mr.. Schenck called for the yeas and nays
which were ordered. The vote was, yea
i l27, nays 81.
Mr. Milton Brown, Of Tenn, moved t.
suspend the rules to report new plan fol
the annexation of Texas.
DIR. BrinkerhOf, Of Ohio, objected. but thC
J objections we're Withdrawn after the reading
) Of the plan, which was 10 annex Texas (
4 the Union as Stale Of the Union. the terri
tory annexed to embrace territory actually
! belonging to the United States. The Uni
, ted States not to guarantee the debts of Tex
j IS, or be responsible for them. The public
: lands to be pledged for their payment, anC
after they are paid TO be retained for the use
; of the States where the lands are.
The question of slavery was to be settled
~ the terms Of the Missouri compromise, ant
/ that part Of the territory where sl1Vety is lol
: Grated by this dividing line, TO hold slaves
j or not as the people Of the territory shall
: think best; and all new States which may bc
admitted within the line where slavery ma
be tolerated, TO come inio the Union upoi
the same terms as the State Of Texas.
: The territory admitted as the State o
!. Texas to have republican form Of govern
j ment, TO be admitted by the irst OF Janua
D ~, 1919, &c,
Mr. Hale, of N. H., eudeavored to pre-
sent his plan, but was not permitted to do so
Mr.. Weller moved that The House resolv,
itself into committee Of the whole which pre-
vailed.
Mr., Hopkins, Of "a, WascalIed to the chair
: and the debate vas continued.
> Al half-past four the committee rose anc
! the House adjourned.
WAsHlNcToN Jan. ID.
. Mr.. Pratt, 81 N. T., offered a resolution
this morning calling upon the President 3
the United States 10 communicate, as far :