Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-01-05
ID TIE CON q RES - 4.
l't.NAS.
FIRST SESSION.


In tho Senate on Wednesday. Mr.. LEWIS gave M.
tce Of his ntsnen 10 AJAX leave tomsrtow. to Introduce
bull Tor tie admi.,an Of Texas inte the Union.
Mr., TtRNFN expressed hls anxiety that the hill
should be introduced with hale delay possible,
there was Necessity or Immediate action.
Mr.. LEWIS had ~ ulieenou To the introduction OF
the bill 10 dlN he would prefer II, should there be
uJectlsn. lnere Were many vessels waiting lot
the Texas market, aud the goods could No, he carred
there without the passage u, tho bull unless being eub
jected In heavy dotes.
There being noeljre,on the bill WAS introduced, read
fist and s"eand nme, and tclttfed 10 The Commlee
On the Judiciary. lbs Is lelovs:
Il bdijof the admission q The STATE pf Teas milo hr
taiOR.
Whereas the people ol feNas have through their des
put les IN canreaun assembled, agreed 10 the terms and
conditions II the ul resolutions OF Congress- approved
March |, 1910, provldlhg Tor anneNing lrNas 10 The
Inned States and whereas, the said peere VI Texas
have also, br lheir said d puUs III convention, Adopted
republican, firm ol government. by turning oonstu
ton, cable 10 tie roqnrnrns nj saul Iolh tosulu
lions aud whereas The saur, together with the cenl-
lions Of annexation, have been ratified by said people vi
Texas by their vote Al thu polls
Be il therefore enacted bg The Senate and Iioine ~
Representatives. ~ The ia,ted States in Congress as
sembied, Thai the Republic u reNos be, aud the same
Ia hereby, Admitted as State into the hiau,
quail io,llng with the original United States, In all re,
speeds whasoever and hai. from and alter the passage
OF this act the rvt aud military jurisdiction u the INT
Ted States be extended over the sand State Of lexas
The following resolutions have been submitted in the
House by Mt Douglass. and made the order LOT Thurs
day neNt:
Resolutions for The admission orHc Stale u Tea, inio
he tnion.
Whereas, the Congress ot The United States, by IL
'Joiaf rcsoHtion,' approved March |. 1915. did
sent that the territory properly included within aud
ghtlully belonging Ia the Republic Of Texas nigh be
erected into Satc Ia be called the State OF Texas
with Republican torm Of Government, To be adopted
by The people ii said Republic by deputies in Couven
t"n assembled With the cuuseu OF the existing Govern
ment IN order that the might BIZ admitted as one Of
the STATES OF the MON which consent al tungtess WIS
gWtn upon eef'an conditions specified IN the lst aud
"a sections ol sad Joint esuuon aud whereas the reo
PIE ol the said Republic OF Texas, by deputies IN Con
vebton assembled with the of the existing Coy
Iernment, did adopt constitution. and erect a new
State. with Republican form OF Government. and in
The OF the people Of Texas, and by their authority
the proposal, conditions and guarantees contained IN the
said LIST and % sections Of SAID resolutions and whereas
the said Constituted, with the proper evidence of s
dopon by the people OF the republic o( Texas, has been
transmitted 10 the President Of the lnlicd States, and
laid before Congress- IN conformity 10 The provisions
said Iont resolution: Therefore
BE nsoiped by The Selate aud House of RrpreseHr
fatires 4 tie United States u .1nrrica IN Congress
assembled That the State OF IeNas shall be one aud is
hereby declared Ia be nae of the Guted Sialps Ames
ca, and admitted iho the Union on an Equal looup
with the otigiHal States in all respects whatever.
BE il further rcsored. That until the Representa- lives
N Congress shlll be appnindd aecnrdl"g actual
ennmeratiun al the inhabitants Of the United STATES the
Sale at Texas shall be entitled choose Represe-
tallres.