Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-04-22
From the New orIeaR, Pieayunr. April ll,h.
LATER FROM TEXAS.

The steam packet Galveston, Capt Wright arrived a,
tins port yesterday morning. having left Galveston Saturday
evening She brings papers her day sailing but they
arc slmos, totally barren OF news.
There Is not one word Of intelligence from the army on
the kio Grande An attempt made yesterday to give
currency 10 rumoT that action had taken place and our
troops been deieaied but repeated only with
sion The result OF the election in Texas i.
as uncertain The Galveston Ciyisn Of Saturday
has returns made up far heard from them TO which
we could add afew more from private letters but we pre-
fer to wait yet longer before giving the local returns.
Stunning readers little save for the final result So
lar Williams has received s6s voies Psbury Sell Cooke
sO4.
The News OF the leth states that CAPTAIN Haissr form,
ery member OF Congress from San Pacio county wa,
not lons since shot through the heart by Nh Pool The
aSt was committed in the town of Goid Capt H. .x-
Pired Instantly. and Pool placed under arrest The
circumstances which led this unfortunate event are not
given. correspondent writes simply that Capt II
was shot IN afay" He was lately surveyor of ON.
OF the Western counties.
We have nothing further from Austin than il continued
III our Austin letters OF which We append hereto:
AUSTIN, MARCH 81, 1886.
Genflsmen-l address you this a late hour of the day
and the sh time intervening before the departure Of
the mail will not permit attempt TO give YOU
synopsis OF the legislative proceedings since the date Of my
las My principal object In addressing you now 10 TO en-
close you copy OF the following resolution whieh passed
the House OF Representatives hour since IL
has not yet been before Senate but YOU may believe
that its progress will with ile interruption in that
quarter Its passage will show certain politicians
m the vicinity Of Washington how The umps in this
neishbohood. and convince very disnteresed vet
ingenious and Influential men, who hover around our
tohan Hill, that their iconceaed designs in relation TO
the Western boundary and the public domain OF Texas
have been anticipated aud will be defeated:
JOINT ReSolHfion declaring the srpe right Of the STATE
TeIds 10 JuTsdetiOa the soiI Included tsitkia
the iirnts thereof:
ResOred BY the LtRslaure Of the State of TsIas That
the exclusive night Of jurisdiction the soil included
IN the hints OF the late Republic Of Texas was acquired
by the vaor Of the people thereof and by them
in the Government Of the Repubc that such exclusive
night Is vested In and belongs this State subject TO
such regulations and control the Government thereof
may deem eIpedient adopt; we recognize no tide
IN the lndian tribes resident within the limits Of the State
TO portion o the soil thereof and that we recognize
no night IN the Government Of the United States TO make
sny treaty Of limits with the said Indian tribes without the
consent of the Government Of this State.
RssOIpsd further That his EKceeney the Governor he
requested this resolution TO the Govern
ment OF the United States and Senators and Repre-
senlsdyes in Congress
BusnOs nOehes. PAUL
We have letter from our correspondent dsv later
stating that Mr. Howard, Of BeGar rs Chairman of Select
committee had just made report upon the whole SUBJECT
involved in tie above resolution. He had not room In
give synopsis OF the report but understand from him
hat was IN favor Of transferring the public lands to the
United State, IN consideration Of the payment or assump-
upn Of the debt Of Texas Our correspondent ancp,e,
violent eEeitemen whenever the House should take do The
report