Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-02-07
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
THE MEMPHIS CONVENTION.

The Journal Of yesterday having been read
The SPEAKER announced the first business in ORDER
the motion of Mr. HoLMEs Of South Carolina suspend the
rules prescribing the regular order Of business afford
him opportunity to present memorial with certain reso-
luons adopted by the Convention which lately assembled in
the city of Memphis in the State Of Tennessee, deliberate
and suggest best calculated to promote the inter-
and business Of the Western section OF the Union.
Mr.. COBB called for the reading Of the memorial and
solutions.
Mr. HOLMES said they very long, touching great
many SUBJECTS and would consume much time in the reading
Mr. COBB withdrew his call for the reading, and asked
for the yeas and nays the motion to suspend the rules
They ordered.
Mr. STEPHENS called for the reading but after
plantations from the Speaker withdrew his call
And the yeas and nays taken the motion TO ss-
pend the rules, and resulted as follows
YEAS-Messrs. Abbott Stephen Adams, Arnold, Ashmun,
Baker, Bell, Milton Brown, William G. Brown, Burlington,
Burt John g. Chapman T. SRsms Davis
Dromgoole Edwin H. Ewing, Faran, Fickln Garyn Har-
per- Henley Hcrrick billiard, E. B. Holmes, l. Z. Holmes,
g. s. Houston, Washington Hunt Charles J. Ingerso Daniel
King, Thomas Butler King, Long, McGaushey Mefenry,
Mcllvane Marsh, Miller Moseley, Perr, Petit Pollock,
Julius Rockwell, John A. Rockwell Root, Runk Schenck,
Severance, Truman Smith, Albert Smith, Robert Smith,
Stanton Stephens Srohm, Thibodeaux Thomasson, Bea-
min Thompson, Thurman Tbbatts, Tden, Toombs Trum-
NAYs3Mcssrs Bayly, Biggs Bowln, Brinkerhoa Brock
eubrough Cahcart Chpmsn Clarke Cobb, Cullom, Cum
Minis Cunningham Daniel Delano, De Mott Dillingham;,
Hubbard Hudson, Husgerjord Hunter Jenkins James H.
Johnson Jos Johnson G. W. jones' Seabon jones' Preston
King, lawrence, Leake, Leb, Lewis, Lyon Lumpkin
Macay, Mclean, McCeand, Mcconnell, Mcdowell, Nc
Kay, Mouon Norris, Parish, Payne, Pendleton, Perry
Phelps Price, Rathbun Reid, Ree Rhet Ritter Roberts
Russell, Sawyer Alexander d. Sims, Leonard II. Smms
Simpson, Thomas Smith, St. john Strong, James Thompson
Tredway, Wheaton, Williams, Woodward, Yancey, Yell-7s
Two-tds not voting in the affirmative, the rules were
suspended and the memorial Of the Memphis Convention
was not received.
PUBLIC PROPERTY IN TEXAS.
The committee proceeded to the consideration Of the bill
this day reported from the Committee Of Ways and Means
making an appropriation enable the President OF the Uni
ted States to receive from the State Of Texas the cesson
certain property.
| The bill was read, and is follows
BE enacted by the Senate and House Of Representatives
the United States of acica Congress assembled That the
sum Of Is hereby appropriated to be paid out Of
purpose Of deayng any expenses which may be incurred
obtaining the State Of Texas the cession Of the public
property specified in the second section Of the joint resolution
Tor annexng Texas the United States and the s section
Of the 9Th article Of the Constitution OF that State In
cevng the transfer Of the and placing Il in the custody
OF appropriate agents Of the Treasury, War; and Navy
Departments, respectively.
Mr. MCKAY cent to the Clerk letter from the Secretary
Of State the Committee Of Ways and Means stating the
proprety Of reporting the bill and Of speedy action it,
Mr.. CULVER inquired IL had not agent in Texas
already. He also inquired TO the value Of the property
be transferred to the United States
i Mr.. MCKAY said he had no information the subjec
other than that contained in the letter Of the Secretary
State which had been read.
Mr.. ASHMUN was satisfied, with the information be
fore the House, that the bill ought pass He must know
something Of the nature and value Of the property referred
| in the bill
Mr.. YELL said there three very fine ships Of