The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1846-01-10


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Extracts from the Correspondence of the Ohio
Statesman 'l2'a t.s t.a5 'ei sidss @
Il WASHINGTON, Dec. "a, 1886
aaAttweIye O'Clock, to-day, the House was called
TO order The election of Superintendent and
assistants, being prescribed order of business,
Mr. Wentworth moved its suspension, in order to
receive reports Of committees, and bills of which
notice had been given. The motion was lost.
Mr.. Houston, Of Alabama, asked a suspension
OF the rules, to enable him to introduce resolu-
tion providing for the division Of the question on
oil bills making appropriations. The resolution
was received and referred to the select committee
on the rules
Several unsuccessful attempts were then made,
to suspend the rules for other purposes. The or.
der Of the day, being the election of Superinten-
dent, &C., came up; and pending its discussion the
Secretary OF the Senate appeared at the bar of the
House, and announced that the Senate had passed
bill extending the laws Of the United States over
the new state of Texas Wa H3 isrf
| Mr.. Thompson, Of Mississippi, moved that the
regular order of the day be so as to take
up the Senate bill, just communicated, in relation
to Texas. Some little conversation took place
concerning it, when the House agreed to the prop
osion, and the Senate bill went through its sever
al readings. and passed. -.t.5gi .s3as
| The House then adjourned "a +raS
In the Senate, Mr.. Sewer, of Arkansas, presided,
the Vice President being absent The new Sem
ator from Indiana, Mr. Jesse D. Bright, appeared,
took the oath, and assumed his seat Mr.. Upham,
of Vermont, presented number of remonstrances
against the admission of Texas into the Union, as
slave state, which we're ordered TO be printed
| Mr.. Levy, Of Florida, Withdrew his resolution
concerning the acquisition of Cuba. and the Sen
ate went into executive sesson. i''
| The bill, which passed both Houses OF Congress,
to-day, extending the laws Of the United States
over Texas, believe. cIinches the last nail in the
ceremonies of annexato n; and in few days. no
doubt, the representatives and Senators in Con-
gress, from that state will be here to claim their
seats. Immediately after the passage Of the late
resolutions, accepting the constitution, and admit
ting Texas into the Union, the President, am in
| formed. despatched messenger to Texas, convey
ing official information of the fact; and, presume,
ere this, the elections have been held and the final
consummation of the matter, will be the arrival
here, and swearing in, of the Texan CongressmeD
sHor WAsHINGToN, Dec. 80, lS45.
| On the 29h, after the House was ready to pro-
ceed to business, the order of the day being the
election Of superintendent Of the folding room,
Mr.. Brinkerhoof moved to suspend the rules,
which motion was lost; when, after long debate
on the subject, the matter constituting the order
OF the day, was referred to select committee Of
FIVE.
| The President informed the House, by message,
that he had approved the joint resolutions, admit
ting Texas into the Union, which message was or
dered to be printed
Mr. Hunt, OF NJ Y, completed his speech on
Native Americanism. Mr.. Douglass Of Illinois,
obtained the floor, for the purpose Of replying TO
| him, but on the receipt Of communication from
the Senate, announcing that it had passed bill es
tablishing collection district in the slate Of Texas,
the bill was forthwith taken up; and, after going
through its several readings, passed. 700 f8G
| III the Senate, Mr.. McDuliie, OF South Caroli-
ma, presented memorial, praying that branch
mint may be established in Charleston, S. c.. A.
| Mr. Hannegan, OF Indiana, submitted resoiu-
ton, declaring that the territory of Oregon, upto
81 deg. 40 min, Is the property Of the United
States, and part CT its territory that there exists
power in the government to transfer its soil and
the allegiance of its citizens to the control Of any
foreign state or power; that the abandonment or
surrender Of any portion thereof, would be an
abandonment Of the honor, character and best in
terests of the American people The resolution
lies over. l l@ 5't Hl 'rt'5i .h
The bill to restore the office Of one Of the In
spectors General Of the army, was ordered to be
engrossed and read third time. W pHi
| The bill to establish corps Of sappers, miners
and pontoniers, was also ordered to be engrossed
and read the third time. r ri ft.it ~
/ On the 30th, Tuesday, after little preliminary
business in the House, Mr.. Douglass, of Illinios,
arose and addressed the House, at some length,
in reply to Mr.. Hunts speech on the revision Of
the naturalization laws. The previous speakers
in the affirmative, had laid great stress upon re-
vision of these laws, and extension of the term
Of residence to twenty-one years, as great puri-
fer Of the elections Mr. d. denied that the evil,
II one existed, was to be found in the operation Of
the naturalization laws; he said, that If anywhere,
it must exist in The electoral laws of the several
states, over which Congress could have no con-
troll that the states could extend the right Of suf
frsge to whomsovet they pleased, to all inhabitants,
whether naturalized or not; that the naturalization
laws of the general government, did not entitls a
citizen to vote in contrayention Of state laws, but
only conferred upon him the right Of holding real
estate, and the usual legal rights Of citizen. i
After Mr., Douglass had concluded, the House
xvaa addreased m the same subect by several 9th.