New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-13
From Texas.


We have received our files of Texas papers to
the 10Th nit and CLEAN the following items of
news:
The most important intelligence relates to the
action OF the Legislature which assembled in
extra session on the 18th on the PearCe bill.
A bill was reported on the Goth, by Joint Com.
nittee We take the following summary OF the
proceedings from the correspondence OF the Gat-
rea0n Clrlll0n:
There was but one negative vote in the Senate,
Cen Ports, and five in the House, viz Bryan OF
BraZoria Hunt of Austin and Colorado, Shepherd
of WASHINGTON TAYLOR Of Harrison and Upsher,
and Wigfall OF Harrison. All these gentlemen
voted in accordance with the Instructions OF their
constituents, except Gen. Ports. a majority OF
his constituents it seems, voted for the bill, but
h e disregarded bis instructions and gave vote
solitary and alone Both your Representatives
voted for the bin; Mr.. Franklin, however, stating
that he did in obedience to instructions, and not
according to his convictions ofright. Mr. Wlgiali
and his colleague Mr.. Joseph Taylor, made sew
eral speeches against the bill. Mr. Bryan also
spoke against it. The friends of the bill made no
speeches.
iourn in week from to-day. What will be done
further in regard to the ten millions or the public
debt, ! cannot now say. The debt IS increasing
much and very fast The prospect OF getting money
is rustlng up hundreds OF claims never before pre-
scented. The election returns upon the question
OF acceptance uuNS uuL VET UteH uptuSu uIlu
counted, for the reason that many Counties have
none here yet. Each member, however, knows
how his District has voted, and deemed thai suili-
eient without delaying the passage OF the bill to
await the arrival of all the returns.
The bill to branch the Supreme Court, as it IS
termed, requiring it sit inmore than one places
VIII most certainly pass this season
Ex. Gov Wood and Gen. Hamilton arrived in
the city few evenings since.
Arnold Henckel, formerly Sheriff OF COmal
County, committed suicide on the 9th ult. at New
Brauntes by hanging himself.
Rogers the master OF the schooner Native, who
is implicated in the murder OF OF his crew, was
arrested few days since at Quintana and brought
to Galveston. After an investigation before jas
tice Hoyt he was duly committed for trial.
The Houston Telegraph states that claims to
large amount against the State have been present
ed at Austin since the passage oil the boundary
BILL and hundreds OF them that have heretofore IAN
dormant viii be placed before the next Leglsla-
ture The Telegraph entertains the opinion that
the whole of the ten million will be required to
pay the debt
The Sugar crop this year viii not yield so much
as ast, owing to the drouth, but the quality OF
the new is much better, and Will command a
price sufficiently higher to recompense the planter
The schooner COrelia, Capt. Wood, arrived at
Galveston on the 18th nit. from Brazos Santiago.
Trade on the Rio Grande is dull The market Tor
E. great many articles OF merchandise IS overstock'
ed.
The Government schooner Colonel Cross went
ashore on Padre Island, abnut twelve days be-
fore The Government steamer Arson had gone
to the sohooners aid The Arson has been or
dered 10 New. Orleans TO be sold, and VIII put IN
at Galveston on her passage.
The citizens Of Cameron County have petiti0ned
the legislature for relief to redeem the county
debt which has become quite burdensome Inc
Sentinel in abiding 10 the matter, does not state
IL ~ nrr nar con
pliance with i will not greatly inconvenience the
State.
We lean from the Hester7. Team that Lieu
tenants Smith and Mechler OF the Typographical
Engineers, with party OF men under their com
mand returned 10 San Antonio on the -stn u-t n
excellent heath, after an absence Of nearly I'VE
months during which time they were employed
in examining the Rio Grande from Camarso TO
point about one hundred miles above the mouth
OF the Pecos The Ftstera Texan says:
From Camargo TO short distance above LaEe-
do the riyerc be made neyigable several months
in the year for light draught boats. IRON tH@E
point to the termination Of the party eXp-ora-
tons. the average depth Of 1ae river ola A01 "a
coed eigh. inches the stream IN many places oeIlG
filed with large boulders and Lodges OF foea,
stretching across the entire bed OF the river, each
obstruction creating is waterfall to stop the nafeh
u civilization. The priYations and laoofs OF the
rartv were great, the men being engaged for
DAVIS IL succession in dragging their boats a!onS
tie shadows: al other times in carrying them
around the various falls that interrupted men
course IN the bed OF the stream. The distance ~
tie river from LAREDO TO the point where their Ia
boTs terminated, is about .ouT hundred and htty
mics. The result of this examination OF the up
per RE Grande, 50 lar IS We have ascertalned,
agrees with tbe previous explorations oil that Pof,
tion OF the river II may be set down as a n7ed
fact that forty miles above Laredo is, and VIII oe
:, y3o.fe +aor1 Eps q \
ton. AJoye that point there ia nothing in the
i've T;ysr to eye -Ii.aring OF hope for different
result. Atthat point Nature speaks in her WORKS
to the advocates Of steam navigation saying TO
them: Thus far shalt thou go and no further.
When Texas shall have grown old IL clylAzatl9n
and the mold Of centuries accumulated over the
remains OF its present inhabitants the greater part
Ike no echoes