The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-09-14


to appoint delegates to the Nashville con
ven,ou---resd first time.
The Speaker announced that the Two
/ Houses had met for the purpose OF electng
senator to the nited States Congress,
and that nominations were uow IN order.
Mr.. sTER\E. on the part Of the House,
j nominated Thos. }. kusk.
Nr. FRANKLIN. on the part OF the
House, nominated Blank.
The House then proceeded to vote.
Those voting for Mr. Rusk were Messrs
Speaker, Bogar,, Bryan, Burney, Charlton
Cochran, Crump OF Austin, Crump OF beN.
ar. Dickson, Fields. Gillei, Hardeman OF
\acordoches, Hatdeman, Of Travis, HoL-
LAND, johnson. lowers. Lewis. Lloyd,
Lott Pace. Polk. Reynolds, Runnels, Rus
sell Scott Sclman, Shea. Shaw. smith OF
X. r. Smith OF Shelby. Spelghts. Stapp
Sterne. Stewart Tarrant TN LOR, Will
iams, and Wren-3s.
Those voting for Blank were Messrs
CLOGH, Franklin, Wilson and Winfield
Il
Scattering to wi,-For Mr. Wigfall,
Messrs. Bee and Clemens-2 for Mr., Nil
Ter, Mr shepard-l
The Senate proceeded to vote. For
Thomas J Rusk Messrs Brashear, Burle
son. Cooke. Campbell, Gage, Grimes. Hart,
I.ntimer. McRae. Mofett, Parker, Phillips.
Robertson, TAYLOR, Truit. Nandcrlp,
Ward, aud Wallace, Mr Dayi, voted for
: Blark Mr. Ports voted for Wigiall.
Mr. Rusk having received a majority OF
all the votes, WAS declared duly elected
senator to the Congress OF the United
States for six ears from and after the lth
day of March next
Immediately preceding the above extra
ordinary vote, Mr.. fRANKLI> made stir
ring speech, of which the following is an
extract
Are we prepared Mr. Speaker, to aban.
don the resolutions we passed nj the last
session. and to concedc to lrecsollsm near.
" third of the State, bringing it down to
our immediate vicinity Are we ready to
take tins first step towards establishing an.
other free state below that on the Rio Gran
de- II we are prepared to do this, ! say
90 into the election -endorsc the votes
of our Senators on this question. But We
intend 10 carry ont the resolutions To which
have referred. aud we stand bound To-
abide by them let Us pause before We com
rnt ourselves To course directly opposed to
them.
Are we prepared Ia recommend this
proposition 20 the people for their acceP.
taucei II wo are let rs do IT openly and
boldly. Let US not stay here and vote war
measures. to 20 home and take either side;
willing To 90 to war and defend the tern
tory. but more willing to take the money
Let Us not dodge the question IN this way,
after having voted for the war and the APP
preparations.
why this haste to bring on the election
Mt this time, Mr. Speaker l. there any
danger that the present incumbent might be
defeated before the next legislature APP
prehensiuns would seem to be entertained
that there nigh, bee some doubt upon the
subject whether he would receive the sup
port of the State if the question were to be
canyassed before the people
In the House, on the 9Th, after seversl
iruitess motions to adjourn, &C.
Mr.. Stewart moved to take from the
Speakers table bill to provide for the or
gnnilaton of the militia of the State, aud
to suppress insurrection existing IN the coun'
ties of Worth and Santa Fc; carried
So the bill was taken up and read frs,
time
Mr. Johnson moved to lay the bill on the
table until the 'ith day OF July next
4 call OF the House was ordered, and
Sergeant-at arms despatched for absent
members.
Mr.. Dickson moved to postpone the fur.
! Their consideration Of the bill until the 3D.
dav Of July next and
/ The Yeas aud nays being called stood
as follows;
Yr,s- Messrs Charlton. Dickson, liar.
deman OF \acogdoches. Johnson, lowers.
Mckinney, Spcghis and smith of Red
Rivers.
N,ys-Messrs. Speaker, Bee. Bogart,
BRYAN, Burney, Clements, Clough, Coch.
ran. Crump of Bexar, Fields Franklin Gil
let, Hardcman of Travis, Holland Lewis,
Loyd, Lott, Pace Polk, Reynolds, Runnels,
Russell, Scott, Sclman, Shaw, Shea, Shey'
ard. Smith of shelby, StapP, Sterne, Stew.
art. Tarran,, Taylor, Williams. Wilson,
Winfield, and Wrcn-37
In the Senate on the 26th, Mr. Robert.
son introduced bill making propositions
to the United States The bill proposes
LIST, The State of Texas will agree that
her boundary on the north shall commence
at point u, which the meridian Of 100 deg
west from Greenwich is lntersected by the
PARALLEL of 80 deg 80 min. north latitude,
and shall run from said point due west to
the meridian Of lO3 deg. west from Green
wich, thence her boundary shall run due
south to the ~ deg Of north latitude, thence
on the said parallel Of - deg. north to the
Rio Bravo del \orte, thence with the chan.
mel Of said river to the Gulf Of Mexico.
According to this bill. all north of the
above boundaries is to be offered TO the
United States for ten millions of dollars II