The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1854-01-28
Congressional

uuODLeu. InkIKufIInU IHH u ~. ami
mercr to inouire into Tho cxn,,i;cncv ~ ,s..
king an appron,;st;on for lie s,,rvsx n shs
harLoys on Lake Super;or within Tho limits ~
the United States.
Mr. Hunter offered a resolution ;pstr,,cs;nv
Committee on Public R,,;iJ;rra m ;nn,,;,e
into the cxpedicncy Of providing by law ~
the erection or a suitable building for the he.
partment OF State.
On motion OF MIR. Douglas. The rcsojnt;or
was amended so ns 10 incI,ldS ffatbc ~;nouirvss
BUILDINGS for the Interior 1flr S,s3aNavv NJ
nart,nen,s also md In 'si,sf e,sn, az -, l,,ticS
was sdopted. 80
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80 49, ~ IN ~ ~ x1kk ~ " El y
sippi river "a The psc;ie cossf RI "a his
bill would lie : practical snesxutc znnd differ
Ing from the ofhex projects bcretofoFe' sabmit-
ted 70 Congres4*
Mr. 0nneQn5X@ 8 6trknnsas, gave notice ola
Dill granting 4nF4Nliti0nal section OF land IN
Ieacn ownsfiip toFncw States for school pur-
Rpk<a.
NJ. Cass moved that the message. OF the
ifrcsidcnt relating to the Clayton and Bnlwcr
treaty, be referred to tho Committee on For
cigh Relations, and that tlht motion be post
poncd and made the order of tho day for Tues.
day next, which day he would ask to DC heard
OH the subject. Agreed to.
$50 wv ~ OttAh
morning, the 9th inst.
Housc-Mr. Dean brought forward a report
from the Committee ON Foreign Affairs, sub
stituting for tie resolutions of thanks, and the
presentation of a sword to Captain lngrahnni,
which had been referred to that Committee,
similar resolutions, md the presentation of u
medal, MS indicating that the act OF Captain
lnsraham I'M rescuing Kos2ta, was to be re-
garded us civil rather than military. This led
TO considerable debate, in which nearly all the
points OF interest, connected with the koSzta
case were discussed. The House adjourned
without disposing OF the resolutions
~ eoniihc"u ohe 'o''ow'hs ar.''
Gle nom The Telegraph, to the consideration
Of our present Legislature
A Hill has he.n snbmi,t.d n Tho Icc;,,o,,r,
to authorize tho peoplo TO vote for orr ocoinst
nm amendment !, tbc Cons,i,ntion O., ms n
ALLOW hanks n hc es,oLI;sL.d I'm IA. c,,,,.
we learn. however. tLat there ore mar nr,n.
hers who nre unwillinr 10 yotc for ,h;s lin
because they nyc themselves onnosrd I'm hanL''
inr and thcy think tho neonlc o,,,,hi ~ IN. :,
also Thev ;,norino that HAWKS ero onnos,.a
10 democratic institutions and th,v consider i,
tho duty of cverv dc,noc,nt m vote doyn oI
measures favorable 10 banking we think
they are in error. A large and very resnect.
able minority of the democratic party %sIstains
banking institutions aud we believe that two.
thirds of the democrats in the Union arc nd.
~yocates OF we'll regulated banks This IL mi
n question. however that should he decided
upon party grounds. IL il evident 10 every
discerning man. that n large and very rcsneci.
able portion of the people of Texas arc in fa.
vor of amending tho constitution by striking
out the clause prohibiting the establishment
of banks. The pooplc in favor of This men.
sure may constitute n majority of tho peonle
of the State. Federalis,s might he onnosed
,i.m mVmmS ~ ftop.e wv upon .nis dues'
that the people are not sufficiently intelligent
to decide great questions of State policy; but
democrats Should scron to be influenced by
SaiIse ,o tho;r nor. .ms ca,so o. nme mr.
nr;nc;n,es when ,hccr roG,.a ,o nas,,;, ill., :"
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