The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-09

House resolution repeating the resolutions Of annexa
ton Referred 70 Committee on Federal Relations
Judge FRANkiIs, Of Galveston, presented resoutten
repeating the law OF December 10, I649 cedng 70 the
United States ursdcton over portions OF our soil Tor ne
erection of FORTS and for other public uses Referred 70
A resolution that any ordinance Withdrawing this
state from the Union shall DC referred 70 Inc people , of
the Committee Federal Relations had already reported
Joint resolutions embracing such reference to the popular
vote fully recognizing the Convention that Is 70 meet on
Monday and giving lis members the same mileage per
diem as TO the legislators. This report and its resolu
tons the special order Of the DAY FOR TO morrow a.
4 bin from the Senate was taken up in the House. d.
recting Mr. Johns the Comptroller, 20 prooeed mme
be this State and bring it home, to be deposited
in the state Treasury was nnay, by suspension
OF rules. The amount s about $3.50, 600.
A bin for frontier protection was introduced and
ferred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
In the Senate bill has been introduced by Mr. Inrock-
morton providing for Convention OF the peoples dele
gates another, by Mr. Herbert, recognizing the conven
ton OF the 2sth inst another, by Mr. brtton provaes
for the election by the legislature OF three COMMISSION
to attend the Convention proposed BY Alabama ana
South Carolina at Montgomery, Ala, all Of which are be,
fore the Committee on state Affairs.
1t is admitted all hands that the Legislature Is ~
Of immediate secession by majority OF three TO
one and there no doubt the bills pending for giving
the sanction of the State government to the Convention
that meets Monday, will BIO passed with very little op
position, except from the Governor, and will be easily
passed over his head.
VOTE FOR THE CONVENTION.
The aggregate vote OF forty three counties fer the
Texas State Convention is 19S. The same counties
gave 80 957 votes at the Presidential election The falling
thought to be the fact that the action Of the
Convention is to be submitted to the decision OF the
people.
In the Galveston Crlion Of the 25th ult find the
following news from the Northern frontier
The Weatherord Neics contains the following items
Of Indian news-A party Of fifty two Indians surprised
camp Of twelve buffalo hunters, at Round Timber, on
the Brazos river Tuesday January and took their
horses. The men, being 30 far Outnumhercd, made no
resistance whatever, but made their way to Captain
Ross camp foot speedily possible They did not
know to what tribe the Indians belonged neither could
they tell in what direction they were travelling
Captain Rogers, of Ellis county, who went out some
time To the Indian region with company, having
concluded 10 return home reaching Weatherford and
learning Of his appointment by Governor Houston TO raise
seventy men, determined accept the appointment and
enlisted twenty men and sent them out into
Jack county and lett his way back TO Ellis TO complete
his company.
The Ncs anticipates good results from the volunteers
gathering the frontier 1t says that active pre-
parations made for expedition against the In
dams, TO organize at Lost Valley, in Jack county.
number of have passed through Weatnerord route
for the place of general rendezvous and at this time
there is encamped town company OF twenty nine
fine looking and intelligent men, from Limestone add
Freestone counties well mounted, armed and equipped,
their way thher. The Ne1cs says:-Those who have
deserted their homes the frontier may now safely
them the rangers out will be able TO enectu-
ally protect them. For part consider that IN two
weeks from this time the frontier will be safer than 1t
has been for two years.