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February 8
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by the following vole :. Ayes Senators Cald-
well Greer Grimes Kaufman" Kin ncy Law-
rence AlcCrearey Alunson Pattillo Pilsbu-
ry Roman and Wright 12. Noes None.
The bill to change the system of assessing
and collecting taxes : passed.
The bill for the relief of II. F. Fisher and
15. Miller: passed by the following vole:
.Ayes Senators Caldwell Kinney Lawrence
ny: passe. The bill requiring owners of
lands in Refugio Goliad and San Patricio
counties to have their lines marked: passed
ny tue loiiowiug vole : Ayes Senators Cald-
well Greer Grimes Kaufman Kinney Law-
rence Muiimiii and Wright S. Noes Sena-
tors Pattillo Pilsbury and Roman 3.
The bill for ihc relief of the heirs of Wm.
Bryan . passed. The bill relating to security
McCrearey Alunson Pattillo and Pilsl ury 7. j for costs in the district coutfs : passed. Thi
Noes Greer Grimes Kaufman Roman and j bill tt amend the several acts granting dona
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j. u t: inn mi me renei m miguaius it u-
liams: engrossed. The bill amending the se-
veral acts granting lands to immigrants : en-
grossed. The bill for the relief of the heirs
of Wm. Bugg: passed. The bill to authorize
L. A. McLaughlin to establish a ferry : re-
jected. The bill to change the times of hold-
ing the district courts in the seventh judicial
district: passed. The bill repealing the act
authorizing the holding of the district court in
two places in Red River county : passed. The
bill amendatory of the Indian intercourse law:
amended and passed. The bill amending the
charter of the city of Galveston : passed. The
bill for the relief of Francis Hughes and
others : amended aiid engrossed. The bill
relating to security of costs in district courts:
engrossed. The bill for the relief of Charles
15. Stewart assignee. &c: passed. The bill
for the relief of Helena Wilson : passed. The
bill amending the act for the incorporation of
the Brazos Canal Company: rule suspended
and bill passed.
On motion of Senator Greer the Senate
adjourned until to-morrow morning 10 o'cl'k.
Saturday Jan. 25 1S45.
Hill Introduced.
Senator Caldwell introduced a bill to repeal
the 5th section' of an act in relation to the trial
of the right of property levied upon &c: rule
suspended and bill passed.
Reports of Committees.
Senator Pilsbury from the committee on
finance reported 'back for the action of the
Senate the bill explanatory of the appropria-
tion act of 1 612. Senator Greer from the
committee on the state of the republic report-
ed back with amendments the bill to regulate
license tax &c. Senator Roman dissented
from a portion of the report. Senator Wright
irom the committee on public lands reported
favorably on the bill for the relief of Jeremiah
Latham. Senator Wright from the commit-
tee on claims and accounts reported favorably
on the bill for the relief of Alexander Somer-
vell ; also for ilie relief of Calvin Bowles and
others ; also for the relief of James Alorgan.
Senator Lawrence from the judiciary com-
mittee reported back with amendments the
bill supplementary to the act creating the
county of Rusk ;. the same from the commit-
tee on naval affairs reported back with amend-
ments a bill for the relief of C. B. Snow ; the
same from a select committee reported favor-
ably osi the bill for the relief of J. C. Hays.
Senator Pilsbnry from s select committee
to whom was referred the bill for the relief of
Milton Hicks reported that the committee
had it in evidence that Milton Hides came in-
to the country in 1835; that he was perma-
nently disabled at the battle of Vclasco. That
battle brilliant as it was being the harbinger
rather than the revolution itself did not in the
eye of the laic permit the board of travelling
commissioners to' confirm the certificate here-
with presented of the permanent board.
Hicks was one of those men always found
at the post of dariger. Disabled he subse-
quently in company with thirteen others
fought for nearly two days two' hundred In
dians and Alexicans. This gallant band
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nearly every man of which had been in many
battles of our country left traces that the fight
had continued until every one was slain ; ex-
cept one woman and her child and but for de-
fending whom they could easily have re-
treated. The bodies of these heroic men were found
" face to the foe and hack to the field." The
glory won by their bravery is a legacy to'the
cnuntrv tears and sorrow the inheritance of
their surviving relatives and friends.-
The committee respectfully leave the action
upon the subject to the Senate.
Senator Wright from the committee on
claims and accounts reported favorably with'
amendments on the bill supplementary to the"
act establishing the eastern boundary of RusI
count. Senator Wright from the commit-'
tee on claims and accounts reported favorably
on the bill for the relief of Charles Power.
Senator Pilsbury from the committee on fi
nance reported favorably on the bill providing
for the payment1 of outstanding liabilities for
Indian purposes. The bill' in relation to ton-
nage duties r passed. ' "
Senator Lawrence introduced'lheTollowirig
resolution : Jlbsblved with the' concurrence
of the ttbiise that the present Congress will
close its annual session on ThUrsuhy the 3(hh
da v of tlte present mrinth : adopted.
Ordtrtlftht Bay.
The1 bill to repeal a certain net therein
named : rule suspended and passed. The bill
for the relief of1 Francis Hughes hniix others :
passed. 'The bill relating to'the Mercer colo-
lion land to immigrants: rejected. The bill
for the relief of Augustus Williams: passed.
The bill for the relief of Jarreli Alenefee:
passed. The hill changing the time of hold-
ing the courts in the 5th and 7th judicial dis-
tricts: pesscd. The bill reducing the annual
compensation of certain officers of the govern-
ment : engrossed. The bill for the .relief of
Samuel Bicker jr.: passed. The bill for the
relief of Adolphus Sterne passed.
On motion of Senator Caldwell t'ie Senate
adjourned until Alonday morning 9 o'clock.
Reported for the Register by II F. Weeks.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Wednesday Jan. 22 1845. (Continued.)
Reports of Committees.
Mr. Gage from a select committee report-
ed a bill to attach a certain territory therein
named to Rusk county.
Air. Aloffett: Air. Speaker As one of the
select committee to whom was referred the
petition of certain citizens of a portion of
Nacogdoches county praying to be attached
to that of Rusk I must here beg leave to dis
sent from the report just read. If sir we
establish the precedent of striking off from one
county and annexing to another every indi
vidual or community desirous of beino-stricken
off where will the matter end? It will dis-
turb the limits of every county in the Repub-
lic. 1 might soon be found wishing to enlarge
my county and most likely at the next ses-
sion every gentleman will come armed with
a petition as long as the moral law to cut off
territory from some brother member. There
is a portion of Liberty county lying not more
than fifty miles from the county site of Nacog
doches and not less than one hundred and
thirty miles from that of the county to which
they rightfully belong. It is fertile populous
and every way a desirable region; but would
it be right in me to sustain a petition to have
it attached to the county of Nacogdoches?
The south boundary of Rusk is much nearer
the county site of Nacogdoches than the town
of Henderson; and my constituents aided by
a few of those living over the line might with
equal propriety endeavor to annex it to our
territory. Rut sir I do not want it; neither
do I believe that the honorable gentleman
from Rusk when his own feelings aie inter-
rogated wishes to have this part of Nacog-
doches stricken off and attached to Rusk.
Sir I believe that he does not; for this weak
petition backed but by thirty names of per-
sons living on the territory is no proof in
lavor ol the project. The other subscriber:
Commissioner of the General Land Office
with as much ability correctness and honesty
as any other man has ever yet done. In say-
ing this however 1 do not charge any who
have pieceded him in that office with dishon-
esty. I cannot vote for that bill so long as I
shall be entitled to a seat here or possess the
right to address the Speaker of this House. I
cannot do so for various reasons of which
that to which 1 have alluded is the prominent
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one. 1 lie mam object ot tins bill is to change
the land system. And how long let me ask
would it require for this Republic again tore-
organize the Land Office which gentlemen
harp so strongly and so long upon? Why sir
it could not be done in less than two years.
Applicants are now before the Commissioner
of the General Land Office who expect their
patents this winter. If they do not get them
a great many will throw away their chums
and probably travel back to the United States.
They have received injustice at the bauds of
government. They should have had their
patents long before this. If he is unable with
the number of clerks he now has to issue pat-
ents let him apply and get more. This Con-
gress would not object to giving him more.
But where I ask in the name of Heaven will
certain gentlemen upon this floor point to a
more competent ready end correct officer than
Thomas William Ward? ' I defy any gentle-
man upon this floor; I iafy any person in the
Republic of Texas to do it. He is one for
whom this House should entertain the warm-
est respect for the able and fearless manner
in which he has discharged his duty i care
not if he voted for the late administration or
not; if against it or not. I am no party man :
I vote for what I conceive to be right and in-
tend to do so while I stand upon this floor.
I hope this House will pause and consider
before they give the castig vote which is to
decide the fate of that resolution.
Air. Bourland: I am satisfied from the
remarks made by the gentleman from Fannin
that he has never read the bill or he could
never have come to the conclusion he has
here stated.
Air. AIcLeod: It is true that I have never1
read the bill myself but I have heard it read
bv the clerk I think twice if not thrice : and
the friends of the brti themselves informed irie
that its main object was to legislate out of
office Thomas Wm. Ward. I do not allude
to Air. Bourland however.
The bill was engrossed by the following vote:
Ayes Alessrs. Armstrong Bourland Caz-
neau Cooke ofB. Cunningham Erath Ford
Gage Johns Johnson of G. Jones of G.
all live in itiisk county and are about forty in
number. Aioreover there is a great proba-
bility that the census bill which has just come
from the Senate will also pass this House
in which case they will most probably want
a new county which at any and all times I
am most willing to grant them. Apart from
this- sir all the laud records for this district-
are kept in the town of Nacogdoches and to
remove them will cseate some expense and
much difficulty. Fully impressed sir with
the correctness and justice of these views I
move for the present that the report lie on the
table.
Air. Gage called for the reading of the bill.
Rend.
Air. Scott asked leave to offer a petition.
Jj'dh Introduced.
By Air. Jones ofS. P. supplementary to an
act to incorporate the Texas Alining Trading
and Emigrating Company. By Air Wil-
liamson amendatory of the various land laws
and to establish land districts and for other
purposes. By Air. AIcLeod for the better se
curity of customs.
Qrdcrs of the Day.
The bill for the relief of Charles Power:
rule suspended and passed. The bills prescri-
bing the routine of military duty to incorpo
rate the Victoria College to incorporate the
Houston College: for the benefit of Dc Kalb
College to charter the Nacogdoches Univer-
sity to incorporate the.to.vyn of Hunisville'
and for the relief of Basil Dearborn v;ere
severally passed.
. The bill for the re-organization of'the Gen-
eral junnd Office was taken up.
Air. Cunningham jnoy.cdithe engrossment
of the bill.
The ayes and noes were called for oil the
engrossment. . .
Air. Smith of Fannin : Before the.ayes and
noes are called" X wish to.make a tew remarks.
It would seem that the whole entire and .ab-
sorbing object of gentlemen supporting this
bill is to legislate out of office one of the besj
and' most meritorious officers of the govern
ment. I am satisfied ot that fact. Thomas
Lewis AlcFarlane AIcLeod Alabry Alene-
fee Aloffett Perkins Robinson Sadler Scur-
ry Sutherland Smyth of J. Wallace and
Williams 25. Noes Alessrs. Speaker Cooke
of R. Hardin Henderson Johnson of S..
Jones ofS. P. Alcans Alillican Scott Smith
of F. Truit and Williamson 12.
The bills to provide for the mail service &c
of the vear 1845 for the relief of James Alor-
gan supplementary to the act creating the
county of Busk to repeal the Exchequer
system for the relief of C. B. Snow to allow
defendants to plead a partial failure of consid-
eration to incorporate the Matagorda Uni-
versity for the relief of Abel Alorgan for
the relief of A. II. Sevier and others for the
benefit o! iuro.'s for the relief of H. AI.
Hanks for the relief of G. W. Aliller to
provide for the issuing of patents to assignees
supplementary to an act to open and estab-
lish a national road; and to prevent adminis-
trators executors &c from purchasing or
trading for any debt against the estates of
their testators &c? were severally taken up
and passed.
The bill for the appointment oppatrols was
taken up
Air. Cunningham moved to refer it to a se-
Iect committee.- Lost.
Air. Tohnson of Shelby with leave of the
House would move an amendment exempt-
ing the county of Shelby from the provisions'
of this bill. Air. Cunningham moved to ex-
empt Victoria; Air. Erath Alilam: Air. Smith
Fannin ; ' Air. Perkins Brazoria ; Air. Ogden
Bexar; Air. Johnson Goliad; and Air.
Smyth Jasper.
Air. Perkins moved that the hill lie on the
table till the first of February. -''
Thursday1 Jan. 23 1845.
Air. Robinson addressed the House as fol-
lows : It has fallen to my lot Air. Speaker
to announce to this House the occurrence of
a mournful event an event well adapted to
teach us " what shadows we are and what
shadows we pursue." It is the death of Air.
Parker a member of this House ; a gentle-
man esteemed by all who knew him as a man
of scrupulous integrity' kind in his feelings
and popular in his manners.. He came to this
country in the vear IS3G. Leaving cheerfully
behind him the comforts and enjoyments of a
home in one of the most favored portions of
our fatherland ; he marched here on foot with
a little band of patriots to participate in our
struggle for independence and to share our
perils and sufferings in that hour of glooni.
Since that memorable period he has made
this country his home; he has been always
ready to perform the duties of a man and a
citizen ; ever prompt to shoulder his rifle and
hasten to the field at his country's call. He
lias been many years a member of Congress ;
and has ever evinced an honesty and integrity
of purpose and a devotedness of heart to the-
cause of liberty and the good of his country
unsurpassed by any. With these remarks I
I submit the following resolutions in conform-
ity with the usual mode of testifying respect
for the memory of a deceased member of thi?
House. The resolutions were adopted.
1. Resolved That a committee of five be
appointed by this House to act with a like
committee on the part of the Senate to make
suitable arrangements for the burial of the
late Hon. G. A. Parker.
2. Resolved That the members of tliis-
House wear crape on the left arm in token
of respect for the memory of the late Hon. G-
A. Parker and of sorrow for his loss.-
3. Resolved That this House now stand
adjourned to meet at the time appointed by
the committee of arrangements to attend the
funeral of the late Hon. G. A. Parker in a
body.
Whereupon the Speaker appointed Alessrs.
Robinson ScurryFordCazneau and Smyth
of Jasper to be the committee under the first
resolution: and tlu House adjourned.
Fiiiday Jan. 24 134o.
Petitions Presented..
By Air. AIcLeod the memorial of sundry
merchants of Galveston. By Air. Robinson
the petition of Thomas D.J'ohnson ; also the
memorial of S. B. Brigham administrator of
A. Brigham. By Air. Fordr the petition of
John AI. Caldwell. By Air. AlcLeodrthe pe-
tition of sundry citizens of Galveston. Bv
'Mr. Williamson the petition of sundry citi-
zens of Austin county; also the claims of J
F. Edriugton; also the petition of Robert
Wilson: severally referred.
Air. Cooke of Robertson introduced the
petition of sundry citizens of Robertson coun-
ty and asked its reference to the committee
on county boundaries without reading- He
said as it related to a division of.the county
he himself and the gentleman from Brazos
being the only two concerned could come be-
fore that committee and explain every thing
in relation to it. It would save some little
time and do just as v.'eli.
Reports of Committees.
Air. Cooke of B. from the committee on
military affairs reported favorably with
amendments on the bill for the relief of the
Alier prisoners ; also favorably with amend-
ments the bill to protect the frontier.
Air. Cooke of R. from the committee on
internal improvements made the following:
report.
The undersigned one of the committee on
internal improvements to which was referred-
a bill to incorporate the Texas Cotton and
Woollen Alanufacturing Company dissenting
from the majority of said committee asks--leave
to make the following report..
The bill under consideration contemplates
the establishment of u great chartered monop-
oly conferring extraordinary privileges upon
a favored few which are denied to the great .
mass of the people the source of all power
in" a republican government and forv"fiQsc '
benefit we are here to legislate. " 3 '
In the opinion of the undersigned the 7th
and Sth sections of the nil! confers upon the
company privileges calculated to build up a '
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air. rseou: i nope tinai an imuiuus hj re- great inanuiaciunug monopoly wincli while
Utfon to this bill will fail except that to J it will "win" for The beneficiaries an Wtjr-
enros?.J There are. several of the' counties ! jrrown and mammoth fortune will oversha-
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HI LUIS ilUluuni una mv iinii i'..-iihji in i utn uic tuiiiiM upiumaia UJ UIK COIIMir) WJ.'II
bill 'similar to tliis. The gentleman from lii.s irantic arms and exercise n hahe.fhl'nilii
will not" be forced down upon such counties
as do not want it: such' as want it ought to
have it: that wou!d1 be the' liberal fair and
just course. -;
Ainenumeiii niaue. .
On motion of Air. Williamsihe House ad-
Shelby has offered an amendment and I'hope ' deleterious influence u-pon every thing like
that all others who wish I Heir counties ex-y individual enterprise: '
empted will niake t'heiffumeudmei)ts and let
usWho wa'nt the' bill have it. ' .
Alotioii to lie on the table lost.
Air. Johnson of Shelby : ' 1 hope this bill
nler p
Believing it to be the duty of Congress to. "
guard wjth sleepless vigilance against any
encroachments upon the Constitution t(o
undersigned in the discharged what he con- .
ceiyes to be a solemn duty would respectfully
urge upon the House the propriety of reject-.-
ing a bill so monopoliziug in .its tendency-
dangerous in its consequences and so rcpug-
nam to the uonsmuiion.
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Air. Alabry from the committee on-claims.
William Ward has ever filled the office of jonrned until to-morrow morning 10 o'clock.' &. reported a bill for the relief of D. &
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