TWENTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS-.


SECOND SESSION.
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WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Jan. 7, ls45


Communications were presented from the War
Department on the subject Of the force employed.
From the Commissioner of Public Buildings, re-
port on his branch Of the public service.


Mr.. BARROW presented a petition for two light
houses in Florida Mr.. ARCHER another from the
Native Americans OF Pa; Mr. TfPPAN, protest
against the admission of Texas unless as a
free Territory Mr.. BKRRIEN, from Georgia, for
reduction of poctages Mr.. NILES, from Conu
for remission of duties on rail road iron.


Mr.. BAGBY reported a joint resolution authoriz-
ing compromise and settlement with John H.
Owen OF Ala, late land receiver; also, joint re-
solution for the creation OF Court House for the
U. S. Courts at Mobile. Read twice.


The joint resolution from the House in reference
to the Houmah lands of Louisiana, was reported,
and excited not little curiosity among the grave
members Of the Senate. Mr. johnson explained
the necessity OF the resolution: Mr. Barrow also,
sustained Mr.. Barrow; Mr. Archer spoke so-so.--
Mr.. Woodbridge moved to refer to Judiciary COM
mittee. Mr.. Buchanan, M. Henderson, MI. Ber-
rien, and MIR. Bagby, spoke in succession, as if
lands, and, for the purpose of eciting more, the
resolution was referred to the Judiciary commit
tee.


Mr. NILES reported his Joint resolution for the ad-
mission of Texas into the Union State, which
was referred to Committee on Foreign Relations.
The resolution, which occupies nearly quire Of
paper,is chiefly interesting detailing the mnutia
Of the State plan of annexation. 1t requires the
sent OF Texas; constitutional State constitution
definition by Texas Of her Northern boundary,
and Western, SO not to exceed the largest State
in the Union in size; to be admitted after one year;
all her territory West of 100 degrees longitude, to
be exempted from savery-the residue Of the ter
rtory after the admission of one State to be under
the government of the United States as territory,
until it may be expedient to admit it one more
sovereign States, &c. We shall give you the reso-
luton in full tomorrow. 1t embraces the compro-
misses of the ordinance of 1857, in reference TO the
Northwestern territory on the subject of slavery.


The Senate held short Executive sitting, and
then adjourned.