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they did so leave 1t or not. He did not know how
ar the Legislature spoke the sentiments oi the peo.
pie OF Louisiana on this subject, but there as wei
as here. he had always expressed himself utterly
ouposed to the admission OF Texas. OF one thing
he was glad and that was, that the Legislature
Of Louisiana had ordered an investigation into
the circumstances of the late election in that
Safe. whereby, as he fully believed, HENRY Clay
was iniamously cheated ont of the electoral vote
| of Louisiana. Senate still in session.
I House OF REPgEsEXrATtvEs.-Mr.J J. q. ADAMS
presented memorial in relation 10 the National
| Institute, which, on his motion, was referred to
selec, committee o! hve.


The resolutions ot The Legislature OF Louisiana,
on The subject of annexation, were presented and
ordered TO lie on the table and be printed


Mr. WrruEREp Of Nd. reported bill confirm
ING and asserting 10 an act Of the Legislature oi
Virginia. amending the act Incorporating the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company Mr. w.
and other members from Maryland urged the ini-
mediate passage OF the bill. stated lis object to be
10 remove certain restrictions which are IN the
way OF the company in raising funds for the COM
pleuon OF the canal


The bill also makes provision againstinvolving
the general government any farther in that work.
The subject gave rise to much discussion, and
the point conlroverted was, whether the bill did
actually exoncratc the General Government from
any farther liability ii ii went into efiec,.


Various motions were made in reference TO the
present disposition OF the bill, but none were de-
cided until Mr.. loNsS, of Tennessee, moved to lay
ii on the table


The yeas and nays were ordered on the mo-
lion. and the decision was in the ncgative-yeas
H. , natl iot.lD ,bn fnbI


Farther discussion took place, when a motion
was made 10 refer the bill 10 the committee the
whole. The previous question was then demand
ed and seconded. The question then came up
= shall the main question De now put


The main question would be on the third read
ing of the bill. The yeas and nays were taken
and the main question ordered to be pat
yeas l0l, nays 81 The third reading OF the bill
was then agreed 10.


The previous question was again moved and
seconded, and the main question was again order
ed TO be put, which was now on the passage OF the
bill The yeas and navs were ordered and the
bill was passed-nays l05, nays e5.


Since the above was prepared we received the
Madisonian, from which we copy the following
additional particulars.


House OF REPRESENrArvES.-On motion OF
Mr.. JoNgS, OF Tennessee, a resolution was adop-
ted, calling on the Secretary OF the Treasury Tor
information with reference to the operation OF the
present tariff act, during the year ending Decem-
Der 81, lSli, the amounts Of the different articles,
OF free articles, &c.


The SPEAKER announced the unfinished busi-
ness to be OF concurring in the amendments OF
the committee of the whole to the bill 10 organize
territorial government III the Oregon Territory
and for other purposes.


The amendment TO the sixth section, providing
'hat there shall neither be slavery nor involunta-
ry servtudc in the said Territory, otherwise than
in the punishment Of crimes, whereof the party
shall have been duly convicted, y was agreed to-
yeas l3l, nays 6J


The other amendments were concurred in, with
the exception of the following, on which the yeas
and nays were ordered, viz;


SEC. -. BE IL further enacted, That the Pre-
sdent of the United States be, and he is hereby
required to cause due notice to be given TO the
British Government of the desire and intention of
the Government of the United States to annul
and abrogate the convention :" with Great Bri-
tain relative TO the territory the Northwest
coast of America, concluded August 9th, 1927"
agreeably 10 the provisions of the second article
OF that convention.


Pr0rided That nothing in this act contained
shall be so construed or carried into effect hy any
of the officers or citizens OF the United States,
to interfere in any. way with any right which any
of the subjects OF Great Britain may have in the
territory herein mentioned, as provided for in the
convention aforesaid, until the expiration of
twelve months.aiter notice shall be given as
above provided, by the President of the United
States.


The amendment was agreed 10; yeas l2l,
nays 81.


And the bill was read third time and passed;
yeas IiO, nays So


And the House adjourned,