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 TEXAS ANNEAEDat

 We are happy to announce to our readers that lle great object ot annexation is at last accomplished The following are the resolutions adopted by the House of Representatives and sent to the Senate

 ReSoleed 5g tde Scnate aad House of Re- preSeptaiiees of the Umted Slates of .9meri- cQ, ta Congress- assembled, That Congress doth consent that tie territory properly in- cluded within, and rigbtnlIY belonging 10, the Republic of Texas, may he erected into q new Stale, to be called the State of Tsras, with a republican form of government, to be adopted by the people of said republic, by deputies III convention assembled, with flle consent of the existing government, in order that the same may be admitted us che of the States of the Union.

 SEC 9 find Be t fafdef fesolted, That the foregoing consent of Congress be gwen upon the following conditions, and with the following gaaranties, 10 wit:

 | llolt DutQ ottttG It HN ijtitlGdS Sdbjitl tt tie adjustment by this government of all questions of boundary that may arise with other governments; and he constitution thereof, with the proper evidence of it's adop ton by the people of said republic of Texas, shall be transmitted 10 the President of the United Siaies, to be laid before Congress for its final action, on or before the first day of January, 1916.

 Second. Said Statc, when admitted into the Jnion after eeding to the United States all public edlces. lortifcations. barracks, ports, harbors, navy and navy yards, docks. magazines, arms, armaments, and all other property and means pertaining to the public defence, belonging to said republic of Texas, shall retain all the public funds, debts, taxes, and dues of every kind which may belong to or be due or owning said republic; andshall also Iean all the vacant and unappropliated lands within its limits, 10 he applied 10 the payment of the debts and liabilities, to be disposed of as said States may direct but n no event are said debts and liabilities to be- come T charge upon the government of the United States.

 Fhird. New States, of convenient size, not exceeding four in number, in addition to said State of Texas, and having sufficient populations. may, hereafter, by consent of said State, be fotmed out of the territory thereof, which shall be entitled to admission under the provisions of the federal constitution And such States as may be formed out oEthat portion of said territory lying south of thirty six degrees thirty minutes north latitude, com monly known as the Missouri compromise line, shall be admitted into the Union, with or without slavery. as the people asking ad- mission may desire. And in such State or States as may be formed out of said territory north of said Missouri compromise line, sla- very CT involuntary seyitude except for crime shall be prohibited.

 These resolutions were discussed pro and con by the most powerful men ill the Senate; indeed near lycvery member of the body engaged in the debate ; and no subject was, probably eyer siltea more tho roughly Finally, on the 27th of February, MT. Walker, of Mississippi, offered the following amend ment, which was adopted, by what vote, we are not informed:

 glad be t further sesolred. That if the President of the United States shall, in his judgment and discretion, deem 1t most adyi- sable, instead oI proceeding to submit the foregoing resolutionto the Republic of Texas as all overture onthe part ol the Uuited States. 10 negotiate with that Republic; then,

 Be | reSoleed, That State, to be formed out of the present Republic of Texas, with suitable extent and boundaries. and with two Representatives in Congress, until the next apportionment ot representation, shallbe ad- mitted into the Union, by virtue of this act, on an equal footing with the existing States, as soon as the terms and conditions ol such admission, and the eession of the remaining Texas territory to the United States, shall be agreed upon by the' Governments of Texas and the United States.

 SEe. ,. ind 6e Il further enacted, That the sum of one hundred thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated, to de- fray the expenses of missions and negotIa- lions, to agree upon the terms of said adms- sion and cesson, either by treaty to be sub mlttod to the Senate, or articles to be sub mlned to the two Houses of Congress as the President may direct:

 The bill. as thus amended, having passed the Senate by the following vote, was con- . Ire II h. a majority 5 in lile House. EAs-Messrs. Allen, Ashley, Atchison, Atherloa, Bagby, Benton, Bfeese, Buehanan Colqaiit, Dickson, Dix. Fairfield. tlannegan. Haywood, Henderson, Iluger, Johnson. Lew is, NeDute, Merfiek. Niles. Semple. Se- yier, Surgeon, Tappan, Walker, Woodbury