IN sERATE Of THE UNITED STATES.
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Read TIE first AID second times, referred 10 the
-Commktee on' Foreign Relations, and ordered


10 be printed N confidence Eor the 6ae Of the
Senate.


A TREATY OF ANNEXATION,


CozeInded ost.aaea Tie Enite6 States of Zacriea


and tie repa5Iie Of Texas, at TYaskiagfaa, .ake


i2t6 dsy Of Aptit. 1914.
| The people. of Texas having, at 1hsytinae OF
adopting their consliutio:s, expressed, By an al
FInos unanimous vote, their desire to- be iacerpo.
rated into the Union of the United States, end be-
ing still desirous Of the same with equal unaniafis
tor in order to provide more efectualIy fer their
security and prosperity; and the United States,
faetIated sOltEyby the desire-te add to their4own
security and prosperity, andIo meet the wishes of
the government and people of Texas, have deter
mihed to accomplish bT treaty objects so iinpor-
tant to their mutual and permanent welfare


For that purpose, the President of the United
States has gwen fun powers to John G. Calhoun,
Secretary Of State Of the United States; and the
President of the republic of Texas has appointed
with like powers, Isaac Van Zandt and J. Pinck-
ney Henderson, citizens ofthe said republic; and
the said plenipotentiaries after exchanging their
full powers, have agreed on and concluded the
following articles:


ART. T. Ths republic Of Texas; acting ia con-
formiry With the wishes of the people and every
eeP1runent % rs goVeFnmest, eeSGs to the O"red d
States all its territories to be held by them in full
property and sovereignty, and to be annexed to
the SAID United States as one ct their Territories,
sqolectto the same epnstNnilsaai'p provisions with
their other Territories. Thfecsssion includes all
Pu6l!c lots and'squares vacant lands, mines, min
erals san lakss-and springs pnbbc edifces torti-
hcatiepss hatraciSs, .ports and harbors, navy and
Fnayy-yafus' docks magazines, arms, aFmaments
and accoutgemeIiA AATchivesand pubic documents.
public tunds Debts taxes, and dnes unpaid at the
Fune o. tee excna9ge OF tns Tafiheatlons et tins
treaty
ART, Il The citizens OF Texas sball be incor-
Porassd lnte the Union of the Unitea States, main.
tanned and protected IN the free snipyqent oftfIeir
liberty and Propertyr aad admitted, as sDon as
may % consistent WI the principles dcshe fede-
raj consstutsony to the enjoyment of the rights,
privileges, and immnnlties escilizens of -the Uni