Congressional

The fotlowing extract from the Boston Chronicle presenta a brief view of the several projects of Annexation before the HoBe o'" Represerrtatives. The oiie adopted, so far as Slavery is concerned, is considered the worst of the batch, iiiasmuch as it gives to freedom only a smnll corner of Texas, and that is said to be tocated entirely within the Mexican dominions! "As the hond on the clock came up to the top of the dial, the chairman's hammer feil, nd the Hou&e prepared for the momentous vote. . .Mr. Rathbuir, of New York, moved thitt the committee rise for the purpose of having a cali of the House, but soon wilhdrew the motion, as the House appeared lo be quite ful!. The questioa was first on Mr. Dougïass's irnendment, as successively modified until no trace of the origina! rerrroinod. Messrs. Cave Johnson and Winthrop were named as tellers. Messrs. Dromgoole, Byley, Rhett, &tcM pasaed the tellers w'rth iheayes. Tiie vote was, nyca 96, nays 107. So the favorite scheme wts LOST! Thi question then recurrirrg' on Weller's üchrme, odmitting: Texas as a territofy, it wn? read in full, and Mr. Hamlin ofièred an amend ment, providing that the térms on which new State shall be odmitted from th teFritory of Texas, shall be tieierroimed by Congress at the time oj admission. On thw only thrrty-five voted in the nffirmative. ' Mr. Elmer then ofiered an amendment as a Bubstitute for Weller's; being for admitting Texas as a State, according to Douglass's icheme except thal in the new State next admit'.ed and ona other of the foiir, elavery shall not exist. For this only sixteen voUd. Mr. Robinson of New York, offèred his scheme admitting a Stat e of Texat, not larger than the largeet of the StatQö,recedjnjf to theUnited States all her remaining territory, and that Congress sljall have power to prescribe whether slavery shall or slinll not exist in sai ceded territoiy. For thia theie were 40 votes. Mr. BrinkerhofF of Ohir. offèred a proviso to Weller's scheme, prohibiting slavery in one half of the territory, dividing it by a line running Noith and South. I this there were in the nfflrmntive, 46. Mr. Burke offered lu's subs'itute,a new Siote, and that the othrr States sha'l be formed out of it; shall be without slavery Nortli of 3ö dog. 30 m.; and those South of that line, with or without slavery, aa the people thoreof 6haU determine. For this there were 97 votes; sil (he strong and unscniptilous advocates of nnnexation votingforjt; and 111 in tho negativo. Looks diicoumging. Mr. Brown's plan for State admission next came up. allo w four new States besides Texas; those South of the Missouri comprotnise shall have slavery or not as the people may choose. On suggestion of Mr. Douglas, the latter clause was altered to read - North of the line of 36 deg. 30 m. slavery sball bo forever prohibited, For this there were 109 in the affirmative, and 99 in the negative. Carried. Some fellows began to clap, but were soon quieted. The question then carne on, striking out the original resolution reported by the committee on foreign affaire, and inserting t!e nmendmein as acnended. For t, 110; against it, 93. The committee then rose and roported the joint rcsolution to the House, for the annexationof Texas to the United Sutes. An explosive rush for the floor took place; Mr. Cave Johnson got it, and moved the previous queation, to bring the whole matter to a close. For su8taining the cali, there were 107; rgainst n, 87. Ss there was a second . On the question whether the ma in quesiion shull n ow be put, the yeaa and nays were ordered."The House was very full whan the resoiution passed, L18 membera being present beeides the Speaker, who did not vote. Four membera only were absent. 8 Wiiigs voted for it, while 53 Northern Democrnts (socalled) and 59 Southern ones supporled it. On the other hand, 28 Northern Democrals voted agninst it, and 52 Northern Whigs, and 18 Southern ones. Thus about one third of the Southern Whtgs voied Jor Anncxation in its most odious tbrm. 14 Demócrata from New York voted agatnst it, and 9 more for it. The Fiee Siates gave 53 votes for Annexation, and 80 aguinst il; the Siave States gave 67 for it, and 18 agatnst t. The Judiciory Committe reported a. bilí lo establish a uniform, rvle of naturalization, and repealing existing laws. Il req'iires but two years declaration of infention - five years residence within the United States- provides permitios for fraude, and makes void all nato ralization papers already oblained frauuuleutly. In the Senate, Mr. Archer present ed the report of the Committee on Foreign Relations on the subject of the annexaliur. of Texas. The report conclndes with two resolutions; the lstof which proposes to reject the joint resolurion of the House of Repreentativea, nncl the second to lay on tbe tabie the severulpropositions of the Senate, as well as the res oluüons of State Legislatures and the petjUons to (he Senníe, for and ogainst annexation. Mr. Morehead moved to print 50,000 extra copies of the report; which qnestion was refcrred lo the Commit;ee on Printing. Mr. Buchanan gave nolice of his ntention to make a minurity report. The Postage Bill has been discus-ed in the Sonate, and all nmendnwits rejrcied. It is quite dont)tful whether aay bill fur reducing tli! postdge will pup at ihe present s-ession.