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proper to be established upon said road, for the protection of the lives and property of the citizens of the United States; and report the extent of the military force which would be necessary to maintain the said posts.
1 Congressio11al Globe Appendix, 1848-1849, p. 182.
REMARKS CONCERNING PURCHASE OF DE ·CORDOVA'S l\1AP OF TEXAS, JANUARY 24, 1849 1
Mr. Houston submitted the following resolution: Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate be authorized and required to procure for the use of the Senate [---] copies of the map of the State of Texas, compiled and published by J. D. Cordova. Presiding Officer. There is a blank in the resolution which it is necessary to fill. Mr. Houston proposed that the blank be filled with the num- ber "five hundred." This motion was agreed to. The question being on the adoption of the resolution- Mr. Mason said he desired to inquire of the Senator from Texas whether he had any knowledge as to the correctness of this map, upon which he based his recommendation for its pur- chase by the Senate. Mr. Houston. I have, sir, or I would not have offered the reso- lution. I know it to be a most accurate map of that country, giving all the divisions and localities with greater correctness than any other map now extant. It has been completed within the last two months, and will furnish the best information that can be obtained in regard to a subject that is of some interest at this time-that is, the boundary between Texas and New Mexico. It is for this reason that I wish the map procured for the use of Senators and gentlemen of the House of Representatives. Great labor has been bestowed upon it in order to make it perfect]y accurate. I hope the resolution will be adopted. Mr. Davis, of Mississippi. By whom was the· map compiled or made? Mr. Houston. It was made by J. D. Cordova, a member of the Legislature of Texas. Mr. Davis. Is it a compilation, or was it made from actual survey?
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