The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-05-23
CONGRESS.
Washington. Friday, May 10Th.


The Senate was in session for some
hours. with closed doors, and were proba-
bIv engaged upon the proposition of the
Committee of Foreign Affairs, that the
Texas Annexation Treaty be discussed
with open doors.
Defeat of the Tariff JM
The new Tariff bill is dead. The
House took up the bill this morning, and
MIR Barnard spoke one hour in opposition
to the proposed bill, coniining his 'lews
chiefly to its financial character
Mr. Mckay spoke an hour in support
of the hill, aud in reply to MIR Barnard,-
defending the bill from various objections
urged against it.
A call of the House, was ordered, and
DOB members answered to their names.
Mr. Elmer of N. j., moved that the bill
be laid on the table.
A member asked if this was to he a
test vote, The reply was thatit would be
attest vote.
The question being taken, the motion to
lay on the table was agreed to-Yeas lO5,
Mas 49,
MIR Irwin, of Pa, moved to reconsider
the vote, for the purpose of placing 1t be-
yond the reach Of question.
Motions to postpone and to adjourn
were made and lost,
The motion to reconsider was rejected
Yeas So, nays 1903, So the bill was de
funct
Monday, May 10.
Adjournment.
As soon as the House met, to-day, NJ
Cave Johnson moved that the Joint reso
luton of the Senate for the adlournmen
of Congress "on the 9th of May" be ia
ken up.
A call of the House was ordered beior
the question was put.
Some uneasness at the result was mani
fested and il was evident that the Hous
was undecided as to the course to be pur
sued. The subject was finally taken W
and motion to lay it on the table was 10;
Yeas %, Nays rs
Mr. Houston, of Alabama, moved thu
the 9th of May be stricken out, and tn
18th of June substituted
This was agreed ,o-Yeas ia, Ma!
SO.
Thus, the House proposes to terminal
the session on the 18th Of June.
The resolution, as amended, was sci
= to the Senate for concurrence, and was n
acted upon.
r Tuesday, May l4lh
= The Teras Tr,oty.
This Treaty has been rcpor'ed upon
the Senate and adversely. That report
under consideration. There Is not II
least doubt that it is to be very fully CO
sdered, in secret, if not in public sessio
| learn that Mr. Adams is of opinion tn
the Senate may continue its session att
the House has adjourned. 1t is nov
idea, but I understand that several sen
- tors are Of the same opinion. l hea
r one very intelligent member oi the boz
express ,ha, opinion this evening But
docs no, matter whether or not the SenH
on its own motion, shall continue 'helr 81
SION. The President will call them loge'
err, either separately, or with the House
The Texas Treaty has gained friends
the Senate. of late That is evident
There may not be majority, far less tw
" thirds, in favor Of the Treaty under cx
TING circumstances. but there is now a II
lorly in favor Of full discussion of I
H. question. The Senate will give it a f
consideration.
The Adjournment,
Mr. Evans called up this subject in
Us Senate to-day. lie said that he regret
that the House had not concnrred in
proposition of the Senate to adjourn on
h, 9th of May. lie had learned that
- House was governed, not by the con
ton of their own business, but by the
sincss of the Scnnte. lie would pre-
that the Senate adhere to the time hS
by them but, for The sake of accommo'
ton: he would propose to strike out
ny 18th of June and insert the 3D. of June,
nd Mr. Walker said, il this proposition W
to be gravely pressed, he would promise
lie, debate it fssy. He considered it gu
ton of vital importance. lie would me
*. that the resolution lie on the table. 1
was agreed to-Yeas "a, Nays lG.
The Senate, on motion of Mr. Barre
went INTO Executive Session, and remal'
with closed doors more than three no,
lie when they adjourned.
on In the House, to-day. the business
the District OF Columbia was again tai
-, up.
ca Several bills ofno public interest "
discussed
RANDOLPH AND CLAy.-When lie
Clay was Speaker Of the House of Rel
senialives. and John Randolph men