Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-12-18

read first and second time and referred to the Com
mittee on the Judiciary. tits as folows:- EEL
A Bill for The admission Of the state Of Tsras into The
Union Il
W4ereas, the people of Texas have, through their
deputies in convention assembled, agreed to the forms
and condition of the joint resolutions of Congress lap
proved March J., 1916, providing for annexing Texas
to the United States; and whereas, the said people of
Texas have ALSO by their said deputies in convention
adopted Republican form of government, by forming
constitution, agreeable to the requirements Of SAID
Joint resolutions, and whereas, the same together with
the conditions of annexation have been ratified by SAID
people of Texas by their vote at the polls; ed
Be it therefore enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States In Congress
assembled, That the Republic of Texas be, and the
same is hereby, admitted as State into the Union, on
an equal footing with the original United States, in all
respects Whatever and that from and after the pas
sage of this act the civil and military jurisdiction Of
the United States government be extended over said
state of Texas.
The Chairmen of the Standing Committees, not Sc
lected on Tue sday, were chosen as follows
Post Office, Mr. Niles of Connecticut; Roads and
Canals, Hannegan of Indiana; Pensions, Upham OF
Vermont Public Buildings, Cameron of Pennsyva-
MIA; District of Columbia, Haywood of North Carroll
ma; Patents, Cameron of Penn
The two most important Committees of the Senate
are constituted as follows: ....
Finance.-Messrs Calhoun, Benton, EUans, Lewis
and Jenness of New Hampshire.
Foreign .Afairs-Messrs. Allen, Cass, .4rcher Ath-
erton and Sewer.
HoUsE.-The House met, and the journal was read.
On motion of Mr.. Douglass the rules were suspend
ed, and he introduced Joint resolution to admtAthe
state of Texas into the Union, which was ordered to
be printed and made the order of the day for Tuesday
next. .. E, t.
ID a.,
the resolution be referred to the Committee of the
whole House.
/ The Chair decided that the resolution was proposed
too late, and could not be entertained.
Mr.. Hopkins's resolution to 90 into the election Of
Chaplans of both Houses, and that they be chosen
from different denominations was taken up and adopt
ed
Its passage was opposed by Petit of Indiana, who
offered an amendment, which was rejected.
10. Adams presented large number OF petitions
on various Subjects but chiefly against admitting Tex
as as a slave state.
Mr.. Harmanson then rose and announced the death
of Mr.. Dawson of Louisiana, and the House adjourn
ed.
THURSDAY, Dec. II.
SENATE-A message was received from the House
announcing the passage of resolutions expressive of
the regret of the House upon the decease of the Hon.
J. B. Dawson late Representative from the State of
Louisiana.
Mr. Johnson of Louisiana then rose, and after brief
tribute to the memory of the deceased moved the Gus
tomary resolutions, which unanimously adopted.
Adjourned over till Monday.
HoUsE.-.Nr Adams presented a remonstrance
against the annexation of Texas a slave state He
moved the reference to a select committee of one mem
Der from each state ofthe Union.
! Boyd moved to lay the memorial on the table, and
the motion was sustained.
Mr. Adams remarked, that as the House seemed de-
termned to hurry through the measures of annexation
regardless Of all remonsrances, he should content him
self with presenting the memorials forwarded to him,
and submit to what seemed to be the determined ac-
ton of the House.
The Speaker said that, unless otherwise ordered by
the House, he should order the Clerk to lay the memo
rails on the table.
A number of memorials presented BY Mr.. Adams
were laid on the table.
Rockwell of Massachusetts, presented numerous re-
monstrances against the annexation of Texas, and
while upon the floor took occasion to saw that as
member of the Committee on Territories he had not
agreed to the bill reported yesterday He should have
said this yesterday, had nothe House prevented him
He wished that the bill for the admission of Texas had
been referred to the Committee of the Whole, where it
would have been open to debate and amendment
The members from Massachusetts,, Connecticut Yer
OuC anu ICIIoue lsldHuj ali eoelIcu IeilOHSUuDCts
against the annexation of Texas. All were laid on the
table.
Numerous remonstrances to the annexation of Tex
as were presented from New York; New Jersey, Pa
and Ohio, all of which were laid upon the table,
Mr.. Giddings presented a memorial from a COM
mtee of the yearly meeting ofthe Society of Friends
in Ohio praying against the continuance of slavery in
the District of Columbia-aid on the table.
FRIDAY, Dec II.
lioUsE--.Mr. Milton Brown of Tennessee announ.
ced the death of Mr. ]. H. Peyton who was, at the time
of his death the Representative in Congress from the
Nashville District Nh Brown spoke of the deceased
in handsome terms. AS mark of respect to the de.
ceased the House adjourned.