Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-03-07
CONGRESSIONAL.
Saturday Feb. %.

Telegraph from Baltimore to New York, which
was read and referred
The special order of the day being the Joint
resolution for the annexation of Texas, having
been called up, Mr.. Huntington resumed his re-
marks commenced on Friday, in opposition to
the measure After he had concluded, on mo-
ton of Mr. Dayton, the Senate adjourned.
House. The House took up the bill making
appropriation for the civil and diplomatic ex-
penses of the Government, for the year ending
June 30, 1S45. The amendments of the COM
mittee of the whole were read--those to which
objection was made were passed over for separate
votes, and the others were concurred in by the
House
The amendment to increase the appropriation
of $4,000 to $4,000, for the purchase of books
for the library of Congress, was agreed to---yeas
90, nays 80,
The amendment approproting $4,000 for re-
pairing and painting the Presidents Mansion,
and $4,000 for furnishing the same with fur
niture of American manufacture, in addition to
the proceeds of the old furniture, was agreed to,
Submitted by Mr.. Adams yesterday appropria-
ting $4,000 salary and $4,000 outfit for Min
lister PIenipotentiary to China, and $4,000 for
secretary,
The appropriation of $4,000 for the Magnetic
Telegraph, and intended to keep this i'll opera
ton for the next year, between Washington and
Baltimore, was carried, ll2 to Ga.
An appropriation of $4,000, to begin new
building for the War and Navy Departments,
modelled upon the Post Office building, was agreed
to-yeas 95, nays ST.
The next contested appropriation asked, was
$72, 600 for outfits of new Ministers to France,
England, Prussia Austria Russia, and Mexico.
The vote was, ayes, 1903, noes SO.
The sum Of 1864 was then appropriated to
Henry Ledyard, who acted in the capacity of
Charge d'Alfaires at Paris.
The amendment to pay Mr.. Goggn of Vir-
gina, $500 while contesting his seat with Mr..
GiImer of Virginia, was agreed to; los to 9,
The next amendment was, that after June,
l845, mileage should be computed by the near
est mail road to the city according to the books
of the Post office Department There was some
reluctance to granting the yeas and nays upon
this amendment, but being called for, the amend
ment had to be sustained. The vote was 1876
to l3.
With these amendments, the bill was finally
passed.
Monday, Feb. "a.
Senate. Mr.. Dayton of New Jersey occupied
the morning session in making his speech against
the Joint resolution for the admission of Texas
as a state into the Union.
When he concluded, a discussion arose be-
tween Messrs Benton, Crttenden, Buchanan
and others, as to the time when the vote shall
3. be taken No time was fixed, although all APP
peared anxious to bring the debate to a speedy
termination.
The Judiciary Committee reported favorably
to the passage of the bill for the admission o
Florida and Iowa into the Union.
Mr. Berrien obtained the floor upon the Tex
as question, and on his suggestion the Senate
took recess till five o'clock
After the recess, (Mr. Berrien being inds
posed, coutd not avail himself of his right to thu
, Aoor,) the Senate passed upon several private
bills, and then resumed the consideration of TIT
= subject of annexation.
Mr. McDuffie spoke in favor of the resolution
y and when he had concluded, Mr. Allen obtained
, the floor, and the Senate adjourned
House. After some business of no great i'm
: portance, the House in Committee of the Whole
= Mr. Weller in the chair, took up the postag
bill, and it was discussed by Messrs. Hopkins il
. opposition, and Mr.. Rathbun in favor. The bill
was then reported to the House, and during
J discussion as to when the debate on it shout
end, an adjournment was moved and carried.
Il The Texas question has been settled by tn
&c union of parties upon the project introduced b
y Mr.. Brown of Tennessee with Mr.. Benton
1t plan added as a proviso. All the Democrats i
l. the Senate, Northern and Southern alike, melt
70 ding Mr.. Bagby who had spoken against the pa'
'o sage ofthe resolutions the day before, voted
It the affirmative, together with three Wings, Her
1t derson of Mississippi, Johnson of Louisiana, an
: Merrick of Maryland
The vote was taken in the Senate on Tue
" day. The closing proceedings, as reported b
IL the Intelligencer, were as follows
1t The joint resolution which, having passed IL
House of Representatives, has been under di
., cussiOn in the Senate
~ The debate was resumed in brilliant speed
VI by Mr.. Crittenden, against the resolution, an
. was closed by Mr.. Archer, in reply to the SUI
III porters of the measure, and in most earnest e
" hortation to the Senate against the surrender
~ its peculiar constitutional power to mere popu
It impulse.
When Mr. Archer concluded, Mr. Walk
moved to amend the joint resolution by addir
thereto the following:
and be 1t further enacted, That if the Pre-:
o. dent of the United States shall, in his iudgme
a and discretion, deem it most advisable, inste;
of proceeding to sumbmit the foregoing resol
of ton to the Republic of Texas as an overture {
us the part of the United States for admission,
We negotiate with that Republic then
lr- BE it ReSOiUcd, That State, to be form,
n out of the present Republic of Texas with su