American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-02-25
AMERICAN REPUBLICAN,.
Reported for the American Republican,
gsth C0NGR ESS--SECOND SESSION.
WASHINGTON, Feb. "A, ls45.
SENATE

treasury department, giving staleuieli' Vi
contracts made by it during the year lS4i
Mr. Dickinson presented petition from Ge.
lessee CO., n. Y, praying the annexation OF
-eyas and the occupation OF the tcho'e OF
Oregon.
Mr. Dix, memorial against annexation.
Mr.. Woodbury., u memorial from Alexander
.at,emare in reference to international book
exchanges.
Mr. Tappan presented letter from the Col
.e,,or OF New York, in reference to the sale OF
he ..case Of books" sent to ours by the French
goycrnmsnt. The Collector e1onerates HIM
self and predecessor from blame, and promises
20 recover the books.
NI. Evans asked for the consideration OF the
appropriation bill for the Military Academy,
which as it contained an amendment, must be
.ousdered in time to 20 back to the House.
The amendment was read. 1t provides tor a
Board Of Visitors and raises the teachers OF
drawing and French to Professors.
The bill being on its passage, Mr.. Breese
,.gd he was instructed to vote against this AGA
aeE!y, and called for the yeas and nays. Mr.,
Woodbury. was in the same fix, but seemed to
.eCret il.
The yeas and nays were called and were
ayes g. noes TO-
Teas. The special order of the day was
men taken up, and Mr.. Dayton addressed the
Senate in a very able speech against anneXa-
;uu.
When he finished no one Of the other side
seemed ready t. speak, and finally, at the IN
stance of Mr. BetIlen, who wished to "denne
- position took a recess until O'CLOCK,
ghen they rcassemblcd and Mr.. Berrien adj
dressed the Senate at length against Texas an
.enaton -.,.
Rouse OF REPRESENTATIVES.
variety of executive communications were
AID before the House by the Speaker, which
rJeyr read and properly disposed; among them
vas a Report OF the Secretary OF the treasury
o. the Commerce, Navigation and Tonnage
If the United States. 1t was LAID on the table
and ordered to be printed. MIR, Kennedy, Of
nd, gave notice that when 1t should be IN Or
Ger, he would move the printing OF an extra
n4mber of copies of this Report.
4 large humber of Senate bills were then
,eken up, some OF which were referred and
iew were passed, They were all local or pri-
,ate.
The House then went into committee of the
Whole, and after great deal OF noise and con-
rlsion. it was determined to take up for consi-
aeration the bill from the Senate, for reducing
ne rates Of postage, restricting the ranking
n the House to the committee on Post Offices
nd Post Roads, was reported back by that
Committee, with the recommendation that the
House bill, on the same subject be substituted
Ter it.
Mcssrs Rathbun and Hopkins spoke on the
subject the latter against the first section of
:he bill and the former in favor of the bill ge-
uera!ly.
Mr.. Rathbun moved that the committee rise
ior the purpose of adopting a resolution to end
he debate on the bill forthwith, The motion
vas carried, (ayes S. noes 53) and the COM
In.ttee rose accordingly.
Mr. Hamln offered 4 resolution to end the
debate in ten minutes after the bill was again
.aken up in committee
4 motion was then made that there be a call
Of the House. The yeas and nays were order
oG and the call was refused. Yeas Ga, nays IL.
Mr. Hamlin modified his resolution so as to
stop debate at O'Clock. Mr.. Payne moved to
lav the resolution on the table, and the yeas
and nays beng taken, the motion was rejected.
Yeas IL, nays t04.
The proposition to limit the debate was re-
,sted by the enemies of the bill with much de-
:crmnalon. About two hours were spent in
notions is lay the resolution on the table, for
calls Of the House. to adjourn, Sc, and the
yeas and nays were taken above dozen times.
t all ended in the adoption of resolution to
stop the debate in committee of the whole in
40 houls after it shall be resumed.
MIR. Carey moved a reconsideration OF the
vote by which the resolution had been adopted
T.; the House, and upon the question of recon-
'deration a debate sprung up, which included
= It's range the whole merits of the BILL
.iessrs. Carey and Payne opposed the bill, and
,iamlin advocated it.
After spending great deal of time in fur
her motions to dourn, Mr.. Carey's motion to
-econsider was laid on the table. Yeas l02,
nays "a.
Mr. Mckay moved a suspension of the rules
q enable him to offer a resolution providing
q. recess from half past 2 to half past 4
o'clock. The motion to suspend was lost, and
after several more motions to adjourn, the
House, at half past 4, adjourned
Correspondence of the American Republican,
WAsmNGToN, Feb. "a, 1915.
The celebration of Washing toms birth day,
mas been continued here to-day by another mil
itary parade-that of the Washington Light
Infantry, under the command of Lieut.. Nc
Kean. At the time am writing this letter
IS o'clock) the company are marching in hand
some style with martial music and an untolded
tanner, along Pennsylvania Avenue, being |
presume, on their return from the Executive
'ianson. The Washington Light Infantry Is
one of our Oldest volunteer companies; and en-
tiled to honorable mention, on account of their
excellent discipline, their respectable character
and fine military appearance. They appear to
great advantage to-day, as the weather is de-
lghttul and the number of observers and fol-
lovers very great.
hlr. Cough the Temperance Orator Ono mis-
nomer in his case certainly delivered two most
eloquent and argumentative lectures last night
and the night previously in Wesley Chapel and
,ho Fourth Presbyterian Church. These
churches were literally OVERLOOKING OH both
ghts. Even the Indictment weather of last
night did not prevent the attendance of an i'm.
rnense audience. On Saturday night, when
lad the pleasure of hearing MIR. Cough, in