The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-02-27

on the grounds of incxpediency mainly,
and partially Oh the grounds of lis extend
ing the area Of slavery. Mr. Buchanan
followed 10 day in favor Of the bill.
In the House on the bill for the admis
sion of Iowa and florida as new States
was passed. The friends OF Florida and
Slavery hi'ched the two together in one
bill, and III spite Of all efforts TO separate
them, they were together hurried into the
Union, almost without discussion. Flori-
da could not be rejected without rejecting
Iowa with her section positively forbdlng
slavery. The provision III the Constnu>
ton Of Florida for erecting her into two
States, WAS however stricken out, and Mr.
Doug lass, one of her friends was, on :he
question being directly put to him by Mr.
Adams, compelled 10 say that the articles
in her Constitution prohibiting the iugresS
of free colored persons were null and void
as far as free colored citizens of other States
of this Union were concerned. Anti
Narery Standard
WASHINGTON, Feb. l9.
AS soon as The House was called to
order, the Journal was read in part. The
resolution cutting ofalI debate on the an
nual appropriation bill shall cease at 2 O.
clock, p. NJ, tomorrow, was adopted
The ayes and noes were ordered on mo-
ton 10 reconsider the vote of yesterday, by
which The bill for refurnlshing the PreSl-
dents House was rejected, A rs 1856,
noes Fl. That vote was recousdered ,
but the House refused 10 reconsider the
vote by which the bill was cngrossrd, by
ayes 60, noes 70. The motion to recon
nit, with instructions TO reduce the appro-
priation from $4,000 10 10000 was lost.
A motion was next made TO lay The bill on
the table, which was lost, by ayes AZ, noes
100. Mr. Pratt of New York, the CHAIR
man of The committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds. who is a working, not &
talking man, said, in the course of his few
pertinent remarks, that he had ordered an
uphosterer TO furnish certain new curtains
and sofas, bu! hat he had done so in his
lndiViduii capacity, on his personal re-
sponsiblIity, and he reported to the House
what he had told the ar,iicer, that if the
House did not make the appropriation, be
would pay the bill himself and asked who
among The membeIs would do more or
had done as much? He hit hard at those
who had voted against the appropriation
for the furnishing a Httle furniture, aud
had on the next vote given $4,000 for
books for themselves. The ayes aud noes
were ordered on the passage Of the BILL
and are as follows: Ayes rs, noes H.
So this subject is disposed of IN a way not
very fanering to the President elect.
The House went inc committee of the
whole, Mr. Saunders, OF N. c., in the
chair, and took up the annual civil and
diplomatic appropriation bill.
An amendment was offered appropriate
ing 800 900 for the refurnishing the Pre-.
sldcnl'S House, provided also that the ar
ticlvs BE- Of American manufacture, iflhey
can be oblained equally good and equally
cheap, and an amendment was adopted
giving $4,000 for re-2aiHlin2 and $4,000
for all repairs within the house. The a.
mendmen, WAS adopted without The provi.
so, and there is now 800. 600 voted for re-
pairing and furnishing The Presidents
House with articles OF American manu-
lacture. After passing to other items the
committee rose and the House adjourned.
--Americam Republican,