Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-02-28
CONGRESSIONAL,

Senate, Feb. IA
The Senate Chamber was crowded to hear
the continued discussion upon the Texas ques-
ton.
Mr.. Dix presented resolution from New
York, in favor of the simultaneous occupation of
Oregon, and the annexation Of Texas
Mr.. Tappan, of the Library Committee, re-
ported bill for the erection of bronze statue
of Washington, upon the plan recommended by
Persico.'
The Texas resolutions were then taken and
Mr.. Buchanan of Pennsylvania, addressed the
Senate in opposition to the pending motion and
in favor of the resolutions.
The bill from the House for the admission of
Florida and Iowa coming up for consideration,
was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
The Senate then went into Executive Session.
HoUsE.-A motion to take up the Cumber-
land Road bill was successful. Ayes 59-Noes
So.
The bill was read, appropriating $l5O,OOO
for each of the three states of Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois AS soon as the bill was read, the chair
man of the Commettee on Ways and Means mo-
we'd to lay aside the bill. The motion prevailed
by a vote of IA to SO.
! The Fox and WISCONSIN Improvement Bill
was the next in order, and motion in reference
to the preference of business was debated at
length
The committee were found in few minutes
to be without quorum, and second count was
found to be necessary, when by a vote of 66 to
GA, the House decided against laying the Fox
and Wisconsin Bill aside-and soon it was Of
dered to be reported to the House.
The West Point Academy Bill was called up
and debated upon. The Committee adopted
several amendments to the Bill and one redu-
cling the pay from S28 to "a a month.
The yeas and nays were demanded upon the
final passage Of the Bill, after the previous ques
ton had been moved, and the House refused to
adjourn-the vote upon the final passage was,
ayes IS, noes 40
The Naval Pension Bill was also passed and
the House adjourned
Senate, Feb. II.
A number of memorials were presented against
the annexation of Texas.
A number of reports from Committees were
then presented and several bills acted on.
After some further business the Senate went
into executive Session, and soon after ad ourned
HoUsE.-The bill from the Senate to restrict
and grant pensions in certain cases, after being
amended was read a third time and passed.
On "Wednesday, the Texas discussion was con-
tnued. The correspondent Ofthe Journal of Com
merce writes:
The friends of annexation are much encouraged
to believe that the joint resolutions of the House
may vet pass the Senate But, without Mr.. Ben
toms support it will be difficult matter to get
them through. Still it seems probable that there
may be seyen-and-twenty votes for the measure,
without him. The Globe gives special coun-
teuance to the House measure, though it strongly
advocates Mr.. Benton's bill. That bill would con-
cate the support of most of the friends of Texas,
but it is confidently asserted that Messrs. McDut-
fe Huger, and Sewer, will oppose it, and without
their aid it cannot pass the Senate.
On Thursday the House resolved to terminate
the debate en- the civil and diplomatic bill, at two
P. M.
, We have reports up to Friday 81. There
were then 80 bills before the Senate, and only
, 10 days in which to dispose of them. The
Texas discussion is still going on.
t The House has not yet passed the Postage bill
that was adopted by the Senate, and there is a
strong probability that it will not pass during this
t session.