American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-02-28
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as,n NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SESSION.
WAsnINGroN, Feb. 81, lS45.
SEN ANN

Yesterday evening, after the recess, the Be-
nate met, and Mr. Bagby, of Ala, made
strong speech against the Joint resolutions Tor
anncxng Texas. Texas he eagerly desired,
but could only vote for the measure proposed
by that distinguished gentleman who was the
father Of the whole Texas movement-he al
ludod to the Senator from Missouri. Hero
MIR. Benton bIushed and arranged his cravat.
Messrs. Upham and Bates made powerful
speeches against annexation, and, at late
hour, the Senate adjourned.
This morning. the Chair presented divers re-
solutions of the Legislative Council of Wiscon-
sin, W hich were ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Bates presented resolutions and report
OF the Massachusetts, Legislature, remonstrat-
ing against Texas annexation, which were or
dercd TO he printed.
MIR Evans, from tho committee on finance,
reported bill fixing the value OF the Austrian
forin at the Custom House, at IS cents. This
bill was considered at once, and passed.
Mr.. Evans asked for the consideration OF the
civil and diplomatic bill, and it was taken up.
A large number OF amendments were concurred
in, mem. con-. Upon one which reduced the
item of expenditures for foreign missions, by
striking out Brazil and Austria, among the 60
ycrnments to which ministers of the highest
grade were sent.
After brief debate in which Mr.. Buchanan
resisted this retrcnchnent, it was agreed to
Keep full mission at Brazil, and u charge at
Austria.
After this bill was laid aside, (and it was not
finished MIR. Archer moved the special order.
Mr.. Jarnagin first made a personal statement
IN reference TO an erroneous report OF his re-
marks upon some Indian bill, made in the New
York Herald.
AZ ~ Al ! Al.
powerful argument against the joint resou-
lutions for anncxing Texas, in the course of
which he reviewed some Of the arguments OF
various Senators who preceded him.
MIR. Archer followed in speech which did
justice TO his head and heart.
Dir. Johnson, of La. made Il few remarks by
way of explaining his embarrassing position.
Mr.. Walker then rose and submitted an
amendment, to come in after the resolutions, to
this effect, viz that if the President shall deem
ii advisable to open negotiations with the Tex
an government, instead Of submitting the Joint
resolutions to it, he is authorised to do it, and
that, so soon as the terms are settled, Texas, as
state, shall be admitted, with two Represen-
tatyes and two Senators, and that 500, 900
are appropriated to carry ont this purpose.
Mr., Berren desired a recess, in order for a
httle time to examine and reflect upon this i'm
portant modification, but cries of "no, "no,"
stake the question" resounded from the other
ade,
parley ensued. Mr. Barrow threatened to
talk until the 4th of March.
The result was, after considerable contention
that the Senate took a recess until sX o'clock
Note. As the question is a close one, and
Mr.. Pearce gave notice that he should be alb
sent tomorrow, whether the question was Ia
iubt ia, hat
question will be taken this night.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met this morning for tie first
time at 10 o'clock, when there were but AZ
members present
MIR. Kennedy appealed to the courtesy ofthe
House TO allow him to present, on. of order,
Report from the committee on Commerce, de-
claring that the construction given to the laws
by the Secretary of the Treasury, by which the
Importation of coffee free of duty in Dutch YES
sells from the Netherlands is permitted, is
wrong, and that such importations of duty, SC.
is unlawful. Objection was made, and Dir. X.
moved a suspension of the rules which motion
was rejected,
The House then after some difficulty, and
after ordering call OF the House, which was
subsequently countermanded, went into COM
mittcc of the Whole, and resumed the conside-
ration of the River and Harbor bill.
The substitute for the whole BILL offered by
Mr.. Tibbatts, and which embraces many more
items than the original bill, was adopted; ayes
So, noes SO.
1t gives $50, 900 for Baltimore. The conf
mitee then rose, and the bill as amended was
reported to the House.
The vote was then taken by yeas and nays
on concurring in the amendment or substitute,
,atn l,.
A question then arose whether the original
bill and the amendments that were adopted in
committee of the Whole, before Mr. Tibbats
substitute was agreed to, were before the house.
The Speaker decided that they were.
The House then proceeded to act on the 9TH
er northumberland were rejected when
motion was made to reconsider the vote by
which the House had refused to concur in Mr..
Tibbats' substitute. A motion to lay the mo-
ton to reconsider on the table was carried,
yeas 90, nays 81.
The question then came up on the third read
ing of the bill, which as it now stands appro-
PIRATES an aggregate of 100000 for various
rivers and bays, including 100000 for the
mouth ofSusquchanna river.
The House refused to have the bill engrossed
and read third time, by the following vote:
yeas 81, nays 9l
motion was then made to reconsider the
foregoing vote, and after deciding a variety of
questions, the motion to reconsider was carried;
yeas l0s, nays IT,
This brought the bill again before the House.
The remainder OF the session was spent in de-
Gliding a variety of motions and in calling the
yeas and nays every fifteen minutes Nothing
definite was done, and the House at o'clock
adjourned.
The following are the yeas and nays OH the
passage of tie bill reducing the rates of post
age:
yEAS-Messrs. Abbot, Anderson Baker, Barnard,
R.nton Bidack James Black, Brengle, Brnkerboif,
RrnIhcad. jeremiah Brown, Burlington, Burke, Car
neHter, jeremiah e. Cary, Shepard Cary, Carroll, Cat