American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-02-06
Reported for the American Republican,
18th RESS--SECOND SESSION.
WAsnINGroN, Feb. 3, 1915.
sen ATE.

Nj. RaVard presented communication from
respectable scarce suggesting that the ot'ce
Of Professor of Mathematics, in the Navy,
should be abolished, and the sum now eNpend-
90 tor this purpose be used for the support oil
naval school.
MIR. Evans, from the same committee, re-
ported the fortihcaton bill, passed by the
House with amendments, and the posl-oiilce
and revolutionary pension bills without amend
r1ent
Tcras Again. Nj. Benton here rose, and
asked the consent OF the Senate to allow him
to call up. out of order, the bill submitted by
him for the annexation of Texas
The leave was granted.
This bill being before the Senate, Mr. H..
then asked that it might be laid on the table,
and that notice might be dispensed with to en-
able him to offer Substitute therefor, which
he held IN his hand.
This was likewise accorded.
The Senator from Mo then gave u hrci
statement OF tine purpose Of his new bull ils
scheme admits Texas ar a State, whenever the
terms are agreed upon. 1t proposes an apPro-
priation of $1,000 to dctray the expenses OF
commissioners who arc to be appointed to SET
tie anon terms which are to be submitted here
after IN the form of trcrty, or IN articles to
be laid before Congress.
This scheme Nh. Il. enforced as being more
n accordance with all the former action OF
this government in reference to its foreign Of
Geers lie also stated the insuperable obIec-
tons TINT existed 10 the Joint resolutions passed
by the House, and gave it as his opinion that,
were they to pass the Senate, Texas would
never AGREE TO them. He moved that the bill
should lie on the table, from which Ut could be
called up at any moment
l. G,,.,x, n,,.rh nd a
question was upon It's being laid on the table.
Mr.. Rerricn, IN the absence of Mr.. Archer,
moved that the bill be referred in the usual
mode, to the committee on foreign relations.
This rave rise TO Il debate in which num-
her Of Senators participated, Il sketch of whose
remarks, as furnished by our correspondent,
we are reluctantly compelled to omit. Mr..
Eerriens motion failed by ayes %, noes 23,
and the bill was laid on the table
The Post Office Bill was then taken up, and
Mr.. Buchanan answered the attack of MIR. AL
len at considerable length, and argued strongly
fof the entire abrogaton Of the frankng privl-
lege He believed that the fate Of the bill de-
pended upon this feature.
Mr.. Simmons replied to Dir. BIS. arguments,
and insisted that tho complaint was against the
ajxs. of the ranking privilege, not its just and
proper use. Ii was not the speeches and docu-
ments that loaded down the mail, but the gos-
SID and libel which was disseminated SO freely
during the olectioneering campaigns.
Nj Upham was unwilling TO vote for a pro-
position TO retain the ranking privilege himself
when he denied it TO all others who had previ'
ously enjoyed it, We cannot get along in thi:
shutting way; the people will not be satisfied
with such conduct on our part.
MIR. Allen returned to the charge, and insist
IL f,ftl 10 A.
communicate freely with their representatives
When Mr.. A. concluded his speech, which
was full of sarcasm, directed against Mr.. Blu
ch4nan, Mr. Phelps moved an adjournment, but
Withdrew the motion at Mr.. Buchanan's re-
quest, who did not want another day consum-
ed with this subject, ard promised to be only
five minutes in replying to DIR. A.
Mr.. Buchanan said that Mr.. A. had brought
up Queen Victoria here, and handled her Int
and left, up and down, and in every form and
shape, connecting her with him. lie then pro-
ceeded to the merits of the question, and said
that his able friend from Ohio had for once got
on the wrong side, and was laundering i'll a
Servonian bog, TO get out of a scrape into
which he had got by his too hasty opinions.
Mr.. b. having concluded, the Senate add.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
AS soon as the journal was read the House
resolved itself into committee of the whole, and
went on with the land bill. Mr.. liamln, OF
Me- had the floor, and made brief speech
Mr.. Houston followed and, as he is the ia
Their of the bill, of course, was strenuous in bis
advocacy Of it,.
The debate on the Land bill was continued
by various members up TO the hour OF one, at
which time it was, by the resolution adopted
yasterday,to cease.
The committee then proceeded to vote on
the amendments, when that offered by Mr,
Stewart for reviewing the distribution law was
rejected. Another amendment was also rejec-
Cd
The substitute for the whole bill offered by
Mr. Carey, of Me-, was then adopted. 1t pro-
vides that lands unsold 10 and less than 90
wears may be entered in quantities of l60 acres;
at Al per acie; land unsold 90 and less than 80
years, IS cents; upwards of 80 years so cents.
The act not to apply TO the Territories and the
persou entering 10 make oath that ne does 20
for his own use.
The committee then rose, and Mr.. Carey s
substitute was reported to the House.
MIR, Houston moved the previous question,
which was seconded.
Mr., Vinton moved to lay the bill on the ia
BILE, which motion was adopted by yeas and
nays, l03 to So.
The House then again went into Committee
of the Whole and took up the Indian Appro-
priaton bill \ lengthy debate sprung up IN
reference TO several Of lis provisions.
The committee rose without definite action
on the bill. Some further unimportant business
was transacted, when the House ad iourned.
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