Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-02-14


nos, and Indiana, were presented on various
topics and also of the legislature of the Terri-
tory of Florida, on the subject of lis admission
into the Union Many territorial bills, which
were yesterday acted upon in Committee OF the
Whole, were passed through their final Stages.
and one which was designed to pay the Iowa
militia for their services when called ont during
the dispute between that Territory and Nilsson.
n, in 1882 was laid on the table by large ma
inrity. The bill for the admission of Iowa and
Florida into the Union as States occupied the
residue of the day to a late hour. 1t was dcba-
ted by Messrs Nin,on, Belser Levy, Aaron V.
Brown, and some others. The provso to the
second section. which was intended 10 make
provision for the erection Of a second State IN
East Florida, when that portion of the Terrific.
ry should have a population Of $4,000, was srick-
en- out by a majority of Sc to 81. And motion
made by Mr. Morse for the addition of proviso
| to prescribe certain terms which should be com.
piled with before this bill, when passed. should
50 operate as to admit Florida into the Union,
gave rise 10 warm discussion. The terms
were, that the people of Florida should hold a
convention and erase from the constitution of
the proposed State certain sections in relation
TO negroes and negro slavery
WEDNESDAY, Feb. II.
The Senate, ,o-day was engaged principally
in the House of Representatives, in execution
| of the Joint order for counting the electoral votes
| Tor President ant Wee President.
The remarks OF Mr. Fairfield in the Senate,
yesterday, on presenting petition adverse to
the annexation OF Texas, were incorrectly given
| BY our reporter. Mr. +. I'D not profess to be &C.
quainled with the petitioners; but said that
gen leman VINO was well acquainted with them
| ilad informed MN ina'' Wl'htWo or three cNcep-
tons, ,heY were all abolilI1nls's ana wings.
In the H0Hse, a number OF communications
from the executive departments were read, and
appropriately Refereed Several bills from he
senate were passed through their first and se'
coma readings ana referred TO The proper COM
m'eeS' MS beng the day set apart by The
JOINT resolution o' 'he Two houses Tor counting
| me Votcs OF tle electors Tor president ana vice
] tresIdent' at IL CLOCK Uhe hour desl4na'ed)
Mr bIou"cdu suo"t,eu aresoin'oh 'la' mes
sage ~ sent 10 the 'tn"te informing 'heih INA
inc House was Ieao- 10 receive 'heW' Inc
resolution hd'in! oce,' auoP'ed' ana 'he mes,
sage dcIIveren' the senate headed by TIER
President pro femPore' ana preceded by their
sergcaht-at-arhs' entered me ha'I OF The House.
ana we're conducted 10 The seats prepared Tor
them Immediately IN front OF the SpeaRcr char,
me me'hoers vi tne House rIs'ng on 'helr en-
trace, and remaining standing until they we're
pro tenn OF the Senate, was conducted TO seat
on the rgh' hand oi the Speaker, and the tel
lcrs Che honorable Robert j. Walker on the
part OF the S'na'e, ana the honorable Edmund
Burke ana the honorable John /. Kennedy on
The part OF the 'iouse) took seas at the clerk
table, Immediately before Inc Speaker CHAR
me ffeS,neh' "i me senate then rose ana an
honhced maj 'he TWO Houses had assembled To-
gether IN pursuance OF the constitution, Tor the
purpose OF counting the votes ct the electors loI
PRESIDENT and wee president, 10 serve TOT
'o"r years rom the an "l Aitrch next Z; aud pro
ceeded To hand TO the 'e'lcrs the votes "l the
several states in lholr regular order, (h'gnnIng
WIN me STATE OF 4n!Ine') naming the votes o
each o'a'e as ne handed them. Inc telerS, n'
RECEIVING the votes OF each STATE announced
them 10 the two Houses. Inc votes having
been IN thus manner counted through, the eller'
den, of the Senate, who announced them, as
ioNoM.: Whoie numoer OF electoral votes CIV
en- -2' necessary 10 cho'ce los OF wh'cl
Jfn,S huoN '"'", y, 'c"',sSre' recc'ved lN
'or r'eS'",n,' H'u "eo,9e W. D'!aS' o' zen"
Sy'vahi1' Nv '"r zee ,,"s"t''' iiet'y N'ay
o, hen'nckry' received ~, ,Hr ffesdeh, ant
Theodore ffelInghuysen' OF New YORK; I'D tot
wee fresIorn' ana Iha' no ","er persons were
V"en 'nf. ne dne'e"Fe Hec''ren mat James
hhoN io'N' o, en- leSSPe was ou'y e'ec'e'
'''S'ut"' u '"f ,"'eu H'"'cS' 10 Se'Nc 'o' ""'
wears ron Ihe am ., 'h'rc'' mex anu WA ,
"eorae NJ n'iloF o, ie'',I,yEn"ll' was III ~, 1lN'
manner uu'y eIe''eu zee iIesnf"t III ',c o',''
ttu STATES 10 serNc 'o' thc S"''e PcI'uu' H'r
burke. from the JOINT Committee OF the two
Houses, IN further execution Of the duties INF
posed on them, submitted 1n resolution io
The ,nnoiut,nnnt nr committee inr of ~,
,,L. 80, H. ,, -, ,l IL -, ;;, .
committee ol one member on inc part ol inc
Senate, TO wait on James IL. Polk, ni Tennes
soc, and to inform him that he was duly elecre,
p,esidan, of tbn Irui,ed S,atos. f,r f1ur YEAR
81 r ~ al -, l , ,, I. .
lI'' we a. w '"i.'" "c"' "'''' \" Wv VI
HeorTe NJ DtldS' Oh ehn'yEin'a' a"u ,"'"'''
hun that he was daily elected Wee President o
the limited States for four We IRIS from the 4 h u
N.rch ,ov. 'Vh,e r,s,l,,,i,n v,as uuauinnusN
- I a., n, al ,r,,,,,
d5ieeu ~ anu '''o ii'u'' avg '"'"1u
,r, NJ 10
thursday reo' i'
7, A., co,,,o NJ hsllov as .I md nhra irn,
! ~ '''N ~ ~, d at,,,i,,, e.. H. ar
Ic"'e 10 ''ru"'e '"i"' 'so'"'''' '0' '''' an
heNatlon OF Texas to the Union.
The hour having expired, Mr. Archer move
that the Resolutions from the Committee OF
F,ro;rn Relations rpio,ivo In tho Anrevo,ion #
: r. ~ ,L ~ u All ;',,, i
ieN'S' NC ''"'" "p' vi N''o" '"q'"cu wa"
. the precise question before Inc senate Is.
, After some consultation relative TO the pre-
i rise questions to he ii lscusscd Mr. Arcber : id
! :, s,, l;,y tho ouos,;o, no vo,lJ ,oyo ,b,, III,
-. ID i,,l ~
jun h'Sn'"''" ,'' ''c .A"cNa''"h vi c"ds
. from the House, ne lhleHnUeIy postponed.
4 On motion of Mr. Allen the yeas and nav
were ordered
Mr. Nnrehead or Kentucky then rosa and nd .lres.
cd tho senate He nl,,nst s6rnnl frnn, ,he d,,y a.
s;rne3 him I'm, he ,rns,.d in lin in wboso nd