Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-03-07
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Later from Washington.

ution Of Texas has become the law of the land, it
having been hurried through the House wi tn an
unseemly haste, and without debate. 1t will be
seen, too, from the ayes and noes, that the Wings
OF the House have washed their hands clean of this
iniquity, only Wing voting for the bill. Two
Locos only voted against it.
The Post Office Reform Bill has also been enact
ed, the Senate having concurred in the amend
ments of the House. 1t is to take effect on the list
Of July next
HoUsE.-Frtday Erening. The Commit
tee, after attempts to amend, &C., rose, and al-
ter some time spent in trying TO resist this in-
quitous measure, the yeas and nays were final
iy ordered, and the amendment to the Resou-
ton made by the Senate, was agreed to by the
following votes
AYEs-Messrs. Anderson, Arlington, Akin
son, Bayly Belser, Benton, Bidlack Edward
j. Black, James Black, James A. Black, Black
well, Bowlin, Boyd, Brinkerhoh, Brodhead,
Aaron v Brown, WIN. j. Brown, Burke,
Burt, Caldwell, Carpenter, jeremiah e. Cary,
Shepard Cary, CatIin, Reuben Chapman, Au-
gustus A. Chapman, Chappell Clinton, Cobb,
Coles, Cross, CuIoIn, Dana, Daniel, John w.
Davis, Dawson, Dean, Deliet, Dillingham;,
Douglass, Dromgoole, Duncan, Dunlap Ellis,
Farlce, Ficklin, Foster, French, Fuller, Hanni-
bal Hamlin, Hammett, HARRISON, Hays, Hen
ley, Herrick, Holmes, Hoge, Houston, HUI
bard, Hubbell, Hughes, Hungerford, James b.
Hunt, Charles J. Ingersoll, Jameson, Cave
johnson, Andrew johnson, George w. Jones,
Andrew Kennedy, Preston King, Kirkpatrick,
Labranche, Leonard, Lucas, Lumpkin, Lyon,
McCauslen, McClay, McCleand, McC ernand,
Mcdonnell, Mcdowell, McCay, Joseph Morris,
Isaac f. Morse, Murphy, Norris, Owen, Par
menter, Payne, Emery d. Potter, Pratt, Pur-
dy, Rathbun, David S. Reid, Reding, Relfe,
Rhett, Ritter, Roberts, Robinson, Russell, St.
John, Saunders, Thomas II. Seymour, David
L. Seymour, Simons, Simpson, Sdell, John
II. Smith, Thos. Smith, Robert Smith, Steen-
rod, Stetson, John Stewart, Stiles, James w.
Stone, Alfred P. Stone, Strong, Sykes, Taylor,
Thompson, Tibbatts, Tucker, Weller, Went
worth Wheaton, Benjamin White, Williams,
Woodward, Joseph A. Wright, Yancey and
Yost-I32.
NAYs-Messrs. Abbot, Adams, Ashe, Baker,
Barringer, Barnard, Brengle, Milton Brown,
jeremiah Brown, Burlington, Carroll, Causin,
Chiffon, Clinch, Clingman, CoIamer, Grams
ton, Darragh, Garrett Davis, Richard ID. Dd-
Uis, Deberrey, Dckey, Fish, Florence, Foot,
Giddings, Goggin, Willis Green, Grinnell,
Order, Hale, Edward S. Hamln, Hardin,
Harper, Hudson, Washington Hunt, Irwin,
jerks, Perley B. johnson, John p. Kennedy,
Daniel P. King, Mclvane, Marsh, Edward
Joy Morris, Freeman H. Morse, Moseley,
Newton, Patterson, Peyton, Phoenix, Pollock,
Elisha r. Potter, Preston, Ramsey, Rayner,
Charles M. Reed, Rockwell, Rodney, Rogers,
Sample, Schenck, Senter, Severance, Albert
Smith, Caleb Smith, Spence, Andrew Stewart,
Summers, Tilden, Tyler, Vance, Vanmetre,
Vinton, Wethered, John White, Winthrop,
and William Wright-76.
The Navy Appropriation Bill was then pass
ed, and the House adjourned about 10 O'Clock
having the Army Appropriation bill under con-
sideration.
SATURDAY. -Senate.-Mr Archer submitted
resolution authorizing the President Of the
United States to open negotiations with the
government of Mexico, for adjusting the boun.
daries between Mexico and Texas. Ii lies ovel
till Monday.
House bill, No. II, was taken up, author
zing the Secretary of the Treasury, whenever
any State refuses to pay interest upon any in
vestments in stocks and bonds made by Gov
eminent in behalf of the Indians, to withhold
the amount from the proceeds Of the sales o
public lands which may be in the Treasury a
the time, belonging to those States. A lengthy
discussion arose on this question, when Mr. AL
len moved to lay the question on the table,
The yeas and nays having been ordered, il wa
lost-ayes 10, noes &c.
After farther discussion on the subject,
MI Dickinson moved TO lay the bill on Tn,
table. This motion was lost, by-ayes 10
noes %.
The bill was finally read third time, ant
passed, by-ayes %, noes IS.
The Post Office bill was debated, and tn,
House amendments agreed to, and a largt
amount of undressing business transacted.
HoUsE.-The Texas JOINT Resolutions wer'
engrossed and signed by the Speaker.
The bill establishing lot of new Post Routes
in various parts of the Union, was consdere'
in Committee of the Whole, read third time
and passed.
The Army Appropriation bill was considere'
in the Committee of the Whole, and amende,
so as to allow $500, 900 instead of $500, 900 70
the manufacture of Arms this year, (yeas So
nays IT'D and to appropriate 100000 for a nev
Armory in Illinois, (yeas 76, nays ~ witt
some other additions. The bill was then re
ported, read a third time and passed.
The House voted to suspend the Joint Rul
which forbids the sending OF any new bill
from one House to another, on the three las
DAYS of the session. The Senate doubles
concurred, in the evening.
The House concurred in the amendment c
the Senate to the Post Office bill, giving mem
bers the Thanking privilege during the recess c
Congress.
Correspondence of The Ne,o York Express.
Saturday night, March Cd.
Florida and Io,ca noiO states of The Union.
The proceedings in the Senate to night hav
been highly interesting. The admission c
Florida and Iowa being under consideration,
long debate arose as TO principle engrated ]
the constitution of Florida, prohibiting tn
Legislature from enactng laws permitting fire.
negroes from coming into the State, &c. M
Evans, agreeable to instructions of the Legs
iature of Maine, moved that this feature b
struck out and supported il by long aTgI