American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-03-01

Mr. Evans wished the Civil and Diplomatic
Bill taken up, but Mr.. Allon moved and asked
the yeas and nays thereon, to take up the Iowa
and Florida Bill. This motion was lost, by 90
to %. The Civil and Diplomatic Bill was ia
ken up.
An appropriation of $50, 900 towards contin-
uing the Telegraph from Baltimore to n. FORK
was moved by MIR. Barrow, but after some dis
cussion il was withdrawn, with view to bring
ing up the matter in another form; and IS ,0O0
as provided by the House, was agreed to for
kce ping up the Telegraph between Washing
ton and Baltimore.
The $4,000 for the War and Navy Depart
ments was stricken out, and the President is
to have plan and estimate for those buildings
oid before the next Congress.
We close with the bill pending.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
| The House this morning resumed the con-
sideration of the river and harbor bill, and the
question was on the adoption of the PROPOSE
ton of Mr.. Tbbats, noted in yesterdays pro-
ccedings. The appropriation of $3.50, 900 for
the purchase of the stock of the Louisville
Dry Dock Co., was stricken out, when the
proposition, as a substitute for the regular bill,
was agreed to by vote of los to 81. The
bill was then finally passed-yeas los, nays
SO. 1t contains an item Of 100000 for Balt-
more and the same sum for the mouth of Sus-
quehanna River.
After some controversy in regard to the or
der of business, the regular order of the day,
being the report OF the select committee on the
Rhode Island rebellion case was taken up
Mr.. Elmer, of N. j, spoke against the report,
and Williams, OF Mass, in its favor, when the
morning hour adjourned, and the subject was
laid aside.
Mr.. Barnard moved to 90 into committee OF
the whole, Lost. Yeas 6S, nays l0S
Mr.. G. J. lngersoll then moved to proceed
to dispose of the bills and communications on
the Speakers table. (The object of this move
nent was to get at the Texas resolutions,
which were delivered to the House this morn
ing and which were on the Speakers table,
The motion was agreed to, and before the
Texas resolutions were reached, Mr. Barnard
again moved to 60 into committee of the whole.
The Chair decided that the motion was out of
order Mr.. Barnard appealed, and the yeas
and nays being taken, the decision was sustain
ed-yeas III, nays 81.
The Speakers table was then cleared, and
the Texas resolutions were reached.
MIR. g. J. lngersol moved to refer them to
the committee of the Whole, and demanded
the previous question
Mr. Winthrop moved to refer them to the
committee on Foreign Affairs. The Speaker
ruled the motion out of ORDER and Mr.. W. ap-
pealed. The yeas and nays were taken on the
appeal, and it was not sustaned-34 to 1919.
Several other points Of order were raised,
and the yeas and nays were several times taken.
Mr.. Hunt moved to lay the resolutions oil
the table-lost by yeas and nays, SO TO l2O.
MIR. Morris mt we'd call of the House, which
was not ordered.
A good deal of time was taken up in calling
the yeas and nays on motions made by the
Wings to keep off the passage of the Texas re-
solutions, when they were at last referred to the
committee of the Whole.
The House then went into committee, and
took up the Texas resolutions. After reading
the Senates amendment, the committee rose
and adopted, by yeas and nays, a resolution to
end debate in five minutes on the Texas reso-
lutions, when they shall again be taken up in
committee of the Whole-laS to 81.
The House then went into committee, and
the Texas resolutions were taken up, and are
under consideration as we close.