Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-02-15
CONGREss--2ds es'

TWENTY CONGREss--2dse SEES.
Thursday, FEB. ID, 1915
SENATE
A message was received from the Treasury
Department, in reply TO resolution OF Inc Sc
nate asking for information in relation 10 the ont
lay of monies belonging to the Indians.
Mr. FAIRFIELD presented resolutions from
the Legislature Of Maine, instructng their Sena-
tors, aud requesting their Representatives in Con-
gress to procure the passage OF acts for The an
nexation of Texas, and the extension Of the juris-
diction of the United States over the territory OF
Oregon He SAID that he fully recognized Me doc
trine Of The right of instruction, and the po'cer 81
the constituent to instruct has representative. he
then moved that the resolution be printed, when
was agreed TO-
MI. ATHERTON presented petition against
the annexation of Texas.
Mr.. BUCHANAN presented memorial
from citizens OF Waynesborough, Green county,
Pennsylvania asking Congress TO grant Them
greater mail facilities Also, The memorial OF
William Carnan who served four months un-
der General ST. Clair in 1871, for a pension
This las, was referred 10 the Committee on Pen
sonS.
Mr.. PORTER moved that the communication
from the War Department, which was received
yesterday, be printed-which was agreed 10.
Mr.. BUCHANAN offered the memorial of
citizen of Philadelphia, in which he asserted the
discovery OF a means OF taking the ayes and noes
He said, that the same subject had been brought
before the other House, and he moved, that The
memorial be referred to The Committee on the
Lbrary-whch was agreed 10.
Mr. MILLER presented the credentials OF the
Hon. William L. Dayton, who has been elected
Senator Tor the Stale Of New Jersey TO serve for
six wears from the 4th of March next.
Mr.. TAPPAN presented petition from Guy
ahoga county, Ohio, against the annexation OF
Texas.
Mr. DIX presented similar petition from
WATERFOWL, New York
Mr.. ASHLEY asked leave to introduce a
resolution for admitting Texas into the Union,
which he wished to have printed. Agreed 10.
Mr.. BAGBY offered resolution that the Sc
nate, from and after Friday next should meet
al eleven o'clock The resolution lies over for one
day.
.>The bill to distribute the Decisions OF the Su-
premelConrt Of The United States was taken up
andupon its passage the yeas and nays were
called for when the question was decided in the
affirmative as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Barrow, Bates, Bayard, Ber-
rien, Choate, Clayton, Dayton, Evans, Foster
Francis, Huger, Huntington, Jarnagin, Man.
White and Woodbrdge-2l.
NAYs-Messrs Allen, Ashley, Aichison, Alh-
erlon, Baghy Benton, Breesc, Buchanan, Col
quit Dickinson, Dix, Fairfield Haywood, Lewis,
McDufie, Niles, Sewer, Sturgeon, Tappan and
Woodbury-20.
Mr.. ARCHER moved that the Senate go into
the consideration oithe report OF the Committee on
Foreign Relations in regard 10 the admission Of
Texas nlo The Union.
49, th,t koT,ro tho pofp frOo
Kentucky commenced the debate upon this que.-
lion that he desired the proper question before
The Senate shonld be stated
Mr. MANGUM said il was upon the adverse
report OF the Committee on Foreign Relations
upon the joint resolution for the annexation of
Texas which passed the House OF Representa-
lives.
Mr.. ALLEN then moved the Indefinite post
ponement ofthe consideration OF that report, when
Mr.. MOREHEAD arose and began the dis
cussion Tin opposition) on the merits OF admitting
Texas into the Union.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TERMINATION or THE DEBATE on THE IOWA AND
FLORIDA BILL.
Mr.. DAVIS OF Indiana, submitted a resolu-
lion, that all debate in Committee Of The Whole
on the state of the Union, on The bill 10 provide
for The admission of Iowa and Florida into the
Union, shall cease in two hours from the time
the same shall be taken up in Committee. And
he moved the previous question.
Mr. ADAMS moved 10 lay The question on the
table, but the motion did not prevail--yeas so
nays o.
The previous question was seconded, and the
resolution adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. PETIT, the House resolved
itself into Committee OF the Whole on the state
VI the Union Mr.. Davis Of Indiana in The chair,l
aud resumed the consideration of the bill for the
admission Of Iowa and Florida into the Union.
Mr. BAYLY, after promising that he would
occupy but a few minutes of the time OF the com
mittee referred 10 the pending amendment, SUB
mitted by Mr.. Morse Of Maine on Tuesday, 10
strike out the fourteenth article of the Constilu-
lion of Florida which forbds that the General
Assembly shall have power 10 pass laws for the
emancipation Of slaves; and likewise the third
section which gives the General Assembly the
power 10 prevent free negroes, mulaitoes, and
PEOPLE OF color, from emigratng 10 the Stale,
and inhbting erdscharee from vessels in any
Of the ports of Florida. The proposition was,
in effect that the people Of Florida could moi 60
vern for themselves but must be governed BY The
member from Maine, 4 gentleman not remai ka-
BILE for his craftsmanship, from the extreme North
East, who had undertaken to say TO the people Of
Florida --
Mr.. ADAMS interrupted The gentleman, and
called him to order.
The CHAIR requested him 10 take his seat
until the gentleman from Massachusetts stated
his point.
Mr. ADAMS said it was this: the gentleman
from Virginia had made a reflection on gentle
man in this House not called for.
Mr. BAYLY arose for the purpose of explana
lion. lie had stated -
Mr. ADAMS: call on the Chair 10 keep or
der.
MIR. WELLER: The gentleman from Virginia
was not ont of order in saying that any man was
not distinguished for craftsmanship. | know |
am not in common with many others.
Mr.. ADAMS: should consider it an insult.
Mr. WELLER: ! doubt whether the remark
was applicable 10 the gentleman from Massachu-
sets.
The CHAIR was understood to say that per
.onal illusions upon gentlemen were out of or
der.
Mr.. BAYLY resumed He did not mean TO
he disrespeclu TO any body; and he spoke Of the
gentleman from Maine as not being distinguished
for his craftsmanship with the express view OF
showing the arrogance Of representative from
one extreme portion OF the Union debating 10
another what should be their form OF Govern
ment. He was surprised that the gentleman
from Massachusetts objected 10 The remark, es-
pecially as he (Mr. Adams) had, noiwlhs'and
ing his years and the time he had been a men,
Der of the House, repeatedly INDUCED in epi,hets
and denunciations. But the provision of the
Constitution of Florida took no power from The
pcople-it only provided against hasty lesis.
iation; for the people, when they chose, could
call convention, and alter the Constitution, so
as TO enable them to pass laws for the emanci-
patton Of their slaves. That period, however,
would never arrive while the traitorous agitation
on the subject continued. The protested friends
OF the blacks were their worst enemies As an
instance: in Virginia large portion Of the peo-
Pile were at one time in favor of emancipation
bu, now no man dared TO avow such sentiment.
4 member ofthe Legislature of Virginia, from his