Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-02-07
CONGRESS-.

The present Senate consists of29 Wings and
"a Democrats; ofthe latter, Mr.. Lewis of Ala
bama, is still absent, leaving but % Democrats.
There is a good deal Of speculation about what
will be the fate of the Texas bill in the Senate.
No action has been taken on the subject.
1t is probable, that in the Wing ranks, Fos-
ter, Henderson, Johnson and Francis, will vote
for the bill. OF the Democrats, Allen, Tappan
and Dix, will vote against it; there will be 25
ayes and 81 nays. 1t will be a close run and
we fear the result.
The Postage bill has occupied considerable
time in both Houses, but nothing will probably
be done at this session.
Leavitt in writing from Washington says, TO
day | have heard from Torrey. He is in better
health than when he entered the penitentiary; is
happy for a prisoner; is as kindly treated as pris-
on rules will allow; is permitted to receive some
letters of friendship, and to communicate on bu-
siness &c. Yet he is in prison, and for human
ity's sake. Shame! H' Ff
A bill has passed the House e~xpelling slavery
from the territory of Oregon IS to Sc. .'a '"''a
By a vote of 80 to 81, the committee agreed
to a new section ofthe Oregon question, request
ing the President to give notice to Great Britain of
the termination of the joint treaty. " a''
THE ANNEXATION RESOLUTIONS.
The following is Mr.. Milton Browns Joint
Resolution, adopted by the House:
Joint resolution, declaring the terms on which
Congress will admit Texas as a State into the
Union.
Be it Rcsolccd, That Congress doth consent
that the territory properly included with, and
r%ighttully belonging to the republic Of Texas, may
be erected into a new State, to be called the State
of Texas, with a republican form Of government to
be adopted by the people of said Republic, by de-
puties in convention assembled with the consent
of the existing government, in order that the same
may be admitted as one ofthe States of the Union.
And be 1t further ReSolved, That the forego-
ing consent of Congress is given upon the follow
ing conditions, and with the following guarantees,
to wit .''@' g. .o7i'
/. Said State to be formed subject to the adj
|justment by this government of all questions Of
boundary that may arise with other governments;
and that the constitution thereof, with the proper
evidence of its adoption by the people Of the said
Republic of Texas, shall be transmitted to the
President of the United States, to be laid before
Congress for its final action, on or before the LIST
day of January, 1876. %
2. Said State, when admitted into the Union,
after ceding to the United States all mines, min
erals, salt lakes and springs and also all public
edifces, Notifications, barracks, ports and har-
bors, navy and navy yards, docks, magazines, ar
maments, and all other property and means per
tanning to the public defence, belonging to said
Republic Of Texas, shall retain all the public
funds, debts, taxes, and dues ofeyery kind, which
may belong to, or be due and owing said Repub-
lie; and shall also retain all the vacant and unap-
propriated lands lying within her borders, to be
applied to the payments ct the debts and liabili-
ties Of said republic Of Texas; and the residue of
said land, after discharging said debts and liabili-
ties, to be disposed Of as said State may direct
but in no event are said debts and liabilities to ke-
come a charge upon the government Of the Un:-
ted States. =" 2, ~ =,
3. New States of convenient size, and having
sufficient population, may hereafter, by the con-
sent Of the said State, be formed out Of the terri
t6ry thereof, which shall be. entitled to admission
under the provisions ofthe Federal Constitution.
And such states as may be formed out Of that por-
ton of said territory lying south Sc degrees 80
minutes north latitude, commonly known as the
Missouri Compromise, shall be admitted into the
Union with OF without slavery, as the people of
each State asking admission may desire. r
The question being on the final passage of the
Resolution, the yeas and nays were ordered =