Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-12-18

| Ten chairmen of committees remaining to be bal
oted for when the usual hour of adjournment arrived
and it being evident that the Senate could not go thro
with them to-day on motion of Mr.. Mangum the Sen
ate adjourned.
Meesrs. Huntington and McDuffe were excused
from serving on any committee account of health
A message was received from the President com
muncating, from the government of the state of Tex
as, duplicate copies of the constitution formed by the
people of Texas.
House. Mr.. Vance of Ohio requested to be excu-
sed from serving on the Committee on Claims. He
had served long and faithfully and now asked to be
cused Granted.
The next business was the disposal of the resolution
of Mr. Schenck of Ohio, for committee to inquire in
quire into and report the election Of members Of
Congress by general ticket contrary to law The yeas
and nays were ordered on the motion to lay the
luton on the table, and resulted yeas 49, r. So the
resolution was laid on the table.
Mr.. Mckay of North Carolina offered joint reso-
luton for the regulation of the prices of printing of the
two Houses of Congress. 1t referred to Commit
tee of the Whole The resolution provides that the
type must not be distributed when the same document
is ordered printed by both Houees till sufficient time
after copies shall be given to certain officers of the
Senate and House. That if the same documents be
ordered printed in proper time by both Houses, there
shall be paid only the price OF paper and printing.
Mr.. Douglass of Illinois moved that the House go
into Committee of the Whole to dispose of the refer
ence of the Presidents Message to the proper commit
tees-carried. Lynn Boyd in the chair.
The first resolution of Mr.. Douglass was to refer the
appropriate parts to the Committee Foreign Rela-
tons.
On the second resolution, to refer the parts of the
message and documents relating to the raising of
enue, to the Committee of Ways and Means.
Mr.. Stewart of Pennsylvania rose and moved that
the committee be instructed not to alter the tariff Of
1912. Upon this he made a speech hour long,
showing the Inconsistencies absurdites of the docu
ments and the message the tariff-comparng their
doctrines with those of all the Presidents down to Pres
dent Jackson, whose opinions in favor ola tarffhe put
in strong contrast with those of the Secretary of the
Treasury.
During the delivery of his Speech the Private Secre-
tary of the President appeared and presented mes
sage from the President conveying the official proceed
ings of the Texas Convention.
Mr.. Brodhead said that though he would vote for
MrStewarts notion and differed from the Secretary
of the Treasury, yet he requested his colleague to
withdraw his motion as premature.
! Mr. ]. R. lngersoll concuned with Mr.. Brodhead.
Mr.. Stewart said that he would withdraw his motion,
but he would renew it at another time.
Mr. Andrew Johnson of Tennessee rose and made a
long speech in reply to Mr. Stewart during the dellv
cry of which there frequent cross-hring between
the two gentlemen. Mr. johnson said if Mr.. Stewart
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lection He went on to prove that he did not under
stand them.
The different subjects were referred to the proper
committees.
Mr. Hamin of Maine, among others, presented a Pc
ttion from citizens of Maine, protesting against the an
nexation of Texas as a Slave state.
Mr.. Norris of New Hampshire presented the resolu-
tons of the H Legislature on the tariff and sub-trea
sury. Ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Adams presented great many petitions from
citizens Of Massachusetts, and other parts of the Union
While Mr.. A. still had the hoor motion to adjourn
, was put and carried it being then halfpast three
u o'clock.
u WEDNESDAY, Dec 10.
SENATE. Mr. Lewis gave notice of his intention to
ask leave, tomorrow, to introduce bill for the admis
sion of Texas into the Union.
Mr.. Turney expressed his anxiety that the bill should
be introduced with little delay possible there
was necessity for immediate action.
Mr.. Lewis had no objection to the introduction Of
the bill to-day; he would prefer it. should there be no
objection There were many vessels waiting for
THE Texas market, and the goods could not be carried
there without the passage of the BILL unless being sub
lected to heavy duties.
There being no objection. the bill was introduced