American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-02-27
Reported for the American Republican,
2sth CONGRESS--SECON SESSION
WAsurNcroN, Feb. 90, lS45.



SENATE.
nnring the evening session of yesterday, MIR.
Berrien finished his remarks against the joint
resolutions. and took the same ground against
Them which was taken by Mr.. Rives.
Mr. Walker (the peculiar patron of Texas
followed on the other side, but added nothing
10 the Machiavelian argument which was made
by Mr. Buchanan.
This morning, Mr.. Dickinson presented
memorial in favor of annexation.
Mr.. Archer presented memorials from st.
Louis, Mo-, for a reform in the Naturalization
Laws.
Mr.. Barrow called up the act from the House
10 alter the act making Lafayette port OF de-
livery, and it was passed.
An act from the House, regulating the COM
inercial intercourse between this country ana
the Islands of Miquelon and ST. Pierre.
Mr. Johnson called up chill further to pro-
ylde for the punishment of offences against the
l.. $" This bill gives concurrent jurisdiction
10 the district and circuit courts OF the U. >.
over offences committed on board steamboats,
and other enrolled vessels navigating the great
Lakes and Rivers between ports OF different
States. Nh. Tappan objected to the bill, and
urred that It encroached upon the rights OF the
State. OHIO would not yield her jurisdiction
over Lake Erie thus summarily, nor did he
think New York would relnquish hers over
Ontario.
Mr.. Woodbridge said the bill took away no
jurisdiction from the States which they now
righttully possessed.
Mr.. Tappan called for the yeas and nays,
but the bill was informally passed by for the
present, and the
Teras debate was resumed Mr.. Miller was
entitled to the floor, and commenced by thank
ing the Senate that it had not compelled him
10 speak last night, for much as he was oppos-
ed to annexation, he did not wish to make a
midnight cry" against it. Mr.. NJ spoke for
nearly three hours.
MIR. Evans reported the civil and diplomatic
bill, with a great many amendments and said
that lac should ask for its consideration to-
morrow.
Mr.. Bagby was about to speak, when Nh.
Archer suggested that as the hour for recess
was at hand, and there were some important
messages from the President, the Senate should
20 into executive session for Il short time, and
then take recess, which was agreed to.
HOUSE OF REP
After the reading Of the journal and the
transaction of some unimportant business, the
House took up the postage bill
The first amendment adopted in committee
OF the whole, specifying the list Of July mex
as the time when the first section OF the bill Is
to 90 into operation, was agreed to.
The second amendment was that fixing the
rate of letter postage for distances under SOC
miles, at .fue cents, and over 800 miles, ten
cents. The yeas and nays were ordered on the
amendment and it was agreed to-yoas ITO
nays S5.
inr hn OF ut
July in the 9Th section of the bill, in place OF
the words "from and after the passage of this
act" to make it conform to the amendment TO
the first section, was rejected-yeas IL, nays
Eel.
The previous question was then called and
seconded, and the bill was passed. by the fol-
lowing vote-yeas l2S, nays IA.
After agreeing upon title to the bill, MIR.
Huston moved to take up the motion which
has been for some days pending, to reconsider
the vote laying the bill TO reduce the price oil
public lands on the table. Mr.. HIS motion
was agreed to, and the motion to reconsider
was reiected-yeas 81, nays 81.
y. The House then, on motion OF MIR. Mckay,
went into committee of the whole, and took
ND for consideration the bill to improve GER
tain rivers and harbors. The bill contains an
appropriation Of $50, 900 for the harbor of Bal
tmoIc.
MIR. Tibbats offered substitu for the bill
when MIR. Rayner took the floor, and spoke an
hour against the bill, against annexation and
on variety of general subjects.
MIR. Thomson, of Ky. spoke in favor of APP
preparations for the improvement OF the naVl-
CATION of the Western rivers.
Mr.. Murphy, of N. Y. addressed the COM
mttee next, and denied the allegation made by
Mr. Clngman, that frauds had been committed
in the late election in his Mr.. M's) district
He showed his sensitiveness under his defeat by
a Native American opponent by making an at
tack upon that party and its principles. lie
called the establishment of the Native Ameri-
can party bold, retrograde movement, which
seeks to destroy equality among men and the
principles upon which the constitution is based.
Its design was to confine popular rights with
in narrow circle, and to abridge the right OF
suffrage, SC SC. He made long speech of
almost an hours duration, which was replete
with political slang and unfounded imputations
against the Native American party, who had
defeated his election, and deprived him Of his
eight dollars day.
The committee then rose and adopted re-
solution to end debate on the bill in half an
hour after it is resumed.
The house then went into committee again,
and the river and harl or bill was again taken
MIR. Smith, of la. is speaking in favor of the
Cumberland road at the time of closing to be in
readiness for the cars.
.or5once of the American Republican,