Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-02-10
PROCEEDINGS OF TO-DAY.
N t SENATE.

WASHINGTON. Wednesday. Feb. s. rs.
fri CONGRESS. f.1
PROCEEDINGS OF TO-DAY.
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report received through the President from The
Drscsons Of the Mint. which ordered b permitted.
The CLERK Of the House brought in that the
following gentlemen appointed part the
votes for President and Vice President OF the United States
via:
Messr-. Burke, Chapman. Ingersoll and Vance.
Mr. Woodbury.. OF New Hampshire presented petition
ros tie isrmer Navy Agent at Marsees, asking for
icf, which referred and ordered In be printed.
Mr.. Huntington, from tho Finance Committee, report
ed bill in relation the duties OF Collectors OF the Cas-
toms.
Mr.. EVANS. from the same committee. reported d.
Fertilization bill, from the House. with amendment, and
the Post Office and Revolutionary Pension bilh without
amendment
Mr.. BENTON spoke in the Senate. and threw hmself
upon m indulgence, allow the bill hitherto submitted by
him for thu annexation Of Texas to be taken up which
privilege was granted.
Mr. B. then moved lay that bill upon the table, and
asked that the notice nigh, be dispensed with enable
him To offer substitute, which also granted Mr.. B.
then briefly related the oudiues Of project he
about oter-Texss be admitted "a State with two
Representatives and two Senator'S and all othet advantages
which appertan the old States the sha
be agreed upon by the Of the United States
aud Texas, that the sum OF 100000 be appropriated for
the Ut commissioners be appropriated settle
upon terms either to be submitted form Of a treaty
articles To be submitted by the President Congress-
This bill Mr. Benton enforced according with the
ton OF the government heretofore reference
goiaton with foreign governments IL also making
this great question national instead OF sectional ques-
tion. The various important objections the joint
luton passed by the House. stated by Mr. b. and he
concluded with expressing his firm belief that should
resolutions be perfected, Texas would give her
sent to the propositions they contained He would
move the reference of his bill TO the committee. foreign
relations but moved that lie upon the table, when could
be called up al any time.
The bill read, and on the question of refer
Mr. Berren was constrained to oppose the n,ot;on for
laying this bill upon the table, end in the absence OF the
Chairman nf the Committee OF Foreign Relations the
duty devolved upon him OF moving its reference. this
Committee.
Mr.. BENTON hoped this motion would not be persisted in
because he saw no violation Of Parliamentary rule. with.
holding from the Committee named bill against the sub
stance OF which they had already reported.
Mr. Been said he persist his notion for he GER
tainy why this great question should be tn
ken out OF the ordinary rule which applied the least
important bills.
Mr.. Hoshead agreed with the last speaker and enor
ced his views Mt some length
Mr. Allen came to the relief of Mr. Benton. and insist.
cd that the real question before the Senate not mere
question Of reference but whether this whole subject should
have the go by for this He demanded the yeas
and nays ON the motion of reference.
Mr.. Merck extremely solieiious Of having ul the
light he could get upon this vastly and
subject He wanted to study in his closet by the mid
hight lamp. Sc.
Mr.. Barrow said IL Texas into the Union ~
all. lie, in under The OF the Constitution
Under form would he for Texas present. he
would say that II, after free intercourse with his
ents he found that large majority of them wing
pull rum upsn their heads BY letting Texas into the Uniou
why he was ready and willing TO be ruined with
With regard to the reference. he in favor Of sending
the bill TO the proper committee and well assured that
~ man on his side OF the Senate DESTROYS of giving
any proposition with regard to Texas the go by They
wished TO vote upon them now, and all.
Mt Rlves thought that the proposition submitted by the
Senator from Missouri, (Ar Benton) conceived in
far more conservative. concaroy and form
than any which had yet been brought forward For one
he was anxious 10 meet the responsibility of this subject
and ony sorry that on had been
solong he thought that the reference Of this bill the
committee would have tendency To smother it,
ainv he should oppose IT, But he believed such thing
Mr.. Basby opposed the reference Of the bill, because
the effect would be To smother il.
The yeas and were then called the motion
fer. and !; was decided in the negative, thus;
YE.s-Messrs. Barrow, Bsyard, Berrien Clayton, Cnt
tenden Dayton Evans Foster Francis. huntingdon, John
Merrick, Miller, Moehesd, Pearce Phelps Porter
Rives, Simmons, Uphnm, White, and woodbndge-2o.
NAYs-Nessrs Allen. Ashley, Aiehison. Atheron, Bag
by. Benton, Breese, Buchanan, Coquu Dickinson, Dix
Fairfield. Hannegan, Haywood, Huger, Jamagin, Lewis,
Miles, Sewer Sturgeon, TsPpan, Walker, and Woodbury.
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POST OFFICE BILL
The Post Office bill was then taken up and Mr. Ruchan
an addressed the Senate al length in favor Of abohng the
Thanking privilege.
Mr.. Simmons answered the argument OF Mr.. B.
Mr. Upham expressed his aversion the course
proposed BY the amendment under consideration by which
We were called upon vote the ranking privilege
selves. after voting IL away from every body else. The
people would never be satisfied with any such shutting
coDdr ..
Mr.. Allen replied again to Mr. Buchanan and again to-
sisted upon he night Of the people correspond without
charge with their Representatives He denied that the
expense OF the ranking privilege four hundred thou
sand dollars per
Here Mr.. Buchanan called upon Mr.. Merick, to state
what was the fact upon this point.
Mr. Msrrck read from his data, sustain the
Of Mr.. Buchanan.
Mr.. Allen still denied the. fact because admitting that
the data still il did prove that the govern.
men would gain the S40OOO0, inasmuch the greater
part OF this correspondence would be Of, while the
same contracts and the pay contractors would be
continued.
Mr.. A. particularly pointed in his remarks upon Mr.
Buchanan and raised laughter his and
Senator'S expense.
Mr.. buchanan replied Mr. A. and the Senate at past
o'clock adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House yesterday coneured the resolution OF the
Senate Tor the appointment Of joint committee to count
the votes for President and Vice Presder VI the United
States The Speaker appointed the part Of the House,
Messrs. Burke Of n. H., A. A. Chapman OF Va, j. II.
lngersol o Pa L. Seymour, Of N. y lni Joseph Vance,
Of Ohio.
After the reading OF The Journal this morning the House
went into Committee Of the Whole and continued the
discussion OF the bill graduate and reduce price Of
public lands.
Mr. Himin, Of Me-. made few brief remarks and stated
that he utterly opposed Nh Stewards amendment
revving ile DISTRIBUTION Act He.would go 1r the bill in
its orgona shape and in favor of putting down the
price Of the land TO the lowest point proposed.
Mr. Houston of Alabama, the author of the bill next ad
dressed the Committee ib its support.
Mr.. Mcdowell supported the bill. and Mr.. Rsthbun op.
posed IT, The latter gentleman spoke to the hour Of
clock D. M vhrn the debate, BY resolution adopted
yesterday, wss 10 sy6,
The House lb> tFOcsoded to vote 90 the amendments
The one offered BY
Mr. Stewart OF Pennsylvania Tor re-enSeting the law for
distributing the proceeds Of the sales OF the public lands
among the States, rejected. Another amendment
rejected, when anne ndment offered by
Mr.. Carey, Of Maine, which substitute for the bill
adopted
The COaniee then and reported the substitute 10
The House. Ii provides that when oDy Public land shall
IN quantities not exceeding hundred and sixty ocres
have been Unold than 20 yeprs may be entered
at dollar per acte.-When unsod twenty, and less
ih,n thirty years at seveniyvo cents When upwards Of
thirty years fifty per The apply
to lands In tho Territories. The applicant TO oath
that he enters for his eelusve benefit patents make
not 10 issue for five years after entering.
Mr.. Houston Of Ala, demanded the previous question
which seconded.
Mr. Vinoo Of Ohio, moved to lay the bill on the table
The yeas and nays ordered aud II was laid the
table-syes 1903, nays IS.
On motion Of Mr. Hamhn. u Maine the House again
into Committee Of the Whole aud the bill making