Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-02-15


by yeas 10Y, nays 40
On motion OF Mr. Levy, OF Florida, the
rules were suspended and the uauso re-
solved itself lnto a Committee of the
! Whole
Mr.. Davis, Of indiana, took the
! Clair.
! The subject heiore,,he committee from
veserdav, being The bill provided fnr the
"ofnAssion o. florida and Iowa into the
| union,as States was taken up. Tnpqnes
non was on the amendment, oiie ed by
| ur. bU NCAN, which reduces The boun
diary iix'd in the bill. for the Stale OF Iowa
| 40 AS to make i, eInbra fewer square
miles.
MIR Vin'on. OF Ohio, Supported the
amendment in very lucid speech. tie
reviewed the history oi the cesslon 10
he general government, Of The territory
out ot WHICH the new Western Stale
were formed. and contended that one
ohject Of thai cession was to preserve as
due equilibrium between the diff rem
FporIlons OF the couatrv in the national
Legislature. TINS object he mainlaine ed
should be kept IN view in, cutting it up
inio States. and, the Yves, should be al
lowed To have that weigh, and impor-
lance in distributing political power,
which her great destiny entitled her TO
Tie spoke an hour, and made one Of the
best speeches OF the session
MIR Bslser, who followed Mr. V sa id
III comm nencing hisremarks, that the
speech he had just list.nehro. was one
oi The most statesman lk. efforts .e had
ever. heard! lie then proceeded To adv,
cafe generally the p'sage OF the
bill
MIR Duncan's amendment was agreed
10 by the following vote-Ayes 81, nay
SO.
Various other amendments, having re
terrence 10 the boundaries OF Iowa
were offered, and a good deal OF int re s
was taken in.the subject.
4 Before these matters were decided, Mr.
, Hunt, Of New Y 'rk. took il into his heac
that he could en'ighten The Hoase, an,
very much, To the annoyance OF the mem
bers, commenced set speech. II
spoke an hour without being Listened
10.
An amen dment to the bill. prohibiting
more than one 5 ate from beng mad
u out Of the Territory Of Florila, was pro
posed by Mr. Levy, Of Florida, in
lengthy speech. The amendment wa
agreed To.
! Ayes S6, nays 81.
Mr. Morse, Of Main, submitted q
amendment providing that the Cnnstiru
e lion of Florida, shall be reconmit-ed t
: another Convention Of the people c
Florida, with instructions 10 strike out c
" In hat, IL.
General Assembly The power to emanci
" pate slaves. and which confcrs on tn,
u General Assembly OF Florida the authaI
y ny To prohibit the EN- grafton thither G
> free colored persons.
ME- ~ Brown, Of Tennessee, oppose
the am ndmcni, when
Mr. Preston hing. of New York moy
ed that the Committee rise.
The motion was carrird-ayes 77nay
S So
The Committee then rose and tn
;, Chair reported progress.
u Mr. S'etson, Of New York, moved tia
= he House adjourn, and upon that motto
was rejected-yeas }, nays 50.
Mr. Cave Johnson, OF Tenn, offered
D resolution, providing that all debate o
VIC riOTild anu IOWA OIIl snail cease II
Commitree, Of the Whole. in tweni
minutes after the same shall be agai
: taken up.
Mr. Adams moved 10 lay The .esolu
ton on the table, and on that motion tn
yeas and nays were ordered
Before they we're TAKEN, motion wa
made to ADJOURN. The yeas aud nav
were ordered on this motion, and th
y vote stood yeas 10 nays 80. SO III
u House refas dlo adjourn.
= Mr.. Hudson, of Mass, moved call
y the House, and on that motion The yea
: and nays were again ordered.
The call Of the HjJse was, r. fused
= yeas as, nays li2.
Mr. sample, OF Indiana, moved an ad
jpurnment The yeas and nays wer
! or cred and the motion was then with
i drawn.
The motion TO adjourn was socondc
Is by another gentleman, andt yeas an
nays we've ordered
, The vote stood, ayes 20, nays OF
IIer some further time spent, o
u motion Of MIR Cave Johnson, The bushes
OF the Territories was made the speca
. order OF the day for Thursday next.
The HSuse then al . past o'clock ad
t journed.
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