Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-03-13
From the Globe Of Feb. %.
CONGRESS

10 take up the bill for the admission Of
the States of Iowa and Florida into
the Union---aA the wings votingagains
the motion, and all the democrats for
It. The remainder Of the days session
was occupied in disposing Of the civil
and diplamatic appropriation bill, which
was ordered to be engrossed; and the
Senate then adjourned. 81 1sa
s. The business in the House of Rep
res entatiyes, to-day, has been ofan i'm
portant character. The first measure
acted upon was the bill making appro-
priation for certain harbors and rivers,
which has occupied the attention of the
House for the last two days. Mr.. lib-
batts>s substitute was ultimately adopt.
ed, with the exception ofso much there
of as related to the Louisville canal, and
in that form the bilI was passed. The
House, then during the morning hour,
took up the resolutions from the Select
Committee on the Affairs of Rhode
Island, and they were discussed by
Mr.. Elmer, ofN. Jersey, and Mr.. Will
liams, of Massachus etts, and were again
passed over. The business of the
Speakers table was next in order, and
among the documents there was the
Joint resolution for the annexation of
Texas, which has been returned from
the Senate with an amendment. The
resolution and the amendment We're
read, and then a motion was made to
commit them to the Committee of the
Whole on the state ofthe Union which
was ultimately carried, after the House
had disposed of almost innumerpbla
motions which were made to retard
their progress. Afterwards, the House
resolved itself into committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union, and
took up those resolutions and, after
rejecting all the amendments offered,
the amendment Of the Senate was con-
Cured in, the resolutions were reported in
the House, and were finally passed, by
majority of 1913 to 76. That very i'm
portant business disposed of the House
again resolved itself into Commute of
the Whole on the state of, the Union;
and the bill making appropriations for
the naval service for the next fiscal
year was taken up, and several amend
ments were made thereto. The COM
mittee then reported it to the House
when it was ordered to be engrossed
for third time, and passed. The
House again went into Committee of
the Whole on the state of the Union,
and took up the army appropriation bin.
The bill continued as the subject of
consideration & amendment till near 10
o'clock; when the committen rose, and
the House adjourned.
In the Senate, March LIST, the postage
bill, which had been returned from the
House with amendments, was dispo-
ed of. The House amendments were
concurred in, which fixes the rates of
postage at five and ten cents, instead of
five cents 10 all parts ofthe Union
The Senate made one or two addition
al amendments, which rendered it me-
cessary to return the bill to the House
for concurrence therein. The bill from
the House for the admission of the
States of Iowa and Florida into the
Union was taken up, and debated until
the hour for recess.
During the afternoon session, the
bill to admit the States of Florida and
Iowa was discussed at length and e.
nally passed by vote of36 90. At
10 O'Clock, p. M, the Senate was en-
gagged in the consideration of the In
dian service appropriation bill.
In the Senate, this morning, Mr..
Atchison moved to take up the House
bill for the organization of the govern
ment of Oregon; but the motion was
strenuously opposed by Mes Evans,
Archer, Crittenden, on the plea that
late message from the Presiden of the u
nited States ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
had been going on most satisfactorily till
temporarily suspended by the indispo-
sition Of the secretary of State; and
also on the ground that discussion of
the measure now, on the last day of
the session, would consume all the time
required for the disposal of the appro-
priation bills. MIR. Allen completely
upset all the excuses urged on the
other side for not taking up this bill, by
showing that the delay ofthe discussion
to the last day of the session due to
the procrastinatipn of the subject day
after day by those who now made the
lateness of the period the plea Of refu-
sing to take up this bill now. The
yeas and nays were taken on Mr.. At
chison's motion, and resulted, yeas 2l,
nays 13-a strict party vote. SO the
whig majority Of the present Senate
refused 10 act upon the bill. Mr..
Bagby made personal explanation in
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