Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-02-14
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House. i nc House, yeSlCIuays COnCuIGCu III LlC
Resolution of the Senate, for the appointment OF
Joint Committee to count the votes for President
and Vice President The Speaker appointed, on
the part Of the House, Messrs. Burke, A. Chap
man, j. r. lngersoll, ID. l.. Seymour, and Joseph
Vance.
The House went into Committee of the Whole,
and continued the discussion of the bill to gradu-
ate and reduce the price of the public lands.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Stewart of Pa
for re onactng the law for distributing the proceeds
of the sales of the public lands among the States
was rejected. Another amendment was rejected
when an amendment, offered by Mr. Carey of Me-
which is substitute for the Bill, was adopted.
Mr. Vnton moved to lay the Bill on the table,
The yeas and nays were ordered, and 1t was laid
on the table. Yeas l03--Nayc IS. Dead-good
Senate. Mr.. Benton threw himself upon the IN
diligence of the Senate, to allow the bill hereto
fore submitted by him, for the Annexation Of Tex
as, to be taken up.
The privilege granted.
Mr.. b. then moved to lay hat bill on the table,
and asked that notice might be dspensed with, TO
enable him TO offer substitute.
This was, also permitted.
Mr.. Benton then briefly related the outlines Of
the new project which he wished 10 offer. Texas
to be admitted a State, with the privilege of two
Representatives and two Senators, and all other adj
vantagcs which nppertain to the old States, soon
us the terms shall be agreed Upon by the Govern
ments of Texas and the United States. That the
sum Of SlO0,0CO be appropriated, for the expenses
of Commissioners to be appointed, to settle upon
terms either to be submitted in the form Of a Trca-
ty, or in Articles to be submitted by the President
to Congress,
The above bill Mr.. b enforced, as according
with the action of the Government heretofore III
reference to its negotiations with foreign powers,
1t was also making this great question national
instead Of IL sectional one
'ho ant olt In fhp Iptt,f
Resolutions passed by the House were stated by Mr.
Band he concluded with expressing his firm be-
lief that, should these resolutions be perfected, Tex
as would never give her assent to the propositions
they contained.
lie would not move the reference of this bill TO
the Committee on Foreign Relations but moved
that it lie upon the table, from which it could be
called up, at any time.
The bill wac twice read, and on the question of
reference,
Mr.. Berren was constrained to oppose the mo-.
ton for laying this bill upon the table, and in the
absence of the Chairman of the Committee on For
eign Relations, the duty devolved upon him. ofnlo-
wing its reference to this Committee
Mr.. Benton hoped this motion would not be per
sisted in because he no violation of parlia-
nentary rule, in Withholding from the Committee
named bill, against the substance of which they
had already reported.
! Mr.. Berrien said he must persist in his motion
for he certainly saw no reason why this great ques
ton should be taken out lthe ordinary rule, which
applied even to the least important bill.
Mr.. Morehead agreed with the last speaker, and
enforced his views at some length.
| Mr.. Allen came to the relief Of Mr.. Benton, and
insisted that the real question before the Senate
was not a mere question of reference, but whether
this whole subject should have the go-by for this
session. lie demanded the yeas and nays on the
motion of reference.
Mr.. Merrick was extremely sulicitous of having
all the light he could get upon this vast, interest
ing, and important subject. He wanted to study it
in his closet by the midnight lamp, &c. sc. SC.
Mr.. Barrow said if Texas is to come into the
Union at all, let it come in under the sanction OF
the Constitution. Under no form should he vote
for Texas at present; but he would say that II, at
ter free intercourse with bis constituents, he found
that large majority Of them were wiling to pull
rum upon their heads, by lettlng leSas INTO inc
Union, why, he was ready and wiling to be ruined
with them. With regard to the reference, he was
IN favor OF sending the bill to the proper Commit
tee-and was well assured that no man, on DIS size
of the Senate, was DESTROYS of giving any PROPOSE
ton with regard to Texas, the go-by. Ihey wish
ed to vote upon them now, one and all.
Mr.. Rives thought that the proposition submitted
| by the Senator from Missouri, was conceived In a
far more conservative, concilatory and statesman
like form than any which hal yet been brought Tor
ward For one, he was anxious to meet the resPon-
sibty of this subject, and was only sorry that its
consideration had been delayed SO long. II he
thought that the reference OF this bill to the Com
nlltee would have tendency to smother It, most
certainly he should oppose 1t, but he heiieved nc
such thing.
Mr. Bagby opposed the reference OF the oil, be-
cause the effect, he thought, woulc be TO smother
it.
The yeas and nays were then called, on The mo-
ton to REFER and It was decided ", he negative as
follows: Ayes MeSsrs. Barrow, Bayard, Berrlen
Clayton, Cnttenden, Dayton, Evans Foster, Fran
CHS, Huntington, Johnson, MeTick, Miller, More
head, Pearce, PheiPs, Porter klves' simmons, up
ham, White, ana Woodbndge-22. Nays Messrs
Allen, Ashley, Atkinson, Anterior, Bagoy, Ben
ION, Breese, Buchanan, Ctlquit', DICKINSON, DIX
Farhe!d, liannegan Haywood, iiug'r' Jarn'gan
Lewis, Mics, sewer, surgeon, laPPah' " alhcr
and Woodbury--@3' The bill was, therefore, lal'
on the table.
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