Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-03-13
CONGRESS.
Washington Correspondence Of the Ohio Statesman.
FRIDAY; Feb. % 1916.

rivers and harbors and after voting down innumera
bic amendments and twice rejecting the BILL they adj
journed, after reconsideration leaving the bill on
The question of its engrossment
This morning it was resumed again, and after the
preliminary proceedings upon amendments and en-
grossment, il was passed, ayes I05, 90.
The bill apPropriates some Ss2,200,000 to harbors
and rivers, along the seaboard from Maine to Louis
lana, all along the great Lakes of the north, and the
Mississippi and Its larger tributaries including $780,
eco to the Ohio, above the falls at Louisville.
TEXAS.
The House then took up the amendment Of the Sem
ate Ghe appendix of Col. Bentons bill, for treaty
commissioners at the Presidents discreton) to the
House joint resolution, declaring the terms which
Texas shall be admitted as State into the Union.
The wings for several hours annoyed the majority
excessively, in order to keep back the of
the House to the amendment Of the Senate. Small
points of order were raised BY Mr.. Schenck, Mr..
Winthrop and others amendments proposed by
MeSsrS Barnard, Kennedy of Nd, and others, upon
which the ayes and noes were called motions were
made to lay upon the table, go committee
suspend the rules &C. but finding all opposition una
vailing and discovering that nothing would prevent
the final consummation of the of annexation, the
minority submitted to the exlgency, and renquiShed
the interpositon of their trihng impediments when
the amendment brought before the House, and
concurred In by the following vote-l22 to rs.
Milton Brown and several others who voted
for the original resolutions voted against the amend
ment, eleven members absent including Mr.. Mat
thews of Ohio, who is never absent without good
cause.
The vote was taken at half past five o'clock, P. NJ
on the amendment, when minute guns were fired i'm
mediatey at the foot of the hill for the space of an
hour. The cannon shots pealing upon the ears
of the Senate when Mr.. B. B. French announced that
the House had concurred in the amendment of the
Senate to the House resolution of annexation. On
the announcement of this result MIR. Bates could not
repreSs liis agony
mo! NO! NOr'
he exclaimed-but we do not apprehend either an
earthquake shower of gold, either disunion, or
any very great change In the steady current of trade
liberty, ORDER enlightenment and human happiness
The blessings of annexation have been overrated
the one hand, and the dangers Of annexation have
been sadly exaggerated ON the other. A great emil
grafton Will be opened to Texas from the South, but
the North will not participate very largely. We APP
prehend no war with Great Britain no war with Mex
ico-no disunion-no earthquake-no shower of gold
no pestilence or famine: no present dangers-but
under wise regulations, safe and permanent advan-
tage to the Union, to Texas, to America-to the
Globe.
The bill will be signed by the presiding officers to-
morrow, and sent up TO the President, when we are
rather inclined to think that John Tyler win be apt
sign it-per Sc per saturn.
The House then took up the bill of naval appropri-
atoms in committee of the whole on the state of the
Union, (Dr. Duncan in the chair) and at o'clock P
NJ. with the hall Illuminated by 300 sperm candles
and 20 argand burners the committee are prosecuting
the amendments to the bill, with probability Of fin
ishing them tonight Congress have been liberal in
their general appropriations this year national OBJ
jects all that we hope for is, that they win not run
in advance of the surplus in the treasury.
The contest IN the Senate yesterday is worth men,
| toning Mr. Crittenden and Mr. Archer took up the
greater part of the day in opposition to the measure,
when, after promise the part of the wings that
there was to be no foul play, the annexation men
agreed at o'clock to a recess till g. At 6 O'Clock
commenced the tug Of war. Speeches were made and
amendments offered by MessrS Foster, Archer, Crit
tenden, Miller, Barrow and Berrlen upon all of which
the ayes and called But it wouldn't do.
The crisis upon the resolution came, when Mr.. Ber-
rien, Mr. Crittenden, Mr. Morehead and Mr.. Barrow
tried again but they could neither operate upon MIR.
Bagley or upon Mr.. Johnson-although to influence
the latter we suspect il possible that Mr.. Fosters
amendment to Mr. Benon's proviso, regarding slave
ry and the debts of Texas was especially intended to
operate 1t because this provision already In the
first branch of the resolution not invested in the
latter, that Mr.. Foster turned about upon annexation,
carrying with him Mr.. Milton Brown and others in
the House, against the original proposition of these
two consistent Tennesseeans. As it is, without the
wings the bill could not have been passed, and we
thank them for their assistance. On the whole, we
think it would be unwise to refuse permanent acqui-
sition which Is to continue as long the globe re-
mains, on account of temporary institution.
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subject of annexation
Messrs. Allen, Ashley, Bagby, Buchanan, Colquitt
Dickinson, Haywood Henderson, Johnson, McDufiie,
i Merrick Walker and Woodbury. In the affirmative.
Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bates, Berrien, Choate,
Crittenden Dayton, Huntington, Miller, Morehead
Rives Summers, and Upham, and incidentally Foster
and Woodbridge in the negative-Mr. Foster speak
ing for annexation his own terms, and of course
against the measure passed
The Senate have been occupied to-day, till candle
4 lighting, upon numerous amendments to the civil and
diplomatic appropriation bill and when they adjourn
ed the question being upon the engrossnent of the
bill as amended.
u WASHINGTON, March l, 1915.
In the House, at near ten o'clock last night, the
annual army appropriation bill, for the ensuing veal
was passed. The Senate having failed TO act upon
the army retrenchment BILL it will probably lie over
another year, at least
To-day the House concluded the discussion, ant
disposed of the amendments to the bill of appropra
tons for the naval service, during the ensuing sca
year, and the bill was passed.
And the House cOncurred In an amendment of the
Senate to the House amendment for the reduction o.
postages, &c.
The House next took up and considered the Senate
b for granting alternate sections of land to the STATE
of Indiana, each side of the line of the Wabash
and Erie canal, from Terre Haute the Ohio river
the better TO enable her to finish this improvement
and finally passed the bill So that the State of Ind
ana has succeeded at last Nothing like hard and i'm
Fortunate begging. Now there is no excuse for he
suspend the completion of this canal unless JOIN
: Tyler vetoes the bill.
: The House next took up the numerous amendments
of the Senate, to the general, civil, and diplomatic
appropriation bill, and engaged in discussing
them to a late hour of the night.
SENATE
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