Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-03-22
Truly your frienC
Capt. JNo. RoIERs
Fort Smith, arkansas.
CONGRESSIONAL.
S. c. STAMBAU I'll.

CONGRESSIONAL.
Wo give below the laos, news from Washir
ton, by a reference to which our readers will pc
coiye the probable fate of the two great question
Annexution and Reduction of Postage. Thou;
no action had thon Teen hld, yet we hope by ncS.
null to he,r that both have passed tho two
| Houses.
Washington, Feb. 25.
In the Senate, the orders of the day were call
cd, ami Mr.. ALLEN, of Ohio being entitled to the
floor, made speech in favor of annexation, which
consumed large portion of the day. When he
concluded, a motion was made for a recess, which
faed--l9 to 10.
Mr.. BURRIEN now took the floor, and argued
agrinst annexation by any other mode than tho
treaty-mlkng power. Before he concluded, he
gave way 10 a motion for recess until 8 O'Clock,
a, which time Mr.. Berrcin resumed his rsipnrks
in a strong and argumentatIve speech gfgreat To-
gal power, and was followed by Mr.. Xalkcr in
| favor Of tho resolution, who was stn speaking
When we last heard from the Capitol, (at
o'clock.)
In tho House of Representatives, the rules wero
suspended to receive reports from standing conf
mttecs. Among the bills reported and passed
was authorizing the South Carolina Railroad Com.
pany TO import certain machinery for atmospheric
railroad experiments.
! Mr.. DAVIS. Of Indiana, reported joint resolu-
ton in relation TO the charts Of the exploring ex.
pedon.
A bill in relation to the defaultng States anc
10 procure the payment of interests duo by them
was pissed und sent to the Senate.
A letter was then read from Com. Moore, of the
Texan Navy, declaring that the map Of TcGas
was scarcely correct in any particular. So said
Mr.. llamIin, of Maine, and others, but the House
confirmed the report, and the maps are TO bo cir.
Tie House then won't into Committee Of ttrr-
Whole, Mr.. WELLER in tho chair.
The Postage Bill was brought before the com.
ntteo under the resolution that the debate should
close in two hours.
Mr. COBB, of Georgia, commenced the discus
sion among several competitors for the floor, and
spoke in opposition TO the bill from the SEN
ate.
| Mr.. DAVIS, of New York, said he was in favor
of radical reduction Of the present pos,ages.
| The first amandmcnt proposing rates OF five.
ten and fifteen cents was rejected BY large vote:
An amendment to put the bill in operation on
and after the lst of January, 1916, was rejected
by vote of yeas %, nays not counted.
| Mr.. DAVIS, of Kentucky, proposed five cents
for three hundred miles Rejected-yeas IS,
nays 80.
Mr. I!orKlNs, of Va, moved the House bill as
substitute for the bill of the Senate. REJECTED;
yeas 81, nays 93.
Mr.. Mcdowell Of Ohio moved in substance the
amendment of Mr.. DAVIS five cents for three hun-
dred miles and under and ten cents for three hum
dred miles and under, and ten cents beyond: This
amendment prevailed by vote of97 to Y!
A maioa requiring letters to be prepaid was
rejected by vote yeas 10, nays moi counted.
The next amendment was to require the lettors
to bo single instead of being regulated by weight.
rejected by vote of II 10 II. ....t t.73
An amendment proposing a quartor of an ounce
for single letter was rejected by vote OF ~ to
81. .c<
Mr.. JAMESON then moved three eights Of al
ounce for single letter. Lost by vote Of e 10
Is. >sssf
An amendment was rejected naming 59m lics
cents postage ~ 80
Thus only two amendments were made - tho
first sac,ion-one that it should go into opera.son
on the ls July Is i5, instead Of from the pas 20
of the act; the other, that all single letters
mit,ed not over 800 miles should pay 5 cts. and
over 300 miles 10 cents. These are the lly
amendments made to the bill as it came fro .he
Senate. The charge for single letters as -nxed
by the Senate, was u uniform rate of 5 cents with
out regard to distance. ... b.. ..7
About six o'clock tho committee rose, and re.
solution was passed in the House discharging the
Committee of the Whole from the frrther consid-
GRAFTON of the bill, and for taking it up in the
House for immediate action. The bill then camo
before tho House, and the previous question wns
moved and carried and ,hemain qucs!ion-that
is, ''ShaIl tho bill pass ?'-was ordered to be put.
1t was then agreed between the advocates and
the opponents Of the bill that it hould come up in
the morning the first business upon the meet
irg of the House.
And tho House, at half past seven O'Clock, ad-
journed.
4 With the amendments nero stated, tiero is now
not tho slightest doubt that tho bill viii pass ,ho
} House of Representatives. .Elsss