Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-03-06
Congress.

We learn from the Washington correspondent oil
the Ohio Statesman that the vote the Texas reso-
luton was to take place on Wednesday of last week,
if not before He remarks in his letter Of the 24th
ultimo that if the resolution passes, 1t Will pass by
not more than one vote, counting upon MT. Alien ana
Mr. Foster, Mr.. johnson, Mr.. Merrick and Mr.. Hen
derson flour Whigs) Mr.. Archer had withdrawn
his motion to indefinitely postpone, leaving the ques
ton directly on agreeing to the resolution Mr. Nc
Dufe although in feeble health, delivered his VIEWS
late on the evening Of the oath, to save time, closing
his remarks at o'clock, when the Senate adjourned
Mr. Allen securing the floor For the next day.
On the 9th ult the House took up the bill from
the Senate for the reduction of postages the curai
ment of the anking privilege, and the correction Of
frauds upon the Post Office Department very sPir-
tied and rambling sort of discussion excited, in
which Mr.. Carey of Me-, Mr.. Rathbun of N. Y,
and Mr.. Payne of Ala were among the most promi-
nent debaters. But the greater part of the session
was expended upon the mere subsidiary motions to
ADJOURN TO rise and report, to take up other bills, &C.
&c.
resolution was finally adopted, to close the debate
upon the bill tomorrow, and this has given birth to
faint hope of cheap hostages by the present Congress
Debate to be closed two hours after the bill shall lave
been resumed in committee.
FEBRUARY %, 1916.
We are again indebted to the correspondent of the
Ohio Statesman for news from Washington to the
above date. On. that day he remarks, the younger
Senator from. Ohio Mr.. Allen, distinguished himself
in the discussion of the admission Of Texas into the
Union. After giving brief outline of the speech he
remarks, that Mr.. Allen, after referring to the broad
reasons which had induced him to oppose the Tyler
treaty, said that time had done much to change his
predictions, and this resolution had also done much
He was an advocate of annexation, if Texas were
barren rock unproductive Of blade Of grass and an
advocate from the great commercial considerations he
had presented to the Senate. He feared, in conclu-
sion that this resolution would be defeated by the vote
of one man, yet lie hoped that man would not be
democrat
In the House of Representatives, the Senate bill for
the reduction of hostages kept in brisk agtaon
discussion and commotion of motions till seven o.
clock this evening, which time the bill was report
ed from committee, with an amendment, providing
that the act shall take effect in July next and an
other amendment, changing the uniform postage of
the Senate of five cents per single letter of half an
ounce less, to cents for distances not exceeding
800 miles, and ten cents for all distances exceeding
300 miles.
resolution was then adopted that the bill be TAX
en- from committee with the amendments.
The previous question then taken upon the
amendments and carried, when
The House adjourned
The bill for the reduction of hostages WILL there
fore, be passed tomorrow by the House; as, also, we
expect, the Texas resolution in the Senate There is
no doubt about the House, on cheap Postage-if the
Senate shall prove faithful to Texas, what great
day will the Goth of February 1915, be. in the his
tory of this country, and Of this Congress. Huuah