Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-02-19
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House brought = shat the following gentlemen
appointed its % count tho votes for fss'ds"
and Vice President Of tho United States. viz:
Mss.,s. Burke. Chapman. :nsersoli. and Vsnee-
Mr. Benton spoke tho Senate, ami threw himself dpo"
indulgence allow tho bill heretofore submitted by h'm
Of Texas be taken which pf'si
Mr.. b. ,hen o lay bill upon tho sab's, and
asked that might be dispensed with snab n'm
a substitute, which also granted MI B. then
briefly related psojsc, 10
ofer-Texss to DO admitted as State with tw' Rep'sses
,atives and tw Sena tors and all oho vanagss which
appean the old States the terms shall De
agreed by the Governments Of the United states sna
Texas the Of 100000 DO appropriated for the
expenses Of DO appointed TO settle upon
either be submitted 10 IN tho form OF treaty or
articles bs submitted by tho Presiden, to Congress
This bill Mr. Benton enforced according with the &C.
of the in reference to its nego
tin ton with foreign was also making 'n
Tho various important the joint resolution pas
Asd by the House, stated by Mr. b. and he concluded
with expressing his firm belief that should these resolutions
90 poHsceh' iexhs wou" ne o. g'so nor assent ~ ' ~
positions they contained Ho would not tho reier
moved that It lie tho table. when IT could be called up
AZ any tinne.
the bull read, aud question of reference
Mr. Beren was constrained 70 oppose the motion for lay
ing this bill upon the table, and IN the absence Of The
Chairman OF the Committse OF Foreign Relations The d.
~ dero"sd upon him OF moving IT'S references to TINS eon
,nitte..
Mr.. Benton hoped thi motion would pc r.,ed in,
because ne violation OF rue IN With
holding from tho Committee named bill against the sub
stance of which they had already reported.
Mr.. Beren said he must persist in his motion. for he
certainly why this question shoud be
taken Of the ordinary rule which applied to tho least
important bills.
Mr. Moreead agreed the las, speaker, and enforced
his viows length
Mr. Allen enmo the relief of Mr. Benton and insist
ed that tho real question before the Senate
question Of reference but whether this subject sou have
by for this session lie demanded the yeas and nays
the motion Of reference
Mr.. Merrck extremely soictous of having all the
light could get upon this vastly interesting and important
subject lie wanted to s.uiy in his Closet ny the md
night lamp, &c.
Mr.. Barrow said if Texas is TO como the Union
II
Under would no for Texas present. but ne
would say it, after free with his eonsa-
.n,.. found large majority willing
pull ruin their heads, by letting Texas into the
Union, why he ready and willing be ruined with
them. With regard tho reference, no favor Of
sending the bill the proper committee and we'll
,ha, no man ON his Senate DESTROYS
giving any proposition with regard Texas the by
They wished to vote upon them now. once and ALL
Senate, ',o" NILSSON" tMs B.no"S va: Conceived
eones'osy and sts.esmaniks for'r
'h'n tina. had YET bee" o'oueh. forward Fo. o"s
anxious tho responsibility Of this subject, and
only sorry that its had been delayed
long II no thought that tho reference of this bill the
committee would have tendency smother it.
tany should oppose But he believed such thing
Mr. Baebv opposed the reference of the BILL because the
effect would be to smother it.
The yeas and nays then called tho motion
fer, end il was decided in the negative. thus:
YEAs-Messrs Barrow, Bayard, Berrien, Clayton, Crit
tendon, ay,on Evans, Foster Francis.
son, Menick. Miller. Morohead. Psame. Phelps Porter
NAYs-Msssrs Allen, shlsy, Atchison, Anterior, b.
by. Bsnton Breese Buchanan Coquss, Dickinson, Dix
Mics, Sewer Surgeon. r"ppas, Wsif.r ooacury
The bill was therefore laid OIL the table.
Post Office Biil.-The Pos, Office bill was then taken
ops and Mr. Buchanan addressed the Senate length in
favor Of abolishing the Thanking privilege.
Mt Simmons answered the argument of Mr. Il.
Mr.. Upham expressed his utter aversion the course
proposed BY tho amendment under by which
wa were called to vote the anking privilege to
s s.s would never Do with any such '''s
Mr. Allen replied again to Nj. Buchanan and again in
nj he fhotss
charge with their Representatives. lie denied that the
of the Thanking privilege iour hundred .hous-
and doats per an"um.
Here Mr.. Buchanan called upon Mr. Merck. t state
what was the fact upon this point.
Mr. Merrick from his data sustain the tatement
Of Mr. Buchanan.
Mr.. Allen .l denied fact, because. admitting that
tho data st it did prove that the
would gain the S40O 900, iasuch the greater
part this correspondence would be Off while tho
contracts and tho same pay TO contractors would DO
continued
Mr. A. was particularly pointed remarks upon Mr..
Buchanan and raised laughter At his and that
Seua,ot's expense. Mr. Buchanan replied to Mr.. A. and
the Senate, az past o'clock, adjourned.
uOUSE-Af,sr tho reading of the Journal this morning
tho House went into Committee of tho Whole, and
nued the discussion Of the bill to graduate and reduce the
price Of public lands
Mr.. Hamlin, of Me-, nada a few brief remarks, and
stated he utterly opposed Mr. Stew
of reviving the Distribution Act. He would go
the bill in its original shape, and putting
down the price Of land to the lowest point proposed
Mr. Houston, Of Ala tho author of the bill. adj
dressed the Committee in its support.
posed il. Tho latter gentleman spoke the hour
O'Clock, p. when the debate, resolution adopted
yesterday, was to end
The House then proceeded the amendments.
The offered by Mr.. Stewart, of Pa,
law for distributing the proceeds of the sales Of the public
ands the States, rejected, when amendment
offered by Mr. Carey, of Maine, which is substitute
the bill was adopted.
The Committee then and reported the substitute
the House. Ii provides that when Public land
have unsold than years, be
ed in quantities exceeding hundred and
dollar per Whom unsold twenty, and less
than thirty years, add sevenyhse When upwards
of thirty years fifty per The
ply lands in tho Territories Che applicant make
no for his exclusive
to issue for I'VE years after entering.
MI Houston of Ala demanded the previous question,
which was seconded. Mr. Nin,on, of Ohio, moved