American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-03-03
AMERICAN REPUBLICAN.
SALES AT THE BALTIMORE STOCK BOARD
Reported for the American Republican,
2sth CDNGR ESS--SECOND SESSION.
WAsHINGTON, Mar
SENATE

nent which allows members of Congress TO
receive, as well az send, letters postage free du-
ring the whole of the recess.
Mr.. Evans reported the Indian bill, with an
amendment which was ordered to be printed
The SLAVE TRADE. MIR. Berricn, from the
Judiciary Committee reported the message Of
The President on this important subject, with a
recommendation that it be printed; and asked
that the committee be discharged from further
consideration of the subject, as it was too late
Tor legislative action upon 1t. Agreed to.
The p. o, Appropriation bill was passed.
DHrAuLTING STATES. The Joint Resolution
of the House, which provides that any funds,
III the hands OF the United States, belonging TO
States whose bonds in stocks are held by the
General Government, upon which stocks the
States have failed to pay the interest or pfinci-
pal which may be due, shall be retained by the
General Government, was next considered
This subject gave rise TO u very earnest, and
general discussion. A motion to lay the Joint
Resolution on the table was rejected, ayes Is,
noes %.
After long and animated discussion, the
measure was passed by = vote OF 90 to Is.
Iowa AND FLORIDA, On motion of MIR. AL
zen, the House bill to convert these Territories
INTO States was taken up.
MI Evans could not vote Tor the admission
OF Florida unless two Objectionable provisions
were struck from her constitution, VIZ: the one
allowing the imprisonment of free colored sea-
men in her ports, and the other forbidding the
emancipation OF slaves. The first was regard.
cd by his State as great grievance, and the
legislature had passed resolutions instructing
their Senators to protest against the law, so
that nc was in some sort instructed, as we'll as
his new colleague, on this subject.
M. Fairfield did not consider himself instruc-
ted, and should vote for the admission of Flor
IDA.
Several Senators spoke upon this point until
the hour of recess came round.
At O'Clock the Senate took recess until
o'clock.
During the afternoon session, the bill to ad-
NIT the States of Florida ana Iowa was discus
sed at length, and finally passed by vote of
Sc to 8.
The Indian Service Appropriation bill was
then taken up for consideration.
ROUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
After closing the report Of Yesterday the
Texas resolutions, with the Senate's amend
ment, passed by the following vote;
YEA5--MGSsfs. Anderson, Arlington, Atkinson,
Rayy, Belser, Benton Bdlack, Edward j. Black, Jas.
Black, James A. Black, Blackwell, Bowin, Boyd,
RrInkerhufl, 8lOadhead. Aaron V. Brown William J.
Brown, Burke, Burt, Caldwell, Carpenter, jeremiah
L. Cary Shepard CaIy, Catliu Reuben Chapman, Au-
gusIs A, Chapman, Chappell, Clinton, Cobb. Coles,
Cross, CuIlOm, Dana, Daniel, John w, Davis, Daw-
son. Dean, Deet, Dillingham;, Douglass, Dromgooc,
.niclu, Dunlap, Ellis, Farlec, Fickn, Foster,
French, Fuller Hannibal, HamIin, Hammett, Haral
son, Hays llcnIey llerrick, Holmes, loge, H0uSton
HUBBARD, fiuhhe, Hughes liungerisrd, Jas. b. Hunt,
Charles J. Ingetsoll, Jane ou cave Johnson Andrew
Johnson, George w. Jones, Andrew Kennedy, Preston
linn ri s.iF sthr. Inc ~
Lumpkln, Lyon McCauslen, Maclay, McCleand,
McCIernand, McConscll, Mcdowell, Mckay, Joseph
Morris, Isaac l.. Morse, Murphy, Norris, Owen, Par
menter, Payne, Emory d. Potter Pratt, Purdy, Rath
bun, David = Reid Rediug, Relfe, Rhett, Ritter, Rob
"rs, Robinson, Russell, ST John, Saunders, Thomas
II. seymour, David Il. Seymour, Simons, Simpson,
sldel John 7. Smith. Thomas Smith, Robert smith
Steenrod, StctSon, John Stewart, stiles, James W.
Stone, Alfred p stone, Strong, Sykes, Taylor, Thomp
son, T,bbatts, Tucker, Weller, Wentworth, Wheaton,
Benjnmin White, Williams, Woodward, Joseph A.
Wright, Ygncey, and Yos-l32
SAiS-Messis Abbot, Adams, Ashe, Baker, Bar
ringer, Barnard, Brengls, Milton Brown, jeremiah
Brown, Burlington, Carroll, Causin, Chiffon, Cnch,
Gin. an, Colamer, Cransion, DaIragh, Garrett Da-
Wis, Richard D. Davis, Deberry, Dickey, Fish, Flor
cnce, Foot Gddiugs, Gogsn, Willis Green, Grnnell,
Order, Hale Edward :. Hamlin, Hardin, Harper,
Hudson, Washington Hunt, Irwin, jerks, Perey B.
johnson, John P Kennedy, Daniel p. King, McIvainc,
Harsh, Edward Joy Morris, freeman II. Morse, Nose
ley Newton, Paterson, Pcyton, PhnniS, Pollock, Eli
sha L, Potter, Preston, Ramsey, RayneI, Charles NJ.
,
Scner, Severance AlHert Smith, Caleb b. Smith,
Spence, Andrew Stewart, Summers, Tilden, Tyler,
Vance, Vanmtci, V:m;3n WQthercd, John White,
Winthrop. and VIM. Wrght-16.
The House then acted on and passed the
Navy Appropriation bill, when the Army bill
was taken up in Committee of the Whole, and
before it was disposed of, the committee rose
and the House, at half past nine o'clock ad-
Iourned,
This morning, soon after the reading of the
journal, the House went into Committee of the
Whole and adopted the bill for establishing
new pest routes, with amendments. The bill
as amended was then reported to the House
and passed.
Army BILL. The House then went into
Committee and finished the Army Appropria-
ton bill, which was up yesterday, which was
slightly amended, and being reported to the
House, was passed.
The House then voted on and concurred in
an amendment of the Senate to the Postage
bill, which had been returned to the House du-
ring the morning.
On motion of MIR. Mckay, the House deter
mined 10 take recess from 8 to half past o.
clock.
The House then went into Committee again
and took up the bill granting 500, 900 acres of
public land for the completion OF the Wabash
and Erie Canal
A variety of amendments were offered, none
Of which, however, were adopted.
Mr.. Brenge of Nd then offered an amend |
ment granting 100000 acres of the public land
for the completion of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal. Mr.. B. spoke upon the subject, when
the amendment was rejected
The bill was then taken out of committee,
and ba;nr before the Honse Mr. Ravner IF N |
G. offered an amendment, granting 5000
acres of public land to each of the old States.
The yeas and nays were ordered, and the
amendment was rejected-yeas 46, nays Sc
The bill was read third time, when the hour
Of having arrived the House took recess.
When the House re-assembed at half past
o'clock the attendance of members was very
sl;m. A call of the House was ordered, but
...I,a., tl,a hill in Gayar of the w.