Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-02-21
CONGRESSIONAL.

The Postage bill as it passed the Senate, is thus
summary stated by the Journal of Commerce
/. All single letters, without regard to distance,
shall pay the uniform rate of postage of five cents.
g Every letter weighing not more than half an
ounce shall be deemed Il single letter, matter
how many pieces it may contain, aud if weighing
one ouncc, shall be deemed double and so on.
8. Members of Congress to receive and send let
ters free, all the year round.
A. No one else TO frank, except Ex-Preside
and their widows.
5. All letters, packets, SC. which pass through
the mail, and all government postage to be paid
for out of the Treasury.
b. Newspapers to go out of the mail, without
subjecting the senders or carriers 10 anv penalty
and to be carried in the mail, within a circle of
80 miles free Of postage.
Z. Private posts for carrying newspapers to be
allowed.
s. All Deficiencies between the revenue of the
Department and the expenses Qmited to four and
a half millions,) to be paid out of the public Trea-
sury.
This is better than nothing, though it is not ex-
actly what we need, but we are afraid this bill will
not pass the House.
The bill for qulGatng claims of French spoil
atoms, prior to 1900, passed the Senate, &c to 10.
The bill for the admission of the States of Iowa
and Florida has taken considerable time in the
House. An amendment has been made to the
bill defining the boundaries of Iowa and Mssou-
ri, fixing the boundary of Iowa according to Nico-
let's map II is stated this takes off about 10000
square miles of her territory. 1t now has 60, 500.
The bill fixing the boundary of Florida, which
provides that as soon as East Florida shall con-
tain 49, 1000 inhabitants, it shall be admitted as a
separate State. This part was stricken out, 1873
to II. The free States voting for the slave States
against striking out, to man.
A motion was made by MI. Morse of Maine, that
the act of admission should not take effect until
the following clauses were struck out from the
proposed Constitution OF Florida" The General
Assembly shall have no power to pass laws for
the emancipation Of slaves. 1t shall have no pow
err to pass laws TO prevent free negroes, mulatoes,
and other persons of color, from inmigrating TO
this State or from being discharged from on board
any vessel, in any of the ports of Florida" The
motion was defeated, SO to 81.
The Texas debate in the Senate is growing
warm Buchanan has made long speech in IA
vor of the House resolutions. He says
The golden opportunity now presents itself; let
us consummate this great object, and my life for
it, said he, there will not he SO much as ripple
upon the public opinion of the world. There is
no possibility of interference by any foreign pow
err; and if there were, in just cause would not
mind.
On the subject of slavery, he says
The abotionists of the North, the friends OF
Liberty, SO far as he was informed, make this the
sole objection. He contended that it would not
increase the number of slaves, but would remove
annex [annex is the word still 4 Texas, you will
have it filled up with French and Spanish and
l Portuguese colonists, who cannot be prevented
rom the African slave trade annex il, and it will
be illed with the Anglo Saxon race, who he beliey.
Ell mad no disposition to engage in that trade.
Rves has also made speech Of three hours, in
which he says