The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1845-03-07
CONGRESSIONAL.
nouSE oF REPREsENTATlYEs.
WAsHINcTON, Feb. I2.


cummulated upoR il: Among the bills was
one Eor making free bridge acrOssthe Eas-
tern branch Of the Potomac, ahd Mr.. Nc.
Connell moved to lay il on the table, upon-
which motion the yeas any nays were called,
aud stood yeas 10, noes ESQ the motion
prevailed.
At the hour Of 10, Mr.. BrOdhead submit.
ted resolution requiring the Clerk to in.
form the Senate that the House were ready
to proceed to ascertain the votes for Presi.
dent and Vice President. The resolution
was adopted.
SENATE.
The Senate met at 10 O'clock. Prayers
were offered and then, on motion Of Mr..
Evans, the reading Of the journal was dis
pensed with.
The Clerk Of the House performed the
duty e. above assigned to him..
The President Of the Senate then announ>
ced that the Senators would JOIN the other
House.
In THE HousE.-The Senators came in
at 10 o'clock, and took the seats provided
for them in the area before the speakers
seat.
The President Of the Senate occupied
the Speakers chair, and the latter sat at his
Left
In the Clerks desk were seated the com.
mittee Of the Senate and House.
On the floor, in front of them, were the
recording clerks of the Senate and House.
The Presiden! Of the Senate, Mr.. Man.
gum, then passed into the hands Of Mr..
Walker, of the Senate, who received them
on the part Of the committee, the votes Of
different States, first breaking the seal Of
each package, and saying, as he handed it
to Mr.. Walker, " deliver TO you the votes
of the Electors Of the State Of - 70: Pres.
ident and Vice President Of the United
States, that the same may be counted"
The result of the ballOtings 10 the sever
al states, varing but little in form, were then
read and recorded.
Mr.. Walker rose, when this process was
ended, and said, the Committee have coun.
ted the votes and directed me TO hand the
result TO the President Of the Senate.
Mr.. Mangum then proceeded with a for.
NAL recapitulation of the balloting; and
concluded with the announcement that
James X. Polk, Of Tennessee, and George
M. Dallas, Of Pennsylvania, were duly cleo.
ted President and Vice President Of the
United States, for four years after the 4th Of
March 16A5a After which, addressing him.
self to the Senators, he said, the Senate
having performed the business fos whic1
they met, the House will now return TO then
chamber. The Speaker and the members
then rose and remained standing until the
Senators had retired.
The pFocee6ings.of the Committee on che
part of the House were then concurred in,
and resolution was adopted for the ap.
pointing Committee to wait upon Messrs
Polk and Dallas, and inform them of Their
election. And the House adjourned.
SENATE "A few reports we're made b.
some Of the Standing Committees, aRd then
this body adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IS.
MIR Fairfield presented resolutions of in
structiOns from the Legislature of Maine
on the subjects Of Texas and Oregon, in IA
vOr Of the annexation Of the 6rst and The
possession Of the last.
Memorials against annexation were pre-
sented by Messrs. Dix and Atherton.
Mr.. Miller presented the credentials o
Mr.. Dayton, reelected Senator from New
Jersey, for six years from the 4th of Marcl
next.
Mr.. Evans, from the finance committee
reported bill allowing the importation, do
~ free, of certain pipes and machinery for I
South Carolina rail road company.
d Mr.. Miller, from the Committee on thu
District Of Columbia, reported a bill to in
corporate the Columbian Mutual Fire In
surance Co. of this city.
Mr.. Ashley, by leave, introduced join
resolution for the annexation of Texas. MI
AS. plan has nothing new 10 in The mat
ter was ordered to be printed.
I The bill for buying and distributing cop
& les Of the decisions of the Supreme Court
was passed by vote Of 81 to 90.
The bill authorising the transportation Q
the mail, between this and foreign countrie
was also passed.
The Texas discussion. The joint reso
luton passed BY the House was then take
up.
Some conversation followed as The pre-
ciso shape in which tho question was pre-
sented, which resulted in. motion by Mi
Archer Coz the indefinite postPonement Q
the joint resolution, upon which motion Nj
: Allen demanded the yeas and nays.
, Mr.. Morehead then rose and made an ex
cellent speech against annexation, yiewin
! the subject as question Of expediency, .
wellas proper
Alter Mr.. nj. concluded, Mr.. Bucha4ar
who will reply, moved an adjournment; hu
At the instance Of Mr.. Tappan. Withdrew ID
! motion to allow Of one that the Senate !
INTO executive session, which was donei an
' after some time spent therein, the senal
adjourned.