The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-01-02
Twenty-eighth Congress,
SECOND SESSION
SENATE.
TnuRspAY, January 2, is45.

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o(tsnbis for the abolition Of slavery la the Dis
ta.I Columbia-lsd on the table.
Ma RlVES presented memorial IRON the sur
80 Assistant Surgeons Of the United States
ing to be placed on an equal footing with
,,oa, VI the same grade in the Army OF The United
4,s,-rsierred to the Committee on Foreign Al
Nr BUCHANAN presented a memorial from
IGI,gIs, Of Phladephis, asking for alteration in
An C,04Ilution Of the United States, providing for
n ,sturn OF manumitied slaves To the States from
Vieb y may have been originally eApatIated; and
tti sayes may be allowed the privilege of lesrning
iseaj and write. Also, one from 64S other ladies',
K, The Abolition Of slavery in the District of Colum-
Land m the table.
M A CHER presented a memorial from the in
hiilant II Vcksburg, for the immediate annena-
No Of Teras. Also, one for the commutaton Of
N luty on iron.
M WHITE reported back, without amendment,
,rl from ne Committee the Post Office and p sl
aads 10 rela,ion TO running post road through the
safe, Of Ohio and Illinois. Also, bill for the re-
Aoi Thomas smith
M CRlTTENDEN reported bill for the relief of
N0mas Gleason.
Mr. BARROW reported bill fJr the relief Of
MU EfniEnger.
Nh WOODBURY. offered resolution calling ON
III Secretary OF the Treasury for information as TO
x,lhr the receipts exceeded the expenditures in his
llaIlNfuk my uiphln uufihB lnc last ustdl year
Mr WHITE asked leave that the petitions Of -
Bl.enEOrh be taken from the files Of the Senate,
al sftre 81 10 the Committee on the Post Office and
Ps, Rolis-grauted
Mr. b.NDON'S resolution was adopted calling on
tt President Of the United States for a copy of MIR
Ssnnon's letter In relation to his demands on the
Mexican Government for indemnites due Amercan
tizens. Also, Tor the name of the agent employed
aecelSe these claims, and the amount of compen-
dion allowed him
he also presented a bill for the organization Of a
orps Of Sappers and Miners referred to the Com
,lee on Military Afiirs.
The bill for the relief of Mary Reside coming up
br consideration,
Mr. MERRICK made some objection to its pas
age the grounds that the relief asked for had no
foundation 10 justice
Mr.. BUCHANAN expressed considerable surprise
hat any objection should be made to the bill
nismuch Il was the same Identical bill which pass
ID the Senate at Its last session by the ayes and
noes The Postmaster General had taken up some
Weudces upon the suoject-snd he would take oc-
cslon to say that he held that officer in the highest
s,lesm-whst the Judges of the Supreme Court, the
highest judicial authority in the county, had decided
last year that there was large amount OF money due
to her relict-James Reside. Here then, we have
tie Postmaster General the side in opposition
10 the bill whilst the Supreme Court and the Senate
we're IN the other in favor of it, All he asked was
that that decision be set aside After several
amendments having been made to 1t by Messrs Mer-
rick and haywood, it was read twice and ordered to
be engrossed for third reading.
message was received from the President Of the
United States by his private secretary John Tyler,
junior
Mr. WHITES bill for the Improvement of The
Erie and Wabash canal was taken up and discussed
at considerable length, upon its merits by Messrs
Miles, flanagan, w Woodbridge Benton aud Crtten-
den, Bagby, and Breese.
The yeas and nays having been called for on lis
final passage, resulted as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Allen, Archer, Atchison, Ash
ley, Anderson, Barrow Bates, Bayard, Benton, b.
chanan, Clayton, Criltenden, Dayton, Evans, Fair
field, Francis, flanagan, Jarnsg,n, Mangum, Mer-
rick, Miller Morehesd, Porter, Rves, Semple Sc
Visr, simmons, Sturgeon, Tappan, Upham, White,
and Woodbrdge-3l.
NAYS-Messrs. Archer, Anterior, Bagby, Fos-
Ter, Haywood, Henderson, Huger, and Niles-S.
The Senate then went into Executive session, and
after short time spent therein, adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. TIBBATTS, in pursuance of notice hereto
ioie given, asked leave to introduce bill and Joint
resolutions for the annexation of Texas TO the Uni
Ted States.
Mr. c. JOHNSON inquired what was the regular
order of business
The SPEAKER replied, the reports made at the
last session, but which were not yet disposed of.
Mr.. c. JOHNSON expressed hope that they
would commence the new year properly, be Conduct
ing business according to the rules of the House. He
would therefore object to every thing out Of ORDER
such course would be better for the country as well
a.themselves.
The SPEAKER informed the gentleman from
Kentucky that his proposition would not be in order
pIrsrt nv the peu arat leo of he Hnuse
Mr. 1lBBATTS requested the gentleman from
Tennessee 10 withdraw the opposition but
Mr., c, JOHNSON refused to do so, on the ground
that he should insist on the regular order of bust,
Mr.. TlBBATTS moved suspension of the rules,
bot the motion was not uslainsd.
The resolutions heretofore presented by Mr..
BUsKE to print ten thousand extra copies of the
port of the select comm ttee on the memorial Of the
Democratic members of the Legislature nj Rhode
Island, in relation to the controversy in that State,
coming up in order, a motion was made to lay it on
the table
The yeas and nays were taken, and resulted-yeas
II, nays 100.
SO the resolution was not laid upon the table
A vote then taken on seconding the demand
Tor the previous question but it not sustained
Mr.. | URkE mod fed his resolution, that five, in
Stead Of ten thousand copies of the reports Of the
majority and minority of the select committee, with
Inc accompanying documents, be printed; and he
moved the PRECIOUS question, which was seconded
ayes rs, noes g.
And the resolution was agreed to-yeas 1902
nays 50.
The resolutions with which the report Of the ma.
Jorly OF the select committee concludes, were read
the question being their passage. They assert as
genera principle, that the people have right to
her their existing form of government and recognise
he constitution adopted by portion Of the people Of
Rhode Island in 1871, Republican in its FORM &c.
Mr. ELMER opposed he resolutions, on the grouod
hat lee application of them, by the majority to this
PECULIAR case, laugh, odious and jacobncsl doc.
nne' Before he concluded his remarks, the morning
hour expired, and
The SPEAKER laid before the House sundry
Executive commun cations in answer to resolutions o
Inquiry heretofore adopted
Mr., G. M. REED presented the memorial OF Jas
ha9gart, and one hundred and twenty citizens Of
Back Rock, New York, paying the passage Of an
aao prevent, under proper penalties, all other thar
American vessels from transporting passengers ant
baggage from one American port to another on ouI