The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-02-24
CONGRESS-.

Hopkins. the Postage Bill from the Senate, was read
twice and referred to the Committee on Post Offices
and Post Roads.
The House then took up the orders of the day,
which were the bills relating to the Territories.
variety of them were passed without objection re-
mark WREN the bill to refund to the Territory of To-
wa expenses incurred in the contest with Missouri
about the boundary line, taken up.
A motion made to lay the bill on the table, and
the yeas and nays were ordered The bill laid
the table-yeas I07, nays 40.
The subject before the Committee, was the bill
providing for the admission Of Florida and Iowa into
the Union as States. The question the a.
mendment offered by Mr. Duncan, which reduces the
boundaries fixed in the bin for the State ofowa,so ns
10 make it embrace fewer square miles
Mr. Duncan's amendment was agreed TO by the
following vote; ayes 81, nays SO
variety OF other amendments, having reference
TO the boundaries of Iowa and Florida, offered
and d is cnsscd, well as other details
SENATE. Mr. Dix presented IA memorial for the
annexation OF Canada.
Mr. Fairfield presented memorial from IOS ct-
OF Bangor, Me. protesting against the annexa-
ton lie thought il his duty To state, that upon in
qury he found they were abolitioniss, and with two
exceptions, Wings.
Mr. Bates presented a memorial Of like tenor from
citizens Of some to in MIS- Whether, said the
honorable Senator, the sgners are Wings or abolition
lists, have not thought proper TO inquire-mnny oil
them know, and they are gentlemen worthy TO be
heard
The bill providing tor The transportation oil the innll
to Foreign countries, taken up, amended and or
dered TO be engrossed, and finally passed.
On motion Of MIR Henderson, the claim Of the heirs
Of Julien Dubuque to large tract OF land IN Iowa
was taken up
Mr. Phelps made an argument against the whole
and urged that the gran, Of the mines, and not
the soil; he concluded by moving the indefinite post
ponement Of the bill The yeas and nays were call
ed this notion and it prevailed by vote of 10 to
l6
WEDNESDAY,, Feb. I2 This being the hour APP
pointed Cor the Joint Session ofthe two Houses, the
Senate after the usual rormnes. entered the House
Hon. w. p. Mangum, President oF the Senate, occu
pied the Chair, the Speaker sitting on his left.
Mr. Walker acted as Teller on the par, of the Sen
ate, and Messrs. Burke and j. r. Kennedy, acted as
Tellers on the part of the House. The President
then opened the votes of The State order, and hand
Ell them to the Tellers who reported That there
were for JAMES X. POLK, ITO Electoral votes for
President, and lO5 for Henry CLAY. The same
number ofvofes, respectively, for Geo VI. Dallas and
Theodore Frelinghuyscn FOR Vice President
The President then read the States over in order,
as reported by the teers, and ended by declaring
that JANIS K. POLK and GEORGE NJ. DALLAS
were duly elected President and Vice President
for four years from the fourth of March, 1915 The
Senate then retired to their Chamber and, though
motions made 10 proceed with other business,
both Houses Immediately adjourned.
THURSDAY, Feb. Is HOUSE. The House
resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, on
the Bill to admit Florida and Iowa into the Union.
Mr. Bailey of Va. took the floor, and opposed an
amendment offered by Mr. Morse, of Maine, on Tues
day last, requiring the people Of Florida before that
Territory is erected into State, to strike out of their
Constitution the provision which takes from the Leg
isature the power Of emancpating slaves and which
prohibits the emigration OF free coiored persons 10
Florida
Mr. Bailey objected to the interference Of Northern
men in the formation of Constitution for Southern
State. He said it arrogance in member from
an extreme Northern State, who not remarkable
Cor his craftsmanship, to undertake to prescribe such
provision FOR the Constitution Of State, at
the opposite extreme Of the country.
Mr. Morse, of Maine followed, and commended that
was his right, the representative Of $4,000 free
white men, TO make the movement he had done.-
1t was true as the gentleman had said, he could not
boast OF his craftsmanship he had rights on this
floor, which he intended TO exercise, and was,
that of submitting proposition for making the Flor
da constitution republican in its character, and in
formty with the constitution Of the United States.
Mr. Morse then adduced various arguments, to show
the propriety of the adoption of his amendment.
The debate was continued by Messrs Douglass,
Rathbun and Levy. AT the expiration of the
time allotted to the discussion, the Committee pro-
ceeded to vote the amendments. Several were
rejected when the vote taken by ellers, on MIR
Morse's amendment. The result was, yeas II, nays
$50 The amendment was rejected.
The Committee then rose, and the Bill, amend
ed, reported to the House The previous ques-
ton was moved and seconded, after the Bill was
read. The various amendments adopted in Commit
tee were then concurred in,-among them, one for
referring TO the Of the people OF Iowa, the cond
tons contained in the bill for admitting that Territory
as State. BY this last amendment, it is provided
that If the people Of Iowa to the conditions Of
the Bill, the Territory shall be admitted us Stae
without further Legislation.