The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-02-21
From the Washington Daily Globe
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when Mr.. Morehead, on the part of thu
Committee on Foreign Relations, vii
open the debate. Several bills, not o
igeneral importance, were passed. n
mong which was that making a free
bridgs across the eastern branch of the
/ Potomacsin this city, and the bin fdl
the organization Of a company of mi
ners, sappers, and pontoniers. The
4bilhregulating postages between the
Uhited States and foreign countries
was considered, and ordered to be en-
CROSSED fora third reading, .i9tia9
lde4The business OF the House of Repre-,
sentatives,l in the early part of the day,
Wasuf a miscellaneous character. The
post Office !bill. from the Senate was
passed thronghaits early stages and
referred to the appropriate standing
committee. sResoIutions'ofthe iegisla-
lures Of Maine, Illinois, and Indiana,
were presented on various topics; and
also OF the Legislature Of the. Territory
of Florida, nathe subjectofits admIs.
sion toto The Union. sihlany territorial
Isbills, which were yesterday acted upon
lin COMMITTEE ofithe Whole, We're pass
ed through their final stages, and 1one
which, was designed. to pay the Iowa
militia for their services wherll1called
ont during the dispute between that
Territory and Missouri, in 1899, was
LAID on the table by a large majority.
The bill for the admission of Iowa and
Florida into the Union as States occu-
pied the residue of the days to a late
hours. 1t was debated by Messrs. Vim
ton, Belser, Levy, Aaron V. Brown,
and, some Others. The proviso to the
second section, which was intended to
make provision for the erection of "a
second State in East Florida, when that
portion of the Territory should have a
population of $4,000, was strken out
by a majority of 86 to ST. And mo.
ton made by Mr.. Morse for the addi.
tion of "a proviso to prescribe certain
terms which should be complied with
before this bill, when passed, should so
operate ,as to admit Florida into the
Union, gave rise TO warm discussion.
The terms were, that the people ol
Florida should hold a convention and
erase from the constitution of the pro-
posed State certain sections in relation
to negroes and negro slavery. si rs
Wednesday, Feb. l2. The Senate,
to-day, was engaged principally in the
House of Representatives, in execution
of the joint order for counting the elec-
toral votes forPresident and Vice Pres.
ident. ssa as. ,.j.. i .l.z
The remarks of Mr.. Fairfield in the
Senate, yesterday. ON presenting pc.
tltion adverse to the annexation ofTex-
rs, were incorrectly given by our re-
porter. Mr. f. dii not profess to be
acquainted with the petitioners; bu,
said that a gentleman who was well
acquainted with them had informed
him that, with twoor three exceptions.
they were all aboitionists and wings.
In the HOUSE, number Of communi.
cations from the executive departments
were read, and appropriately referred.
Several bills from the Senate passed
through their first and second readings
and referred to the proper committees.
| This being the day set apart by the
joint resolution of the two Houses TO,
counting the votes of the electors for
President and Vice President, at ID
o'clock (the hour designate1 Mr..
Brodhead submitted resolution that
a message be sentto the Senate inform
ing them that the House was ready to
receive them. The resolution having
been adopted, and the message deliver
ed, the Senate, headed by their Presi-
dent pro iempore, and preceded by their
sergeant-atarms, entered the hail ofthe
House, and we're conducted to the seats
prepared for them Immediately in front
of the Speakers chair, the members ol
the House rising on their entrance, and
remaining standing until they were
seated. The Hon., w. p. Manguni,
President pro tenn. Of the Senate. was
conducted to seat on the right hand
OF the Speaker, and the tellers (the
Honorable Robert J. Walker on the
part. ottke Senate, aud the Honorable
Edmund Burke and the Honorable John
7. Kennedy on the part ofthe House)
took seats at the clerks table, immedl-
ately before the Speakers chair. gTne
President Of the Senate then rose and
announced that the two Houses had
assembled together, in pursuance I1oi
the constitution. for the purpose OF
counting the votes of the electors fora
President and Vice President, to serve
for -four years from the 4th of March
next, and proceeded to hand to the
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