The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-02-06
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notice.

before then. hat hnalfy adopted was
from MIR Brown, Of tennessee, which
provides for one slave State, and tour
others TO be erected hereafter, Ia which
It shall exist or not, nth OF the Missou-
ri compromise line, as the people in each
Of them may determine. The Texas
debt not to be assumed, but to be paid
out Of the proceeds OF the public lands.
At the suggestion Of Mr. ou2lass, of
Illinois, MIR Grown modified his PROPOSE
ton, so as TO CrcIude SIareyy north Of Tie
Missouri compromise line.
TIL: amendment scas @dOpted-ayes 100,
noes 90.
The original proposition before the
Committee was the plan OF Mr. C. j. In
gersoll, Of Pennsylvania, which is the
same as the Treaty.
Mr. Browns proposition, Just adopted,
was offered as an amendment to the pro-
position, of Mr. l., aud Is in fact a sub
slitute for the Whole of the plan OF that
gentleman.
! he original proposition as amended
was then adopted. Ayes 10, noes SO,
J he Committee then rose, and the
Chairman repoted MIR Browns PROPOSE
ton to the House,
The resolutions having been read
third time, and benz put upon their ii
nal passage, they were passed The vote
was taken by yeas and nays, and stood
ayes t20, nays SO.
A motion was then made to reconsider
the foregoing vote, which was reject
ed.
The House then agreed TO the tile to
the rcsouiions; and at four o'clock ad
journed.
MONDAY, Jan 81.
tn the Senate, the Joint resolution for
the annexation of Texas were received
from the House, and referred the Com,
mttee on Foreign Relations.
Mr Merrick made long speech urg
ing the Senate to act upon the Post
Office bill, after which, the Senate went
into Executive Session.
The House was occupied with des-
uI!ory debate connected with the order
of business. The bill ordering 1900
copies Of Greenough's work on Oregon,
was finally taken up and passed in Com,
mitee of the whole.
TUESDAY, Jan. %.
We learn from the Baltimore Patriot
that in the House the bill from the SEN
ate to establish the Smithsonian Insti
tute was ia en- up. 1t was read twice
and referred to the committee on the
library.
Mr. Pratt reported bill in relation to
the District Court in New York, which
was read and referred.
During the course Of the day, the
uniform presidential election bill was
returned with the Presidents 81 nj
ture.
WEDNESDAY,, Jan 20
In the Senate, as we learn from the tel,
egraphic report ot'tbe Baltimore Patriot,
Mir Sturgean presented IA petition from
MIR Wright, VINO claims an invention for
securing steam boilers from explosion.
At the instance Of MIR Evuns,the Sen
ate TOOK up and yassed the bill to provide
for the payment Of the evidences of pub
lie debt in certain cases.
The morning business being over the |
Senate resumed lis consideration OF the !
Post Office Department and the greatest
diversity ot opinion seemed to prevail in
rega d to the degree Of the contemplate
ed reduction in the rates OF postage.
In the House, resolution offered by |
MIR Mcdonnell on Tuesday, for appor-
tioning the officers otthc general gov
eminent, amongst the several States, ac>
colding 10 the representative population,
came up and MIR Mcconnell being alb
sent, it was passes over.
The Speaker then continued the call
on the States for resolutions, which ha |
not been completed yesterday, and va
rieiy of resolutions were submitted.
The ANNEXATION REsoLuTIoNs.-
The following is Mr.. Milton Browns
Joint Re5ouiIo0, adopted on Saturday by |
the House
joint resolution declaring the terms on
which Congress will admit Texas as
State into the Union.
BE IL Resotced, That Congress doth |
consent tina the territory properly lncIu led
within, and rightIuIy belonging TO the Re.
pubic of Texas, may be erected into
new State, to BE- called the Stale of Texas,
wi republican form of government to
be adopted by the people Of SAID Republic.
by deputies IN convention assembled with
The consent OF the existing government, in .
order that the same may be admitted as
one of The States Of the Union.
And be IL further Res0Jced, That the
foregoing consenl Of Congress is given
upon the following conditions, and with
the following GUARANTEES, to witt