The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1845-03-06
rWENTY-ElGHTII CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION


Washington, Saturday, Feb. 90.
In the Senate, the Texas question was
again debated, and Senator Merrick o
Md. (whig) made speech in favor Of
Annexation! Senator Huntington of CT
made a speech on the other side. Nc
question vas taken.
Monday, "a.
In the Senate, the Texas debate occu.
pied most ofthe day. MIR Dayton Of N
J. made a speech against annexation.
The friends Of Postage Reform in the
House prepared to take The field in earn
est this morning. was satisfied yesler,
day that they would do good work to-
day, Accordingly, as soon as the rccep
ton Of Reports and Messages had beer
attended to, a motion to go into Commit
tee OF the whole prevailed, and successive
attempts to get up the Harbour bill and
the Military Appropriation bill were neg
atiyed
9Ir Mckay insisted on having the Yeas
and Nays on the latter and was again
beaten-Yeas G3 nays 80. Among the
bedan confusion caused by fifty voices
shouting ".Ir Chairmanm "Mr Chair
man" the Chairman gave the floor to
Mr. Ralhbun Of N. Y, who moved (as
most of the others would have done thai
the House now take M thr Senate bin 4G
for TIE reduction and r>t5ym title Rates
Of Postage Yeas and Nays ordered and
motion ca.9ed-Yeas l0l; Nays 90
SO the Postage Reform is at length fairly
before the House.
The bill was now read amid hubbub
which prevented any body hearing.
Dir Hopkins Of Va, moved to strike
out the first section ofthe House bill, IN
crcasing the rate of postage on long let
tiers to ten cents.
Mr. Jameson, of No, moved to subsi
tute--uuder 200 miles, 5 cents; under
400, 10 cents; over 400 90 cents.
Mr. Hopkins proceeded to speak against
the Senate and in favor of the House
bill.
Mr. Rathbun ON. Y. briefly replied,
closing with motion that the Committee
rise and report the bill with the intention
Of limiting the debate. Carried,
Mr. Hamlin Of Nc. moved that the de-
bate be stopped in tea minutes after 60
ing again into Committee Of the Whole,
and moved the Previous Question. (IIe
afterwards amended his first motion so
rs to fix O'Clock as the time Of termi-
mating debate
Mr. Cobb Of Ga. moved a call Of the
House ito waste Jimc) LoSl by Yeas and
Nays: Yeas CT; Nays IL.
The question now recurring on the
resolution to stop the debate at . O'Clock
Mr. Payne of Ala. moved that it d. liz On
tie fajr. Yeas and Nays ordered and
the motion lost; Yeas II; Nays IOl.
When Mr. Payne had CONSUMED his
hour in TRADE against the Postage Re-
form, the tariff, the North, and especially
Me- York he sat down. and dozen
members sprang TO the floor with Mr.
spcakcr!' Nh Speaker! The floor
was awarded to Mr. A. Stewart Of Pa
who moved that the motion to reconsider
DO lie on the table. Carried, and the
House adjourncd
Tuesday.
In the Senate, the Annexation bin was
again debated, by Mr. Allen Of Ohio and
Bcmjen OLGA.
In the House, the Senate Postage bill
was called up at 70 O'Clock, in Commit
tee ofthe Whole, and MIR Dana was id
dressing the Committee IN favor Of the
bill when the mail left.
The general impression was that the
BIZ! would pass by handsome majority.
REFORM BILL PASSED.
The House resumed Hle consideration
Of The cheap postage bill, and after much
wraugling it was passed. Yeas l23-nays
II.
The bill is to take effect on tho LIST Of
July.
The House also amended it, so as to
provide that the rates of postage shall be
five cents Tor distance under 500 miles,
and ten cents over 500 miles. This a.
mondment was carried, 100 TO IS.
The bill thus amended goes to the Sem
te where it will doubtless be promptly ia
ken up and the amendments concurred
in.
The House then took up the bill max
ingi appropriations to improve certain
harbors and rivers, and Mr. Rayner is
making a speech on matters and affairs in
general.