The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-03-12
Mr. JACOB THOMSON said /

Mr. JACOB THOMSON said the
question would be first on the amendment
which he proposed yesterday.
The Speaker said he did not know that
an amendment was pending.
Mr.. Thompson. moved an amend
men, yesterday, aud it is still pending.
The Speaker said he would consult the
Journal.
Mr.. Thompson. lift is not on the Jour-
nal, then the Journal is wrong.
The amendment was found, and is as
follows
Strike out from the word "unless" to
The word "meeting.' and insert "whenev-
er the same shall be called within ten days
after the adjournmen, of any regular sess.
ion."
The question was put on the amend.
ment, and it was rejected.
After it was rejected, Mr.. G. J. Inger-
soil said he was DESTROYS to record his
name on the amendment, and asked for the
yeas and nays
The Speaker said the amendment. had
already been rejected and it was too late
to call for the yeas and nays. The ques-
ton required on the eng rossment and'third
reading of the bill.
Mr.. Preston King asked for The yeas
and nays.
They were ordered: and, being taken,
were as follows:
YEAS-14l. NAYS 10.
And so the bill was ordered 10 be en-
gtossed and read third tine.
And thereupon the bill was read the
third time; and the question was stated,
Shall it pass?
The previous question was moved by
Mr.. J. p. Martin; and, being seconded,
the main question-lbat is, shall the bill
bill pass? was ordered to be put.
And, being taken, i! passed in the alfir-
native.
And so the bill passed, and was sent TO
The Senate for concurrence.
THURSDAY, March S.
In the Senate, at The close OF the morn
ing hour, Mr. Haywood resumed the de-
bate on the question Of notice, and in favor
of compromising The Oregon question up
on the basis Of 40. The speech was as
plain to-day as yesterday, and Mr. Hay
wood did not finch from the daty of speak.
ing plainly to his friends.
The speech created great stir in toe
Senate and particularly disturbed Mr. Al
len and Mr. flanagan. The Senators from
Ohio and Indiana made the speech per-
sonaI matter, and replied with so much
faolinn III At both ooIInI IN orI,r b,,
Mr. Westcott OF Florida and by Mr. Man
gum of n. G.
Mr. flanagan undertook to say, that if
Mr. Polk was represented by Mr. Hay
wood, he was infamous beyond the power
of language to proclaim bis afamy. II it
were true that he was not for fifty. four
degrees and forty minutes, he had reached
a fall so deep and damnaton so profound
thai the hand OF resurrection could not
reach him. His falsehood would be
greater than that of the Serpent
Mr. Haywood had spoken of certain
small men holding certain large Offices.
Mr. flanagan took the remark 10 himself
and said he had rather be this than be a
supple and subservent, back-stairs man OF
the Executive. Besides he wanted the
Senator to remember that those who lived
in glass houses should not thlow stones.
Mr. Allen demanded that he should an
swer whether he spoke for the President,
and Mr. Haywood responded that he re-
cognizad no Senator to make the demand
upon him. What he had said, he had
said, and The senator's from Indiana and
Ohio must rest content. With that
The Senate at haIf>past 4 adjourned.