The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-12-21
NEW ORLEANS:
THURSDAY MORNING. DECEMBER q. 1e48
Congressional


WASHINGTON, Dec y.
sENATE.-Mr. Calhoun appeared and took bis
seat
The Report of the Superintendent of the Coast
Survey was presented by the Vice President, and
ordered to be printed.
A great number of memorials and petitions were
presented.
Mr.. Dickinson submitted resolution of inquiry
IN reference to advertising for mail contracts
Adopted.
MIR. King gave notice of his intention to intro
duce bill providing for the payment of interest on
the advances made to the General Government for
the suppression Of Indian hOstilities.
Mr.. Westc0u offered resolution, which was
agreed to, instructing the Committee on Finance to
inquire into the expediency of repeating existing
laws imposing tonnage duty on Spanish vessels, in
certain cases.
Mr.. Niles submitted resolution, instructing the
Committee having control Of the Contingent Fund
TO inquire and report in reference to the operation
OF the resolution Of last session. providing for the
publication of the debates, ETC., Of the Senate, by
the Union and lntellgencer
The Standing Committees Of the Senate were
appointed, on motion Of Mr.. King. The Chairmen
of all the important Committees are the same as at
last session, and but lew changes have been made
at all.
The unfinished business of the last session was
taken up, in order. Mr. Bayley's resolution, deca-
Tatory of the powers of the General Government
under the Constitution on the subject of internal
as We're also one or two unimportant resolutions
On motion Of Mr.. Yuee, the bill providing retired
list for the Navy, was made the special order for
Tuesday next
HoUsE.-Mr Evans, of Maryland, moved re-
consideration of the vote by which the House yes
terday ordered to be engrossed the resolution of
Mr.. Cobb, requiring that all expenditures from thu
Contingent Fund Of either House shall be made by
joint resolution. The House reconsidered the vote
81 10 80-and the resolution was then on motion
of Mr. DoIfool- rod fn 81 A
counts
On motion of Mr.. Rockwell, of Conn, the bill to
provide for the punishment Of false swearing in re-
lation to claims before Committees and the Depart
ments, was taken up and passed.
A resolution by Mr.. King, Of Mass, from the
Committee on Accounts, authorizing the purchase,
for the members, of pocket map of California and
the Pacific Coast was agreed to- after several ef-
forts to defeat the same.
resolution Of inquiry was adopted in reference
to a survey Of the mineral lands on Lake Superior.
Mr.. Stuart, of Michigan, offered Joint resolu-
ton providing that neither House shall dispose of
any portion of It's contingent fund without the CON
cunence Of the other.
Mr. Rockwell moved to lay the resolution on the
table. Lost, so to 81. Laid over.
A bill to continue in force the act providing pay
ment for horses lost in the Florida war, etc., was
read twice and referred.
Mr. Green of Missouri offered resolutions Of in
quiry to the expediency Of establishing an addi-
tlona land Office north Of the Missouri River, and
of a geological and meteorological survey of the
public lands in Missouri Adopted.
On motion of Mr. Gayle, the bill granting the
right of way, etc. for railroad from Mobile 10 the
Ohio River was taken from the files and committed.
Mr.. Wentworth offered resolution instructng
the Judiciary Committee TO inquire into the expedi-
ency OF making all government officers elective by
the people. Adopted
resolution Of inquiry was adopted as TO the eX-
pediency ola survey Of New Mexico and California,
and securing by law the application Of the mineral
wealth Of those territories to the extinguishmen Of
the public debt.
Mr. Meade offered resolution instructing the
Territorial Committee TO inquirs into the expedi-
ency Of reporting bill transferring to Texas, agree
ably TO the terms of Annexation, the territory lying
east of the Rio Grande. Adopted.
Mr. McLane, Of Maryland offered resolution
for the appointment Of a select committee Of five
TO ascertain and report how far the House has exer-
csed its constitutional obligations in regard to the
publication of the Journal.
warm debate ensued, in which Mr.. McLane
(Of Md and Jones (of Tenn.) took part. During
the debate the merits Of various papers in the Dis
trict, as well as in neighborng cities, were dis
cussed, and, without a vote on the resolution, on
motion Of Mr. Vinton, the House adjourned.
SENATE.-Docenaber 49, Mr. Benton presented
q memorial Of the inhabitants Of New Mexico for
civil government, praying that slavery should be
excluded, and protection extended them against
agressions of Texas.
Mr. King introduced bill to compensate Ala
bama for advances made to Government during the
Creek war, which was passed
JOINT resolution from the House, Feappointlng
Regents for the Smithsonian Institutes was adopted
HeUsE-Mr. Pafrey asked leave to introduce
bill to repeal all laws toleEating the slave trade in
the District Of Columbia
Mr. Holmes objected to the leave being accorded.
and it was refused.
Mr.. McLane's instructions to the select commit
tee to inquire concerning the constitutional obliga
lions Of Congress to publish their proceedings were
agreed to-
Mr. Greeley introduceda bill to discourage specu-
lation.
A resolution in reference to the disinterment and
removal Of the remains Of the late James A. Black
TO their native soil was proposed and agreed to.
Mr.. Root introduced a resolution insructng the
Committee on Territories TO report bill, without
delay, providing Territorial Government for Cali
fOrna and New.Mexico, which was agreed to by a
vote of l09 to Goa call Of the House being had
previous to taking the question. Adjourned
Lewis Cas-, Jr., has been nominated as Charge
TO Rome.
SENATE.-December I4-Mr Benton introduced
bill TO authorize the Postmaster General 10 con-
tract with Mr. Aspinwali for carrying the mail Of
the United States over the railroad proposed to be
constructed across the Isthmus Of Panama, and it
was made the special order for Monday next.
message from the House was received, an
nouncng the death of A. ID. Sims, late represent
alive m that body from South Carolina
Mr. Butler arose and delivered a very eloquent
eulogium on the deceased, and closed with moving
the customary resolutions, which were unanimous
~ adopted, and the Senate adjourned
HoUsE.-NTr Wallace rose and sfnnouncad The
death OF bis late colleague A. D. Sims; and. after
very feeling and appropriate tribute to his mem
ory, submitted resolutions of respect 70 his memory
end Of coincidence with his surviving relatives,
The resolutions were unanimously adopted. ana