The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-08-18
Congressional.


! army. Laid on the table.
Mr.. King moved to take up the bill granting to
| the State of Alabama, certain lands heretofore
| granted for internal Improvements, for school pur-
! poses.
On motion of Mr. Hannegan, the bill was refer
red to the Judiciary Committee.
On motion of Mr.. flanagan, Senate bill to pro-
vide for the running and marking of the boundary,
under the lae treaty with Mexico, and for the ap-
polntment of commissioners, surveyor, secretary,
/ etc, was taken up.
/ Mr.. Hannegan moved to fill the blanks for sala-
ries of conmissionerand surveyor each with $1,000.
! Agreed to. He further moved to fill the blank for
| salary of secretary with $1,000. Agreed TO-
Mr.. Webster thought some limits should be attix-
| ed to such commissions. Ii was a remark OF Lord
Castlereagh that commissions left without limit,
were seldom well done. He was in favor OF making
the limit, on a liberal estimate, atthree years.
! After considerable debate provsO was finally
inserted that the commission shall terminate al the
expiration of three years from the time the officers
thereof shall have entered upon their duties.
The bill, thus amended, was then read the third
time and passed.
Mr.. Douglass moved to take up the bill TO estab-
lsh the territorial government of Minnesota,
Mr.. Mason inquired what were the provisions OF
this bill, in regard to the question OF slavery.
/ Mr.. Douglass said that it did not contain one
| word upon the subject. The territory laid partly
north and partly south of the line OF 80 80, but 1t
! contained not one word in relation TO slavery.
II was then ascertained that the bill had not yet
been reported the Senate, and after some CONVEX
saion, Mr.. Douglass said, that if II had not been
reported to the Senate. he would report It now, as
he was authorized to do by the committee, and the
! subject was then passed over informally.
! The Senate then proceeded TO the consideration
of bills the private calendar, and took up the bill
/ for the relief of George Center, for property de-
sroyed in the Florida war, 20 pTeventlt from falling
! in@ the hands of the enemy.
! MIR kinT Objected the aDnfODTlatIOn. unless 1t
could he shewn, that the property, etc. destroyed,
! would have benefited the enemy, had 1t fallen into
/ their hands.
This rendered an explanation from Mr.. lulee ne
cessary-an explanation which had been repeatedly
made before, in the various stages of the blil-a bill
which has occupied much OF the time OF the Senate
/ during the present session.
! Mr.. Underwood also opposed the bill, but It was
nevertheless passed, after further remarks by
+ Messrs Dix, Phelps WestcOtt and others. 20 to Is
/ The resolution offered sometime since, by Mr.
! Underwood. directing the Commissioner of Patents
annually to obtain and publish statement of all the
manufacturing establishments. manufactures, and
various other statistics, taken up and after de
/ bate, laid on the table, on motion of Mr. Allen,
! 20 10 L..
/ And then; at twenty, minutes to O'Clock, the
! Senate adjourned.
| TUESDAY NIGHT, August HoUSe.-Nlr Put
! man, of New York, followed M. Dickinson. He
contended that the power to prohibit slavery IN the
territories is among the incidental powers given by
/ the Constitution Then why. in the " COmpFO-
mise Bill, :" give it to the Supreme Court,
/ MIR Pillsbury, Of Texas, at O'Clock, about
! thirty members having returned from dinner,
/ making the number present some fifty obtained
the floor, and said that he proposed to discuss the
question of Texan boundary. He then proceeded
/ 10 the discussion OF the proposition which he had
/ laid down.
Mr. Hudson followed on the Texan boundary
| question: to shew that Texas has no claim to the
| line for which she contends.
/ Mr. Kaufman replied to prove the boundary Of
! Texas to The Rio Grande, from It's mouth to It's
/ source. clear and indispUtabe.
Mr. Rockwell, of Connecticut, next obtained the
floor and spoke in opposition to the provision Of the
Civil Appropriation Bill, apprOprating $4,000 TO
pay for the Amistad slaves.
Mr.. Evans, of Maryland, stated briefly that the
treaty provided payment for slaves, bH whereas 1t
was clearly proved that the Amisad negroes were
free, and thus should not therefore be paid for,
Mr.. Mulin followed, in opposition TO appropria
ions of land for internal improvement in the new
States, as unjust to the old States.
Mr.. Fcklin replied, and said that the gentleman
from New ork was behind the age, and that the
only part of his speech which should receive notice.
and be enlarged upon, was that which proposed TO
give portions of the public lands to every poor man
who would settle upon them
Mr.. Johnson, of Tennessee, closed the debate for
this evening" and at nearly Il O'Clock, adjourned.
WASHINGTON, August 9, 1913. 49, &enate.-The
presiding officer laid before the Senate Communi-
cation from the Secretary of War, in reply to q re-
solution of that body.
Several unmpOrtant reports, and two or three
private bills, We're reported from committees
Mr. Hunter introduced resolution, apprOpriatng
s., 700 to complete the arrangement for Eentatng
and warming the Senate chamber. Lies over.
Messrs. Greene and Borland We're discharged
from serving on the committee on printing during
tha and ba linz yad
to fill the vacancy. The same committee Were
authorized to sit during the recess.
Mr. Felch offered a resolution. which was adopt
ed. 10 employ a messenger during the recess.
The same gentleman Introduced a resolution TO
pay the officers, clerks, librarian assistant libra
rian, postmaster, messenger, DC, their usual ad
dhotat compensation, which was laid over for the
present, after few remarks from Mr.. NIangum and
Mr.. King
Mr.. Atherton, from the Finance Committee re-
ported the Army Bill, with amendment by the com
mittee.
A resolution was adopted, that the Senate will,
during the remainder of the session. take a recess
daily, from to 81 o'clock, P. NJ.
Mr.. Westcott submitted a resolution, which was
adopted, requesting the Secretary Of the Treasury
to communicate any information in his possession !
to the propriety of draining the Everglades in
Florida, and Ceding such lands to the State
The Post Route Bill from the House was taken |
up, and Mr. Niles submitted a number of amend |
ments by the Post Office Committee, and agreed to-
Amendments were also moved and agreed TO, by |
Messrs. Breese, Niles, Cameron, Tuney and |
Downs The bill was informally passed over,
And then, about II O'Clock A. NJ, the Senate re-
sumed the consideration of Executive business (
understood TO be the nomination of Gen. Kearny. |
The doors were again opened at about halEp past |
3, and, on motion of Mr.. Fetch, the Senate took up
the bill to appropriate certain alternate sections OF
the public lands, towards the completion of the
Clinton and Kalamazoo Canal, in the State of Mi
chgan. Some amendments were adopted, and /
the bill passed.
The bill for the relief of John Farnham was !
passed
On motion of MIR Breese, a bill to ascertain in
certain cases. the sale of reserved lands, to protect
the missionary station established in the far west.
in, preemption rights, and after some explanations
from Mr.. Breese, was passed.
Bill for the relief Of Alborne Allen, paying him
the difference between the cost Of building a boat
for the Government and the price at which it was
sold on being refused by the collector ordering it,
was taken up, explained and passed.
Bill for the relief of Joseph Perry, and one other
private bill, passed-and then the Senate took a