The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-08-17
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ssnsts a5ionrnsd 81 6alf-past 5 O'Clock SAID 70
have been engaged until O'Clock on the questloal
Of purchase Of the Hudson Bay Coniptiy s,lils.ss'
IN Oregon, and the nomination. q ueil,. le7'-''
without coming to CONCLUSION ID either case.
FIouSeThe river and harbor bill was lel laA9n
up after my report of this afternoon ana usssIs
Hunt and Holmes, of New YORK, aduresseo 'i'o
committee. ,d +
Mr. Dudley Marvin of New York, followed. anu y
made very good speech lor ms a ta other
He said that the argument had been, on ille o.lt
side, that we have the power to eSab9sh put hoi ~
Drohibit slave territories. 1t seemed to nun Iii't
they had the power 10 do either one or me olllet
He believed that they had the right to iegsials ~
only for the territories, but for the Saes anu -
declare all free I.;o
Mr. Turner, Of Illinois, made democratc
speech, bat in favor of slavery. He believed the |
slaves of the South the happiest people on te iace
of the earth, and spoke OF the mlellects WHICH
southern slaves possessed and OF the tact Lhat
i,dges were in office at the North and black dele
cate had been chosen to the Buffalo Convention.
The 100000 of slaves and 100000 Tree olacks
in the country might be the heroes OF regeneralig,
ciyiiZing and outstanding Africa. canaan was was
populated by the children of Israel when they ala
moi amount to as great number.
Mr. Fisher of Ohio, made good wing speeCHs
in which he said that the doctrine that Congress
has not the power TO prohibit slavery where now
free or where it does not exist, was OF modern ol
gin-of not more than year old. lie claimed
further that the wings the original democrats
and the members of the present so called deloclaI
marty are not the lineal descendants OF the ola
| democratic party
Mr. Wick. of Indiana, closed the debate for the
evening in a review of the political topics OF lhe
dav a discussion of the merits of the compromise
! biJi:'' and when he had concluded, the commltee
! rose, and at haIf-past 10, the House ADJOURNED
| w.survcrox. August 9. l848-Seaote.-Th
| nresiding officer laid before the Senate commu-
nicaton from the Secretary Of State, with the IN
formation called for by a resolution OF the Senate,
| in regard TO the AshburtOn Treaty.
| Also. three memorials from the Legislature OF
Wisconsin, relating to local affairs of that state.
| A resolution was adopted, directing the Secreta-
nv of War TO cause reconnaissance 10 De MAUI ny
the Topograp hica Engineers, of the Northern Ter
ritorv on each side of the Rio Grande, ana 10 report
| al the next session. Il T,;-.;,.
| Court of the United States, in Western Virginia,
| was passed.
day, made by Mr.. Benton, relative to reporting was
iuken up, and laid on the table
On motion of Mr.. King the bill to grant the flglt
of way and donation Of lands, for railroad
from Mobile TO the mouth Of the OHIO, was takeh
| nm and after a debate by Messrs. Benton, hlng,
! Calhoun. Borand, Jefferson Davis Butler, Allen,
! Lewis, Niles, Turney and Breese, was read the
! third time and passed.
| On motion Of Mr.. Dix, the amendment OF the
House to the Joint resolution granting certain can
non TO the jackson Monument Association, Tor the
erection of a statue to Gen. Jackson, was concur
red in and so the resolution stands passed.
A motion by Mr. Douglass, to take up the IRE
CON territorial bill, did not prevail.
On motion of Mr.. Johnson, of Maryland, the
Senate. at about II O'Clock, proceeded to the con
sideration of executive busness-sald to be on NH
itarV appointments
The doors were again opened at about ) P NJ.
and several unimportant bills were passed among
others, bills for the relief of the Red River Railroad
Company: for the relief of Samuel Coney; to
| change the time Of holding the L. States Courts IN
New Jersey for the relief of Francis Bowman.
The bill to divide Georgia into two judicial DIS
| tricts, was taken up, debated at some length ana
| passed. Senate adjourned until halt-past , P NJ
The Senate re-assembled at 6 O'clock
Mr. Hannegan moved to take up the bill carry
ing into effect the 9TH article of the treaty with
Mexico and fixing the boundary line, which was
agreed to- and the bill is now under consideration.
House.-Nr Ashmun, from the Joint Committee
of the two Houses on the revision Of the present
system of reporting the debates and proceedings Of
Congress, presented a report this morning, similar
to that Yesterday made by Mr.. Benton IN the Senate
but the House refused to suspend the rules to receive
the same.
Mr. Chapman. from the Committee on the Dis
trict reported resolution, which was adopted d.
|
e ton OF the Potomac from the Long Bridge tC
Georgetown, with a view to ascertain the causes
the occasional filling up of the channel with sand
and also to ascertain the expense OF constructing
bridge across the Potomac at the Georgetown Aque.
{ duct and the expense annually of keeping NJ
a steam ferry. Also, bill supplemental to the &C
L incorporating the Washington, Georgetown ant
! | Alexandria Steamboat Company Read twice.
On motion of Mr.. j. r. Ingersoll, from the Judi
: ciary Committee, reported back, without amend
f ment the Senate bill to carry into effect certain
Il | provisions of the treaty between the United States
a and China and the bill was passed. Also, Senat,
bill to carry into effect certain treaties of exradon
Y with an amendment substituting the House Dill OF
e the same subject, and thus amended the bill wa
e passed. Also, the bill from the Senate for the dls
v | patch of business in the Supreme Court OF tn
re United States, with an amendment substituting tn
| House bill on the same subject The amendmen
was disagreed to, and the bill was rejected, 81
If %. Also, Senate joint resolution concerning tn
s distribution Of the statutes at large, which wa
u passed.
as Mr. Hale, from the Judiciary Committee, reported
% without amendment Senate bill to change the tim
. of holding the United States Courts III Kentucky
e and it was passed.
ID The standing committees We're then called, fC
a reports and q number, chiefly unlmporant Wer
~ made.
~ Mr.. J. R. IngersoIl reported, with an amendment
Senate joint resolution authorizing the employmer
of some suitable person to devise and prepare tn
D best plan for taking the next census Of the Unite
Is States etc. Committed to Committee Of the Whole
bill to grant to the State of Indiana the Coy
eminent land in that State was passed.
Is The report and resolution providing for a ne'
mode of reporting the proceedings and debates
the two Houses was then taken up. debated at SON
On length, amended, on motion Of Mr. Cobb, SO as
~ make the contract commence at the next session
20 and striking out the provision which requires FL
IN reports of speeches in the Inelligencer and Unio
~ and then, by yeas and nays, rejected, 80 TO 3D.
40 The five minutes" rule was rescnded for Il
~ present session,
~ The House went into Committee of the Who
4O on the River and Harbor bill--Mr. Cabell in IL
chair-and Mr.. Dickinson, a very able member trC
20 Ohio, addressed the committee not more th6
90 twenty members being present, the rest havn
W. gone TO dnner-and the House is still in session
100 this report Closes with every prospect Of sIttii
70O until late hour for the accommodation of tho
who may desire to make speeches for the benefit
Of their constituents
~ The night sessions are pretty well attended
b. the members, and particularly so by spectators,
on both sexes as they furnish now about the on