The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-08-02
washington Corresponding Of Crescent.

WASHINGTON. July %, 1913.
rr Irorsa have had very fierce debate for two days
- tho Civil and Diplomatic bill, growing out oil the re-
lection of the bill and amendment OF the Savannah l'ef
NJ of the discussion has been upon the veto power and
The threatened veto Of the bill by the EXecutve-seVef OF
~ Presidents friends having threatened the veto MI
Tyerson of Ga Mr. Thompson, OF Miss, (who read long
oh AGAINST General Tayor,) and Mr. Bayly, of Va, all
rgad the President do the unprecedented act oil VetOhg
this bill The speeches were mainly upon hte nal improve
the veto power and the opinions of the candidates OF
the two parties for the Presidency The same House whch
nm Thursday morning. rejected the bill by vote oil IUO 10 10
onsideed the vote Friday and Saturday the bill was
passed by vote of O8 rs The debate arose AGAIN upon
new motion reconsider and the same sort oil deDate was
continued as during the previous days The bill Is now be-
fore the Senate and before the Committee OF Finance to
undergo the probing knife of that committee and afterwards
of the Senate.
with all the important provisions retained. 1t is before the
Committee of Ways and Means, and will be ready for con-
currence on Monday
AIIs ready also for the Army b-the only items of which
are those necessary support the Government upon reduced
peace establishment. And the committee recommend by
advice of the Secretary of War that the Army shall be re-
duced the numerical force existing previous to the COM
mencement OF the with Mexico.
The Senate have had one day exciting debate upon the
Territorial bills and the indication would TO be to get
vote upon the bill to-day The Chairman Of the Committee
of Compromise Mr. Clayton called the bill on Saturday
Immediately after the reading of the journal The provisions
were briefly explained by the Chairman of the Committee,
MI conn, followed IN DOlu ana
upon the bill He deCaTed-as did Mess Hale OF IL,
and Hamn of Me-. later in the daythat he would vote for
bill the effect of which would be to engratt the lnu
of slavery upon free States free territory They could
not they said and would compromise question
of this sort They not abOOnSS and would consent
that slave territory should continue retain slaves but upon
free territory they would engra the Institution. Between
Mr. Niles of Conn, and Mr. Dickinson, of N Y. both OF
the same and of the dominant party there spang
The Connecticut Senator ittod his friend as he called him
of Df
been burnt in efgy He met with the mild eprOof to
look at home and mind his own business. Mr. Calhoun and
Mr. WestcOtt, of Fa also had word or two in the way OF
question and The Florida Senator feared that the
bill did go far enough but Mr.. Calhoun satisfied
satisfied that upon this question OF slavery there two
interpretations Of the Constitution. The party held thai
slaves could be carried into all the territory OF the United
States and the other that they could not and 50 Tar as Affect
ed the action of the committee both agreed that there should
be an appea to the Supreme Court Thus the question
left but Mess Corwin, Baldwin and the democratic Sen
named conjunction undertook to show that the Su
preme Court forbid any such Interpretation, according tC
existing proposed laws. The Supreme Court would moi
act upon Of wnts Of upon hGJeaS corpus The
be of monetary value and Of the sum OF S2
least exclusive of costs before there could be reexamn
ton. Mr. Baldwin complained that the Oregon question
which was earlier character and altogether distinct IN
nature should be made depend the territories oil
Mexico acquired the price OF The answer was
that was and necessary settle all these questions TO-
gether Mr. Calhoun said, if they separate the whole
bill would be lost. Mr. Baldwin nevertheless, persisted in
his motion which was that all the sections beyond the 2
(apperainng New Mexico and California alone) should
be struck from the bill The yeas and called and
the vote stood II yeas nays-absent, The absenee>
were Messrs Webster, Rusk Cameron and Hunter. Oft
II yeas, democrats wings and independent Nlr
HaIe) OF the 81 nays, II from the free States, and
| the remainder from the slave States
An attempt will be made to take up the question to-day
There is but little doubt that it will pass the Senate but Mr.
Van Buen's friends may make up party strong enough
with Others 10 defeat in the Ouse-There is but little hope
now that Congress will adjourn before the 18th of August
ORLEANS.