The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-07-14

WASHINGTON, July ), 1873 Senate.-The Vice
President laid before the Senate a communication
from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to
resolution of the Senate calling for information III
regard to the manner in which the interest uponth
public debt has been paid at Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, and elsewhere, which was ordered
to be printed.
After the presentation of petitions the Senate re-
sumed the consideration of the joint resolution from
the House for the adjournment of Congress on the
18th inst, and the amendments proposed thereto
Mr. CLAYTON who was entitled to the floor, rose to
address the Senate, when Mr.. Niles renewed the
question of order, to which he had referred on Mon
day. and commended that as the discussion had been
far entirely irrelevant it time that it should
be arrested. The Vice. President declined in con-
fOrmity with the point raised by Mr. Miles, that the
debate was not in order. Mr. Clayton appealed
from the decision of the presiding officer, and
lengthy debate ensIed. The question was finally,
by yeas and nays, taken on motion made by Mr..
mangum, to allow Mr.. Clayton to proceed, and it
was decided in the afiirmative-ayes 26, nays %.
Mr. Clayton expressed his thanks to the Senate, and
proceeded to give his reasons for supporting Gen.
Taylor. Mr.. Foote replied, and after some further
remarks by Mr. johnson, Of Maryland, Mr.. Downs
moved TO postpone the further consideration of the
resolution to Monday week, but it was decided in
the negatively to 81, as was also another by Mr.
Breese, y to %, to postpone till tomorrow week
The question being then on Alr. Bright's amend
the House for the adjournment, (l7th,) to the 3lst
of july, Mr. Bell moved that the resolution lie on
the table TO be taken up when it can be ascertained
within what time the public business can be dis
posed of; lost, 25 to 26 After further debate, a
motion by Mr.. Lewis to lay the resolution on the
table was lost. "a to %. A motion by Mr.. Rush to
adjourn, was lost,
The Senate then rejected by a vote of IA to 80,
an amendment TO adjourn on #lle 18th of August,
and adopted by a vote Of 30 tolS, the amendment
to adjourn on the 3lst of July. The House resOlu-
ton thus amended, was then laid on the table by
vote of 26 TO %. The Senate then adjourned.
HouSe.-The Senate bill granting pensions to the
widows and orphans of such officers, non-commls-
stoned officers, musicians, and privates, as have
fallen in the service in Mexico, was taken up and
passed.
The resolutions from the committee on commerce,
reported several days since by Mr. Washington
Hunt, on the memorial of the Chicago convention,
/ the improvement Of rivers and harbors etc. were
taken up and the first resolution (betore gven) was
| agreed TO- Mr. Turner moved reconsideration OF
the vote, when on motion of Mr.. Cobb OF Georgia,
the consideration of the general appropriation bill
! was resumed in committee of the whole, and a
| great number of amendments were proposed, eX-
! planned and disposed of. The only one OF interest
| adopted, was 10 provide that the amount OF mileage
/ received by one member shall not exceed $1,000
| Without coming to any conclusion on the BILL the
COMMITTEES rose and the HgIss adjourned