The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-03-13

; In, Ic;,ad yreat interest 1t is shown by some that
the Loan Bill before the Senate Will ial to supply ,e
sary enuisions upon the Treasury Mr. hockWei, Vi S
nectcu has charged serious errors upon 'e
o. If these charges is that the amount of avai OF Treas
ury Notes actually received for the last and the n quartz
of the present fiscal year, and the amount eStiia'e "
able exceed BY than hive millions the dh'o""' ""
lied In all these statements there are great errors
.,l renders them more marked is the tact mat re-
peated inquiry and investigation do not solve 1he NY
The Secretary of the Treasury has acknowledged one error
seven millions in the estimates and statement o means, w.
it is feared that almost As serious may DE aeee
after committee of investigation has been ntimased an"
il is possible may be appointed. -, :.
The Presidential question: and matters cohhec'eu WV"
begin to enter largely into the public discussions oi
Gen Taylors politics have been debated WIN con
inausitiyeness and some acmony Gen Iasiof, ho"e''
has not needed friends to defend his politics OF MS n. o
of the speeches novel, both in manner anu Ill mattel
came from Mr. Levin, of Pa, the ohiy .>ao'I 1A
member of the House and was delivered hohi ie "'o"
established at the commencement of the present session OF
Congress- authorizing members OF the House 10 >peah ee
from their own from the desk IN front OF 'e speaker
Mr. Levin's speech an earnest Nau'e American, p"i
against the Pope of Rome whom he pronounced 10 DE no
Rtomer and more dangerous friend to true liberty tah
auy of his predecessors The speech was bold ana psoeo
against the Jesuts but in favor of the American Cahocs
Some of the speeches made in the House have hcueh'dhS
toucbe1 upon the Treaty. Mr. Smith, of Conn, Chairman
oftbe Committee on Foreign Relations, made very vehe-
ment speech against the annexation of more country regard
ing both the soil and people OF New Mexico as positive
amity TO the country The soil OF most OF the country we
boud obtain it was said neither pastoral nor ashc"i,
t NOR i, any way available It was destitute of natural
irrigation and unsuited to all purposes to which we shou
desire to apply it. The direct cost of was to be twenty one
millions of dollars and could yield nothing IN return po
additional burdens upon the Treasury The pJuaces
any territory beyond the Rio Grande ana IN favor vi o
territory than the y yields, may indeed he te opposie
grounds which will lead to its rejection
A. one Of tine incidents of the may mention that te
Committee Military Affairs this morning reporter o
| Of
Caforuia These include Col Fr6monts CLAIMS expenses
for some 5000 horses, and amount which, according 10 a'
umeut accompanying the Report may reach 'he sum Vi
1000 The Military Committees are hlled WIN c'a's
for expenses, and though none are Vi u'is a'o' ~
| of them are large. =.
We have winter weather here in its most fobIdding iofm
twenty four hours storm and great cold Inc se'sh
bells are ringing mery, and mpar good deal Oh sses u
the city, The President, Notwithstanding the s'of au
brilliant party yesterday and the VrcePesideht e evening
| previous The city is very full of strangers.
The Supreme Court have had an important case under con
sieraton for several days past-The United states rs e
Citv of Portland Maine The City authorities OF the Maine
Commercial Metropolis have imposed tax upon the custom
house and CusomhouSe property In the CITY, lhs Tax Has
been paid for time-fOr many years, ndeed-"ioa
objection but recently the attempt to secure 1t was resisted
and the District Attorney for the State OF Maine Instructed
sue the city back the amount pad io rents Inc
argument upon the Government side is that all Government
property under the Constitution and by the usual pracce
EXEMPT from taxation The argument upon the City SIDE Is
that though the of the Government may not be taxed
its uses may be taxed Warehouses taxed by the States
So are Postoticcs So Collectors, and are Pomasers
There is no constitutional authority, any just practice
which exempts Cusomhouse any more than Warehouse
from taxation The has been argued by the Attorney
General for the Government and by MIR. Evans, OF Name
the able Senator the City The Court regard the ques
on rs grave one and their decision likely to be mporan
| as precedent.
The Court are hurry ing their business TO cose-the tern
| ending on the 1lth.
of atiyeS hay a handsome
number of Private Bills to-day-mOre than any pre-
ceding Private Bill day of the session. ORLEANS