The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-08-15
Correspondence of Crescent.

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| WAsmNGTON August ), 1913.
The HOnse have devoted very long session TO the Army
Bill and settled the of force upon the Peace Eab
lshnent There a struggle between those IN favor OF
foty.two to company-those in favor OF sixty four and
those in favor of hundred The President had IN
favor of Peace Establishment upon the standard oil e act
of 1Sbut since then there had been additions 10 e
a regiment of Mounted Rifemen, eight companies oil AFu
lerymen, and companies of Votiguers The MILITARY
Committee and the Committee of Ways and Means ua not
agree the proper force and there was morning ue
of three hours upon the proper basis Some advocated the
twenty thousand Others sixteen thousand Others fourteen
twelve ten and nine thousand 1t was said that the
President had been dsngenuous upon the subject and WINE
asking Congress for Peace Establishment upon the OLD
footing was really advocating of many thousand
men, Having rejected and of amendments the
following moved by Mr. Hail. of N Y, finally agreed
TO in Committee of the Whole The House and Senate OF
course have concur. The provision agreed TO says
The maximum of prvate in each Of the companies Oh
Dragons Artillery, Mounted Rlemen and Infantry, shall
| not exceed forty-twO in each company. Provided,
That the President in his discretion increase the num-
Der of Pvate in each fthe companies not exceeding sixty
which shall any time be enlisted and kept in service IN the
territorial service And the President may from time to time
order such transfers from and to different companies as may
be necessary for such purposes and provided further that the
whole number of Prvaes, including the company OF EngI-
and enlisted men, shall not exceed $3.50 men, and that
| the employees shall not exceed 1902
struggle arose late hour upon AN appropriation for
Western ArmOry, and the selection of sites, at the
South and point West of the Aleghanles The
disagreement as to the site will probably defeat the appop
solicited indeed the disagreement has done Tor the
| last ten or twelve years.
The House until o'clock yesterday morning resumng
| the session at 10.
The Senate have been engaged in continued and severe
labors upon the Civil and Diplomatic Bill An amendment
of 600 the Creeks the subject of long debate
The paid Georgia under mistake instead OF the In
dan and the principal and twenty years interest was asked
| Mr.. Downs of La, moving the amendment.
There a brief debate upon granting appropriation
of $50 600 io six new Revenue Cutters choone declared
be ndpensaby necessary by the Treasury Department
The stations of these vessels fixed the amendment,
and from Eastpod and Portland in Maine round by
Lake Ell and Key West of the number also be-
ing Charleston 1t stated that the eight steam vessels
built for the Revenue service under John Tyles Admins
| traon cost the Government $950OOO. They useless
for the purpose for which they built Some of them had
been lost of them used by the and some Of
! them employed life boats. The amendment
| agreed to by vote of IS to g.
An amendment urged by Messrs. Johnson and Downs
for increase of salary for of the Judges of louisiana
| but It waI agreed TO.
The Senate until between and O'Clock in the eve
ming, and finally adjourned, deSparing of final vote
| the Bill.
The Committee Patents of the House of Representa-
tives will report the facts growing out Of their examination
| in day ortwO.
The public divided the competency, justice and
official fair dealing of Mr.. Burke. The Committee will
ORLEANS
WASHINGTON, August 8, 1913.
The House passed the Army Bill to an engoSsmen last
evening after session of seven eight hours The action
of the committee changed the force of the
and the House ordered that the numerical force shall be pre-
cisey it under the of 1872 that l5S companies
at torytwO to company, besides employees staff,
| and making total of less than ten thousand
There long debate upon Western Armores and
Anenas and nearly hundred speeches OF five minutes
were made in buncombe speed urging that tavOre sites
shoub selected according the various representations
| The Mouse became impatient and forced the debate
| close.
Appropriations urged for the Missouri Mississippi
and Ohio rivers. The Chair decided them be in order
An appeal taken, but the decision Oyeuled by
of78to Is. In committee this the fate of the Internal
Improvement appropriations but in the House. after the
so5sment of the bill, attempt made them
The House adjourned at late hour and with the under
standing that the question should be reopened when the
House meets tomorrow.
Mr. Stewart of Pennsylvania presented series of char
ges against Lewis Cass, urging inquiry for vouchers and
stating that Mr. Cass had received SIT 600 during the
eighteen that he Governor of Michigan besides
receiving $1,000 Governor The House refused
suspend the rules (by nearly party vOte receive the reso
lutions.
| The Senate have before them the Oregon Bill of the
| House, reported from the Committee Territories with
amendments. One of the amendments is designed to Sc
cure recognition of the Missouri Compromise and con.
sents that the ordinance of 49, inserted by the House shall
be retained by preacing the words thus that" nasmuch
as the Missouri Compromise provides that all territory north
of $50 30 shall be free and Oregon being north of this line
be it, therefore, enacted The bill will be called up to-
morrow at noon. There hope that it may result in Civ
] ing government TO Oregon.
The Civil and Diplomatic Bill has occupied the attention
OF the Senate through very long session again Much of
the time has been taken the consideration of Indian
treaties and Indian claims The items inserted have been
various, and not all of public interest one however
Of $50 600 for sury to be made by Lieut. Col Fremont
TO the Pacific Ocean. Mr. Borand proposed the appIOpa
ton 1t stated that $780, eco had been paid for works
OF the Exploring Expedition and Col. Benton made some
reflections the neglect of capacity of Capt
Wilkes, prasng at the time Lieut. Col Fremont and
| his surveys.
There long debate upon purchasing the manuscript
papers Of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton Both
were agreed to- and the of $40 coo voted for the papers,
and $4,000 to have the of each prepared printed
Kit Carson is here and said there also here propo
sion from the Hudson Bay Company sell all their Ore
| gon lands and Improvements to the United States
A number of members have left Washington fer the
Buffalo Convention, and homeward bound. Mr. Gddngs
takes the Buffalo route home and altogether committed
now, with other members, the Free Soil or Third
Party The belief here is that Mr. Van Buren, will be NOM
mated. ORLEANS