The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-07-20
Confessional.

] WASHINGTON
he refston Of one or two petitions and memo-
rails a few unimp0rtant reports from conmiilees,
and two or three unsuccessful attempts TO take up
particular bills on mouoh q nut ALneltTi, .lle
onsiderafion Of the amendments 10 the naval apprO-
nriation bin. returned from the House, was resum-
! "a INIT ,yitboui action. The bill was again post
noned. and on motion of Mr.. Bright the special
order The 0regon territorial bill again taken up
| Mr. Hunter addfessePthe Senate. He believed
that truth id this agiiatiug question of slavery was
I with the South. He referred 10 the 3" conclusive .
| argument OF Mr. Calhoun on this subject, but said
| that he should not follow him, because he deemed
! the argument entirely useless
He then went into determination Of the express
and implied powers and Limitations of the Con-
stitutiOn, bearing on this question: to show that
the power Is reposed in that agency which was
originally anu under the Constitution established
! for the benehtot the whole people. This equality
was derived not only from the construction of soci-
ETY. and the Dictates of common sense but from the
! constitution Itself. Turn where we would we
found the Constitution filled with provisions in
support OF this equality among the States.
lie combatted the position of Mr.. Davis, that
the object was an increase Of the political power
OF the lave-holding States. So far from such a
result being contemplated, were we to move on
without sectional jealousy, the object would be to
bind allthe States together like band of brothers
At the conclusion of Mr. Hunters speech Mr.
Jefferson Davis indicated wish to address the
Senate on his amendments, and as he was not then
prepared to 60 on, the bill was again informally
passed over. Therefore, il is probable that the
implied understanding that the vote should be taken
tomorrow will not be carried out
On motion Of Mr. Rusk, the Senate took up the
bill to authorize the Iresi lent to increase the navy
of the United States by adding thereto the officers
! of the navy of the late Republic Of Texas.
Mr.. BerFien addressed the Senate briefly. in
opposition to the bill, act of gross injustice to
the officers OF the navy of the Omitted States. Some
of the officers who it was now proposed to incor-
porate into the navy Of the United States and pro-
mote over the heads Of others now belonging to
that navy, had quilted that service years ago. and
sought employment in a foreign service. He felt
constrained, by sense Of justice, to vote against
the bill.
Mr.. Rusk replied, surely the Senator from Geor-
gia did not consider Texas now g foreign govern
ment." And he proceeded to show that Texas
came into the Union at the solicitation of the
United States-that by the act of annexation the
! navy of the Republic of Texas was to be included,
and her officers retained in the service. The yes
sells of the Texan Navy had been surrendered to
the United States, under the terms of the compact
and there was nothing unreasonable or unjust, in
a compliance onthe part of the United States with
that part OF the compact which related to the gal
liant officers who had foug secure for Texas that
independence which had enabled her to accept the
invitation of this Government, and enrol herself
among the States of the American Union.
Mr. Badger, as member OF the Naval Com
mitee, explained that this bill had come before the
Senate without any general concurrence in the
consent TO its introduction, that the expression Of
the whole Senate might be had on its merits.
After some further debate Mr.. Niles took the
floor, and ridculed the idea of increasing the navy
just as we had got out of war, and in the same
strain replied to the g war speech as he termed it,
OF Mr.. Davis, of Massachusetts. II seemed that as
soon as the war speeches had terminated on one
side, they to be renewed on the other side of
| the chamber and from the remarks Of The Senator
from Massachusetts il seemed that though the war
had oh bn in IL
| ger soon of anotheB-a zRdrdttHe aoGr.
The vote was taken on Mr.. Westeott's amend
menf, and it was rejected.
The question then recurring on the passage ofthe
bill, it was decided in the negative, by yeas and
nays, II to &c. And the Senate adjourned.
HouSe.-On motion Of MIR. GOggin, the House
| proceeded TO the orders of the day, and resumed
the consideration Of the Report from the Committee
! on Commerce, upon the Memorial of the Chicago
Convention, relative TO the improvement of Rivers
| and Harbors by the General Government, and also
upon other memorials on the same subject the Veto
Message of the President, at the present session,
upon bill of the last session providing for the I'M
provement of Rivers and Harhors and the bill rela
tive to tonnage duties-the question being on agree
| ing to the second resolution.
THESE resolutions-the first of which was adopted
few days since-have all been given at lengthl
On the adoption of the second resolution, to-day,
| the vote stood, yeas ll2 nays So.
On the third resolution, yeas 81, nays H.
On the fourth resolution, yeas l09, nays So
| The fifth resolution was also adopted without
| division.
Mr.. Bolts, (by leave,) from the committee on
| Military Affairs, to which had been committed the
Senate amendments to the bill repeating the provi-
sion Of the act for the prosecution of the war with
| Mexico, which provides for the reduction Of the
number of Generals at the close of the war-report-
ed that the committee had amended some Of the
! said amendments. had agreed to some without
| amendment, and disagreed to others.
! The House, by unanimous consent, proceeded to
the consideration of the report, and the question
| being agreeing to the first-Mr. Cobb Of Geor-
ga, moved that the House proceed TO the order Of
| the day. Lost
On motion Of MIR. Vinton, the House, in commit
tee of the whole, resumed the consideration of the
General Appropriation Bill, but finding itself soon
| afterwards without quorum, the committee rose,
reported the fact TO the House, and the names of
the absentees were ordered to be entered on the
! journal
A quorum having appeared, the House again re-
| solved itself into committee of the whole, on the
same BILL and the committee soon again found itself
without quorum, rose, and reported the fact, and
! the names of the absentees were again ordered to
| be entered on the Journal.
4 quorum having again appeared, the House, a
! third time resolved itself into committee Of the
! whole, on the same BILL and after some time spent
! therein the committee rose and reported that they
| had come to no conclusion thereon And, at 10
minutes before L. adjourned.
Correspondence of the Baltimore sun.1
WASHINGTON July II, 194S.
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