The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-17
= Proceedings i'll Congress.

| SENATE.-iIay 8.-A, number Of petitions ant
memorials were presented. e
Mr.. Dix presented the resolution of the New Yorl
Legislature, In favor of the payment of the claim:
| of our citizens for French spoliations.
MIR. Dickinson presented petition from New
| York, in favor of the proposed new railroad be-
tween New York and Philadelphia.
Several mlmportant reports Were made from
| committees.
| Mr.. Johnson, of Georgia, offered a resolution
| which was adopted, instructing the Judiciary Com
mlttee to inquire into the expediency of establishing
| a Professorship Of International Law at the Anna
| polls Naval School, and to extend the number OF
| appointments, to allow the admission of two
| for each member of Congress.
| MIR. Breese reported bill to grant the right OF
way through the public lands of Indiana, and alter
| nate sections of the same, for railroad.
| The bill to authorize the holding of a special
term of the District Court, in Tennessee, was pas
sed, also the bill relative to the public archives OF
| Florida.
| Several bills from the House were received and
referred.
Mr. Borland introduced the bill, of which he had
given previous notice, to grant unsod overlooked
public lands in Arkansas to that State for purposes
of International Improvement Read twice and re-
ferred.
The special order of the day-the Yucatan bill
was then taken up.
When Mr.. Foote referred to that portion of my
report of Thursdays debate Il believed in the Sc
nate, which attributes to MIR. Calhoun the remark
that he had not considered it necessary to notice
what the Senator from Mississippi had said ,, in
his speech of that day. Mr. Foote said satsfacto-
ruy that the remarks referred to had been entirely
misunderstood by the reporter.
Mr.. Calhoun also dlsclaimed having used the-ex-
preston, any other disrespectful to the Senator
from Mississippi. my reports are necessarily hasty,
and must, OF course, have misunderstood the re-
marks at that point of the debate though others I'M
derstood it as did.
MIR. Houston would be glad if the Hon. Senator
would point out any instance which Texas had CO.
quoted with England
Mr.. johnson said that during the pilgrimage of
the Senator to Gen. Jackson if the papers had cor
recty quoted him, he had used such an expression
Mr. Houston thanked the Senator from MARYLAND
for the opportunity to contradict the statement He
had never used such remarks as had been attribu-
ted to him.
MIR. Houston then addressed the Senate at great
length, in support of the bill, but have not time
before the cars leave, to give a sketch of his re-
marks which embraced several topics of public
Importance, which now occupy the public attention
MIR. Foote made few remarks, and Mr.. Hanne-
gan also again urged the importance of prompt
uon. 1t had become question-Shall we or shall
England take possession of Iucatan
Mr.. Johnson, of Maryland, followed, and in the
course of his remarks referred to the fact, that
though the message had only been on their table for
week, the subject had been brought to the atten-
ton of the Executive more than six months since.
He also alluded to the charge which had been made
against Texas, of g coquettng with England .
He opposed to the bill in its present shape and
expressed his views on the subject at considerable
length.
Mr.. Hannegan said that the Senator from New
ork, some days since, had so clearly laid before
the Senate the operations of England on the Yucca
tan coast, &c, that il unnecessary for him to
refer to the facts. 1t was we'll known that the OBJ
FDUlanu tn Ind
Sierra, In his last communication, said that if the
aid asked is not afforded in two short months Yucca
tan. as government, will cease to exist
Mr. Jefferson Davis said that if this bill was to be
passed over, he hoped the twenty regiment bill
would be taken up that the President might be
enabled in this particular case, to prosecute the
war with Mexico in such manner that a ne,D war |
might not grow out of it, for he agreed with the
Chairman of the Committee Foreign Relations
MIR. Hannegan) that if delay was practised the |
next question would be whether we shall expel Eng
land from Yucaan.
Mr.. Calhoun contended that there was not the |
slightest probability that England would interfere
Or take possession of Yucatan. He was ready to |
AXE the responsibility Of this declaration He had |
examined the correspondence which had been re-
erred to, and there was nothing in it to warrant
such a conclusion.
Mr.. Crttenden followed. He desired, before
agreeing to the movement authorised by the bill, |
uch information would warrant the taking of |
military possession for the objects contemplated, or
rom the considerations stated. He was in favor of |
he amendments proposed by Mr.. jefferson Davis.
MIR. Westcott addressed ahe Senate at length, and |
expressed his conviction thai it was the intention
If England to take possession of Yucatan and that
,nce in her possession, she would not renauish it,
And he would vote for any measure necessary to |
prevent England from taking possession, and to pro-
ect the interests of the United States.
After some further conversation, the bill was
'assed over informally. and the Senate adjourned,
Utter adopting resolution calling the President
or further correspondence on the subject.
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIvEs-Afters some I'M
important business, the House, in Committee of the
" hoe, resumed the consideration of the bill grant
hg bounty lands to officers promoted from the ranks,
Lh a, the several amendments proposed
The amendments Of Messrs. Thompson, of Mis-
lssippi and Lumpkin, of Georgia, to which have
iiready referred, and numerous others offered to-
ay We're rejected, and the bill was finally reported
o the House and passed, with single amendment.
equring that the officers referred to :: shall have
'een elected or promoted after reaching the seat of
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