The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-13
Washington Correspondence of Crescent.

WASHINGTON, May 4, 1885,
Eds Crescent The Select Committee reported in favor
OF the Whitney Railroad yesterday morning the House of
Representatives. They endorse the whole project, and
commend the largest appropriation of the public domains for
building railroad from Lake Michigan to the Pacific.
The House gave the day named to the consideration of
Land First the subject of the location of certain
Land Warrants, and secondly the subject OF Land Boun-
lies The first related mainly to the revolutionary soldiers,
and the last mainly those engaged in the with Mexico
Upon the former bill there action, though an hour Or
passed in urging the bill through, and in urging
amendments. conflict of opinion destroyed the whole
subject for the day. The day given TO this subject and
the subject will probably be resumed again to-day.
The Senate somewhat excited this morning by the in
PRODUCTION Of Slavery form, but in accep-
table the South The Judiciary Committee took the sub
ect hand upon the reference of the resolutions of the Ken
lucky Legislature, asking of Congress stringent
cuon OF the law Of 1893 and for the constitutional power
regard the escape fugitive slaves Mr. Butler of c.
of the Judiciary Committee, reported bill, accompa-
MED by elaborate report which read to the Senate by
Mr.. B. himself from The Secrearys chair 1t the
question of Southern rights and government duties at most
elaborate length, and in form satisfactory. that ten
thousand copies ordered be printed upon the
motion of Mr. Atchison, of Mo.
1.-The bill provides that the Judges of the United States
Courts shall grant warrants for the arrest of fugitive slaves
and that all officers whatsoever. Clerks, District
Attorneys. Collectors Marshals, and Pomasers, shall
be required assist the of slaves And further that
slaves making their shall be recovered for at the
of $1,000 each, when the thus aiding be found.
Mr. Hale of N H., thought the introduction of such bill
offered proper occasion for silence and accordingly intro
duced resolution calling the Judiciary Committee
inquire whether the States of the South had violated the
rights of the free coored citizens of the morrill, and if what
laws ought be adopted for their protection The esou
adopted, objection having been made the in
PRODUCTION of the first bill the printing of the copies
of the report.
Mr. Hale also wished to obtain vote upon the ntroduc
ton of the bill introduced by him two weeks since for the
protection of property paying for property destroyed by
popular violence
There was long debate upon Bill granting six miles of
the public domain upon the whole line of proposed rail-
road from Cairo Chicago. The road is four hundred
miles long, and the grant of land very large The question
argued with great eanestness, by several Senatothe
Senators arguing for the right in equity and the
southern Senators against it. the point of the Cons
tuition The bill before the Senate also contained grant
for Improvements in Illinois The bill was argued for several
hours, with pointed discussions between Messs Cal
houn and Bagby snd Nessrs Bagby, and Fooe of Msss
sippi. The bill finally passed-4 to IL. Notice
given by Mr. Atheon of n. H.. that he would to-day call
up the bill for tire support of West Point Academy. Mr.
Cas- preceded this with notice that he would call up the
bill for raising twenty additional regiments of volunteers
letter received from Mr. Brent presenting portrait
OF zen DE kalb TO Congress.
The letter from Cen TAYLOR addressed TO his brother in
law has presented fruitful subject of comment in the
polca cree since its appearance The wing Taylor men
iee hc and perhaps entirely relieved by this epistle-Norh
and southland the letter will doubt contribute to place
him much more favoraby before the PHILADELPHIA Conyen
on IMAM coud nave been done under other circumstances
great many however believe that both Gen. Taylor and
Mr.. Clay will be set aside and that the nomination v; fall
upon Judge Mclean. OpIr.xs
F. S-fhere was splendid balloon ascension in the CITY
yesterday made in the presence of many thousand
Mr. Wise was the Aeronaut,