The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-04-11
Washington Correspondence of Crescent.

Hath crushed for evemore the tyrants might
Neo Orleans, .fprH. 1913.
Washington Correspondence of Crescent
WASHINGTON, March 81 1913.
The debate upon the French question OF republic mas
occupied the Senate in long discussions since my last MT
Allen first proposed that his resolutions should be adopted on
the first Monday OF May. June was named by ahotheI
Senator which carried Mr. Allen back the first named day
in April. The debate and spirited, and parlc
paed in by Mr. Calhoun Douglass, Underwood Allen and
Fooe Mr. Calhoun wished well to the OF republican
ISM but feared its effect France, at the present tlne with
people poorly prepared for republican institutions as the
French The of generalization premature,
and Mr. c. proposed, therefore, TO lay the resolutions upon
the tablea motion which was lost by vote OF % TO a.
The question required postponemen which was not
disposed of at the adjournment last night Mr. Underwood
wished success TO the attempt to form republic IN France
but could forget he said that such attempt had been
made before and that it had failed He concured with MIR
Calhoun. in the sentiment that the movement was pena-
tue. But Messrs. Allen, Douglass and Fooe. all thought
otherwise In the midst ofthe discussion Mr. Hale, of New
Hampshire threw quite irebrand in the chamber by
motion to amend Mr. A:n's resolution for the purpose OF
adding special congraulaOn for the intended abolition OF
slavery the French West India Islands by the Provisional
Government of France. Thus stood the matter at the adj
journment, when Mr. Hannegan as Chairman of the For
egn Committee announced that there case OF lnd
yidua liberty pending at home and in the body. He pre-
sumed the question of abstract liberty France could be
postponed for day two, without detrmen to the public
interest. The hint taken, and the Senate went into
executive session Tor further action the case OF lndl
vdual liberty which that of Mr. Nugent correspOn.
dent of the New York Herald arrested for contempt and for
furnishing the Herald with copy of the Mexican treaty.
and the action of the Senate upon it, Mr. NJ in his
examination, relieved the Senators and the officers of the
Senate but would answer questions beyond this For
two nights he has been custody and given the Senate
world of trouble in executive session. where the question dis
cussed written law has been violated whether the
Senate has to inc punishment To make the pun
shmen OF future offences certain Mr.. Turney has proposed
q penal tor the consideration the Judiciary Commit
tee and the Senate.
The House has the day the consideration private
biIs-taking much and doing notllng-a very common
business in Congress The House has had under consiera-
ton bill reported from the Military Committee making an
appropriation for bringing home the remains of the dead in
Mexico at the public expense and also for giving them de-
cent and christian burial when the friends of the deceased
shall be unable to incu. this expense themselves The Com
mttee urged the of the bill once but OBJ
Jected to- IN some quarters as granting too much and i'll
Others, not granting enough. Between the extremes
there was power enough to refer it to the committee of the
whole the state of the Union notion which OF course
subjects the bill to long delay.
The bill for reundng the paid for the support of
volunteers until mustered into public also failed
satisfy the minority and after long and not very harmon
discussion sent back to the Military Committee for
revision.
The Naval Committee have reported Naval Pension Bill
embodyIng some new principles. 1t proposes general law
providing Pensions for the widows and orphans of officers
and seamen the United States navy. The principle new
in regard to orphans and not general in regard widows
Under the proposed law pensions will be paid to children to
the age of eighteen.
The President has the Senate for the new mission to
Rome DR., Martin the Government Secretary of Legation
at Paris at the present time The nominee competent for
the duties of his post and will be readily confirmed by
the Senate Mr. Livingston has been rendered the post of
Charge Afaes to Guatemala, but has declined and Mr.
Appleton OF Me, Chief Clerk of the State Department it is
supposed, will have the nomination
The Senate have given another long Executive Session
his evening to the of Mr. Nugent for alleged con-
empt in declining to betray who was who furnished him
With the treaty. This of individual liberty had to
TO the French Resolutions which were called I'D by
Mr. Allen mainly advocated by Mr. Downs of La who de-
ired that the Resolutions should gracefully and at once
md not after a long and reluctant debate
Mr.. Baldwin OF Conn agreed with Mr. Calhoun that the
Resolutions should be referred to the Committee on Foreign
Relations Wherever hitherto there had been any EXPIRES
ion OF the sense of the Government regard Greece
nd the Panama mission there had been such reference
M he held 1t to be the true He doubted the right the
enate TO such resolutions the name of the American
eope as was proposed. The Executive the more i'm.
1edate representative of the people and under the popular
npulse might lead off in the matter
The Senate commenced its session to-day by motion to
djourn to Monday, aferward toerable day. work was
one. Several memorials presented from the West for
lie improvement d the Cumberland, Ohio. and Mississippi
vers Also, for the purchase of Mount Vernon by the
enera Government 1t the wish of some that this sacred
rot should be purchased by the General Government for
itary and Naval Asylum and the subject incidental
alluded to during the day. and approved of by Mr. Davis
Miss. The OF Patrick Walker of Miss, drew forth
lite debate upon this subject and upon the Importance of
General Military Asylum, general debate ending
the passage of the bill for the relief of Patrick Walker
no is receive forty dollars month"; if the bill passes the
ouse general BILL it probable will also pass either
e form OF Military Asylum, the form of general
ension Law.
Mr. Black NJ. c. from South Carolina very worthy man. u
no has been some days ILL., is supposed to be dying
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Surgeons of London and of the Great Body of pac y
nes of the United Kingdoms begs to inform his friends
ID the public that consequence OF his having had L
erabe practice since he has been in this city, numbering
the Bar of 6e q .s ,Iecans
the Great Staple ec.-and although successful every
sehavng been offered by these worthless =
being considered derogaory and unproessona in the +
lool in which he educated ask sue-he has T.
Owed to open Oyster Shop, where he trusts that his (
ping bIvaivcs will reciprocal action the pockets
his former patrons and patients
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