The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-08-16


WASHINGTON, Aug. z, I84S.-tSenate. pre-
siding officer laid before the Senate communica-
ton from the Treasury Department, with state,
ment of the quantity of sugar imported, furnished
in compliance with resolution of the Senate
Petitions and memorials were presented by
Messrs. Benton, Mason and Downs
Mr.. Walker presented the resolutions of the Wis
consin Legislature, in favor of improvement OF
harbors on the western shore of Lake Michigan.
MIR. Benton gave notice that he would, at the
next session, introduce bill to relieve the officers
of the Court Martial upon Lieut.. Col. Fremont
from their oath of secresy.
mr. Benton, from the Joint committee of the two
Houses for revising the present system Of reporting
debates and proceedings OF Congress- made long
report in writing, which he read from the SeCre
arys table The report states that the present sys
TEN adopted by the Senate has entirely failed in at
tanning the object contemplated recommends
the employment OF the 8 Union" and " Intelll-
gencer to publish on each and every morning after
they occur, sketches of the proceedings and debates
of the two Houses, to commence Immediately, pay
ing each 81 90 per column OF BREWER, payments
Weekly-and 10 employ also the Congressional
Globe for the publication of full and revised re-
ports of the speeches and proceedings in book form
for binding and preservation as a history of the
tOnal legislation the country-the proprietOrs Of
the Globe to be paid now, by subscription on the
part OF Congress, for a certain number Of copies
1000 copies of the report were ordered to be printed
On motion of Mr.. Reverdy johnson, the state
ment of the Secretary of the Treasury in reference
to the number of officers in the Baltimore Custom
house, was ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Anterior reported, without amendment, the
bill in reference to the payment into the Treasury
Of receipts from customs, without deduction or
abatement.
On motion of Mr.. Borland, the bill to grant the
State of Arkansas the public lands in that State
remaining unsOd in consequence of overflow, was
do hafa
passed.
On motion of Mr.. Douglass, the Oregon Terrific
rial bill was taken up, and the Senate, as in COM
| mlttee of the whole, proceeded TO the consldera-
ton Of the amendments proposed by Mr. d., from
the Territorial committee.
The first of these amendments, to insert III
line eleventh on the eighth page, after the word
effect, the words provided, that no act of the
Territorial Legislature shall become law until ap-
proved by the Governor"
Mr.. Davis, of Mississippi, moved to amend the
amendment by adding thereto, " or if not so ap-
proved until specifically TO- and approved
by the Congress of the United States.''
The amendment of Mr.. Davis was adopted, and
then the amendment of the Territorial committee,
so amended, was agreed to.
Mr.. Hale moved further to amend on the same
page by making it the duty of the Governor to
transmit Immediately, for action by Congress, all
acts not approved. Agreed to.
The second amendment of the Territorial COM
mittee inserting after word that in the first
line of the seventeenth page, the wOlds " inasmuch
as the said territory north of the parallel of thirty
| SIX degrees and thirty minutes of north latitude,
usually known the Missouri Compromise u
Mr. Underwood moved further to amend, so to
make it read 50 lies north of AZ degrees north at
tude, and to strike out the words Missouri com
promise
Mr.. Douglass hoped the motion would not pre-
vail, as the Senator would just as well attain his
object by voting against the amendment of the Ter
ritOrial committee and he thought a straight
course better than a CirCuitOus route. Without
concluding, he gave way to a motion OF Mr. john
son, of Nd, to pass the bill informally, las
there no probability that it would be disposed
of today with view to 60 into Executive session.
The motion prevailed, and the Senate is yet in
Executive session as this report closes, 5 P. VI.
THE amendment of the territorial committee,
last above given is important, because it is made
preamble TO the sixth section of the ordinance OF
1887, which comes m the bill from the House, and
thus declares as the reason why the WimOt provisO
is included to be, that the territory lies north of
300 30, known as the Missouri Compromise line.
The following is copy of the amendments pro-
posed by Mr. Downs, and ordered to be printed, viz
At the end thereof, and all that part of the Ire
jectedl SenaTe bill to establish the territorial 60
vernments of Oregon, California, and New Mexico,
after the twentieth section, with the following
amendments:
strike out the words " called Uppe. California"
and after the word g fOrty-eight'' in tie seventh
line, insert lying north of thlrtysix degree thirty
minutes north latitude"
Page twenty-five, section twenty-siX, line ten,
strike out the words or respecting slavery" and
insert in lieu of them and in said territory slavery
or involuntary servltude Except for crime) shall be
prohibited
Page twenty-four, section twenty-eght, line
three, strike out the words d" called New Mexico"
and the seventh line, after the word " forfeiture,
insert lying south of the said line of thirtysiX de-
grees thirty minutes north latitude, commonly
called the Missouri compromise line"
Page thirty, section thrty-three, line nine, strike
out the words g or respecting slavery, and insert
in lieu of them, after residents" in line fourteen
and the said territory Of New Mexico shall stand
in all respects, in regard to slavery, on the same
footing as did the territory OF louisiana at the time
of its cessOn to the United States"
HOuSe.-The consideration of the army apprO-
pratOn bill was resumed, the question being on
MIR. ThompsOn's motion to reconsider the vote by
which the bill was ordered to be engrOssed
The House refused to reconsider Sc TO III, and
the bill was then passed.
The usual resolution for the payment of the ad-
ditionaI compensation to the messengers and la
borers of the House, was introduced and passed,
l05 TO 50.
On motion, the House then proceeded to dispose
Of Senate bills Oh the Speakers table:
Senate bill to pay Richard NJ. johnson for the
buildings erected for the Choctaw Academy, was
read twice and referred. Also, the bill for the relief
OF Ward and Smith, and one or two others of pri-
vate character. Also, the bill granting to the State
of Wisconsin the Military Reservation of Fort
Winnebago, for pententiary purposes.
Senate bill, granting to the jackson Monument
Association certain cannon, captured by Gen Jack
son at New Orleans and Pensacola for the erection
of an equestrian statute on the public grounds, was
passed.
On motion of Mr.. Brown, of Pennsylvania, the
amendments Of the Senate to the joint resolution
submitted by him and passed several days since,
giving three months extra pay to the marines and
ordnance corps engaged in the Mexican war, We're
cOncurred in, and so the resolution stands passed.
Mr.. Bolts introduced resolution TO supply the
members of the present Congress with such books
furnished to members of the last Congress,
provided none shall be reprinted for that purpose.
Passed.
On motion of Mr. Cobb, the House then resumed
the consideration Of the message Ofthe President in
reference to the treaty, the boundaries Of California
and New Mexico and the establishment Of civil
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