The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-08-19
CONVERSATIONAL.

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ference be appointed. Agreed TO-
Mr. Atherton, from the Finance Committee, re-
ported, with sundry amendments, the Army Appro-
prialion Bill.
l. To paw ascertained claims under the recent
operations in California OF comma dore Stockton
and Lieut.. Col. Fremont. S200,000. Agreed to.
2. For arrearages for military and geological sur
veys under Lieut. Col. Fremont, west OF the Alls-
sIssippi $4,000. Agreed TO.
Mr. johnson, of Louisiana, offered an amend
ment appropriating $4,000 for the improvement of
Proctor's Island, near New Orleans. Lost, 29to26
MIR. Jefferson Davis from the Military Commit
tee, offered an amendment TO increase the eompa
MES TO GA, and the amount Of the appropriations in
all, about 100000 over the amount appropriated
by the House. Agreed to.
Mr.. Yulee, from the Naval Committee offered an
amendment for an increase OF the marine corps an
some regulations in relation thereto Agreedto
Mr.. flanagan offered an amendment. similar to
that offered by Mr. Duncan in the House, to an
thorize the honorable discharge Of the pryates &c
the Oregon Mounted Regiment, whenever appliea-
ton shall be made by any and The vacancies Is be
filed at the discretion of the President Agreedto.
Mr.. breese offered an amendment to give three
months extra pay and bounty lands 10 the arii-s
ficers Of the Mounted Volunteers but after some
explanations, from which it appeared TO be the i'm
preston that they would be included IN the recent
act on this subject, Mr.. B. Withdrew the same.
Mr.. Allen submitted an amendment to pay John
CALDWELL Assistant Quarternasier, SIS, for moneys
advanced for clothing, etc. for the army Agreed To-
Mr.. Bell proposed an amendment to pay Mr..
Choteau, of st, Louis, for contract with the Shaw
nee Indians Sl0500. Rejected.
Mr.. Sebastian proposed an amendment to pay
the Cherokee delegation, who visited Washington
in 1916, $1,000 for expenses Rejected
The bill and amendments were then ordered to
be engrossed for a third reading. Adjourned.
TIouse-Nieht SeSsion.--Mr Houston, Of Della
ware concluded his remarks, and the Lighthouse
Bill was then laid aside, with the amendments, TO
be reported to the House.
The Committee of the Whole then took lip the
amendments Of the Senate to the Civil and Diplo-
matte Appropriation Bill and debate ensHed on
various amendments, appropriation Of 81 900
for the Creeks in particularly in which 1Iessrs
Vnton, Cobb, TOombs, BOwden, Clngman, Nlc0ll,
Thompson, of Mississippi, Faran and Others par
ticipated The committee then rose, and a resolu-
ton was adopted to terminate the debate in COM
mittee. The Lighthouse Bill was then passed.
and the consideration of the Civil and DIPLOMATIC
Appropriation Bill afterwards received in Commit
tee OF the Whole, and some sixty of the Senate
amendments considered, and about half Of
these concurred in and the other half disagreed to-
Among the latter was the appropriation Of $500O0
to pay for the Amistad negroes. The Committee
then rose and the House. at II O'Clock, adjourned.
WAsH1NGToN August l0-Seaate- The Army
Bill was finally passed.
A communication received from the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, in relation to certain over
flowed lands in Florida,
Mr. Cameron made report in reference to the
public printing showing that under the present ar
rangement, Congress wifi save 500 600 the present
Congress.
The amendments of the House to the Iight.louse
Bill were concurred in.
House bill to surrender the Cumberland Road,
within the State of Indiana, TO that State passed.
The PostTOute Bill was then again taken up,
and numerous other amendments proposed, when
the bill was postponed until tomorrow, and
On motion of Mr. Douglass, the Senate resumed
the consideration of the Oregon Territorial Bill,
the question being ON the amendment Of Mr. UD-
derwood to the amendment Of Mr.. Douglass, rela-
tive the line of 36o 30, in the section containing
the WilmOt Proviso.
Mr. Webster was willing to vote for the bill as it
came from the House, but if amended as proposed,
he should not be able to vote for it. He alluded to
the provisions Of the section which it was proposed
then to amend-the section containing the sixth
section of the ordinance of I787 the Wilmot Pro-
viso-and defended those provisions Of that section.
No good reasons had been given for the adoption OF
the amendment. The inference would be iIresisti-
ble he thought, ifso amended that if the territory
laid south of 5000, the Proviso would not have
been introduced. He wished no committal on that
point
The institution of slavery was local, and not
bounded by points Of compass, and all degrees OF
latitude. He should oppose all extensions of slavery
and all compromise. If the bill was to be passed
it came from the House, he should therefore vote
for it, but not otherwise.
consequences of the war, were more easily to be-
iOreseen than now are the termination of the diff
culties arising from the acquisition Of terrory He
had been opposed to the war and the acquisition
Of territory, and he should continue 70 oppose all
efforts to make that ACQUISITION conduce TO an ex-
tension of the of slavery.
Mr.. Butler followed, in defence ofsouthern rights.
There was an evident determination by northern
men, that the south should not participate any Of
the advantages TO be derived from the ACQUISITION of
tarr for ra afix
ents who mig int desire to emigrate there TO 20 with
in their hand, and maintain their rights. Who
would attempt TO dispossess them Surely NOT
the army Of the United States Whit put
down the tiler Of the soil at his plough The neg
lect TO settle this question here equitable terms
should not, so far as his advice could 60, deter them
from the exercise of those rights guaranteed 10
them by the constitution. Before God, he would
advise them to defend their possessions there wiki
arms in their hands
Mr. Calhoun should vote against the amendment
He would rather vote for the bill as it comes from
tile House than with an amendment Of negative
character. calculated temporarily to allay excite
men; hut to settle nothing. He would not even 60
for it with the modification proposed by the Senator
from Kentucky, with the views which he enter-
tanned in regard 10 the constitutional rights OF his
constituents He trusted no Southern man, by his
vote, would aid ncarry through bill which had
proved insufficient and delusiye on both sides.
The impression was becoming stronger daily on his
mind, that The division in the body polite can me-
yer be healed here. He referred to tile consequeli-
ces of the abolition Of slavery in the West India
islands, and in other countries as destructive to the
interests ofthe property-hoders He was concer1ss
ed for the perpetuity Of the Union-xIen the rights
Of portion OF the people would not be maintained
in the way provided for by the constitution He
greatly feared that the south would be compeedto
take the regulation Of the matter into their own
hands. The Q Buffalo hunt, SO much talked of
recently, he appeared to think was free soil move
ment-came from the BarnbnrneTs--a free sol de-
monsfration to aid in depriying the south OF their
rights There was no aspect Of the case in which
it would not appear that slave labor had benefited
the North had benefited Europe, had benefited
all, except the Shareholder
Mr. Malgum should hase voted very cheerfnllv
for the amendment Of The Senator from Kentucky.
and he should vote for this, because modification
of the original section, but whether adopted Or not
he should vote against fe bill. because he could