The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-07-27
washington Correspondence of Crescent.

WAsHINGTON July 49, 1913.
The Senate continue be occupied with the consideration
Of the military appointments The debate has continued
hour by hour and has been carried with closed doors,
with all the vehemence Of session public The speakers
probably suppose that the injunction OF ecrey ultimate
y be removed and that may be required in public or
conclusions arrived at with closed doors, The motion to pro
coed TO the consideration Of private business Tor the time has
put stop to all public business and nothing of public I'M
porance has been consummated therefore for the past few
days
during the hours of session. and report be expected
this evening tomorrow. Common consent makes TIA
compromise report advance of receipt from the Com.
mittee Should such not be the action then poponement
viii be recommended and this would probably beconcurred
in by the Houses OF Congress more readily than any
compromise question Congress has been SO long in session.
and the members much faded from summer heat and
long confinement that the majority suppose the next session
or the next Congress with the Presidential question settled
will be much the opportune moment upon this
subject There disposition to turn 10 that
which ought never be mixed up with party politics. and
the excitement incident the main question itself increased
many fold from the Importance of the Issues growing Of
the political canvass.
The debate upon the question also calls up much GRIMM
alton and reply This foreign territory to the
country saws one party-and the is that 1t not
only unnecessary but besides involving the country IN a
foreign war has greatly endangered its domestic peace IN the
quarrel which has arisen and which predicted as to the
disposition of this question between the free and the slave
The House have passed an important Senate bill regulating
Naval Pensions with amendments The principle OF the
bill the continuation of the Naval Pensions TO widows and
orphans for the years and beyond this pension to
all who disabled in the public service. This new ea-
ture-one which has arisen in the House and IN which the
concurrence OF the Senate is asked
Among the resolutions adopted by the House calling
for all the correspondence with Mexico concerning the
treaty Another resolution calls upon the President TO fur
nish to the House accurate account Of all the moneys
ceved from the Government by General Taylor and Senator
Cas- respectively distinguishing between regular and
allowances and naming under whom by whose order, t0
what purpose, and what time these extra allowances
were received.
resolution was also moved and by Mr. Lahm, OF
Oho--proposng that black colony be established OF
the Rio GTande and that the President take the necessary
steps for setting apart such colony once The resolution
met with some favor, but enough show any decided
demonstration wauantng the possibility Of such plan OF
colonization.
The Civil and Diplomatic bill occupied the of the
House in Committee of the Whole for several hours Among
the amendments agreed to s00 900 tothe Custom
at Charleston besides the Of $4,000 reported the
ginal BILL $4,000 we've also appropriated for the completion
of the works of the Exploring Expedition Were also voted 4
long struggle took place upon attempt made to introduce
Appropriations for the support Of Rivers and albors-slU0
900 for the Ohio the for the Assspp and other, but
smaller sums. for other rivers.
1t is hoped that this long and reome bill viii be disposed
of tomOuow, It is yet, however, to be considered y te
Senate, SAAASaS'