The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-07-01
[From the Baltimore sum-

WAsHrNGToN. June %, l848- Senate- The
Vice President laid before the Senate a commune
cation from the Secretary OF the Treasury, with a
report of a geological reconnaissance of the ChIppe-
wa land district of Wisconsin, and the Northern
part of Iowa. Also, petition from the messenger
of the Presidential mansion, for an increase of COM
pensation
The Naval appropriation bill was received from
the House-read twice, and referred to the commit
tee on finance.
A resolution, offered by Mr.. Badger, to rescind
the resolution providing for the appointment OF
superintendent of the Senate ante-rOom, was taken
up, debated, and finally referred to the committee
on the contingent expenses of the Senate.
Mr.. Breese introduced the bill, of which he yes
terday gave notice. for the relief Of certain mail
contractors under the act of 1886; read twice.
Mr.. Atherton's resolution, offered several days
since, making the daily hour of meeting IL, instead
of II O'Clock, was taken up and adopted.
Mr. Davis of Mississippi, from the Military com
mittee reported bill for the relief of Col DOmin-
guez, which, with the report, was ordered to be
printed.
On motion of Mr.. Badger, the resolution from the
House, providing for adjournment of the two Houses
on the 18th of July was taken up, and Mr. B. offered
an amendment providing also, that the next session
shall commence on the second Monday in NOvem-
Der next and the business then be resumed in the
various stages in which it shall be left on the day
of adjournment. Mr.. Bright proposed further
amendment, extending the time for adjournment TO
the 3Ist JULY instead of 18th. debate ensued
which occupied the remainder of the session, in
which Messrs. AtchisOn, Bradbury, Calhoun, Ber-
rien CLAYTON, Butler, FOote, Mangum and Miller
participated. The debate finally diverged into
discussion by Mr.. Foote, Mr. Mangum, and Mr..
Miller of the sentiments of General Taylor and
General Cass. Mr.. Foote was opposed to adjourn
ment, until the great principles upon which the
wings were to go into the Presidential canvass had
been discussed by distinguished Senators in that
chamber. He thought that the object of those who
had brought forward the resolution was to dodge
these issues He referred to the proceedings of the
Philadelphia COnvention-to the neglect there to
Law down any platform of principles-tO the speech
Of Mr. Abbott Lawrence, at Boston, and the letter
of Mr.. Geo. Ashmun, in relation to Gen. Taylor's
views on various topics, were true or not.
Mr. Mangum said that there were no questions
which he was not prepared TO meet, fully, and he
presumed such was the case with every Senator on
that side of the chamber. The Senator might at
once disabuse hls mind Of the suppositOn that there
was any disposition On the part of himself or his
associates t. avoid responsibility 1t was true that
thew had spread their nets, and great many more
fishes he had no doubt, would be caught during the
ensuing campaign than were TO be found IN the
wing party. But this resolution had not been
brought forward by whig, but by the Senator
from Missouri, (Mr. Atchison,) whom no one would
suspect of favoring the views of the wings.
Mr.. Foote rejoned at great length, and in the
course of his remarks propounded a number of
questions TO the principles upon which the issues
in the approaching contest are TO be determined,
and TO ascertain the views Of Gen. Taylor on vari
Gus points suggested, and was followed by
Mr.. Miller, Of NewJersey, who stated that Gen.
Cass had been on both sides of the Wilmot ProvisC
0uestion and in this respect Gen. Taylor, who had
expressed no opinion on the subject, had the adj
vantage. When the 81 100000 bill was before the
Senate, Gen. Cass, he said, had expressed his re-
grets that it had been defeated by the course OF Mr.
Davis of Massachusetts, because 1t contained the
Wilmot Proviso, and that great measure had thus
also been defeated: but at the next session ne
Gen. CT had voted against this Proviso, when il
was proposed to introduce it into another bill lthe
$4,000, 900 bill of precisely similar character.
After some further remarks by Messrs. Foote and
Mangum, in which the latter dlselaImed Tor Gov
Morehead, President of the Wing Philadelphia
Convention, certain alleged expressions In his
speech, on taking his seat as President Of that Con
vention, in reference to the spoils of office, aI
replied also to the interrogatories p pounded by
the Senator from Mississippi, on the question OF
National Bank, Tariff, the Independent Treas
ury, the Wlmot Provis0, Annexation OF Texas, etc.
No National Bank is Contemplated under Gen. lay
lor's Administration. He had always understood
that Gen. Taylor was opposed, as was the wing
party to the Annexation Of Texas or of taking
property that does not belong to u.s. On the ques-
ton of the Tariff, debt Of SI50,0O0,O00 was not
&c be paid AlLH tue f6NeHu6 10 De raised from the
present Tariff On all questions he was ready to
trust Cen Taylor, believing him to be good wing
and an honest man. On all questions, the Wilmot
Provisb iaeluded he believed the true sentiments
Of Cen Taylor were contained in his Allison let
ter--a letter which contains the true Washingto-
| man doctrines.
Alter some further conversation between Messrs
Foole and Mangum, the Senate, at about P. NJ,
| adjourned
H.1nseof Represeatatipes The House again took
| up the report Of Mr. Strohm, from the Committee
on Public Expenditures, and MIR; Bedinger adj
dressed the House in defence of the estimates OF
the Secretary of the Treasury.
A number of bills from the Senate, laying on the
1 Speakers table, were read the first and second
times and appropriately referred
| Senate bill, regulating seamen ON board public
| andsprivate vessels was passed
The resolution from the Senate for renewing the
contract for carrying the Southern mail, was read
| twice and debated
/ The General Appropriation bill was again under
consideration ID Committee Of the Whole, but the
Committee rose without coming % any conclusion
thereon. :. Adjourned.