The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-04-03
washington Correspondence of Crescent.

WAsu1NsroN March "a, 1913.
The Deficiency Bill has passed the Senate and House win
all amendments, and the BILL therefore, only wants ,e s
the President to become the law OF the aha Inc
hill mucb needed at the Treasury Department as many
protests waiting the of the Government anu SUI
ferng from the laws deay'-always the terror OF the
claimants upon Congress. , -,
The House has redeemed itself to-day from the charge OF
great deal of deness by passing large number OF pve
bills There nearly thousand bills upon the ca,eh''
and but few are passed, of the many reported
The Postmaster General has forwarded the
to the House. regard to International Postage ps.e
that no satisfactory arrangements have yet been haAe "
tween the United States and England
Among the memonas presented to the Senate Today was
one regard the contracts for the iine Oh o
tween New Orleans and New York Il chahgeoi a'e eoh
tract is asked by John Howard Sons
In the House. the Mississippi resolutions upon pos'ai anu
mail arrangements presented and ordered 10 DE printed
Some atempt was made take the Zen Regiment BILL
in the House to-day by the minority but it not pushed
very strenuously if it had been the maloty would nave
resisted it, The Intention believe, OF the Wing members
is that the bill shall take the usual reference to the Commit
tee on Military Affairs and to go through the usual FORM
The disposition also be- await the events which
are transping in Mexico The Loan Bill TO the
Senate after brief debate to-day of the topics
of the bill An amendment urged by the Chairman OF
the Financial Committee and adopted by the Senate that
of the bids, after being sent to the Treasury Depart
uent should be Withdrawn The design seemed TO be to
prevent collision the bidders of different amounts
Mr. Miles, Of Conn, proposed which excited some de-
vede when the loans should he made, the time when the
money should be paid and, further thai should be paid ac
coiingly upon the days specified Some OF the bidders OF
the great loan authorised the lass OF Congress sold
out their bids at a profit of 600 They men OF
small means and made them with view OF securing spec
uations. in which they successful.
Mr. Dickinson of New York, opposed to the amend
ment, and argued that it would avail nothing, for many
reasons but particularly for the that the thing could
be done as well without under such regulations hsc
lions Moreover he for having the bids left If
the present thrones of Europe TO be shaken down.
he hoped they European capitalists might come here
S nothing to such.
Mr. Anterior here consented that the bill should lie
send you copy of Mr. Webster's great speech yester
day made the Senate 1t is the first report going South
and has been prepared by Dr. Houston. the distinguished
enogapher of the Senate without assistance of sort
from the speaker
Mr.. Webster has been called suddenly home His only
daughter lies dangerously ILL., in Boston, and not expected
survive the week Mr. Webster has been severely afflicted
during the session. by the loss Of his son. in Mexico by the
proacted illness of his only daughter and by
al ndispositOn.
The Senate devoted long time, yesterday and to-day.
upon the question of the publication of the treaty and
the correspondence. Whether the offence shall be punished
the world enlightened by removing the Injunction of
cecy, has been the subject of debate. ORLEANS.