The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-07-11
washington Correspondence of crescent.

WASHINGTON July l, 1913
There has been debate the Oregon bill since Thurs
day. 1t win be recommended Monday, when Mr.. Mason
will address the Senate in argument against the right OF
Congress to prohibit the introduction Of slaves into the terri
tory belonging to or which be acquired by the United
States. An informal understanding to to-day IN
the Senate that the final vote shall be taken next
Wednesday week. the 18th inst 1t is hoped and believed
that some compromise viii be adopted which will avoid the
danger and excitement of sectional division upon the
question.
The Senate to-day passed bill retaining certain officers in
the army whose discharge the close of the was pro-
vded for in the acts under which they apponted) until
the 4th of March and matter of considerable
interest to of the Officers returning from Mexico have
made copy of it in full. 1t is as follows
AN ACT to amend act, entitled An act supplemental
to act entitled An providing for the prosecution Of
the existing between the United States and the Tepub
lie of Mexico - and for other purposes
Be enacted etc. That the pr0UisO Of the first section of
act approved the eighteenth day Of June, thousand
eight hundred and fotysx, the following words That
when the with Mexico shall be terminated by defn
tive treaty of peace duly concluded and ratified the number
of major generals in the shall be redueedto and
the number of bngader generals shall be reduced two
directed to select from the whole number which may then be
in office, without regard to the date of their commissions the
charged from the service of the United States be and the
same hereby suspended until the 4h day of March, 849
but no vacancy happening among the generals in
vice shall in the mean time be filed up.
g. That SO much of the provisions of existing laws
qure the discharge OF the Officers and principal musicians
hereinafter named be and the hereby suspended until
tne 4l OF March VIII One additional each
regiment 81 dragons artillery infantry and remen as
authorized by the Sd section Of the act of 1h February 1S4
entitled An act to raise for limited time, additional
military force and Tor other purposes Two additional sur
geonS and twev additional assistant authorized
by the Sh section of said act -Four qqateaster and
assistant quatermsers authorized by the 10Th section OF
said act One assistant adutant general with the rank etc
OF lieutenant colonel OF cavalry and two assistant adu
tans general with the breyet rank and emoumens OF
captain Of cavalry authorized by the I'd section OF the
for additional number OF general officers and for other
purposes Two deputy PaymsSers general ana ten pay
tened act And the principal musicians allowed to
each regiment of artillery by the 18th section of the last
sons suspended, shall be filled up in the mean time
g. That the Officers non commissioned Officers musicians
and pnyateS, engaged IN the military service OF the United
States the with Mexico and who served the tern
charged shall be entitled to receive three months extra
There was some little excitement to-day in the Senate in
regard to the flag by General Twggs, and presented
time since to the Senate by Mr. Davis of Mississippi
the first American flag planted in the City of Mexico
upon the capture of that city Mr. Davis presented
from Captain Roberts, of the Mississippi Rifles to Genera
Twiggs respecting the flag and accOmp aned its presenta
ton by remarks saying that he had pupesey abaineC
from giving credit any regard to it when he pre-
sened the flag there rival claimants for the homo
of having planted the first and he did wish enter into
the dispute between the subordinate officers claiming it
Captain Roberts, however thought that injustice had beer
done to him in not presenting his report with the flag anC
his request Mr. Davis brought that report the at
tenton of the Senate, and moved that be printed
Mr. FOOte thought that injustice had been done to Genera
Quitman who was entitled to the honor of having first
ordered the flag be displayed. and he INDUCED in som
remarks about his colleague having consulted him befOH
presenting the flag the Senate. Some words passed be
tween Mr. Davis and Mr. FOOe the subject and the latte
said that the former need not have been in defend
ing himself as he had expressly discamed any mputator
against him. Mr. Davis replied that he had not understood
his colleague as casting any mputaton against hmthat
he had he should it in the Senate. There
another way of settling such things which his colleague
well understood and which he should always resort to upoI
such an occasion Some further words passed between them
somewhat exciting, in the Of which Mr.. FoOte ex
pressed his willingness give " satisfaction wheneve
called upon for it. but the subject cut short by the adOp
ton of motion made by Mr.. Dayton to lay II upon tn
table. There nothing in the encounter between tn
Mississippi Senators to lead any serious result and then
now as much cordaty between them there has bee
since they have been together in the Senate.