The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-08
DAILY CRESCENT
Washington Correspondence of Crescent.

Washington Correspondence of Crescent.
| WASHINGTON, April %, 1913.
The House have been up to their eyes important de
bate upon reply which the Secretary of War has sent
to one of the dispatches of General Scott call for cor
respondence made the 21s instant and four days
after the resolution had been adopted the Secretary of Wa
writes argument in his defence, covering forty
fifty of manuscript Before being to General
Scotland OF course, before by him. any oppor
tunity offered to repyhe letter is laid before Congress
The Wing members complain that the Secretary of Wan
should have stopped to write letters when those already writ
ten had been called fo-and denounce this unjust
towards the House, and OF bad faith towards Gen. Scott
The gentlemen the other side say that he had right
to take his tme and to make his reply and that
the resolution adopted by the House. warranted this The
controversy the House very animated and earnest
and eloquent speeches made. Messrs Hiard Cling.
man, and Stephens of Ca figured upon the one side and
Messrs Houston Cobb and Mcane upon the other. Mr.
Hiard thought unjust to print the correspondence ALL
part of it in fact and therefore it an act
of great injustice to the General. All of the Wing
bes thought the Secretary of War had imposed upon the
House by writing uncaed-for argument but they were
not willing to give the Administration the advantage of
keeping this letter from the public by refusal print-as
it was sure to go forth in unofficial if official
form. The vote therefore gven and with general
nmity to print The subject however briefly reopened
upon motion to reconsider.
There quite Taylor discussion in the House. upon
motion to purchase the portrait of Gen Taylor 1t called
eraB and finally dozen speeches. most OF them for Bon
combe Some proposed to strike Taylor and Scott
some proposed to add Scott-some Washington and La
fayete-some Shields, and all the Generals who had ever
received the thanks of Congress The subject finally
laid upon the table, and the proposed purchase defeated.
A bill Of some importance to the States which have ad-
vanced money for the General Government, then
dered. The idea embodied at first was the single one to
interest ON the amount advanced by Alabama the
General Government pending the Creek hostiltes in 1896
hat ike he
paid to other States who had advanced money on Govern
ment account,
The bill from the House of Representatives for the better
ventilation OF passenger vessels has been avoraby reported
and made the special order of the day by the Senate
Committee on Commerce
Mr. Johnson OF Louisiana, offered resolution in the
Senate, which was adopted calling the Secretary of
the Treasury to inform the Senate of the quantity and quail
ity of Sugar imported into the United States during the past
and the preceding also the price of the article the
several places of export. The resolution adopted with
out objection.
bill to make tol-brdge in the District of Columbia
free rise to little debate. Mr. Hall proposed make
bridge between Piscataqus and kttanng free This is
the gentleman who believes that Congress has power TO abo
h slavery in the District of Columbia but no power to
make a free bridget The bill passed
The Judiciary Committee reported bill for the dispatch of
business in the Supreme Court.
The Louisiana Resolutions upon the subject of Light
Houses River Instructions, etc. presented by Mr. John
son. laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
The California Claim Bill was discussed at tedious length
this morning upon the Constitutional question of the power
OF Congress to appoint Commissioners under the act There
more legal than interesting argument and was part.
cpaed in by Of the abest Senator'S Mr. Calhoun was
tor guarding the bill, so that of the Commissioners
should receive thing and for preventing any speculation
in claims. Mr. Clayton named amendments this effect
and they warmly defended by Mr.. Calhoun who re.
counted at considerable length the reforms which he had
accomplished when Secretary of. War.
Mi Benton about to reply to Mr.. Calhoun. but wa
relieved by Messrs. Clayton, Cass Davis, OF Miss and
others.
Mr.. Ashley Senator from the State of Arkansas was
taken i'll on Monday night He had been present the city
celebration Monday, front of the Caprol and paci
pated in the French song of liberty Since then he has
been i'll, and the Senators living with him report this
nng that he hardly survive the day His attack is an
Inflammation OF the bowels, and his suerng have been
we're. As write, the impression that he long
vive.
An Executive Session urged by Mr. Fooe, of Miss
upon the ground that the prisoner retained (M Nugen
was suffering from Illness and needed physician
he Senate was TOR long time engaged in Executive Ses
non upon this question: which has puzzled the Senate is
aid quite much the prisoner and the Sergeant Arms
great deal more ORLEANS |
o. A personal difficulty between Messrs. Feath-
,rson and Tompkins, of Miss, has been satisfacto-
lily adjusted, the latter disclaiming any purpose to
INSULT inure the former in speech lately deliv-
red in the House of Representatives.
ELOQUENT AND BEAUTIFUL Commemorative
emember well with what feelings the nobly written
,rcuar of Mr. Bancroft, as Secretary of the Navy,
when Andrew Jackson died, was read by u.s. That
hoice composition, however, was only first to this,