The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-01-16
CONGRESSIONAL,

WASHINGTON, Jan. g. 1S49.-The Senate wa.
not In session to-day, having yesterday adjourned
over to Monday.
House.-The Speaker laid before the House foul
communications from the War Departments re-
Qured by acts passed 1894, 1890, 1872 and by
olution of December 1848. Also, a communication
from the Navy Department in reply to resolutions
OF the House, calling for statements in regard to
the naval forces employed on the Northwest Coast
during the war with Mevico. Also communica-
ton from the Treasury Department, in reply to a
resolution OF the present session. with reports OF
several plans for the improvement of Buffalo har-
Dor. All were ordered to be printed.
A bill was introduced to cede to the State OF
Ohio all the wooded public lands in the Chilicothe
Land District.
which the bill TO pay the legal representatives of
Antonio Pacheco $1,000 for slave sent West with
the Semnoles, by order of Gen. Jesup, was de-
cared by the Speaker to be first in order.
Mr.. Giddings made speech, and then withdrew
his motion to reconsider.
The vote being taken by yeas and nays, on the
passage of the bill, was declared stand 80 yeas,
80 nays, and the Speaker was proceeding to state
the reasons which would induce him now to vote,
Git was understood that his vote would be in the
negative, thus defeating the bill) when the Clerk
stated that an error had been made in the count
and that the vote really stood 81 to 80, thus cut
ting short the remarks of the Speaker, who then
declared the bill to be passed, amidst laughter from
all parts of the Hail.
Mr. Burt moved reconsideration, to lay his own
motion on the table, also for call Of the House.
The yeas and nays were ordered on the last mo-
ton, and resulted-ays rs, nays l05, when Mr..
Burt withdrew his previous motions, but they were
renewed by Mr.. Cooke, who also withdrew them,
on a motion being made by Mr.. Palfrey for another
call of the House, which latter motion was, in
sequence, decided not to be in order
On motion of Mr.. Rockwell, of Connecticut, the
House then went into Committee of the Whole on
the state of the Union, Mr. Burt in the char,) and
resumed the consideration of the bill providing for
the establishment of board of Commissioners for
the settlement Of the claims against the United
States
Mr.. Andrew johnson addressed the committee,
and the committee then rose.
Mr.. Petit offered resolution that the amend
ments proposed to the bill be printed Agreed to-
Mr.. Wentworth rose to a privileged question,
and stated that had been discovered in the
vote on the Pacheco bill, and he desired to make
motion that the journal be corrected.
The Speaker decided that the motion was not
now in ORDER but it would be in order Immediately
after the reading of the Journal on Monday morning.
THE vote by the error referred to, it is now I'M
derstood, will stand 81 80, that if corrected,
and the Speaker should then vote in the negative,
the bill will be declared to have been rejected
On motion of Mr.. Stephens, the House then ad.
journed. -
WASHINGTON, Jan. Sd P. Mn the Senate to-
day Mr.. Houston submitted resolution for the ap-
pointment of select committee to take into con-
sideration the propriety of adopting measures for
the construction of railroad from the Mississippi
river to San Francisco, onthe Pacific. 1t was laid
on the table by vote of the Senate
Mr.. Borland presented memorial of similar
character to the foregoing, which was also laid on
the table,
Mr.. Hale presented a memorial asking for the
abolition of slavery and the slave trade, wherever
no iur iatiO tho avis
and moved its reference to a Select Committee,
with instructions to report bill in conformity
with the wishes of the memorialists.
Mr.. Bell objected to the reception of the memo
rial, and on motion of Mr.. King, the motion to
ceive was laid on the tabe-ayes IS Gncluding Ath-
erton, of N H.; Dickinson, N: Y; Fitzgerald, of
Mich; and Sturgeon, of Pa nays 16.
Mr.. Corwin presented a memorial demonstrating
against the extension of slavery into any terrific
ries of the United States now free The reception
of the memorial objected to, and tbs motion to
receive was laid on the table.
The bill authorizing the admission into the
United States of certain agricultural productions of
Canada free of duty, provided similar articles of
the United States were admitted into Canada free
of duty, was taken up, and discussed at much
length by Messrs. Dix Niles and Westcott in favor
of it, and Pearce and Hunter in opposition. With
out taking the question, the bill was informally
passed over and the Senate proceeded to the con-
sderation of Executive business in secret session.
House.-The journal of Saturday being read,
Mr. Farelly, of Pennsylvania, said he had voted in
the negative on the passage of the bill for the re-
lief of Antonio Pacheco, on Saturday last but his
vote was not recorded. Upon correcting the jour
nal, the vote on the passage Oft the bill was declared
to be-ayes SO nays 80. So the bill was rejected.
Mr.. Sawyer moved reconsideration of the vote,
but the motion goes over to Friday, which is phi
vate bill day.
Mr.. Nicol moved suspension of the rules, in
order to take up the bill 10 establish Branch Mint
in the city of New York, to make it the special
der for the 10th of January. The vote was-ayes
l24, NAYS 70, not two-thirds, and the motion
was lost.
Mr.. Meade moved suspension OF the rules, In
order to enable him to offer resolution instruct
ing the Committee on the Judiciary to report bill
providing for thesapprehension and detention OF
fugitives from labor escaping from one State to an
other. The vote was-ayes -, (all southern win
the exception of Giddings, Greeley o. J. Ingersoli,
Kellogg, Levin, H. Mann, Palfrey,. Root and
Thompson, of Indana,) nays 9-all Northern
with the exception of Boyden, of North Carolina.
The motion was lost.
The bill providing for the appointment of a Board
of Commissioners for the adjudication and settle
ment of claims against the United States, was
taken up, and a variety of amendments were
offered to it, when on motion by Mr.. Petit, it was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary-ayes
IS, nays 81.
The House them at O'Clock, adjourned, to ena.
bic the democratic members to celebrate the 9Th of
January.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PREsIDENT-By and
Nth the aduice and consent Of the Sendte-Lewis