The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-02-13

from last evening TlcdyuHe, received Dy tndt pa
per in advance of the mail:
from the Baltimore SUM-
SATURDAY, Feb. 3-The Senate was not in ses
sion to-day, having yesterday adjourned over te
Monday.
In the House, Mr.. kaufman, on leave, introduced
resolution which was adopted, instructing the
Committee on Public Lands to inquire into the ex.
pediency of making an appropriation of the Public
Lands for a railroad from Red River to Sabine river
10 Little Rock, &C., &c.
Mr. VintOn, from the Committee OIL Ways and
Means reported the annual bill making appropria-
tons for the service of the Post Office Department
for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1850, and moved
that it be committed to the Committee of the Whole
on The state of the Union.
Mr.. GOggin moved to add instructions to the
Committee, first to consider and dispose of the bill
reported by him to :" reduce the rates of postage,
and for other purposes" 1t was impossible, he
said, to act understandngly on the Post Office Ap-
preparation bill until the bill referred to was dis
posed Of
Debate thus arising, the motion to commit goes
over, unLer The rules.
Mr.. Stephens asked the unanimous consent of the
House to introduce the following resolutions which
were read for information:
quested to furnish this House wth-a of the
ginal ,sst of Gasdsupe HdsgS entered into the I'd
United states. and LUIS Cueyas Barbado Cont i and
and paeuay those tee in said osDa treaty Which
gee stricken out or amended by the Senate of the United
Resoped further That the President be requested to in
form the House whether there evidence the Depart
commissioners with the Mexican Government, before the
ratification by said Government of said amendments, sub
stantialy IN the following words to wit
Here follows the protocoll
md Be At further resoued That if such paper be in the
DEPARTMENT Of State the President be requested inform
were empowered 70 make such EXPLANATIONS and give such
IN he SPpa
the nied saie and been sanctioned by constitutional
1nd be further resolved, That the President inform
this House Whistler he was are of the existence of
change of Publications Of said treaty the 4h of July ls4s
Objection being made, the resolution not re-
ceived, as it was not in order to-day to move sus
pension of the rules for that purpose.
On motion of Mr. Rockwell, of Connecticut, the
House then went into Committee of the Whole on
the private calendar, Mr.. Houston, of Alabama, in
the chair.
resolution was adopted giving to Mr. Sibley,
the delegate from Minnesota, the books hitherto vo-
ted to members.
Mr. Cobb, of Alabama, introduced bill to re-
duce and graduate the prices OF the public lands.
and for other purposes, which was read twice and
referred. Adjourned.
MONDAY, Feb 5.-The morn1ng hour was chiefly
occupied in the Senate in the presentation of me-
MORALS and petitions, the Introduction of one or
two nnimportant resolutions, and the disposal of
several UNSUCCESSFUL NlOtlUls W
bills.
Mr. Mangum introduced resolution similar to
that introduced in the House by Mr.. Stephens call
ing on the President for information in regard to
the instructions TO Messrs. Sewer and Clifford, the
protocol, etc. Lies over.
Mr.. Hunter presented the resolutions of the Vir-
ginia Legislature in reference to slavery, accom-
panied by a few remarks, in which he stated that
Virginia would sustain the doctrines of the resou-
tons Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Clayton from the joint committee on the SUBJ
ect, reported the customary resolution, in reference
to the meeting of the two Houses on the second
Wednesday in February, to open and count the
votes for President and Vice President, which was
adopted, and Mr.. Clayton was appointed teller on
the part of the Senate.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the
postage bill, and Mr.. Allen replied, at great length,
TO the speech of Mr.. Niles, made on Friday last.
Mr.. Pearce foowed-but the Senate, without
action on the bill, adjourned.
In the House. Mr.. Sibley, of Minnesota, offered a
resolution respecting the new mail routes on the
Upper Mississippi. Adopted.
Mr.. Tuck offered preamble and resolutions for
settling dsagreements between nations, by arbra-
ton. He moved a suspension of the rules to have
the same acted upon. Motion lost
Mr.. Stephens then asked and obtained general
consent to offer his resolutions of inquiry to the
existence of protocol TO the Mexican treaty.
The Clerk having read them,
Mr.. Wentworth called for the yeas and nays
upon the question of suspending the rules.
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