The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-03-12
Congressional,

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| WASHINGTON, March 3, 7 p. Mn the Senate
| to day, Mr. Vice President Dallas delivered a very
impressive and beautiful address upon the occasion
| of leaving the Chair
Mr.. Mangum offered a resolution complimentary
| to Mr.. Dallas, for the dignity, ability and impair
TALLY with which he had presided over the debe-
| rations of the Senate, which was unanimously
adopted.
Mr. Atchison, of Mo-, was then elected Presi-
| dent pro tenn.
House.-The bill providing for the organization
| of Board of Commissioners to examine and decide
upon the claims of American citizens against the
Government of Mexico, was read third time and
passed.
The Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation Bill was
taken up in Committee of the Whole for the
sideraon of the amendments made by the Senate.
They refused to concur in the amendment striking
out the provision to abolish foggDg in the Navy,
by vote of 80 TO 43.
For the amendment providing for temporary
Government in California, the Committee of Ways
and Means had proposed a substitute embracing
the provisions of the amendments proposed in the
Senate by Mr.. Webster and Mr.. Dayton.
MIR. Wentworth insisted on pertectng the Sen
ate's amendment before a vote was taken on the
substitute, and moved amendment to insert
the WilmOt PrOviso, which was lost-ayes 80, noes
sc. The House then took recess.
In the evening, Mr.. Wentworth moved to amend
by adding the 18th section of the California Terri
toria bill, extending the ordinance of 1887 over the
Territory. Inc chairman kNr. StepnelS) rHtu
this to be out of order; and upon appeal his
decision was sustained by the Committee-ayes IS,
noes 81.
Mr.. Schenck moved to strike out the words
west of the Rio del Norte, which was carried
ayes 90, noes 81.
Mr. Lawrence moved as a provso to except the
laws providing for the regulation of the coastwise
slave trade, which was carred-ayes 81, noes 81.
Mr.. Rockwell, of Connecticut, moved to limit
the continuance of the law to six months after the
termination of the next session of Congress- which
| was agreed to-ayes 60, noes 49,
Mr. Washington Hunt moved as proviso that
| the laws of Mexico aboiishing slavery should con-
tinue in force until altered repealed by Congress,
which was agreed to-ayes 95, noes 49, No fur
| Their amendments being offered to the amendment
| from the Senate, the question taken on the
| substitute proposed by the Committee of Ways and
| Means, which was rejected, only seventeen
| ting in favor of it. The question then taken
| on the Senates amendment as amended, and it was
| reJected-only one voting in favor of it. After
number of votes minor amendments, the bill
was reported to the House, and on the question
will the House concur with the Committee of the
Whole in striking out the amendment of the Senate
(Walker's) it decided in the affirmative-ayes
| ia, noes 100 The House then adjourned.
MARCH f.-Congress adjourned this morning at
| O'Clock, after of the most excited and stormy
slttings in the history of our Government. During
this prolonged session Of twenty hours, all the APP
preparation DIS were passed upon Inc reports oil
Committees of Conference, with the exception of
the Civil and Diplomatic bill. The Committee in
that reported, last evening, that they could
not to any agreement, and We're discharged.
The bill was then taken up in the House, and
| motion was made that the House recede from its
rejection of the Senate's amendment, which was
carred-ayes III, noes log. From that time about
o'clock until after r. most determined and en-
FILTERED struggle was carried on by the Free Sellers
to prevent the passage of the bill. Every motion
| which the rules of the House would allow was
made to retard the progress of business, and the
ayes and noes called for every vote, to consume
time.
The Senate's amendment was first amended by
striking out the words west of the Rio del Norte,"
and inserting provision that nothing therein should
be construed to interfere with the boundaries of
Texas substitute for the amendment amend
ed was then offered by Mr.. Thompson Of Ia, SINH
lar to the one proposed by the Committee of Ways
and Means on Friday, and this was carred-ayes
10, nays l0i; and thus amended, about half
past -, the bill was sent TO the Senate
In the Senate, when the bill was received, Mr..
Foote, Mr.. Turney, and some others debated the
right of the Senate TO act in their legislative capa
city after II O'Clock and this discussion
tnued until o'clock, when the Senate receded
from its amendment altogether, providing for the
temporary Government of California, by vote of
80 to 10, and sent the bill to the House, who con-
Cured, and the bill was finally passed
The Senate then took up the House bill TO ex-
tend the revenue laws of the United States over
California, which was passed; and a message was
received from the President at quarter before 7
that he had signed both bills. The bill to establish
Home Department has also become law, with
numerous others.
During the excited debates last night the Senate
was disgraced 1--WE believe for the first tme) by
personal rencontre, in which blows were exchanged
between two Of its members-Foote, of Mississippi,
and Cameron, of Pennsylvania. A similar scene
of rowdyism was enacted in the House between
Johnson, of Arkansas, and Fickln, of Illinois.
In the latter blood flowed copiously. Both these
affairs were finally settled amicably.
Abbott Lawrence has declined the offer of the
Navy Department, and the present cast of the
Cabinet is as follows: Clayton for State Depart
ment; Meredith, Treasury; Crawford, War Pres
ton, of Va, Navy; Ewing, Postmaster General;
Reverdy johnson, Attorney General. The Home
Department had been offered to John Davis, of
Mass, and whether he accepts it or not, it is to be
reserved for New England.