The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-10-08
Congress-

Senate.-The Chair laid before the Senate the
report Of expenditures of the War Department for
the last fiscal year.
Three private bills were taken up, debated and
passed.
MIR. Shields called up the bill granting bounty
lands to soldiers OF the war Of 1912. long de-
bate ensued, and various amendments were made
and the bill then ordered to be engrossed,
The Senate then took up the Light House BILL
which was slightly amended, and then ordered to
be engrossed.
Mr. Bell moved to take up the bill making
grants of Public Lands to the several States for
the relief of INDECENT insane persons.
Mr.. Badger supported the motion. The Bill
would not lead to debate.
MIR. Jefferson Davis said the bill could not pass
without strong opposition.
The question was taken and agreed to.
Mr.. Jefferson Davis opposed the bill Congress,
he said, had no power to grant public property for
such purposes. 1t had as much power to estab-
ish Government Orphan Asylums ana Govern
ment schools.
Mr.. John Davis said there was no difference be-
tween this grant and those made for Canals, Rail
roads, Colleges, and School purposes, and other
like objects. Congress had already granted to
Kentucky and Connecticut land for this same OBJ
ject.
Mr.. Chase was in favor Of the object of the bill,
but opposed to the details of the bill.
The bill was then slightly amended and was
opposed by Messrs. Atchison, Benton, Whitcomb,
Jefferson Davis and others. Several Intellectual
motions were made to lay the bill on the table.
Mr.. Benton to make speech against the
BILL and after short time gave way to Mr.. Pearce
who moved that the bill be postponed to December
The motion prevailed
The Indian Appropriation Bill was taken up and
amendments offered and discussed till the hour of
taking
House-The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the Army Appropriation Bill debate
took place on various amendments proposed to the
clause to establish d national armory at Fort
Massac.
Mr. Cobb, of Ala, offered a proviso, which occa.
stoned much laughter, namely" having in view
the salulary effect of the Peace Convention at
Frankfort On.the Main, may abolish arms for
the use of war, and that the arms may be made on
such plan as they may be used for hunting game
and other amusemsnts." The entire clause was
then stricken out
Mr.. Meade offered an additional section, which
agreed to, that it shall be the duty Of the Sec
rotary of War to discharge any soldier who at the
time of enlistment is under age of twenty. one
years, on evidence being produced that the enlist
ment was without the consent of the parents or
guardian This dispenses with the habeaS corpus act
in such cases.
The committee rose, when the amendments were
COncurred in and the bill passed.
The House went into Committee on the Civil
and Diplomatic Appropriation Bill, returned
from the Senate, with amendments and nUn-cOn-
CURED in-that providing mileage shall be compu
ted on routes the mails travel, and the mileage to
members residing East of the Rocky Mountains
shall not be more than one thousand dollars and
West of the Mountains, two thousand dollars
Several unimpOrant amendments were acted on
wien the committee rose. The House refused
again 10 go into committee; refused to take recess
and at 1 O'Clock adjourned.
CThe proceedings of the 9th, were published
Yesterday
WASHINGTON, September IS 1850.
In the Senate, the Army bill was reported with
out amendment. The Civil and Diplomatic bill
was returned from the House. The Senate insisted
on its amendments.
The Naval bill was taken up.
Mr.. Rusks amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Gwin proposed amendment authorizing a
contract with Ambrose Thompson, for a line Of
steamers to carry mail from San Francisco tc
Shanghai, in China. 1t was debated and rejected.
Mr.. Nulee moved amendment requiring the
old steamship company to build five steamships fol
the line within two years, according to contract
Debated and rejected
A message was received from the House, an.
nouncing that that body insisted on its Disagreement
with the amendments made She Civil and DipO.
matte bill, and asking The appointment of a com
mittee of COnierenCe-Messrs. Bayly, Nnton and
Jones being appointed managers on the part Of the
House.
Mr.. Dickinson moved, and the Chair was au.
thOtLzed to appoint conterees on the part Of the
Senate.
Messrs Dickinson, souIe and Badger were ap.
pointed.
On motion of Mr.. Mason, flogging in the Navy
was abolished.
The California Dry Dock bill was passed
The Army bill was then passed with amend
ments.
| After arranging some difficulties with the House
| concerning amendments, etc, the Senate took
| recess
AT the afternoon session nothing particular wa
| done.
The House met at 10 o'clock
| Mr.. Thompson, of Pennsylvania, reported, wit
| amendments, the bill extending the Judiciary {
the United States over California, and it wa
| passed.
| The Sena'e's amendments to the bill giving bount
land to soldiers not heretofore provided for by Law
were concurred it, with the exception Of those ber
| elittng Marines
On motion of Mr.. Bissell a resolution was ador
ted, to give all the employers in and about tn
| Capitol the same amount Of extra compensation a
| has been heretofore allowed.
| The House went into Committee of the Who
I7n the state of the Union, TO consider the Senate
amendments to the Indian Appropriation bill
| The rest of the business of the House was NJ
of much Importance. The principal items of il
tsrest have already been announced to us by tell
| graph.