The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-04-05

Difficulty IN the Houss--lHr. Kings CaAfov-
MA Report, etc.
Il has been the intention Of the Senate to DISPOSE
of number Of the nominations before them during
this week Yesterday they were short time ia
executive session, but nothing Of importance was
done, They took up the Nicaragua treaty, and re-
terred It and the accompanying papers tothe proper
COMMITTEES. They confirmed without question, the
nominations Of Mr.. White as Postmaster OF Phil
adelPhia, and Of Henry Clay, Jr, as Charge
dAffares at Lisbon.
When the Senate next go into secret session.
they will, ls believed, dispose Of the nominations
Of Messrs. Barringer and Lawrence. and 4 Id ~
| business.
There is movement, perceive, ON the part of
the friends of California, in favor Of her early I'D
mission as State. Much excitement begins to be
manifested on this subject in the House and in the
Senate, Mr. Benton long SILENT calls Justify Tor
action.
If the House do not get into furry before long
on this subject, shall be mistaken. Doty's reso-
luton not dead, but seepeth. If it be found that
Dotys bill ID not, directly or indirectly under the
control Of the majority of the House, some other
mode will be adopted to bring it within the control
Of the majority.
The sqaabble betweed Mr.. Preston King and the
Speaker, as to the points of order connected with
this question, is of some import A COMMITTEES of
| nine, appointed by the Chairman of the COMMITTEE
Of the Whole, has been appointed and will meet at
10 o'clock tomorrow morning. to consider the points
pending between the Speaker and Mr.. King.
There Is to be a struggle, very soon, upon the
question whether California shall be admitted in
advance Of the adjustment of all other questions
OF not
Mr.. Douglass's bills seem to afford good oppOr
nifty for the friends Of California to bring. her into
the Union, with general assent. The California
measure, and the Fugitive bill, and the District
Slave Trade bill, may all be combined in the Sen
ate, with the Territorial bills. The Senate will
swallow the whole at one dose, and the House can
swallow it easier in that way than in broken doses
Mr.. T. b. Kings report is not yet in type. 1t has
not yet been communicated to Congress. 1T will
probably be sent IN accompanied with recommends
tidns Of system Of laws for the disposition of the
public lands etc. -..-
Mr.. Kings report will give great stimulus to
| emigration TO the promised land. Some official
persons, who were recently from California, repre-
| sent it as a comfortable place Of residence and
aboundng with supplies Of game, mutton, fsh and
fowl, etc whereas others appear to have come to
opposite conclusions, from equal degree Of expe-
rience. The rate of living, such as the living is is
only five times more costly than here, and gold is
ten times as easy to be got. Ion.
| Mr.. DoagEosss Territorial Bi2s-THs Leriathan
and the MISUNDERSTANDING Colloguy- Diff
e'ftiss IN the House and Senate, etc.
Mr.. Douglass's bills, one for the admission Of Ca
liforna, the other for the establishment of terrific
rial governments in Utah and NewMexico meet
with the general appreciation OF the friends OF the
constitution and the Union in and Of Congress-
The only objection to the plan Of settlement pro-
posed by the Committee on Territories through its
able Chairman, Mr.. Douglass. is that it introduces
two bills, naturally creating suspicion in the mind
of Southern members that after action is taken on
the first bill, the latter may be dropped
| For this purpose, when Mr. Douglass's California
bill shall be brought up, Mr.. Foote means to move
an amendment, inserting the second (territoriaD
bill OF Mr.. Douglass thus uniting the two bills in
L in L, II 4 r
House, proposes to introduce there is containing in
the bill the settlement of the whole question, so
thai, after the adoption of Mr.. Foote'S amendment
the Senate and the House bill will substantially
agree with each other.
The opinion is gaining ground that both bills will
pass respectively, one in the Senate and the other
IN the House. If the Senate bill passes first, it
will go down to the House and there pass also.
And If the House bill pass first. the Senate will
most unquestonably approve of it, in the same
manner, Now for the race, and good luck to them
both
We had small alteration yesterday, between
the Massachusetts leviathan and minnow from
/ NewHampshire, on which occasion the latter es-
capped through the teeth of the former without in
Jury. VI hat fortunate thing it is to be small :
| Mr.. Webster must be prepared for such petty an
noyances, without suffering his great and patriotic
| mind to be rufied by them. MI Webster might
well have answered Mr. Hale in the words of the
great poet and arch-inspector of human nature
81 am that am, and they that level
At my abuses, reckon up their own:
may be straight, though they themselves be beveu
by their rank thoughts, my deeds must not be shown
learn that day or two ago, Mr.. Seward and
MIR. Vice President Fillmore met the stairs of
the White House, and that the following short dia
ogue ensued, which is not altogether original as
similar one occurred the great staircase at Yer
| sailes at the time of Louis XIV:
Mr.. Selcard. Good morning, Mr.. Vice Presi-
| dent
n. Z r.
thing new?
Mr.. SeWar5. Nothing at all, except that YOU
are going Wp and that l am going dozen!
Mr.. Fillmore. Ha ha ha at your old tricks
| again. TExit Seward1
Mr.. Seward is decidedly unpopular at the White
House. but he is not the to suffer himselfto be
cut You can cut him, and yet he will come again.
He is as inseparable from the men in power fly
| is from hogshead of moasses. Meanwhile the
Senate will not act on the nominations of Mr.. Sew
ards friends, giving the President time to correct
his own mistakes. This is both respectful and
magnanimous.
Capt. Charles H.. Hunter, of the Navy has ad-
dressed letter to the President respectfully re-
questing that the Court of Inquiry which is about
to be convened at Annapolis, on the 18th Of next
month, may consist Of mixed commission, mill
tary and naval, as the town of Alvarado to have
| been attacked jointly by military and naval force
The prayer of Capt Hunter seems to be reasonable
and mixed commission necessary to do justice to
all the parties concerned. X.
! P.-S. We have had stormy day in both Houses
Preston King, of New York, attempted to impeaeh
Mr., Cobb, the Speaker who, in most eloquent
i and dignifed manner, defended himself against the
impudent attack of the member from New York.
| A committee of investigation was appointed, con.
sisting OF Messrs. Holmes, Vinton and Linn Boyd,
| who will report tomorrow. Mr. King will, no
doubt, be rebuked for his audacty Il is the cour-
age OF despair which makes the -soilers bold
In the Senate, an unfortunate alteration took
place between Mr.. Benton and, Gen Foote, which
proved very annoying to the former. The difficulty
arose from Mr.. Benton's declaring that " now was
the time for the friends of California to talk Mr.
Foote, who had just called up the California bill,
protested that he was himself in favor of it. and a
companied his remarks with some personal allu-
slons to Mr.. Benton, whom he considered his ad-
versary. II would, perhaps, be better if the per-
sona relations OF Senators We're not to disturb their
legislative action. Ifthere shall be compromise,
II must be by single bill, embodying and provi-
ding for all the issues. 81 *
| WAsHINaroN, March q, 1850.
| The Foote and Benton Quarrel Violent Lang uage
-vIhe Preston King Deicuity-Mr. AshHur's
SPeech- Erecuttue Session, etc.
| The weather continues very chilly and unpleas-
| ant. The apricots, which were in full bloom, are
probably destroyed, but no apprehension is felt as
to the peaches.
| The alteration between Senators Foots and
| Rontop hu the 1attar -, H.