The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-03-30
Correspondence Of the Baltimore Ansrican,l


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WAsHIsGToN, March 2l.---In the Senate, Mr..
Miller and Mr.. Seward presented petitions in favor
Of granting trial by jury to fugitive slaves.
i Mr.. Foote presented resolutions Of the Legisla-
ture Of Mississippi the subject Of slavery, Viii
mot Proviso, etc. and took occasion to vindicate
the Southern Convention from administrations Of
the National IntelIgencer and to state that the
people Of Mississippi were unanimous in favor Of
the Convention s7-'.- '.-H ~ t''
Petitions were presented from citizens Of several
States against the employment of chapleins in the
army and navy and civil service. +
A resolution passed for compensating - Rob
inson for unjust arrest and detention, by order Of
| the Senate, on the charge Of menacing Mr.. Clay.
The Senate resumed the consideration Of the
resolutions offered BY Mr. Bradbury, calling on the
President for charges against, office-holders re-
moved since the 4th of March last
Mr.! Smith addressed the Senate at length In
reply to the speech made some time ago by Mr..
Bradbury, and indicated the President from the
charge that he had procured his election by pledges
| which he had not regarded. Mr.. y. observed that
| the President came into office unpledged and un-
trammeled. He was not pledged either to remove
ofice-holders or not to remove them. He intended
| to do as he saw proper. He found nearly all the
offices in the country in the hands Of one party,
and with due regard to impartialty, he appointed
his own friends to Office Gen. Taylor, he argued,
had committed himself to no party prior to his
election but it was acknowledged duty of
every President to employ in public Office mem-
bers Of that party by which he was elected to the
i Presidency.
This admitted obligation was always faithfully
performed, except by one person. whom he would
not name here and whose faithlessness to the whIg
party had been visited with merited reproach.
After Mr.. Smith concluded, an executive message
was received from the President The Senate then
adjourned.
In the House, the Speaker said that the first
business in order theSconsderation OF the reso-
II lufon MIR Raylv tn tar debate to.dav a
p O'Clock on the Deficiency Appropriation bill
The question was taken ON the resolution, and II
was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Bayly the roles were sus
| pended, and the House resolved itself into Com
| mittee Of the Whole, Mr.. Burt Of South Carolina
in the chair, and took up the special order beini
the bill to carry into effect the convention betwee
the President Of The United States and the Empt
Ior Of Brazil concluded on the 9Th January, 1S4s
Mr.. McClernand explained that under the bill th
Government of Brazil is engaged to pay to th
United States the sum Of $4,000 milreas, curer
/ money Of Brazil, with 6per cent interest from tn
first day Of last July, in full discharge and satisaC
ton OF all the claims preferred by citizens Of sh
United States, being the subjects Of arrangement
These claims arise upon variety Of grounds orig
mating wirh the Brazilian Government most
them probably near quarter OF century ago, an
fall within different classifcations.
III The object of the bill is to enable those claimant
e after long and injurious delay to establish the
claims, and TO obtain indemnity IN proporuon 10 u
| sufficiency OF the fund, For this purpose the bi
authorizes a commission, to be composed Of cor
e missioner with clerk, 10 be appointed by the Pre-
n ident and Senate. 1t will be the duty OF the cor
q mission to give notice. and proceed without del
to hear the proofs OF the claimants, and adjudica
/, their claims, upon the PRINCIPLES Of justice a
3, equity, and consistently with the laws of nation
and the provisions Of the convention, and deliI
on list Of the awards that may be made TO the Sec
, tary Of State, within year after the date Of
1 commission, when il is to expire. That officer "
be required to furnish certified copy OF the awar
to the Secretary Of the Treasury, whose duty it "
be to pay the awards. ~
The bill was, on motion Of Mr.. McClernar
ordered to be laid aside and reported to the Hou
: with Recommendation that il also pass.
q The Deficiency BH.-The bill making app
3 pfiatons to supply deficiencies Of appropriate
for the fiscal year ending 30th June, 1850 was tn
taken up. The item Immediately under consider
, ton being the amendment proposed by Mr.. Ham
IS ton, appropriating $14,55S 80 for the cler
/ employed in the Home Department without t
authority Of law. e..
Y The amendment was adopted-S5 to 10.
On motion of Mr.. Bayly, from the Committee
) | Ways and Means, an amendment appropriate
$4,000 for extra clerks employed in the third Aut
tors office during the session of Congress, und
4 | the act of 1S42, was adopted.
5, The committee then rose at o'clock, and d
bill to carry into effect the convention between d
United States and the Emperor Of Brazil, was tn,
read the third time and passed. Adjourned.