The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-09-05
Congress.

WASHINGTON, August 26.
Seaate-Mr. Yulee moved TO take up the Joint
resolution TO terminate the Session on the first
Monday of September. Not agreed to.
Mr. Dodge of Wis. offered resolution for grant
ing pension to the widow of Capt. Alexander
Seymour Hooe, deceased. Referred.
Some private bills were disposed Of
The Senate took up the resolution providing for
the purchasing of $1,000 copies of A. H. Pattner's
book on Japan, China, etc.
Mr. Benton addressed the Senate at great length
in opposition TO the resolution. The whole system
of book purchasing was gross abuse, and the
books themselves were worthless.
Mr.. Benton moved the indefinite postpOnement
of the subject
Mr. Foote spoke in support of the resolution
After further debate, the motion for indefinite
postponement prevailsd-yeas 49, nays 49, and the
Senate adjourned.
House. THE House, on a suspension of the rules,
proceeded to the consideration of the bill to estab.
lsh certain Post-roads in the United States.
Having spent a short time in its consideration,
Mr.. Ashmun said il was evident that the bill
would consume the entire day, but moved to post
pOne it until Monday next, with the view of pro-
ceedng TO the consideration of the civil and dipo
matte appropriation bill
The question was put, and the House refused to
| postpone the bill-ayes 81, nays l07.
! The House then proceeded with the cousidera-
| ton of the bill. TWAS amended in numerous par
| ticuars.
Mr. P. King moved an amendment, which was
passed, providing that nothing in this act contained
shall be construed as TO express any opinion as
| far as the boundary between the State of Texas
| and New Mexico was concerned.
| Mr. Eva introduced an amendment, as an ad-
duonal section TO the bill, providing that all the
| roads and navgable rivers in the United States
shall be declared by this bill to be post roads, and
that the Postmaster General be authorized to con-
tract for putting U. S. mails thereon whenever the
public interest or general convenience required the
same.
This was advocated by Mr.. Evans of Nd, and
opposed by Messrs Schenck and FeatherstOn who
were opposed to charging the power of the Post.
master General.
Mr.. Featherston moved the previous question,
and under its operation the amendment of Mr.. Ev-
ans was rejected, and the bill YVES passed.
On motion by Mr.. BaYly, rules were suspended,
and the House resolved itself into Committee Of
the Whole on the state of the Union, (Mr Burt in
the chairO and resumed the consideration of the
| civil and diplomatic appropriation bill.
Mr. Bayly moved that the Committee rise and
report it 10 the House. 1t was agreed to- and the
| bill was reported to the House.
Mr.. Bayly, in reply to numerous charges that his
| bill was most eXtravagant one, stated that upon
comparing it with Mr.. hIcKay's bill Of 1856, it
was but an increase of SSS, $50, after deductinr
| extraordinary Objects caused by the Mexican war
| and the extension of the bounds of the country
All the amendments TO which there was no OBJ
| lection were agreedto.
The amendment giving members the printed vol
The amendment of the Committee of the Whole
for outfits Of Charges TO Portugal, Ecuador, Qua
| temala and New Granada,was agreed to-yeas lO7,
nays 70.
The House then adjourned, with the understand
ing that the bill would be the first thing in order
| tomorrow.
The St. Louis papers bring us the following,
farty-eigAt hours in advance of the mail
WASHINGTON, August %.
SeRate.-Ihe resolution heretofore submitted BY
Mr.. Davis of Mississippi, relative to the manner Of
performing contracts for service by steamers, was
taken up, and alter the morning business, Mr. Clay
moved to take up the bill for abolishng the slave
trade in the District of Columbia Agreed to-
Mr. Clay moved to make it the special order of the
day for Monday next.
Mr.. Atchison moved that the bill be laid on the
table-reiected, yeas 10, nays 50.
Yeas-Nlessrs Atehison, Rarnwe Berrien Butler Davis
Of Miss Dawson, Downs Houston Hunter Pratt Rusk,
seS2s5Sn f9ee B f19ey B ERe BeB}or Rn R
toh dnso Ho Bop eS az 2ope Davis Of Mass Day
Ewing Feleh, Eoote, GyeeTe, Hamn, Jones, King Man
Upham, Underwood. Wales, Whitconb, WinthropG35.'
The motion to make it the special order for Mon
| day next was then agreed to-
The House bill granting bounty lands to the off.
| GERS and soldiers who had been in the military ser.
| vice of the United States, and all amendments Of
| the Committee on Public Lands, were agreed
| to, except a permission allowing the soldier
at his option, to receive scrip for 500, in lieu OF
land pending the debate upon this provision the
further consideration Of the subject was postponed
until tomorrow
The Senate then went into Executive session for
the remainder of the day.
HoUSe.-Mr. Strong moved that the House take
up the Pennsylvania contested election case, but
gave way to Mr.. Potter, who moved that il be post.
poned two weeks, Agreed to.
Reports from different committees were re-
| ceived.
| Mr.. Stanley, from the Select Committee, ap.
| pointed to inquire what persons holding office
under the last administration were engaged in
| eectloneering against Gen Taylor contributing
| to the presses money to carry on the campaign,
made report in part, that Richie, of the Union
| and h. Sequenstack, late warden of the peniten.
| hary, refused to answer witnesses The com
mlttee, IN view OF this, had adopted resolution tc
| this etlect-that Richie and Sequenstack having
| refused TO answer, the House be asked for advice
and orders thereon.
Mr.. Stanley offered a resolution, that the Speaker
issue warrants, directed to the Sergeant alarms Il
| take into custody Thomas Richie and E. p. Sc
quenstack, and that they be brought to the bar O
the House, for alledged contempt, and that they b,
| allowed counsel if they desire
The morning hour having been expended thC
| House proceeded to dispose of the business on the
Speakers table. Several Executive communica
tons were read and the bill establishing territorial
governments was read by its title, when Mr. BoyC
moved that 1t be referred to the Committee OF
| IeTltories-carred.
MIR. Sweetzer moved that the House 90 int,
Committee of the Whole, with a view to take W
| the bill.
The Speaker said it was not in order to 90 int
the Committee of the Whole on any bill, the com
mttee must decide what business they would take
up.
The question was taken and the House refused
to go into committee on the Utah bill. Yeas 60
nays l40.
The bill to settle the Texas boundary was read
Mr. Inge as ed that il be subjected 10 the ties
presented by the 10th Rule.
| The Speaker said, the question is: Shall The
bill be rejected The rule is, the first reading o
the bill shall be for informat ton, and if opposio
is made TO it, the question shall bs-Shall this bill
be rejected! Ii no opposition is had, or if tn
question 10 reject shall be negatved, the bill shal
go 10 second reading without the question.
Mr billiard proceeded TO address the House
| and said the question rested with the House
shall we give peace to the country The ques
| tons before them were several all in some sens
| connected, and may be said 10 have grown out O
the annexation of Texas he was willing TO act Oh
them separately, and in good faith. The first il
| importance and dignity, was the boundary 0
| Texas, which he proceeded 10 show was recog
! nized by the Government, 10 the extent which sh
! claimed-he commended that the boundary pro
| posed in the Senate bill does not touch the Limit
| of NewMexco laid down by Mexico-he shonl,
| vote to give Texas ten millions--he believed tha
| Governments should be provided for the Terrific
| rles acqnlTed-lhat American instead of Mexican
! laws should preva-that The WilmOt Provso
adopted. would strike the Republic to its centre
he eulogiZsd our Government over all others ofan
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