The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-08-15

Sel.ate.-Mr. Pearce's bill, for the settlement Of
the Texas boundary, was taken up and made the
special order Of the day for tomorrow.
The resolution of Mr. Clemens, inquiring into
the expediency OF making Major Gen. Scott Lieut..
General Of the u. S. Army, with increased pay and
emoluments, was taken up and passed
The bill for the admission OF California was again
taken up.
Mr.Turney moved to amend by striking it all out,
and insert bill providing that when California shall
adopt constitution in convention, making her
Southern limits the line Of SO &c. she shall be ad-
mitted into the Union by the proclamation Of the
President of the United States.
Pending this, a message was received from the
President Of the United States.
| Mr.. Berrien said it was in relation to the Texas
boundary. The California bill was laid aside and
the message was read.
| The California bill was resumed The amend
ment Of Mr.. Turney was rejected, yeas 20 nays 80.
| Mr.. Foote submitted an amendment, giving the
assent of the United States to division of Cali
orna by the line of SO 30, but after debate with
drew it.
| Mr. Soue submitted, as substitute for the bill,
one in forty sections, providing Territorial Gov
eminent for California.
After several motions to adjourn and postpone
were voted down,
Mr. Soule addressed the Senate, giving way sew
eral times to motions to adjourn and postpone, all
of which were voted down. He is now speaking.
! HoUsE,-Fhe House passed the resolution to
close debate on the Postoice bill in Committee OF
The Whole III fifteen minutes after the House shall
| have again resolved itself into Committee.
On motion of MIR. Bayly, the rules were suspend
ed, and the House resolved itself into Committee
| of the Whole boyd in the chair, and resumed the
consideration of the bill making appropriations for
| the naval service for The present fiscal year.
| Mr.. Crowell occupied the floor for fifteen min
uies in reply to the remarks of Mr.. Green, of Mo-
that the contract for the foreign mail service was
| unconstitutional.
Mr.. Bayly spoke an hour in favor of placing the
| Post-offiee Department upon its own resources fol
support, instead of the common treasury, as is the
case now to a great extent
This discussion was further continued by Messrs
| Green and Phelps, when
| Mr.. kaufman moved that the committee rise fol
| the purpose of having the message received from
| the President in regard to New Mexico laid before
the House, read and ordered to be printed The
| committee rose.
| The Speaker then laid before the House the i'm
| portant message of the President of the United
States, and accompanying documents in relation t.
the difficulty, between the State of Texas and Ter
ritory OF New Mexico in regard to the boundary
| Mr.. Bayy moved to refer the message to tn,
| Committee of the Whole, and to have it printed
and on that motion demanded the previous question
Mr.. Brown, of Miss, hoped that the gentleman
would not choke all debate on this extraordinary
paper.
Mr.. Bayly said he had called for the previous
question because he knew that debate on it woulC
| obstruct all the other business. He did not meal
to stop debate entirely on it He wished to refer i
to the Committee of the Whole, where it could b,
reached in day or two, for the purpose of debate
In the meantime it could be printed. But as ther,
was such camor about it, he would withdraw tn,
demand for the previous question.
| Mr.. Duncan said that from his understanding o
the reading of the message, it did not contain any
monstrous doctrines of any attack upon STATE
rights, He moved the previous question. It wa
seconded The main question was ordered to b,
taken by vote Of 100 in the affirmative and SO il
| the negative
The message was then referred to a COMMITTEES
OF the whole, and ordered to be printed.
Mr. Howard regretted that such message hat
been communicated at this unfortunate conunctur
of time. He commended that it was designed to de
feat the measure of adjustment introduced into tn
Senate yesterday, and considered the doctrine @
| the message as most extraordinary.
Mr. Moore continued the debate in the sam
strain, and concluded by moving the reference G
| the message TO a special committee.
The House again resolved itself into committe
Of the whole, and resumed the consideration OF tn
| Post-o office Appropriation bill.
An amendment was adopted for fifteen additions
or temporary clerks in the Department.
The committee rose at half-pasl o'clock, am
the House adjourned.