The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-01-17

WASHINGTON, january
SENATE-Mr. Fech, from the COMMITTEE on
Public Lands, reported back the joint resolution OF
the House, which declares that the bounty land
given by the act of last session to soldiers and 9TH
shall be assignabe before location, with rec
ommendation that it do not pass.
Mr.. Yulee introduced bill granting land to
Florida to aid in the construction OF railroad from
the Atlantic to the Gulf OF Mexico.
Mr.. Bradburys resolution concerning removals
from office again taken up.
Mr.. Ewing addressed the Senate in defence of
the removals of Colonel Weller and General Lane.
The cause for the removal of Colonel Weller was
stated to be, among Others his intemperate habits,
uniting him for the discharge of his duties, and his
being defauer in the State of Ohio.
Mr.. Cass and Mr.. Bradbury replied.
Mr.. Downs alluded to some removals IN New
Orleans. After which, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIvEs.-lm y
after the reading of the journal this morning, MIR
Julian, of Indiana, moved for leave to amend the
entry made therein, relative to the memorial from
society of Friends in Indiana, which was the sub
iect Of discussion yesterday, by adding the words,
land to refer the same to committee, with an
struciions to prepare ball IN conformity with the
prayer o! the memorial.
Mr.. McLane. of Maryland, raised the question
of order, and contended that the gentleman from
Indiana could not move to amend the journals, by
adding TO his motion for suspension OF the rules
to enable him 10 present memorial, statement
oil tHe OBJECT he hau IN view.
The Speaker having decided that the motion OF
MIR. Julian was in order, Mr. McLane appealed
against the decision Of the chair but subsequent
ly withdrew his motion, to take the sense of the
House.
Some time was then occupied in desultory dis
cusson OF the question, some of the members as
serng that Mr.. Julian, in making the motion,
embodied IN 1t the reference 70 committee for the
purpose alluded to; and others insisting that the
motion he made was merely a suspension of the
rules, IN order that The memorial might be pre-
sented and that the proposition of the member
from Indiana was, not to correct the journal, but
to make an addition to the entry of the preceding
day.
The motion of Mr.. Julian to amend the journal
was ultimately negatived, without division
Mr.. Potter, OF Ohio, made Intellectual attempt
to get the House into committee of the whole on
the state OF the union for the purpose OF taking up
the cheap postage b which, under the two hours
rule that was adopted on Saturday, must be dec-
ded the next time it comes up for discussion.
Mr.. Stone, of Pennsylvania, chairman of the
cominittee on elections, moved privilege question
and the House took up the New Hampshire con-
tested election. Mr.. Strong spoke at considerable
length IN favor OF the return OF the sitting member
Mr. Morrison; and was followed by Mr.. Thomp-
son, OF Kentucky who took Numerically differ
ent view OF the subject.
fappears that subsequent TO the recent passing
OF law in New Hampshire, re dividing portion
OF the State, member of one of the electoral dis
trlcts vacated his seat in Congress- and an election
was held for returning substitute, under the law
at present in force, when Mr.. Morrison was re-
turned But i. was contended, and the election
committee is equally divided that the member for
the unexplred term should have been elected under
the law which was in force when it commenced
IAr. uck, OF New Hampshire, and Mr.. Wood
ward, of South Carolina, followed, and the hour
for adjournment having arrived, the House ad-
journed till Tomorrow