The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-02-01

WASHINGTON, Jan. "a, 1851.

WASHINGTON. Jan. a. 1851.
SENATE. Mr.. Seward presented two petitions,
praying the repeal of the Fugitive Slave Law,
which were laid on the table.
Mr. Yulee reported bill giving naval surgeons,
when performing duty on shore, the same rations
as are allowed military officers of the army, and it
was ordered to be engrossed.
Mr.. Foote reported bill to re.organize the State
Department
Mr.. Clay's resolution directing an inquiry by the
committee on commerce into the expedency of
making more ehectua provision for the suppression
OF the African slave trade, and especially into the
propriety of refusing sea letters to American ves-
sells trading between Rio Janeiro and the Western
Coast of Africa, was taken up.
Mr.. Hale read publication in the morning pa
pers which pledged the signers of it, being men,
bers of Congress, to support man for the office
of President, Vice President, Senator, member OF
Congress, member of State Legislature, who
was in favor of disturbing the compromise acts Of
the last session. He said this resolution com.
menced the agitation of slavery, and he feared the
signers of that paper would themselves be subject
to its ostfacism
Mr.. Clay replied, defending his resolution, and
avowed himself signer of the paper alluded to,
and his determination to carry out the pledge.
Mr.. Foote followed, defending the paper, and
avowing himself one Of the signers.
The debate was further continued, and the reso-
luton was adopted yeas As, nays 9, The nine
noes were Messrs. Benton, Borland, Butler, Davis,
The French spoliation bill was then taken I'D.
The eleventh section, approprialing $50 600 to de-
fray the expenses of the board of commissioners was
stricken out, so as to prevent the necessity of it's
being referred to the committee of the whole in the
House.
Mr.. Rusk moved to amend il by providing that
none of the five millions should be paid to any as.
signee or usirer and, after long debate, this was
Iejected--yeas 25, nays 80.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE "A short discussion took place on m O..
ton to refer bill reported by committee, authori-
zng an individual in Ohio to locate certain land
warrants, which had been assigned in good faith,
but which were imperative, owing to the absence
OF witnesses to the instruments which the law
prescribes.
Mr.. Hall Of Missouri, suggested an amendment
for extending the provisions Of the bill to persons
holding land warrants for services performed during
the revolutionary war, which they are unable to To-
cate, owing to the reserved tracts in Ohio having
been disposed Of, and which do not embrace over
100000 acres.
The amendment was not passed and the bill
was read first and second time, and passed to a
third reading.
Another Land Bill, granting pre- -emption to per-
sons settled lands in Louisiana, the grants for
which at present are contested before the Supreme
Court of the United States. The object Of this
bill is to give the right OF pre-empton to the occu-
pants of the land in question, in Of adverse
decision in the Supreme Court and to prevent
other persons in that case from settling and pur-
chasing the same.
The bill was then read third time and passed.
A joint resolution was read, which had been re-
ported by the Judiciary Committee, in favor of
printing and binding up the opinions Of the Attor-
ney Generals of the United States subsequent to
1S4l the expense Of which is estimated at $500.
Mr.. McLane, of Maryland, submitted another
resolution or amendment, the object of which, he
stated, was to have the opinions of the Attorney
Generals since l840 furnished the Housa pre-
cisely as they were ior the preceding period, upon
motion made oy himself during former session,
and which were supplied through the labors OF a
copying cierN, u oe ueposited IN 'he archiVes OF
e ,'.s uoITc' .. uno resolu.loa'
which 'nu peeh Iopor'so pY 'iie Juuiciary co'hm''
zee, IL, 'na' congress snou,u subscribe 10 certain
mn W Eo p"e G ,oii & ino puo nc ueay, ioI
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towards which the sum of SSl1fl was nronosed m
he applied. He contended that the prope, courss
of proceeding would be to have the opinions Of the
Attorney Generals since 1910 furnished the House
in manuscript, and which would, in all probability
be ordered to be printed, and could be done at
comparatvely Insignificant expense.
At the conclusion of Mr.. McLane's remarks, Mr.
Bayy, OF Virginia, moved that the House resolve
into Committee of the Whole, on the state of the
Union, which was agreed to, and Mr.. Meade, oi
Virginia .ook the chair OF the committee. .
L ne oeuciehcy Dill was mus taken up, ana ur
Robinson, OF Indiana went INTO general review
OF the pension department the general impression
being from what was 10 De collected from expiana'
TONS from other members, as well as what was
'stated by that gentleman that the department In
avery inefficient state and it was asserted thai
the duties were formerly better performed by the
Secretary OF War
Mr. Hampton, OF pennsylvania, followed In 4
long speech, abonndlng In statistical Information
connected with the IRON interests OF his State
where he stated about 6ooooo persons are depen
dent upon the iron works for support OF course
his object was to recommend an increase OF the
present tariff, which he SAID he wished modified 81
as to improve all other interests
good deal OF impatience was manifested during
the reading OF this speech, particularly after thre'
o'clock had arrived, the usual hour OF adjournment
and when he had finished his remarks the commit
tee and the House adjourned.
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