The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-03-08
Congress.

citizens of New York, considering the Fugitive
Slave Law unconstitutional, and asks lis repeal or
that they be relieved from all obligation to lis pro-
visions tabled.
Mr.. Seward offered resolution directing the
Naval Committee to inquire into the expediency
of authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to ds-
patch sieam.propeler to assist vessels searching
for Sir John franklin; laid over.
Mr. Stewards resolution that the President com
municate to the Senate any information he NAV
have concerning the forcble abduction offs citizen
of the United States, and of his conveyance to be
reduced into peon servitude in Mexico, was taken
up and adopted.
Mr. Hale offered a resolution calling for all cor
respondence by the Mexican Minister in relation |
to the payment of the Mexican indemnity. Laid |
over.
MIR Badger reported resolution directing that
two thousand dollars be paid TO Mr.. Weighman
for his expenses and mileage in coming to Wash.
npton az Senator of New Mexico.
Mr.. Fooie called up The joint resolution author.
zinp the Secretary of the Navy tc place vessel
at the use of Kossuth and his companions to con.
vey them to the United States, and it was ordered
to third reading.
| Mr.. Hale called up the Houses joint resolution
extending pensions 10 all widows of Revolutionary
soldiers, whether widows at the time the pension
| laws were passed or not. Debated and passed.
The Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill was
| received from the House and referred
The Military Academy Bill was returned from
| the House, disagreeing to the Senate amendment
appropriating Sl2, 900 for riding hall.
| Mr.. Hunter moved that the Senate recede-lost.
| The Senate insisted on the amendment, and con-
| ference passed
The Postage Bill put its passage.
| Mr.. Borland argued for an hour and half against
| any reduction of postage. The bill was passed
| yeas 80, nays 10.
| The bill directing duties collected in California,
debated yesterday, was passed.
| The bill to found Military Asylum for invalid
| md bpI snII IIiers akan lin md l.
| yeas no. nays 5.
The Post.offce Appropriation Bill was taken np.
Mr. Hunter moved to add S66,0O0 for incidental
and contingent expenses of the Post-office Depart
| ment in Caifornia-adopted. Also amendments
authorizing penny posts in California, and regulat-
ing their payment-adoptel. Other amendments
were made, and the bill engrossed.
The bill limiting the liability of ship owners was
taken up.
Mr.. Hamln explained the bill.
| Mr.. Butler was opposed to action on such an i'm
portant bill at this time.
Mr.. Dickinson said the law, as it now stood, was
| oppressive and wrong, and whether time was short
| or not, the bill ought to be passed.
Mr. Rantou urged the passage Of the bill
Mr. Pearce moved the amendment, excepting
from the bill vessels engaged in river navigation.
After debate, adopted.
Mr. Badger opposed the bill.
Mr.. Hamlin moved, and to the first section was
added proviso, that nothing herein contained shall
|
) thought proper in the premises-adopted The bill
. | was then engrossed.
The Kossuth joint resolutions were passed Ad
. journed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 81 1851.
IL SENATE. After petitions and reports, Mr. Day.
ton moved, and the bill granting further remedies
| to pateniees was taken up, debated and passed,
MIR. Pearce, from the Finance Committee, re
ported back the bill making appropriations for ma
| val pensons-and after being amended by striking
8 out appropriation Of $1,000 for the payment Q
= | pensions to prvateers, was passed.
S Mr.. Greene reported joint resolution, giving
sword to the nearest male relative of the late Mao
v | S. Ringgold-which was passed.
The bill limiting the liabilities of ship-owners
S | was passed-yeas %, nays 81
The bill 10 aid the State Of Louisiana to reclaim
| the overfiOwed lands in that State, taken up
| and, after very long debate, was laid on the Ia
D | ble
s The bill providing for survey of the public
lands in California, and 10 grant donations to actua
| settlers therein, Was taken up, amended and deba
ted till nearly four O'Clock, when it was laid iht
table, and the Senate went into Executive session
HOUSE OF REPREsENTArIvEs,-M Hubbard
introduced bill to graduate the price of the pub
lie lands according to the time they have been il
= = Market and securing the right of pre-emptlon al
| the several rates Of graduaton-which was re-
fsrred to Committee of the Whole on the state o
| the Union.
The House went into Committee of the Whole
II on the state of the Union, and resumed the consid
l VI uldhliiS dpplopTEttloHS lof
!, support of the army for the year ending June 30
o 1851.
Mr.. Howard argued to show the necessity @
Il keeping up mounted force of three regiments
d protect the Texas frontiers. from the Rio drande
II the Glla and he MENTIONED in the course OF hi
l. remarks, that the Indians in the new country wer
u mounted that they have a more con,emptibl
u opinion of our Government than they have of tha
| of Mexico. Therefore they ought to be subdue
III and chastised and taught the arts of civilization.
/ Mr. TOOmhS arpDpt favor of reform tn
=, | army, and said that the people in New Mexico
II Texas and Oregon, could defend themselves, an
Y should be well paid for it, They could do so NOR
70 efficiently than hired mercenares and at lie;
', charge to the Government. Failing to receive tn
| cooperation of the War Department, which sal
that there could be reduction in the expenditure
of the military service, he would strike out the e
u | Inmates in detail.
3, Mr. Burt said that the abuses of which the ger
le teman who last spoke had complained, resulte
% from the NAL administration of the War Depar
a menl for the last twenty or thirty years; and
ie averred to the Committee that no man could p'
~ his finger single estimate of any ofthe bureau
Il, which could be said can be wisely and safel
le diminished.
De Mr. Bayy expressed the opinion that there cou
II be reform and retrenchment, unless by coope
~ alton of the Executive and Legislative Depart
Hre re ments He intended to vote for the bill with tt
e estimates of the Department reduced) in the hop
-, that economy would be enforced, especially in Il
81 Quarter masters Department. He predicted tn
| a. lie next session O1 congress, tne ueHcieHCy
u, money now withheld will have to be supplied,
~ he did not believe that retrenchment would resu
sh The House refused to strike out the appropri
re ton for recruiting, moved by Mr.. Giddings la
=. | night.
sh Discussion was continued until the time of I
king a recess, the appropriation for the regul
~ supplies of the Quarter. masters Department.
:. Ten P. M. The Army Appropriation Bill h
re been taken out of committee, with various appr
ut prations stricken out, among them 100000
'r, armament of Notifications. The bill will probab
er pass tonight
ell
ad The number of spirits at the North, who ma
ny ifest" themselves by trapping, seems to be grea
f,r on the increase. Everywhere they are making
vas noise, and predicting and divulging things Al
er- doings in the other world. The two Rosa NATL
nd people who killed themselves recently in Mas
ily chuses, had their brains added by these SPIRIT
.Lo knockings.
be The inhabitants of the Western Highlands
Scotland have been gradually descending in
led scale of civilization for the last forty years.
'A | Siunora Rozzi'x Ieb,t at the stor Place Ont