The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-02-14

WARRINGTON, February A. lo5l.
SENATE.-Mr. Atchison presented the petition OF
lady Of Missouri, asking compensation Tor slave
who absconded while in the service OF the U. >.
Quarter Master at Fort Lsavenwortb. After de-
bate, the memorial was referred to the Committee
on Claims.
The Chair laid before the Senate a communica-
tion from the President of the United States, en-
closing report of the Director of the Mint.
Also, the correspondence in relation to the pos
sessory rights of the Hudson Bay Company
Mr. Hale presented several petitions for repeal
of the Fugitive Slave Law. Laid on the table
Mr. Boiland presented a memorial from the Leg.
slature of Arkansas in favor of the acquisition OF
Cuba.
Mr.. Pearce presented memorial of the mem
bers of the Maryland State Convention, in favor OF
a line of steamers to Africa.
A bill making Cambridge, Mass, port Of en-
try, and bill changing the time for holding the
U. S. Courts in Ohio, were passed.
The Senate then took up the bill to amend the
acts regulating the appraisement OF imported mer-
chandise, and for other purposes, and after some
debate by Nlessrs. Hunter, Winthrop and Pearce,
upon the workings of the tariff of 1916, the bill
was amended and passed
resolution by Mr.. Winthrop, directing an in
quiry and an early report of the Judiciary Commit
tee as to the period when the term OF a senator
holding Office by Executive appointment rightiully
expires, was adopted.
The bill TO ascertain and settle the private land
claims in California was taken up. Mr.. Benton
proposed a number OF amendments, which We're
negatved.
The bill was ihen further amended, reported TO
the Senate, and ordered to be printed with the
amendments. Adjourned
HoUsE.-Mr. Boyd called attention to the fact
that to-day and the three succeeding days were
formerly set apart for the consideration of terrific
rial business. He proposed that the two special
orders-the Mint bill and the bill to establish a
Board--be set aside until Thursday, and that to-
day and tomorrow be devoted to the business of
the territories,
The suggestion was not acquiesced in.
| The House then went into Committee OF the
Whole the state Of the Union (Mr. Carter in the
chair and resumed the consideration of the bill to
establish branch mint in NewYork, and branch
mint at San Francisco.
Debate took place on amendments offered and
finally the New York portion of the bill was stricke,
out, and then that relating to San Francisco.
| Mr.. Bayly moved to amend the substitute here
pains and penalties to the act of last session, 70
counterieiting or purloning the bars and ingots
authorized to be cut and stamped at the assayer
office in California, to be received for five years il
| Oregon and California, for Government dues
These, Mr. Bayly said, would supersede the ne
| cessiy of another branch mint, and the bars ant
ingots could be counted faster than small coin ant
would take the place of the gold pieces in til,
banks as the basis of their paper issues,
| The committee rose, when the question occurred
l on agreeing to the amendment Chat OF Mr.. Bayly)
| to the Mint bill.
motion was made to lay the bill on the table
| and this was decided in the negative-yeas 70
nays LOG.
I The House adjourned.