The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-02-24
Congress


Congress.
WASHINGTON. February IA. 1851.
SENATE-The Chair laid before the Senate the
annual report of the business of the Patent office
also, the correspondence between the United States
and Spain, relating to the Amistad claims.
Mr.. Soue reported a bill for line Of steamers
to ply between Norfolk, New Orleans, and the
Mediterranean.
Mr.. Benton asked leave to introduce his bill to
make good to Missouri the two per cent. fund.- and
was about to address the Senate on the subject.
Mr.. Fooe objected to any speech on the bill till
after it was introduced.
After long discussion on the point of order, Mr..
Benton was allowed to proceed to show cause why
he should have leave to introduce the bill.
Mr.. b. then addressed the Senate in support Of
his bill.
Mr.. Clay reped-and the motion to grant leave
to introduce the bill negatived-ayes II,
nays 81.
After an executive session, the doors were opened
and the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE-Mr. Daniel moved that the rules be
suspended that the House resolve itself into a
Committee of the Whole on the Private Calendar,
but the motion did not prevail.
MIR. McLane, of Maryland, offered resolution,
which was agreed-to, to terminate the debate on
the River and Harbor Bill to- morrow at 4 o'clock.
The House. in Committee of the Whole on the
State OF the Union, proceeded to the consideration
OF this bill
Mr.. McLane concluded the remarks which he
: Mr.. Morse earnestly opposed the BILL and was
followed by Messrs Fitch and Spading, who spoke
IN favor of the bill.
AT few minutes to o'clock, the House took
recess until 7.
WASHINGTON, February 10. 1851.
HoUsE.-After the usual routine OF business, the
House resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole on the State of the Union and took up the
bill making appropriations for certain rivers and
harbors.
Mr.. Featherston took the floor and spoke in OPP
position to the bill.
Mr.. Clngman gave his views on the Southern
policy, and the ability Of that people to take Of
themselves. He said that the system of internal
Improvement was liable to gross abuse.
RAILROAD AccIpENr.-The New York papers
contain accounts of railroad accident on the Hou-
raonic road The train was running at a rapid
safe around curve, mile below Van Deusenville,
and twelve miles from the State line when the
two passenger thrown from the track.
In am instant the trucks torn off both cars
While in this condition they dragged some 80
rods, when the hind car precipitated down the
bank OF the Housatonic river, distance OF near
~ feet, turning completely over in it, descent 1t
was followed by the first passenger car but having
fortunately become disconnected, it lodged when
about its length down the bank, and an angle of
about forty five degrees. The locomotive and bag
gage seemed to have become disconnected the
moment the passenger cars were thrown from the
was discovered No lives were lost by this acct
dent but several persons were severely injured
LATE FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
The New York Herald of the 10Th says: No less
than four vessels arrived here, yesterday, from St,
Domingo.
We learn by these arrivals, that it is reported
that the English and French Consuls in St. Do
mingo, have notified the Emperor of Hayti, that
unless he signs an armisce for eight years. they
will exert all their power and influence in the cause
OF the Domincans.
The bark Lysander, at Holiness Hole, brings
dates from Cape Haytien, to the 24th of January
The country was tranquil. Coffee scarce.
" The Lysander brings ordinance, pub
shed at the Cape, in the name Of the Emperor, on
the 22d of January, relative to important amend
1nents of the law OF 1888, customs.
The fixed duties customs shall be paid in
Spanish money, at the rate of five per cent. the
gross proceeds on sales, without prejudice to the
n.iutles wharfage and weighing If the mantle 81
be presented without the certificate of the Haytien
Consul at the port of departure, the master of the
vessel shah pay Spanish dollar per ton addi-
tional.
1.-Two copies of every manifest, for verfcation
to be delivered to the Haytien Consular agent
at the place OF departure. Article LIST to go into
force the day of publication.
The other articles to be enforced in relation tc
= vessels from the American continent in three
months.'-
The Senate of the United States recently
passed bill which will stand enduring monu
ment of wise and phiIanhropic legislation. We
refer to the bill appropriaing ten millions of acre.
Of the public lands equal 10 twelve millions fv,
hundred thousand dollars TO be apportiuned anon!
the several States in an equitable ratio for the en-
dow ment of hospitals for the INDECENT insane, Mos
sincerely do we congratulate the humane and estl
mahle lady Miss DIX to whose unwearied exer
tiCns in tousng public sympathy and influence il
aid of her benevolent scheme, is the country manl
indebted for the success which has thus far at
tended this praiseworlhy measure in the Nationa
Legislature. May the sanction of the other HOUSE
of Congress conSnmmate the act, and render he
happiness complete.
THE SUPREME CoURT.-Grace Greenwood give
this description of their honors
room which qppraes II those drsadui Judge, won
gI%sca'. and euquel'ica place i is noticed that v
as a 70 a S,o dd ansent a Ways Of tn
thong, he had been gully Of an in'ec%lm:
men Judge Ncean Of Ono mas iapiessed s by h
and nqs ss Ne Of ps WyS hsS
very icea of hel Ja uce looking cod enonones, III
ties. 1t hardly seems that such from Whose lite ii
ina,ia'e ogse The law has absorbed The juice
such existence IN tset preserving ard mummy maxim
muty and dry, like some old parchment, until Des,
rol' him up, ties MIN with red tape. and lays him
The EXPLORING EXPEDITION. - We lear
from a letter to the Charleston News, that Profe,
Agasslz has just returned with his assistants
from Cape Florida, in the steamer Hetze of tn
Coast Survey. He has made many interestin
discoveries relative to the origin and formation
the Florida Reefs and Keys. Some seventeen di
erent species of the coral insect have been detected
each one of which, under his powerful microscope
is magniied to the size of a hickory nut.
he Missouri block is to be taken from the Iro
Mountain. The inscription is "Missour ev
mindful of the advice of the Father of his conntr
will Indignantly irown upon the first dawning
every attempt to ALLEVIATE any portion of COUNT
from the rest, to enfeeble the sacred ties whic
link together the various parts'n
ANOTHER MYSTERIOUS Naturalization
Gordon, medium for the spiritual rappers
M,ddletown, last week, whel in the clarvoya
state, told those around him that the spirits i
formed him that he must go to Springfield al
that he Would there go into trance and rema
three gifts and three days. He went to Sprn
field, and last Sunday afternoon fell into franc
He partakes of no nourishment, scarcely breathe
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