The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-12-15
Congressional.

WASHINGTON DecemDef IL. i
In the House this morning, Mr.. Disney intro.
duced bill regulating tolls on the Louisville canal
and authorizing the purchase by the Government |
of all individual rights to the canal, in view of
making the passage free.
The House then went into Committee of the |
Whole on the Presidents Message
In the Senate, a call on the President for pro-
ceedings in the case of the sailors on board the
brig Somers was refused, as also was call for the
proceedings of the recent court martial at Ports
mouth.
In the Senate this morning. Mr.. Cass called up
his resolution, calling on the President for nforma-
tion relative to the steamer Prometheus at Nicar-
aqua. He made lengthy and eloquent speech in |
support of the call, condemning the course takne
by the British officials and the right Of search |
throughout. The resolution wss adopted. |
The resolution respecting Kossuh was then
taken up, and is yet under debate.
In the Senate yesterday the resolutions respecting
Kossnth were debated by Messrs. Mallory, Bad
ger, Seward and others. nfter which the question
was taken on Mr.. Berrien's amendment, welcoming
Kossuth and his companions This amendment
| was lost, and the second branch came up, de.
c'aring that by this welcome to Kossnth, Congress
did not intend to intimate disposition to depart
| from the policy of non.interventon. This also
| was lost by vote of IS yeas against 26 nays.
| Two substitutes were offered and both rejected.
Mr.. Stewards original resolution was then ordered
| to a third reading by vote OF thiriy-three yeas
against six nays. This resolution reads as follows
| "Resoloed, That Congress- in the name and in
behalf of the people of the United States, gives
Louis kossuth cordial welcome to the capital OF
| the country"
| The resolution was finally passedand the Senate
| adjourned over to Monday.
The Republic and the National Intaligencer this
morning both contain lengthy editorials relative to
| Kossuth, cantloning the people to beware of the
| ,empter.
Prosecution of Christians Rioters Aban-
| dOMed.
Upon the acqua Of Hanway for psSsRfa Participation
in the Chrisrana riots, all the other indictments
| were abandoned.
m y New YoRN. December IL;
| The banquet given TO Kossuth last night at the
| Irving House was a grand affair. Kossulhs speech
on The occasion was very eloquent. 1t pro-
posed that a committee be organized TO get up a
national Hungarian loan.
| The steamer Humboldt sailed TODAY from this
port, taking out half million of dollars in specie.
The Cunard steamer Niagara arrived at Boston
this morning, and her mails left for the South at an
early hour
| The Legislature to-day elected John B. Thomp.
son Senator from this State in Congress.
PITTSBURGH, December 12.
The river is stationary this evening at this place
and rise is now expected. There are seven fee,
six inches in the channel.
CrNorNHAr1, December Is.
| | The river here Is now falling slowly, and ha.
receded about 6 inches during the last "a hours
, Cut meats are steady. Green hams are selling
at 6s cents per Id. Hogs have continued to brinl
$4 so 60 per 100 lb. Whisky has sold at easie
rates, and prices range at Is l5ac. per gallon
NEw YORK, December 13.
There has been fair demand to-day in the co,
i ton market at full prices. The quolation for mid
ding Orleans is g. cents per ID. Flour has bee
!, firm with sales of 5000 bbls at 81 37a A so p
s. barrel. Corn has sold at an improvement, an
'e 1900 bushels mixed Western have brought 63
: per bushs Mess pork has sold in moderate pa
> cells at SIS 25 per barrel. Other articles Vi
tn changed in price. Yesterdays papers.