The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-02-10


The following are the proceedings in Congress
on the 3lst ult, which take from the Louisville
Journal
WASHINGTON. Jan. 81.
SENATE.-Mr. Turney introduced joint reso-
luton to give swords to the majors and brigadier
generals, who served in the Mexican war under
Scott and Taylor.
Mr.. Mason's resolution of inquiry relative to al
lowing Spanish claims growing out of the Amised
case, was taken up.
Messrs. Hale and Chase opposed the resolution,
and Messrs. Mason, Clay, and Winthrop, advoca-
ted it.
MIR. Hale moved to lay it on the table-lost, yeas
6, nays 43.
The resolution was then adopted.
The resolution of Mr.. Foote, calling upon the
Secretary OF State for his views, in relation to
adopting graduated scale Of diplomatic salaries,
was adopted
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration
Of the California private land claims.
Mr.. Benton's amendment, making twenty years
possession in good faith, as evidence OF cam
against the United States, was, after DEBATE re-
jected
Various others were offered by him, and were
rejected.
whole. on the bill to establish branch mint at
New York, etc.
MIR. King, of N. j., advocated the establishment
| of a mint at New York.
| Mr. Disney opposed it..
Mr.. Holmes advocated the establishment Of a
mint at San Francisco and not at New York.
| Mr.. Phoenix spoke Of the Importance Of the New
York mint.
| Mr.. Thompson, of Pa, opposed the one at New
York.
Mr.. Bayly spoke of the national debt being
$50 900 600 and thong There was no necessity for
a mint at New York.
| The question was taken Mr.. Vandyke' 8
| amendment, making Jersey City the point, which
| was rejected.
Mr.. Cabell offered the following resolution,
which was adopted That one fourth OF the aggre-
gate coinage shall be one dollar pieces, one fourth
to be eagles and half eagles, and one eighth to be
double eagles He offered this for the purpose Of
keeping the coin from going out OF the hands Of
the people, as the in the coinage OF double
eagles during the past year.
| Several other amendments were offered, wher
| the committee rose, and the House adjourned.
THE CorroN CRIsIs.-War with America
hurricane in Georgia-a blight in Alabama-con
tinued rain in New Orleans-are and all death
cries to the mill spinner and power-loom weaver
for when the cotton fields of the Southern State
yield less than their average quantity OF cotton
the Manchester operative eats less than hi
average quantity of food. He fourishes decay
with the cotton pod. Cheap bread is to him les
important question than cheap cotton. This enor
nous section of the people are precisely in the con
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food, or of who risks his whole fortune upo
the issue of one venture. When the potato Gro
failed in Ireland, thousands died of starvation
millions would meet similar fate supplies
cotton to be suddenly cut off from the shores of tn
western Atlantic. Manufactured cotton is tn
staple clothing of nearly three-fourths of the in
habitants of the globe, and ive-sxths of the cotto
reared in the various parts Of the world are in
, ported into this country, yet, up to the preseI
time, We have been content to depend upon III
one source for the raw material Househoi
Words. And of course it behooves the BIRTHS
Lion to be extremely civil, while he has to Deepen
upon his one source" Dublin Nation.
Two young men, soSs of Hiram Hull and Dude
Sackett, who among the most respectable cit
zens of Westfeld, arrested lately, the pc
petrators of the recent robbery of the Post.ofiice
that town. Young Hull confessed his guilt b,
Sackett protested innocence. 1t is feared that TIL
g is not the only crime that may be charged to then