New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-05-06
Congressional.


WASHINGTON April 49, 1852.
SEsArE-Mr Cooper presented the memorial of certain
citizens praying that certain claims may be paid them
rejected by the late board of commissioners claims
against Mexico
Mr.. Bradbury introduced bill providing for holding
the U s. District Court in the District of Columbia in
case Of the sickness other disability Of the Judge of
the said Court
Mr. Gwin asked that the Senate would take up the bill
providing for the settlement of claims which originated
in the military operations in California during the years
of 1916 and al. He said he would briefly state the
inducing him to this motion. By this mornings
mail he received letter from Col Fremont late mem
Der of the Senate dated London April 49, 1852 in which
he states that the evening of the 9Th inst he
stepping into carriage with his family to visit friend
of low order, rude and nsolent that they
accompanied by Solicitors clerk Of the character
No time allowed him to collect information have
intercourse with his friends he simply informed that
he arrested the suit Of unknown parties for the
of $4,000 that he subsequently ascertained that he
arrested liabilities connected with his military o
eratons in California during the years 1876 and al that
he confined under lock and key for twenty -four
hours and subjected to the most exorbtant extorons
lie also says that he will be compelled to maintain
expensive law suit employ solicitors and able counsel and
go through all the anxiety delays and incidental expen
SEES Of The Law Or Pay He further says he has
Others for large amounts beyond his ability give
rty thus permanently endangerng his personal liberty
Mr. g. said he had believe that this whole pro-
ceeding unusual and such could not have hap
pened to Engishman of character and that it is
sidered by American citizens resident in London
Fremont but disrespectful to Government. He
requested by Col Fremont to bring the subject to the
notice Of Congress, and in doing he made this appeal
to the Senate to take the bill he had mentioned.
The bill was then taken up.
Mr. Shields pointed several defecs in the bill it
stood and then the bill recomnted to the Com
mttee on Military Affairs.
On motion of Mr. Brodhead, the Senate then took up
the resolutions upon nonnteryention
Mr.. Cooper addressed the Senate in review of the
speeches of Mr.. Bell and Mr. Soule upon this subject
considered that Republicansm was not crushed pera
nenty in Europe but would arise again at the proper
time While he opposed to the amendments proposed
by Mesrs Seward and Cas he nothing ohecona bic
in the resolutions of Mr. Clarke yet he thought the
policy would be to nothing at ALL either the way
or the other.
Mr. Wade got the floor and the subject was postponed
till tomorrow week
The Senate then djourned.
HorsE-Ar. Odds of Ohio, moved to suspend the rules
to enable him to submit resolution calling upon the
President for information relative to Mexican claims and
to tie for deferrng the trial of Dr. Gardiner
for having detauded the Government and in relation
other subjects connected Herewith which objected
by Mr. Brooks. of NewYork on the ground that judi
cial Investigations are being proceeded with.
Mr.. Woodward of s c.. moved to suspend the rules for
the purpose of submitting resolution directing the clerk
to procure revolving chairs for the members Mr. Sanly
objected to the suspension Of the rules considering
bers already in sufficiently revolving position.
Mr. Jones OF Tennessee, moved that the rules be sus
pended, and that the House into committee the
special order; and there not being quorum voting the
yeas and nays ordered and the motion agreed
to-yeas Jos, nays A.
The House then resolved itself into committee on the
state of the Union. and took up the Homestead BILL
Mr. Brown, of Mississippi who had the floor spoke in
favor of the principle of the bill The Government of the
u States he said the largest land owner in the world
and Congress had from time time disposed Of the public
lands IN various ways and with general approval This
being the and there being question to the
Of Congress he maintained that there nothing unconst
tutona in the bill before the committee. The bill he
considered not only expedent but calculated in
various to which he alluded to promote the general
welfare,
He expressed himself in favor of that policy which
hp lin md riyn hprn IN
homeless and nstanced himself proof of what may
be done by perseverance and industry being the of
quatter and having risen through successive offices to
be Governor Of Mississippi and stood there the defender
of the bill.
He then alluded to the original bill under which after
five years settlement the land might into the hands of
spectators it might be taken to satisfy the claims of
credtcrs whereas in the substitute which he proposed
the right of occupancy would retained unlimited
methe settler paying for it only when he chose do
thus perpetuatng the existing presumption law He
cuded by cautonng the friends of the bill against the in
diou action of its opponents by which might be
dered ridiculous or be destroyed
Mr. Parker, OF Indiana, went at some length into def
milton Of his position with reference to the recent whg
which he said was called merely to determine
the time and place of the meeting of the said convention
lie disagreed from Mr. Stephens to the want of deter
minaton at the North to maintain the constitution but
concded with him in bis objections to the action of
venons and for his own part said he would vote for
man President who not true to the compromise
lie objected to the bill and the substitute and said when
the proper time arrived he should to refer the sub
cc to select committee, with instructions to bring in
bill limiting the sale OF public land to persons who would
make oath to their intention to become actual settlers
vino should be charged twenty-five cents acre and
that all such lands not disposed of at the expiration
of five years shall revert to the States in which they
stuaedtwohrds to be disposed of for the support OF
conmon-schoos and the remaining one-thrd bestowed
the Colonization Society IN Liberia for the purpose
removing the free blacks from this country.
Mr. Millson. of Virginia said he should not make any
alusion to the Presidential election but should connt
himself exclusively to the bill before the committee and
the usages of constitutional law 1t only recently
he could bring himself to believe the advocates of the
bill in earnest and which he deemed to involve
plain and fragrant violation of the constitution and
tended that if the General Government had right APP
propriate the public lands for what might be deemed tt
be generally beneficial it had right to appropriate thel
proceeds for the establishment of national bank
promoting internal improvements.
lie denied that the Government is the proprietor of the
public lands, but that they still belong to the United
States and insisted that approprating the public domain
in the manner proposed would be equivalent to evyng
tax for the benefit of the homeless and destitute Atte
commenting the arguments that had been adduceG
in favor Of the BILL and explaining his views very fully hi
concluded by anmadverting upon the absurdty of at
tempting to provide in the proposed for the
uous population of the country and insisting that thu
amount paid by Indiana alluded to by Mr. Smith yester
day is evidence OF the prosperity and wealth of tina
State.
The Committee then
Mr. Florence presented report of the General Assembly
of Pennsylvania, which referred to the Committee Oh
Patents.
The House then adjourned