New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-05-04
NEW ORLEANS:
TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 4, 1862.
Congressional.


Tor ship canal around the falls Of st. Mary Also petit
tons in favor of the extension Of additional aid to the
Collins line Of steamers. And petitions in favor of the
land
Mr. Walker presented the mcmoia al of citizens of Phil
adelpha52 feet longprayn that the public lands may
be made free to actual settlers
Mr. Bell submitted resolution requesting the Secretary
OF the to furnish the Senate with copy of the me
or of the landing of the u s. troops at Vera Cruz in
1Sl7, by Lieut. Temple Laid over
Sr Cass submitted resolution that the President of
the United States be requested transmit to the Senate
so far compatible 18th the public interest copy Of the
correspondence of the American Charge at Vienna with
the Department of State the of the apprehen
sion and imprisonment by the Austrian authorities, of
the Rev Chas L. Brace, an American citizen
MI Borland gave notice that on Wednesday next, he
would move to take resolution calling for the object
or the naval expedition to Japan.
The bill for the relief of the Monroe Railroad Company
being from the House. considered and ordered
to a third reading
The apportionment bill was passed.
The various private bills ordered to be engrossed Fri
day, were passed.
The deficiency bill was then taken up. The pending
amendment was regulating the number of newspapers
etc in which the public laws and advertisements shall be
published was debated, and then withdrawn
The amendment granting aid to the Collins line COM
ing up
Mr. Borand raised point of order that as the rules
the Senate required all amendments to appropriation bills
TO be in pursuance Of estimates from the departments
not in order
ate and after debate the question is this amendment in
order it was decided the affirmative years 30 nays L.
PeasMessrs. Badger. Bayard, Bell Berrien Bradbury
brooke Clarke Cooper, Davis Dawson. Douglas, Downs
Fl Geyer , awn Iamn James Jones Of Tennessee Man
gum Miller. Norris. Rusk. Seward Shields. Smith, Spru
anee, Sumner. Underwood Upham and Wade-29
Nays.Msssrs. Atchison. Boriand, Brodhead, cass
Dodge Of Wisconsin Dodge of Iowa, Hunter Jones Of
Iowa, Mason. Morton. Sebastian and Waker-l2
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration of
executive business. and shortly after adjourned.
1ousE-The first business before the House to-day
the resolution moved by Mr. Stanley OF North Carolina
for the appointment Of select committee to investigate
and Macbn nIIh rnf
ing performed for the House of Representatives during the
last Congress-
stuted another calling the Secretary Of the Treasury
to furnish the accounts of those individuals whether they
were paid before since Congress adjourned The yeas
and nays having been ordered the motion carried
yeas l04, rays Bland the resolution was adopted
son Davidson of the city Of Baltimore. praying for
increase of his pension which referred to the Commit
he on Invalid Pensions lie also presented the memorial
R5ohn W. Carroll. Augustus L, Drebing and Henry
ukers committee behalf of the rope makers of the
city of Baltimore setting forth the destruction of their
business by the tariff of 1874 praying for relief
which referred to the Committee on Manufactures.
Mr. Taylor of Ohio moved the suspension Of the rules.
committee of the whole House from the further consider
alton of the bill extending the time for locating the Yr
GINA monetary land warrants and returning the surveys
in order that it might be put upon its passage.
The motion having been agreed to- the bill was read
first time and the previous question having been agreed
to- the yeas and demanded putting the main
question Mr. Stanton of Ohio wishing the bill recommt
ted for the purpose of passing The and
nays were "a in favor of putting the main question and
Previous to its being put however, Mr. Stanton OBJ
tanned permission to address the House for ten minutes
in position to the bill Mr. Taylor having the privilege
of replying
Mr. Stanton went into brief statement made out
very strong of hardship respects the settlers
lands which the bill would affect these having been sur
veyed long back 1850 and laid out in blocks twelve
miles in length but which no intermediate lines
had been the consequence is, that whenever cor
monument has been removed oblterated the set
tiers liable to have their lands entered upon and be
thprph aip n as
pertaining their boundaries.
Mr. Taylor stated in reply that many the settlers held
lands than they entitled to, and that the object
of the bill is to authorize the survey 600 Of land
which unsurveyed and to extend the time to enable
persons to go on their lands and occupy them
Mr. Sweeser of Ohio also opposed to the bill, the
intention being to survey lands that had long been settled
in the northern portion Of the grant There no OBJ
lection he said to surveying the southern portion which
is unsettled.
Mr. Stanton moved that the bin be laid upon the table
which negatved.
Previous to the motion being submitted that the bill BIZ
engrossed and read third time, motion made that
the House adjourn upon which the yeas nays
ordered, aud it was ncgatived-yeas To- nays l27,
Mr. McMulen, of Va. moved that the House resolve it
SELF into committee Of the whole the special order
and teers having been ordered, it was negatyed-yea
IS, nays Gs.
The bill was finally passed.
The House then went into committee and took up agar
the homestead bill
Mr. Bowie of Maryland who had the floor from satur
day. then addressed the committee. He referred to thu
the United States the debts which had beer
discharged by means of the derived from public
lands and said he proposed to inquire into the expedien
cy of wasting portion of the public territory He did
not mpugn the motives of the advocates of the bill bu
he cond not close his eyes to the destructive effects of
species legislation which calculated sap the
daons of the government and which would result in TIN
most deplorabe consequences.
The public lands he said was now admitted tn
property of the United States and held 70
the general benefit and he trusted that the time vii
again arrive when this right will be questioned
The House he said is called upon to determine which
of FIVE projects that before it. for the disposal of tn
public domains, shall prevail If the bill he continued
would encourage it proposes, agriculture commerce
manufactures he should not oppose it, but he deeme
its tendency to be the reverse and to parayze each
all of them The effect would also be to cede to the West
States in which lie the lands that it proposed to set
tie The principle of gratuy he commended is unknow
the legislation Of this country and he referred to Re
history to prove the injurious consequences tina
result from the which is proposed pursue
He commended that nothing more dangerous than tn
ments and habits, and which according to the census
already amounts directly or indirectly to one-fourth
the entire population Of the United States The nations
domain he i'd should be retained for national purpose
to meet those exgencies that may arise to pay debts thu
have been incurred and to sustain the public credit
with reference to the bill ITSELF it not enough that
should be shown to be constitutonait must be prove
tobe epedient and there was no report before the
mtee to satisfy members that head, to the pr
prety of disposing OF the public revenue in the mann
that is contemplated
He insisted that the position of the United States wit
reference to the maritime nations of Europ
would justify the wasteful expenditure of the
which may be required for the repairs and erection of 70
ticatons enable them to contend successfully again
them in of hostlities He going on with his r
marks when his hour expired and the hammer of tt
chairman fell
The committee then rose, and the House adjourned
--
Dir. G. HAYNE.-This enterprisng individual. who WI
recently arrested in Paducah Kentucky a charge
bigamy, seems in fair way of being convicted. II
Journal says:
His Cincinnati wife and her brother arrived here la
week. and they readily identify the swindler The lady
said to woman of good attachments and high stan
ing and her brother gentleman in every sense
lTa uInrSt and
ence in their possession to clear passport for
Doctor the saubrious regiors of the Frankfort Per
tentiary.''
The excitement against him in Paducah is very gres
and the officers who have him in charge obliged to
very vglant prevent the outraged citizens from TAXI
summary vengeance him for his vilainy. The you,
lady whom he foully wronged is, as may easily
imagined in distressing state of mind.
NOVEL DocTRINE.--A medical writer, in England ia Q
daavoring prove that salt was the al
if it was no longer used by the human race, ''th
their beauty bodily perfection and power of mind" won
exceed any era before known IN tho world