New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-07-03
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WASHINGTON, June 25 1852
sENArEThe Chair laid before the Senate communi-
cation from The Navy Department in reply resolution
of the Senate calling for the amount paid printing
building for that department since 1910.
On motion of Mr. Mason the Senate went into Execu-
tive session. and after short time the doors opened
The private calendar was taken up.
Some forty fifty adverse reports on private claims
were considered and adopted
motion to reconsider the by which the bill for
the relief of Mark and r. II Bean of Arkansas was or
dered to third reading, debated till late hour
The motion to reconsider agreed to- The bill was
then postponed.
The Chair laid before the Senate message from the
President of the United States enclosing in compliance
with resolution of the Senate copy OF the correspond
ence between the u s. Charge at Vienna and the State
Department relative to the Imprisonment of Mr. Brace
by the Austrian authorities.
bill granting pension to John Leroy was passed.
bill granting pension to Elizabeth " Lomax of
Norfolk Va debated at length and then ordered to
be engrossed.
The Senate adjourned till Monday
IIorsE.-1ion Isaac Reed, Representative from Maine
was sworn III and took his seat
The first business this morning was a motion to re-
commit the bill granting lands to the different States to
the Committee on Public Lands upon which the yeas and
nays We're ordered, when the motion was negatived-
yeas "a. NAYS fO2
Mr.. Bissel of Illinois, moved to lay the bill on the table
which was negttived-yeas 10, nays l02
Mr. Savage of Tennessee moved to reconsider the
BY which the House refused to re-commit the bill.
Mr. stephens, Of Georgia, moved to lay the motion upon
the table, which carried-yeas, LOG nays. ~
Inc morning hour having in this been disposed
vania contested election
Mr. Fuller. of Pennsylvania the gentleman whose seat
Is contested addressed the House at much length lie
said be waived behalf of his constituents and for HIM
sell all technical objections and wished to be Judged ac
cordng to facts and went to animadvert upon the
evidence that had been brought forward and by which it
was attempted to aside the election at which he had
been returned and contended that there had been no
rregularity which could affect his seat
Mr. Wright. the contpsting candidate having, at the
request Of Mr. Fuller been permitted address the House
expressed his regret that the sitting member should have
INDUCED in personal remarks he said he should not re-
criminate but after two remarks in explanation
would speak with reference to the merits the case The
district which he DESTROYS of representing was dem
ocratc district Shut unable to return other than wing
representatives during the last ten years owing to the
frauds that We're practised
lie then went into the merits Of the case and expressed
ms conviction that the report of the committee would re-
ceiye candid consideration and which had recommended
that the seat Of the sitting member should be vacated and
that the constituency should have opportunity again
expressing their senme nts
lie aFowed himself to be national democrat, and al
luded to rmor which had been circulated that he relied
upon democratic majority. to which he said he would
scon to hold his seat and concluded by calling upon the
House to put emf to the frauds that are pracsed in
the district which he insisted he chosen to represent
and by thanking members for the courtesy that had been
extended towards him.
On motion of Mr. Fowler, the House adjourned