New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-02-24
Things at the Capital.
from our eDmu Correspondent,

from our Dh1u Correspondent
B,rcs RoueE, Feb. IL
The last three days have been stormy with nothing
profitable with debate. The early industry ana eooo
have departed. The common some .ne
very commonest-haye been let loose and tho peoples
Treasury grown under Buncombe's consumption OF the
would feel in my very heart the wish for tne
of Prospero when he said to Caiban:
aFor this be sure. night thou shalt have cramps,
side-stitches that shall pen thy breath up
and have the power to make 1t So must excuse the
in the remark They continue to be full Of dignity
order and business industry But the House of Repre-
senatiyes has gone clear beside itself Rules and good
order have been scattered into fragments enough to make
monument the grave of the murdered Jeffersons
MANUAL There Caesars in the House. and yet the
last three days develop rvares such Cassius felt and
taught to Brutus, thus
'Ye gods. it doth amaze me,
man of such public temper should
So get the start of the majestic world.
And bear the palm aone.'
No body of legislators exercised decorum--
desire to transact business without quibblng or
debate than the here assembled for the first thirty
days But that they have turned into the last half
of the session. there is disposition for recounter and
allowance for debate of unparalleled enormty towards the
public good.
had hoped would escape the necessity OF tins criti-
cism But my patience is gone and nohuman power can
stay my hand to we-that the people could only spend
three DAYS such as witnessed of the action of some
representatives they would wonder at their own
eredulity.
To tell the secrets ofmy prison house.
could tale unfold
! that would not exactly 81.
snake thy two eyes like stars start from their spheres
Int YOU would certainly stare very much.
We have absolutely had three days of nothing. To-day
is fair sample of the whole This morning private
lingering out his days in Point Coupee, Il can't say
whether or not he lives Grand Levee) came up
among the messages from the Senate, 1t discussed
for three long hours in which pahos patriotism and per-
sonaties, tears and regeneration anmadversion and
animation pugnaciousness and pussalanimty crimna-
ton and criticism taking advantage of the absence
common order riot in the rambe of debate cay say
with truth that almost this entire time consumed in
direct violation of the rules of the House. On yesterday
we had the same Among other things that
up was the resolution Of Mr. Sever introduced at the first
of the session. restricting debate to five minutes for each
member At least hour and half was occupied be-
fore it was opposed OF. Some members consumed much
time in discussing it others equally much in trying to
prove that theyoh no. not they-nerer consumed the
| time of the House.
The only business during this time unbrided tongues
has been almost exclusively private and local bills no
possible interest the public. Fortunatey-after the
EXPLOSION of great deal of gas of courseths class
business has been assigned exclusively Thursday and
Friday each week. and matters Of momentous import
will longer be struggling for light amid the
of rubbish gathered together for nay consiitnts' You
may strange not to have received the proceedings
of the last several days but enjoying the
gust yet had my time consumed have blown at the cha
and found grain to send you.
There was passage of eloquence and wit to-day be-
tween Sever and Ryan They went at it without
cafs', and when they ended the field boodless hut
the friends of both parties full of confidence that
| they will no doubt be regularly pitted y again
| Mr. selby of Carroll is making himself renowned by
speaking every thing in and out of order informing
the House that he don't know what he is about ap-
peaing to the Speaker to know he do this that
the other the most inopporune times 1t is as
tonishing that will rely upon what they conceive tc
be their talents position and suppose they
the Legislature and be efficient in their duties without
understanding the primary rules regulating paria
mentary bodies What can be more ridiculous than mem
bers moving lay the table to refer bill. while
in Committee of the Whole moving to adopt pending
motion lay the table. And yet such things occul
hourly. No who witnessed the early modesty and
industry the House could have believed they could
| have fallen from their high estate so far.
Some of the agents of the State who have helped to fur
nsh that most colossal of all architectural foes the Ga
pol have, themselves and their friends, passed some
censure upon the small liberty of description took with
their handiwork that has no model the miniature
candy castles in the windows of the confeconers can
| now add another objection speaking by the book We
had tremendous storm last night This morning Judge
| Curry behalf of the Committee the Library pre-
sented report in part which sets forth that the ima
cuate Capitol had not been properly rooed and that
State Library Room had been and flooded witt
water that many very valuable books had been destroyed
and others much defaced while many had been saved b,
the energy and industry of the Librarian that the plas
terng of the ceiling would all fall off several Other
parts Of the building were in the condition. This
only adds to the wonderful mposre the State of this
INSCRIPTIONS supersructure with its gew-gaw arrange
ments.
There is nothing of any general interest hand just
now The Citizens Bank bill will elicit elaborate but
fear learned discussion in the House. There can be
doubt of its passage though democracy will vince at
most terribly. The Consolidation bills not both en-
rolled until to-day They before the Governor
and will doubtless receive his signature Monday.
David Foley and Juan Romero convicted of mansaugh-
from the city have been pardoned Judge Lea the
Second District Court has been reappointed and
ed There is doubt of tho confirmation of Judge
Dunlap in place of Judge Strawbrdge. H.