New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-02-14
Congressional.

wasuaeroS. Fe5. 4 1861
aH,rf la carscgtisnee If thelness Of ar Clark lS
lpt resolutions on intervention were laid over.
Mr. Stockton presented petition for line Of
from jersey Uty TO Galway ireland
Half million wanted for another Franklin search Mr
stockton also presented petition from Charles Wilkes Of
M United States Navy, asking Congress TO appropriate
b500G06 for effective exploration of the Arctic
search Of Sir John Franklin.
Mr. Hale thought the senate ought to know how much
Mr Wkess former exploring expedition had cost before
r Pesrce -ata the Senate had the information already
Nh. sote dem q La introduced bill providing for
navy yard and naval depot New0rleans
HousE-Tbe Speaker laid various executive conunun-
cations before the House-nne Of which from thA
Navy Department aging that in aecorta nee with the
former acs which appropriated 5000 that purpose
commission Of two scientific gentlemen was appointed by
the department to examine the invention Of the epriva
zion of saline from water the prevention or re-
noval Of corroson 10 steam boilers blowing eft the de-
posts OF the twenty-five plans proposed Ave have been
5eected as of superior merit; but the Secretary recon-
inends that arrangements be made with the inventors az
these five for combination Of what desirable in each
for greater efficiency Referred to Committee On Naval
Affairs. rG B Gz S
/ WAsHIseroS, Feb S
sEsArE-The chair laid before the Senate communi
cation from the Secretary Of War enclosing report from
Mar General Scott Of the progress made in the esta
olishment Of the Military AsyiGn, in this city Also
printed
Mr. cass introduced joint resolution authorizing the
employment Of the mechanics and aborers lately engaged
y the "ngs o1 the gapitd curing the ensuing nonEns
and till Congress shall further 80
worh He presented the memorial of the workmen and
l n
After some debate the subject was reerget To tx So
| mittee on Public Buildings 80 e'N1
Mr. shields submitted the memorial nf AtereJ r.n.
enclosing the report Of an examination into the causes M
| The explosion Of steam boilers "
70 Davis presented petitions for modification Of the
NJ hlng presented the memorial Of the Legislature Of
OF Aiaba1a asking an appropriation Of the pFic lands
| IN aid of the geological survey Of that State
Mr.. Brodhead7s resolution directing an ino.;, t,ts
Lne proPaety OF sending charge daairest swzsrard
Mr. Hale's resolution
pr1ety Of fixing tenure to military appointments was
also adopted. ~. 80
ing lands to the several States for the relief and snpoY
Of tn the INDECENT insane, reported the same back
The joint resolution Of sympathy for the Irish exe
patriots was postponed till Saturday
The Senate then took up the resolution preyidnr f
se printing o. the returns of the seventh and
after long debate by Messrs. Smith Badger Cass Bor
land Aamn and tiTin. the Senate without taking the
question ad djourned. 7517f = ~
HOUSE OF RErREsEyrArrvEs.-The journal having been
read Mr Houston, chairman Of the Committee Of Waya
anu Means reported the annual bill providing for the
Yi and diplomatic expenses of Government for the year
ending June 30 1853 which referred to the Commit
tee of the Whole the state Of the Union and ordered
| to be printed
The House then resolved itself into committee Of the
whole on the state Of the Union and again .ok IN
bounty land bill when Mr. Brenton concluded his speech
which vas interrupted yesterday having reference chsy
| to the payment Of receivers 's'
He WAS followed by 5r. Yates. of Illinois who said he
was satisfied that no member would do act Of positive
Injustice but would grant the receivers adequate
saton whose duties would be increased by the passage
l OF a bill making land warrants assignable
BY this time. the two hours allowed for dsba5 Sc under
the resolution expired, and the Chairman decided that
the hour allowed for closing must be till the ter
minatlon OF the debate the bill reported from the
House This decision objected to- and teliers were
appointed; but the votes in the affirmative being feeT
dediy IN its favor the members proceeded to PROPOSE
amendments. which continued to be DISCUSSED tia the
hour Of adjournment arrived none Of which contained
any proposition that had not been shape OF other
| before the committee
An amen ment had been proposed the carly stage Of
the discussion by Mr. Jones Of Tennessee to strike out
the other sections of the bill and let limited to the
hrst section making bounty land warrants assienabas
Mr. sweetzer of0hio opposed the bill altogether
and said ne would vote against it he t influenced
by the wishes of his constituents Still other prcyisio,
We're to h tackled TO it, he would upon his own will on
the subject. and vote against it, vi
Mr. Evans OF Maryland called attention toa statement
that had been made former day and which wes very
generally concurTed in that the bounty land warrants
would absorb the public land the amount of twelve
millions of dollars; whereas, it appeared by statement
made up from the pay roll that it will to eighty
eight millions of dollars and that the quantity Of land
which Will be absorbed under the lnws present in ey
istence. will require sixteen years to accomplish
After an Intellectual attempt made about three o'clock
to get the House out Of committee a motion succeeded
half hour after and it resumed the committee as
Mr. Marshall Of Kentucky, remarked being so far
advanced with the bill as wnit left the committee
The House then adjourned. if=e a