New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-02-20
NEW ORLEANS
RlpAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 90, 1852
Conversational.

aE>Art Washington. February II The Chair laid be-
tore The Senate communication from the Secretary oil
port made by the Board of Commissioners OF Claims
against Mexico, together with statement that the
awarded by the board s32oS3l4 &c. and the
specified in the treaty for the payment Of the war
t32jG0oo. leaving balance Of SllGs5 Oh unexpended
The Chair also laid before the Senate the report of the
Directors Of the T. Mint Also the report OF the Arcm-
trc of the Capitol
Mr. Underwood presented the memorial of two Russian.
Of York praying that Congress interccde III bcha OF
their counrymen confined by Russia for supposed Of
fences in the penal colony Of Siberia. Laid on the table
ihe Chair laid before the Senate message from Inc
President enclosing copies of the correspondence between
the irtish Government and the American Minister at
london with respect to the Promehcus Affair." winch was
not read but ordered to be printed,
Mr. twin reported bill to incorporate the Washington
City Eagie Steamboat Company.
Mr. Seward reported bill granting register 70 the
ship Kate Napier Of Newiork, which was ordered to be
cngrossed.
holding the United States Courts in Alabama which was
ordered to be eugrossel
Mr. Butler called up the bill authorizing notaries public
in the District of Columbia to take and certify oaths
Acknowledgements and Alternatives in certain cases which
considered and ordered to be engrosSed
The resolution of sympathy for the Irish exiied patriots
taken up.
Mr seward addressed the Senate in support of the
resolution He portrayed in forcibe terms the sulienss
of Ireland continued for ages which had induced these
to take up for their fttherland.
Mr. Badger followed opposition to the resolution lie
opposed it because it interference 1t placed the
nitcd States. if successful under obligation to England
who might with proprety claim in the pardon Of
persons convicted in the United States of treason other
ulunces-such Tor instance the Christana Offenders
Mr. Cas- replied and Mr. Badger rcjoned
Mr. Mason opposed the resolution, 1t was kindred
measure TO that Of intervention prayed for by kossutt
and should not b acted upon before the resolutions upon
non-interrention.
Mr. Underwood desiring to speak the Senate adjourned
lIorsE or hEPHEsENTAryEs mediately after the
journals read. sIr Stratton of New jersey intro
duced series Of resolutions which had been passed by
the Legislature of that State, and which it directed
should be transmitted to Congress and the Government of
the different states expressive Of its adherence to the
nstitution and peging itself to support the compro
mise measures. nascttement of the question which
NJ the time Of its passing agitae the country lie con
cuded by moving that the resolutions be laid on the table
printed The of the House first taken
the motion to lay the table which was carried When
the question the printing Of the resolutions
the Speaker having decided that the motion could be sepa
rated appeal made against his decision but Wlcn
was laid ON the table.
Sr Gildings of Ohio took the floor and charged the
members with spending the part of the session in
illeness and negectng to decide tot question upon
which the States separately coming to conclusion
He did not object to the present resolution he SAID but he
protested against States being allowed to make dccara
tons while Congress remained silent His views he
said had been msreprcsentcd and he DESTROYS of set
the southern members to up in support of the con
ituton and said he would stand shoulder to shoulder
with them After variety Of other remarks relative tn
the constitutional powers Of Congress and admitting the
wight Of the Shareholder his property at the North
hut M" tn cni upon Northern men to assist them he was
replied to by
Nlr slnly of n G., who charged the gentleman from
Ohio with dissenting himself daily from the House at dn
time and with leaving the public business unfinished
last session return home and during the present ses-
sion to attend Convention in Pennsylvania lie then
in strain of most supplementary abuse, to
which Mr.. Giddngs replied in much the same temper
which occupied the House for about one hour and half
when
Mr.. Houston of Ala. moved the previous question and
the main question having been put it was carried that
the resolutions be printed
Mr.. German. of Indiana, Chairman Of the COMMITTED
Printing reported a resolution authorizing the print
ing five thousand copies of the report of the Judiciary
ommre relative to the fees of clerks and other o1cer>
OF the District Courts He briefly explained the grounds
upon which the report was made among others was the
enormous expenses incurred in the shape OF taxed costs
lie also moved that $500 copies of the Geological Report
of the States of Iowa and Missouri be printed
Tile House then went into Committee of the Whole on
the of the Union, motion of Mr. Houston of Ala
lama and took up the joint resolution explanatory o
the granting bounty land to certain officers and sol
ers who have been engaged in the military service
the United States struck out the first section which
forms The first section Of the Scates bill and which ha'
~ already been agreed to by the Committee amended tn
second CLAUSE while the third clause under dis
cuSson relative to the payment of receivers in the Lam
Office. motion made that the committee rise.
The House having resumed il adjourned the usua
hour Of adjournment having arrived.