New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-06-01
NEW ORLEANS:
TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 1, 1862
Congressional.

WAsiiNGIos; Way 20 1907.
The Senate did not sit to-day.
IorsE.-On motion of Mr. Richardson of Illinois, the
nouse went into committee of the whole the special
order and took up bill to amend an act to create the
ONCE OF surveyorGeneral in Oregon provide for
he survey and to make donations to settlers public
On motion of Mr.. Richardson the committee took I'M a
s to provide for the protection of the Territories New
Mexico and Oregon
Mr. Peaslee of New HAMPSHIRE explained the nroyisions
81 the Dill the first section of which authorizes the distr
button Of arms to the inhabitants of New Mexico and
eon under certain reguations and the second section
authorizes the President to call out the militia and to
accept the service OF volunteers whenever he shall
1t necessary
MIR. Phelps, of Missouri spoke at considerable length
against the placing in the hands Of people New
Mexico who could either them the of an
nsurrecton or dispose of them to hostile Indians and
concluded by opposing that portion of the first section Of
the bill which authorizes the arnng Of the inhabitants
. MI Weghtman delegate from New Mexico, stated that
ne population OF that Territory is $1,000 Of which only
hve hundred are Americans and between two and
three hundred natives of foreign countries He then
referred to the sheep and other descriptions of stock
amounting at low estimate, to sl,7o0oo0 which the
Government Of the United States is bound by treaty to
protect and explained the particulars of murder
to by Mr. Phelps, and showed that the American fell
was the aressor and concluded by vndcatng the char
acter of the native inhabitants of the Territory
An amendment proposed by Mr.. Richardson extending
been adopted
MIR. Jones, Of Tennessee, moved another amendment
requiring that the required should be betrayed out
OF the $4,000 annually appropriated for aining the mill
tia of the United States which was also carried and the
bill to be laid aside to be reported to the House
bi amend the act to establish the Territory of ore
gon"
Other bills were similarly disposed of when the bill to
amend an act creating the Office Of of
oregon ETC.. which was laid aside in tho morning. was
again taken up and debate having been limited to fifteen
minutes 1T was ordered to be reported after having been
amended in various particulars, with Recommendation
The committee then rose, and the House resumed and
adjourned.
WAsHlseros, May "a. 1852.
sRNATE-oIr Butler presented the credentials of VIM
r. De Saussure Senator South Carolina in the place
of Mr.. Rhett lie qualified and took his seat.
The President laid before the body report from the
Secretary of the Navy in to resolution relative
to the comparative value Of htumnoua and anthracite
coal. Tt was referred.
The Senate then, motion of Mr.. Atchison went into
executive session Indian treaty.
When the doors were opened ut half past two o'clock
The Deficiency bill was taken up, when after debate
the amendment for the repair of the Long Bridge was
jectsd-20 against %.
An amendment was adopted for the payment of extra
Clerks in the Census Burenn.
The Senate after further proceedings adjourned
HousE.-The first question before the House
tion submitted few days since by Mr. Clark of Iowa to
discharge the Committee of the Whole she state OF the
Union from the further Of the Senate bill to
renquish to the State of Iowa certain reserved salt
springs; and the rules having been suspended.
Mr. Clark explained the nature OF the BILL which
then read a third time and passed.
On motion Of Mr. jones, of Tenn the rules again
suspended and resolution passed making reports from
committees during hour daily the special order until
the entire list Of committees shall have been
Mr.. Hall, Of Mo-, Chairman Of the Committee Pub
lie Lands then reported back from that committee the
bill granting lands all the States for the benefit of the
INDECENT insane, with amendment and moved its
ference to the Committee of the Whole the state of
the UDiou.
Mr.. Bissel of H.. moved the postponement of the
further consideration Of the bill for fortnight and that
1t be printed.
Mr.. Orr of s. c., called for the yeas and nays which
having been ordered the motion OF Mr. Bsse was agreed
to--yeas 1U6, nays 40.
Mr. Hall then reported other bills from the Committee
on Public Lands which did not elicit any discussion.
On motion Of Mr.. Houston. Chairman of the Committee
Ways and Means, the House went into committee
the state of the Union and took the House bill No. A.
making appropriations for the next fiscal year
The House resumed, and Mr. Stuart moved the usual
resolution, to limit debate to five minutes
Mr. Bayy moved to amend the motion by inserting two
hours.
Mr.. Cingman moved to lay the resolution the table
and called for the ayes and when II voted in the
affirmative and 54 in the negative.
Mr.. Jones, of Tennessee who temporarily occupied the
chair decided that the prevailed under the constu
ton which provides that such motion is carried when
one-fth OF the members present vote in the affirmative
The yeas and nays ordered upon tho appeal pend
ing which motion made that tho House adjourn,
which the ayes and ordered and the motion
negatived-yoas 65, nays SO.
Mr. Clngman withdrew his motion to lay the table,
and also his appeal.
The resolution was then modified from fifteen minutes
to two hours, which was agreed to.
The House again went into committee the state of
the Union and Mr. Washburn, Of Maine. is making
hours Speech amidst much confusion with reference
the position of the wing party and the naty of the
promise measures contending that it cannot be deter
mined by resolutions OF convention adversely to public
opinion He denounced tho so-called Union party and
insisted that the true question ut issue not whether
the fugitive slave Inv was unconstitutional not but
whether another equally and effective might not be
substituted "