New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-17
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SESArE.-Mr Hunter moved that the private calendar
be postponed one hour for the purpose Of taking mp the
bill for the extension Of tie capitol After debate the
ton agreed to-
Mr. Borand addressed the Senate IN opposition t5ths
further prosecution Of the work H opposed it
Of the character Of the work already
account Of the extensioo the capitol being altogether
ghen completed would make the bldirg archtectu-
raj monstrocity. which Senator might fall down and
worship without violating the acriptursl niunctionr
it would he like nothing created the earth in the
Heavens above. OF the waters beneath. sa
Mr. Brodhead moved an amendment approprating
so Oo to take down the work already executed and T.
the public grounds to their original state and to
pay tie aboress who have been throNn out of empl9g-
This amendment amounted to an abandonment Of The
work and after debate. the amendment was rejected
Yeaa-sItssrs Adams. Borland Bradbury. Brodhead.
Chase, Dodge, Of Iowa Morton Norris, Wade Walker
Nayg-nszrs Bell Berrien I;rooke. Cas4. erneaaeo
Dawson. Dpdge of Wisconsin. DOUGLAS Fe.ch-$Fish
N!iilar Pratt Rusk Sebastian seward. shelds Smith
spruance Stockton. summer, Under wood Upham--SC-
Mr.. Dodge, Of Iowa moved to amend the apprrpfiattn
by striking 5oo0C and inserting aoaGo Thiaanend
en also after debate, was rejeced-ycas 10 nays 81
| Mr. Borand then moved amendment striking out
al the enacting clause inserting appropria-
ton to the iabors employee on the work as thy would
have received if the work had not been suspended-
Mr. Bcrland addressed atIeBgth in support
# the anendment. and it was then rejecedyeas aays
Mr. Borland offered the bill, BY providing that
should be made sanetoned except to the
amount Of the TRENT appropriations. # va
Aessrs Cass. Boriat. Ru K a,d others supported tSs
and Messrs Clemens ard Underwecd opposed il.
amendment then agreed to--yess 2t nays IT ssg
Mr. Shields moved amendment. giving to the lahoE
who have been retained here under the Of
being re.epgaged the same amount of Compensation az
would have received had the work not been ses-
pended And after long debate and various modidca-
tions, the amendment agreed to-ycas %, nays 15
Other amendments offered and rejected and the
bill was then passed
IIousE-Mr Daniel of North Carolina moved that the
debate the location bill should close in hours after
the House again took it up. @
Several rcsoIuons by different members, were pro-
posed and objected after which the House went into
Committee the Private CALENDAR
Al Mn. Bartlett. of Vermont inqu1r if mcmbfrs IN fo-
rnittee the Private Calendar limited to the aues
on before Committee and. being answered in the affrm
expressed his regret that such the MS he
wished to reply to aliusions nae early in the se
sion with reference to himself by the gentleman from
Florida He then went on to defae his postonas dem
which however he said he prevented Gas fully
he wished1 from doing under the rule and ulat ne
could pour out little Of the vinegar that he had aid
up his opponents He then expressed himself a. op
posed the bill upon the ground tiat slavery did not
st among the Seminole nation and that act OF mill
tary commander could give it existence, could the
General Government notion it where it did not pre-
:, yiousy exist.
Nr Walsh Of Maryland, said he correct legal
that had occurred during the debate which was
that necessary prove that slavery existed among
he semnoes. contrary to decision Of the Supreme
Court TO which he alluded The Indians he said We're
not separate nation but anenable the laws Of the
country and might we'll free persons Of color hold
Il slaves lie then alluded 10 the contract inte
with ,he Creeks. by which they acquired the right o
property in the negroes they had captured and which
With the sanction Of the mt mas m ~
United States permitted the alluded to to be
red of the Mississippi they bound to
ca nrn General Watson the money which he had paid 70
their purchase.
ed Sutherland. of New Jersey reviewed the facts
~ with the He said the negroes lvip
with the semnoes slaves and were proved to be suc
by ample testimony. 1t the policy of the Govern
he said that they should be carried West by tn
Se,unoes the Greeks and hence the
ID tered into with Gen Watson by which he induced
% pay pl4 600 for their purchase. and which the Govern
H. enabled to carry out He therefore con
the claim before the committee founded in jus
tce. whether the slaves or not and tha
i Congress bound to vote The amount which Watso
~ had paid for property he did not obtain,
1r Mr. Sweetzer of Ohio said he should waive the consc
ed ration of the question whether the slaves
o hut contepded that the conact entered into wit
the Greeks conferred the GoyeInm2Dt unds
" the Constitution. make the arrangement which hi
od been alluded to- Watson by which the Goveir
ment subsequently embarTas ed. He WAS infavor
passing bill if could be proved that the faith of I'll
Government involved and thus to to the sout
I've and the world that Congress determined to nlainta
its integrity
ho Nh Daniel Of North Carolina closed the debate by n
viewing objections that had been urged against III
bill and lecaptuatiu the circumstances CONNECTED VII
OIL case which has SO often occupied the Of Coz
th gress and concluded with submitting documen
, in support of his opinion that The m should and
moving the committee rise and that the chaltna
I'D report the bill with recommendation tlat il pass
r The committee then and Mr.. Daniel moved that
Wv be engrossed and read third time.
ck ; .n, ~ dir, ~ n,s,t an Nome. rex.
ry It was then moved that Ire adjourn: upon h
teers were ordered and the motion rejected.
It's Mr Daniel moved that the bill do pass upon WI IN
the and nays being ordered the Clerk is now cana
ny the roll at four O'Clock.