New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-02-16

sEsafE.on motion by Mr.. HsHtef the private caicn-
| dar Was postponed, ,sil ena. o ielqs sss
r Pratt pTgsente be efeoFal Of mssHhaIsts insur-
er4 and sif nra Of 9satla H Daltimot prsyjnr that
fos. may b. q Fhngo sgas ldsn& Smiths
Cape Cape Hatterss. pe Fear and also the Light.
| Boats in Chesapeake Ray m zJ4e
number Of other petitions we're presented
Mr.. Hunter from the Committee Public Buildings,
reported joint resolution authorizing the employment
Of the mechanics and lborers h wings Of the capitol
and approprating n tosand dollars for that purpose
| which was read three times and passed
Reports In favor Of printing three thousand additional
copies Of the report Of the house Board O $50
extra copies Of Guthrieis report explosion q
h9iierH: were sitter debate: concsrred in. sss
hr Ggin moved to postpone the private caienaar to
s up the resolution directing contract with Doneisan
Armstrong for printing the returns Of the seventh
tlst and after debate thu motion was REJECTED
Ihe pirate saledaf was taken ad bis Of the fol
lowing titles were ordered to shird reading
Bill to confirm the claim of Jshn Erwin to Certain
tract Of land in the RastTop grant YEA sv IL
Btfor the relief Of the Exectitors of Commodore War
rnou ard others captors of British vessel Epuryier
Bill for the relief Of ranees Gardusr sleg1ssF&
Bill for the relief Of William A. Rchncna. # ceis
Bill for the relief ofJane Irwin
Ral for the relief Of Lieutenant Colonel Mitchell Of
number Of others were rejected and postponed.
l. HoesE OF ErREsExrATrsgs-Resolutio were SUBJ
nted from the stateof Rhode Island. which were re-
ierTed 70 me Committee on Naval Aar ordered to
be Sr printed: TED ~ g.s.3 q ~ y. p
toenaole hn tosubinis resolution authorizing the com
appointed to inquire stability Of the fo,1
daon Of the wing Of the capitol to send fr and
pape and to examine the former under dat To, which
| passed 2 -
On molten Of Mr. Ha os 4issotsri tie House res,vs,
,SSe INTO committee q the whole the satc Of the
Mon and agin resumed the consideration of the Ronty
Land bill and took up the pending amendments which
were 70 give the reseyezA land Offices fifty cents on
every warrant for Forty dollar for tos for eighty
and two dollars for cses warrant one
hundred dnd sixty another apaendraenr al,zir0
c,s-haif those sums and another o stFfke a sect;n
that reported BY the select committee Of the Housea Of
which were negatyed; and the eonifsee brought to
the first section OF ffie Se1Iat te bill
This crisis produced state reat fsf!ae
perfect scene when another amsndmeht thrown in
which Succeeded BY oshers that occupied the atten-
tion of tne committee till two o'clock the original
was put 20 vote and eller haring APP
pointed there appeared IN Of striking out ali the
sections Of the bill with the exception of the first Io6
against it, 3S
Mr. Barrere Of Ohio moved an amendment extending
the of the bill to the heirs Of deceased officers
and soldiers and of there being no s,1ch hes
then to the surviving fathers and ana soslla
snefs De none then 60 any ana sisters
l4r. Evans Of Maryland. moved an arpetcr,ert that
persons engaged id the land service Of the tag tsts az
and That each receive 100 Acssdie tots,e Bill
he said to entitle reeeye bounty land he must
have received ray from the United States There were
many persons in Maryland who. durif the year 1874
When Admiral gockbIn with large force was on the
coast and there was no knowing where he waud Iana
mol asked received remuneration for their Services
and who, under the bill could receive bounty lard
many OF these were glnboak WAC had served on
shore The other class contemplated this amendment
composed of these who had been in actual service
and vino may not have served than month This
amendment was also negatived
The committee then and the amendments to the
first clause Of the bill from the Senate, giving the right to
take and subject private entry of greater
yaiue than that abracsdin the warrant. on paving the
difference in cost having been the question was
taken upon the amendment to strike the remaining
sections Of the Senate bill which the yeas ard rags
having been demanded, it carTedyesa lI3 nays 6
1t then agreed that when the House adjourn it a-
journ to meet on Monday next s492ii-a 8g
The bill was then passed. 5 r
Numerous from deparplets were "a
ceved and disposed Of in the usual way The different
bills on the Speakers table then taken up and re-
ferred to appropriate committees % ' Assf7a s'Sf
/ ~. g g. WASHINGTON, Feb I, 1852
sEHATE.-fhe bill appropriatins S25l9 for the repair
ot the room for the Congressional Library ordered to
be eDgrossed for third reading. y. IN y. gI.{l4s-
4 Mr.. Clemens introduced resolution calling iIora-
ton in relation to the contracts for The of
The mail between NewFork and California.
Mr. Broadhead introduced resolution calling for in
formation ia respect to the Board OF Commissioner
Mexican Claims. ..l-l. 81 e.
The bill refinquising to the State Of iowa the lands
reserved for salt springs in that State taken up and
passed
The resolution Of sympathy with the Irish exies was
taken up and Aif Shields addressed the Senate sup
port Of it.
Nr Seward moved several verbal amendments and. it
being late, gave way for an nadjdurnaent Nr8l +