New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-07
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WASHINGTON, March 3d.
sEsArE-NTr Chase said his name had been omitted on
the journal in the vote upon laying the table the
petition praying the extension of slavery he had voted
in the negative.
Mr. Sumner presented petitions in favor of cheap ocean
postage.
number of petitions and reports were presented.
and passed.
bill for the relief of s. E. Simmons was also taken up
and passed.
A resolution. submitted by Mr. Brodhead allowing
the Committee on Claims clerk was adopted, Also a
resolution to authorize the Select Committee Claims
against Mexico clerk. adopted.
Mr. Chase submtteda resolution directing inquiry
into the expedency of making the salary of each District
Judge of the United States equal to that of Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of the State in which such
District Judge may be
Mr. Borand offered resolution, which was agreed to-
ordering inquiry to the private property necessary
to be bought if the Capitol be extended its present
plan.
The bill amendatory of the laws relative to the silver
coinage of the United States, was passed.
The bill to increase the salary of the United States
Judge of NewHampshire taken up and after long
debate fixed at S14O0, and then ordered to be
crossed.
And after executive session. the Senate adjourned
HOUSE, RErREsENrArIvEs-Mr Penn presented joint
resolutions from the Legislature of Louisiana which
referred to the Committee on Military Affairs,
Mr. Marshall of KY, offered resolution of inquiry re-
alive to the improvement of the falls at Louisville which
was agreed to.
The question then required reconsdering the vote
by which the bill reported from the Naval Committee
rejected yesterday, pending which the House resolved
itself Committee of the Whole and resumed the
slderation of the homestead bill
Mr.. Fuller objected to the principles of the bill. The
lands fruitful source of to the Govern
ment, and served great balancewhee in trade The
power give them away not found in the Consttu
| ton. and such scheme is chimerical and unjust
Mr. Churchill in favor Of the bill and he could not
see how its opponents could be consistent while they ad
mtted that the lands belonged to the people, and
unwilling to let the people have them The bill furnishes
homes the homeless and through its benign provisions
the privileges of education would be extended to all To
grant the public lands to States and companies for rail-
road purposes unconstitutional partial and unjust
1t favored the few at the of the many while the
scheme under discussion extended to all countrymen
| alike its salutary privileges.
Mr. Grow spoke in favor of the bill and contended that
that the Government had power to withhold the
public domain from the people than it had to withhold
any of the natural gifts of Providence Landed monopo
lies to any country. England and ireland
| had been weighed down by this and should
guard against similar catastrophe To give the lands
the people would strengthen every department of
Government 1t would render Irresistible in and
| highly prosperous in peace.
Mi Shelton spoke at length in favor of the bill The
revenues the Government would be increased by the
adoption of the bill in question the of the
country would thereby be largely developed 1t would
diminish crime in large cities it would furnish
ployment to the tens of thousands destitute and
houseless who left themselves will inevitably plunge
| into the lowest sinks of iniquty and misery.
On motion, the House adjourned,