New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-02-18
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WASHINGTON. February Q. 1852
SENArE.-Thc Chair laid before the Senate coununi
cation from the War Department enclosing certain esti
mates for torcton in the bay of San Francisco Also
report transmitting 50 copies of the Army Register
Mr. Seward presented petitions from ourneymen cigar
makers. asking increase of duty upon imported cigars
Mr. Jones presented the petition of ten hungarian
refugees asking that Congress would grant them land in
the that it given to their brethren who are
now settled in Iowa.
Mr. Borand reported in favor of printing $500 add
tona copies of the Report of Explorations made in the
valley of the Salt Lake by Captain stnsbury which was
concmTed in.
The bill for the repair of the Congressional library room
was passed. Also the bill renqushing to the State of
Iowa certain lands reserved for salt springs in that State
The bill authorizing the District Judges of the United
States in those districts where there ports of entry
to regulate the certificates of vessels propelled i'll whole or
in part by steam taken up, and after amendment
authorizing the District Judges TO appoint Inspectors OF
Boilers and Machinery. the bill debated and passed
The joint resolutions OF Mr.. Clarke reafrming the doc
trine of nonntervention were taken up and Mr. Clarke
addressed the Senate in support of them His positions
defended by copious extracts from the writings of
Washington, Jefferson Jackson Polk Webster and others
After an executive session. the Senate adjourned
HOUSE REPREsENTATlyEs.-After the journals had
been read. Mr. Grey of Kentucky addressed the House
with reference to charges brought against relative Of his
by Mr. Bayly Of Virginia during the debate the Next
can Indemnity bill which he felt satisfied that gentleman
would withdraw he acquainted with the facts of the
case aud who was under misrepresentation in supposng
that the receipt for the Mexican payment given
vous to the arrival of Mr.. Shannon in Mexico.
Mr. Bayy expressed his willingness that the gentleman
from Kentucky should proceed and also that letter from
Mr.. Greer should be read at the time intimating
| that he should not detain the House by a reply
Mr. Jones' of Tennessee moved that the gentleman from
Kentucky be allowed to proceed
And motion of Mr. Mason of Kentucky. the rules
suspended and Mr. Grey proceeded. considerable
length to conrovert the arguments made use of by Mr.
Bayly and also to annadver upon his speech reported
in the Baltimore Sun and which he said had been copied
into other papers.
After he had concluded, Mr.. Orr. OF South Carolina,
moved that Mr. Burt be excused from acting the Com
mttee Military Atrairs in consequence of ill health
which agreed to the application being made with
| the consent of Mr. Burt.
| Mr., peasee, of NewIampshrc, moved that the rules
be suspended to able him to introduce resolution
quesng the Secretary of the Navy to furnish the House
with information relative to the number of steamships
employed in the carriage of the mails the amount
of money which has been paid advanced for that SER
vice. whether they have been built according to contract
and whether they in all respects fitted to be converted
into steamers of the first class and if what
pense it would be necessary to incur.
Mr.. p. explained that his object obtain that in
If he correctly informed the amount present ap
proprated already is Sl00000 and that which Congress
bound to pay under the present contract is about ten
| millions of dollars more. There were applications for
other lines brought forward during the last session which
would bring The appropriations to nearly six millions
| and ten millions annually.
There is before Congress memorial from c. Vanderbilt
stating that he has semimonthly line of steamships be
tween Newfork and San Franchises that he runs line
right of transporting passengers and offering to trans
port the United mail direct between and
San Francisco twice in each month for annual compen
sation of S25000e. and weekly for twice that
| Mr., WEIGH of Ohio, moved to suspend the rules to
enable him to bring in resolution instructing the Com
ittee OF Ways and Means to report in favor OF protec
tive tariff iron and other manufactures as will secure
them against competition. The motion was negatved-
| ayes GO. noes los.
| About hour was spent in adopting resolution,
which introduced by Mr. Lane and passed but sub
sequeny reconsdered requesting the President to sta
ton the regiment of mounted rement in Oregon and be-
tween the Columbia river and California upon which no
decision arrived at when the House adjourned.
Among the oppocrs of the who considered it
improper interference with the duties and responsibilities
of the President Messrs Bayly Of Virginia: and