New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-02-19
Congressional.

! WAsBtyGToS. Feb. 10. 1852
! sEsArE,-Ir Downs presented the petition Of W. R
Glover and James J. Wright praying that contract bt
made with them by the Postmaster General for the trans
portaon of the o. s. mail in steamers between NewOr
| leans and Vera Cruz. via Tampico Referred
Mr Shields presented the memorial Of Jeremiah Swor
iey praying compensation for his coat which he lost
whil aiding in extinguishing the late the Capitol
| NJ Pcarcc reported bill anendatory of the act to
provide for the settlement Of the accounts pntc oi-
"ers ami others. who may have received money arising
from military contributions Or otherwise in Mexico ap-
proved 81 March 1919, Mr. Gwn gave notice Of several
! amendments to the bill
The bill making land warrants as7ienabIe az amended
by the fi0uSpsssas referred to the Committee Public
Land.
The senate then took up Mr. carkes joint resolutions
on n5n-intervention.
Mr. read his speech the subject lie considered
the sbec in all its bearing he deprecated any demon
stratthn Of violence and maintained the right justice
and propriety OF open declaration Of opinion
the slibiect Of violations of the laws Of nations.
Tbs subject was then postponed till tomorrow.
Aii"r an executive session the Senate adjourned.
liosE.The first business before the House that
which left unfinished yesterayte resolution call
ing upon the President 10 station regiment Of mounted
| rlfltinrn in Oregon
Mr. Gornan. of Indiana took the floor and condemned
tn" rmoyal Of the mounted rifle regiment which he said
was prcsaly raised to preserve the good relations with
,e 'an tribes and for the protection d immigrants on
their way to Oregon and to stationed in that territory
ih troops he said had been sent to Texas where
ai regiment was. certainly required: but they
should either be replaced by another Oregon sent
bacS there and the resolution calling upon he President
70 90 so was strictly in accordance with the provisions
the w under which the force raised and concluded
by rcung the idea Of defending immense frontier
terri 0ry with foot soldiers.
Nj Lane expressed his willingness To modify the re4o-
| luton
Mr Brooks, of NewYork expressed his conviction that
ii the gentleman from Oregon considered the effect Of the
resolution and the inability Of the House to interfere
that he would not press it. The changes that had taken
place he said from the army being slnal and
mad atc to the protection of wide of frontier
Last esson the Secretary Of War had called appro-
priasions to the extent Of four millions which had been
reduced to two and if difficulties had arisen in
quence the House to blame and the Executive
Nh Cateer took exceptions to the doctrine broachei
yesterday by Mr. Bayly Of Virginia that the House had
nothing do with the army than to authorize it,
being moved and to provide for ts maintenance against
| wIicI he protested.
4 bill came down from the senate agreed providing
for the safety of the lives Of passengers board
vessels.
Mir. Marshall Kentucky said that he Of tEos,
who voted for reducing the army estimates and when tbs
prop time arrived would be prepared to vndicate hi
vote.
Mr.. Dunhan. of Indians agreed with Mr. Carter in dis
sentiU from the construction had been put upon
Constitution by Mr. Bayly
MI. Jones. of Tennessee here moved the previous aues
| ton. which was lost.
s!E Evans of Maryland thanked the House for their
courtesy and made most powerful speech against the
resolution. He showed conclusively that there
thing in the bill which authorized the raising Of the ree
Of Mounted Remen to account for the conclusion
when had been arrived at and which had been taken for
grained by those who had not investigated the subject
that required that they should be employed only in Ore
gon There nothing of the kind in this to
rant such an Inference which went to authorize the is
ing Of regiment of mounted remen and to establish
forts in Oregon
He finally although he said he did so with feelings of
decacy referred the testimony of the former repre-
sentative Of Oregon, who before the Committee
Military Affairs, and who decidedly condemned the
pouent of mounted troops in Oregon the country being
ted for the operations of cavalry He said not
his business to defend the Quartermasters department
the expenses of that department had been enormously
ncreased it being found impossible as was formerly the
| case, to reach the frontier ports by steamboats,.
Mr. Lane went into long reply in which he described
Oregon and the niseries which had taken place owing
the withdrawal of the troops; and concluded by moving
to reconsider the resolution and to lay it on the table
which was agreed to and the House adjourned.