New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-02-26
Congressional,

SiNArf-lne 'ilhlf ialu before Ine Senate COMMUNE
statement of the stock held by the United States and by
individuals in the Louisville and Portland Canal.
The Chair laid before the Senate letter from Louis
Kas>uh. dated at Cincinnati February IA 1852, in which
he returns thanks to the Government and Congress Of the
United states for their reception and entertainment OF
him in Washington. Enclosed in the letter copy Of
his thanks addressed before leaving Washington
rs the President of the United States.
Letters read and motion to print them
ferrud 10 the Committee on Printing
Nh Underwood presented memorial praying that the
tncd would recognize independence of the
Republic of Liberia and that line of mail steamers be-
tween the United States and Liberia may be established
Several Other petitions presented
Th" hill granting land to Iowa for railroad purposes
was taken up and Mr. Hunter addressed the Senate at
length against it,
Mr. Bell replied and Mr. Sumner also replied to some
~ thu, remarks of Mr.. Hunter
After which the bill postponed till tomorrow, and
the Senate proceeded to the consideration Of executive
business and shortly after iourncd.
iIorsE OF REPREsEyTATvEs-Afcr the journals had
been read the Speaker stated that the first business in
order the unfinished business Of yesterday-the
tg to rccommit the bill regulating the Oregon mileage
with the instructions proposed by the member from
Maryland, Mr., Evans; upon which the yeas and nays
Sere ordered
asked the unanimous consent of the House.
to enable him modify the instructions which he moved
y'st"rday This being objected to- he withdrew the in
structiOns and the yeas and nays taken upon the
motion. simply recommit the bill the Committee
Mileage; which was negatived-yeas 81 nays Sc.
and read third time upon which the yeas and nays
having been demanded it was n"gativedyeas So nays9o
This decision led to discussion which lasted the
Of imana yho ynresscd his regrnt that tls Hi; sb"nd
nav. met with so much onnositfnn orin,tnr, from mo-
vrs t Witch he t avnrse "a rotor IT, lacked mo, III.
h Ak hninr funded nm strict insticn liz had ask cd Ne
Ttn,Ily f,r III. rn0ifc.tinn f tbo law md for cnn
artrtiru different from that which nrrvniled and that
ne iraec shoua he cacnoted according 70 Tho nearest
mail rrfn mt II was ascnrtne befnre he close of the
last session that no CHANCE crl he effected owing to the
op,con that was cxnnrnnrrd in ihe other end of the
Canitnl
S uc,nIln said ii was t Inc cd that CONGRESS
souI hr nunnyrl nv this question of mileage during
each succeeding session He hou like to know what is
the object of reptlemen-was il uBucomc or were they
ac,l in ,Go fh If Inn committee wrrn to bring in
Anil dotTr,nirfug the mieoucp and he did not think
thpy coulrl b4tcr cu,nov their time Inv doing so But
With reference to the question before the House he must
bp permitted 10 saw that the gentleman who would he
affected by this bill knew before he was elected what was
The action of Compress DURING the last session and had no
Hght to cnmr,nin
Tbr, were members of the unlse to whom he could
fr who curn distance of four and five hundred miles
anl ,r from 1--WE 10 six fuvs an their rpv while nthcrs
came double he distance in much less time owing TO
thr former ala not complain Formerly Wien members
travelled every where with great difcufy te law opera
III more r0uitably He concluded by saving that he
shntlI vote O- 81 thr of the bill and
sbo,l it he rrconlrr he should vote against its pas-
srgr
Mr. Parker of Indiana spoke in favor Of the bill and
yuiicated Mr. Lane the delegate from Oregon who he
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