New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-21
Congressional.

WASHINGTON. April 10. 49,
SENATE.On motion Of Mr. Hunter. the Senate took up
the bill making appropriations for the continuation of the
Capitol He moved that the Senate recede from the
amendment making provision for the relief of the aborers
who have been out Of employment by the suspension of
the work.
After some remarks by Mr. Borland. the Senate by a
vote of yeas 30 nays l6 receded from the amendment
and the bill was then passed.
Mr. Hale introduced joint resolution for the relief of
the mechanics and laborers who were engaged the
Capitol.
On motion by Mr. Clarke all the previous orders were
iect of non-intervention
Mr. Bell then addressed the Senate at length upon the
probable results of the present state of affairs in Europe
He thought that the general would be one Of
Europe against the United States He urged the imedi
ate strengthening of national defences The Senate ad
journed.
HOUSE REpREsESTArYEs-The House resumed the
consideration of the bill to enforce discipline promote
good conduct in the naval service of the United States
when f4 Ir .a"A-7 F #5
Mr. Stanton Of Tennessee spoke in favor Of the prov
Mr. Milson, Without disposiug of the bill, ~
Mr. German made report from the Committee on Pub
lie Printing in effect that they have made arrangements
with Messrs Donelson Armstrong for performing the
printing of the House and Gideon Co that Of the Sem
ate not. however, dismissng Mr.. Hamilton, the con-
tractor. T-...... aiis& ~
Mr. German explained the action of the committee and
was followed by Mr. Haven on the same sde both gentle
asserting that in important particulars the contrac
tor has failed to come up to his obligations @t
Mr. Dean moved that the House resolve itself into
Committee of the Whole the state of the Union but
the motion did not prevail
Mr. Brown of Mississ pp thought that the committee
had exceeded their powers and contended that the
tract system has not had fair trial
THE subject under consideration with prospect
of being disposed of today when this dispatch at
4oclock. was closed
CURE BRoScHIrrs.-Dr, Edward 9. Curtis of New
York old and eminent physician retired from prac
tice. publishes what he says experience of twelve
years with unvaryng satisfies him nfaible
for chronic bronchitis aud other forms of consump
tion He says
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per- nauseating doses. combined with gum ammoniac,
given to uauseate but not ordinarily produce full
vomiting the usual dose for this purpose about half
grain Of suphate OF copper and five grains OF gum ammo
MAC in teaspoonf of water to be taken at first twice,
and in the convalescent stages day.
In OF chronic bronchitis gare the suphate
of copper alone superadded In this latter form of con-
sumption this treatment almost invariably suspends the
hectic symptoms in few days; and the disease rapidly
advances to its final cure
In of the proper forms of consumption the
treatment must be intermitted frequently and again re-
and whenever of the chest or ether
symptoms of infammatory action exist the treatment
should be as in the chronic state plone
that the remedy is indicated useful that state which
the general system sympathetcaly involved becomes
the more prominent symptom and the success of the
depends chiefyon the breaking up the sympa
hetic action of the diseased lung on the healthy
tone OF the stomach and increasing its digestive power
and likewise causing during nauseae action act
i've anu healthy circulation of blood through the lungs
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kossurH IN WAsHINGToN.-M Kossuth arrived in Wash
ngton the 18th The following from the Union the
most extended he received from the pa
pers of that city; M .-l-7
"We learn that Kossuth arrived in city yesterday
and took rooms at the National Hotel He is accompl-
MED by Mad K, F. Pulszky and his wife, Paul Hajrick
and Capt. Grechenek He will remain in Washington
two or three days during this time will visit Mount
Vernon He called upon yesterday afternoon by
eral members of Congress. among whom Senators
Cass, Shields and others.
ANOTHER NEW RFLE.-The Springfield Post describesa
improvement of the rife recently made by Ebenezer
Kellogg of that city, follows:
One of the most striking features is it is loaded with
patched ball the ordinary rife thereby OBJ
Waiting the evil IF loading the barrel is the with
other repe .tiug rifles 1t be discargcd hundred
times in rapid succession without the lenst danger ef
heating the barrel to create premature discharge
The under part of the stock is att chsd to the bar
rel by hinge and by dsengagng catch st the tnp
the stock the butt falls down and steel CHAMBER with
number of which the gun supplied is slipped irto
the butt Of the barrel which cUunterbored
1t. The barrel contains but charge time the
danger of connecting pin is done away with The