New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-01-24
Congressional.

WAsHrSGros, January ID 1852
SE>ArTrhe Chair laid before the report from
r Secretary Of the Senate OF the persons employed in
office.
The Chair laid before the Senate report from the Sec.
rotary OF War in reply to resolution Of the Senate
m'ncating Information in respect to certain military
roads in Iowa
Mr.. Miller presented the proceedings of public meet.
lg III Trenton Newersey recommending intervention by
the nted States in favor of tho people of hungary
Mr. shields presented the petition Of Alfred w Thomp-
son praying thnt contract be made with him for carry
ing the mail in steamships between the United States
and ireland,
MIR stockton gave notice of bill providing for line of
nn steamships to ply between Jersey City and Galway
ireland.
Mr. Soulc presented petitions praying the appointment
II new Board of Commissioners Claims against Mexico
MI Dawson reported back the House bill for the relief
of the Nirginia Wooden Company.
r Underwood introduced bill to purchase the stock
owned by individuals in the Portland and Louisville Canal
MI bradbury introduced joint resolution providing for
the publication of an annual compendium Of the various
public documents. to be published in one volume.
MI l'isk offered resolution allowing the Committee
Fostoicrs and post-roads clerk; and resolution was
submitted by Mr. Gwin allowing clerk the Committe
Naval Afuirs.
The Senate then took up the joint resolution providing
for contract with Mcssrs Donaldson s Armstrong for
printing the returns of the seventh census and after
long debate the subject was, motion of Mr. Pcarcc
postponed for three weeks to enable the Senate
and examine such report the plan of the may
by that time communicated to the Senate Adjourned
House REPREsENrATIvEs-Th Speaker called for
reports OF committees and number of bills of them
Of private reported and either laid on the
Speakers table or referred to committees of the House.
on the state of the Union Among these bills regu-
iatng the carrying of passengers by vessels and
extending the time for locating Virginia military land
warrants and for returning the moneys thereon
determining the time of holding the United States Court
in the Western District of Virginia and in amend
eut of the act Mt present in force in the District of
Columbia for furnishing incendiaries, by extending the
punishment to eases where the out-houses which are
attempted 10 be burnt are not occupied
motion to insert the word buildings, led to a dis
ossion of purely technical nature, it being contended
that the term out house, would be construed strictly
il tIp is in
tended to Tectify.
At length the previous question: put an end to the
discussion. and the bill read third time.
MIR. Stanton of Kentucky, chairman of the Committee
Public Buildings endeavored to have the bill taken up
Which was sent from the Senate appropriatng $1,000 for
hitting mp two rooms for the purpose of the library but the
motion to suspend the rule was objected to.
A bill was reported from the Committee Pensions.
declaring that all certificates of bounty land be
assgnabc by endorsement thereon and by the
nlity as where claims for land valid in the State
where such transfers made.
Mr.. bunam explained the different provisions of the
bill which embraces the allowance to the public officer
tobe paid by the person settling the land what conti-
tu'GS the lien of service of officer soldier denotes
the class of persons embraced in the bill embracing those
engaged in the suppression of Indian hosities making
The certificates transferable to the widow heirs of de-
ceased officers and soldiers and providing that any
rant may be located on lands subject to private location
He moved to refer the bill to the Committee of the
Whole the State of the Union for the mrpose of mt.
ting it Its passage, when motion was substituted and
c'rred to take up the business the Speakers table
message from the President transmitting various
ports OF departments. was then submitted Among others
one from the Secretary Of the INTERIOR which ap-
pears should have been made to the Committee OH Ways
and Means and which Mr., Jones' of Tennessee moved
sh lid not be received
Mr. Houston, of Alabama thought the notice that had
been taken OF the would prevent its repeti-
tom aud Mr. Jones modified his notion and il was laid
the table lie subsequently moved to lay the motion
on the table.
Mr. Bayly hoped the motion would not prevail thc
House having acted under mistake.
motion here carried TO adjourn and at the usual
hour the House adjourned over till tomorrow at twelve
O'Clock.