New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-06-17
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WASHINGTON. June G

WASHINGTON, June "
sENArE-A message was received from the House an
nouncng the passage Of numerous bills etc. and of joint
resolution fixing the time for adjournment of Cong
Con the 10th of Augusta This resolution taken up
Mr. Hunter said it impossible for the Senate to de-
termne whether the public business could be dis
posed of BY the day indicated He hoped it would be
ate would fix no day He moved the resolution be laid on
the table. Agreed to.
Mr. Douglas presented petition in favor of assmp
ton the United States of the debts of the States
ticuarly of illinois, Mr. D. said the prayer of the petit
toner met his unqualified disapprova
Mr. Haniin reported bill authorizing the Secretary
the Treasury issue registers vessels in certain
and the considered and passed
The bill authorizing the payment to the Utah judges Of
their salaries Notwithstanding their absence from the ter
ritory returned from the House with amendment
which concurred in by the Senate and the bill passed
Mr. Dawson reported bill giving the chief Clerk
to his assistants at the Patent Office all the powers
functions OF of Patents during the absence
of the Commissioner; and the same was taken up and
ordered to be engrossed.
House bill for the relief of Nff S Payne was passed
Mr. Douglas reported House bill changing the OF
st. Peters river in Minnesota Territory Minnesota
river; and the taken up and passed.
On motion of Mr. Gwn. the Senate took up the joint
authorizing the completion Of the steamers
for harbor defence.
Mr. Stockton briefly advocated it, and after short de-
bate.
On motion of MI Hamlin it postponed till
And then the Senate proceeded the consideration
Executive business
And at o'clock the doors were opened and the
adjourned
HousE,-The first business this morning was motion to
reconsider former vote laying the bill in aid the con
structon of railroad in Iowa. the table.
Mr.. Campbell of Illinois, having explained his reasons
for voting to lay the bill the table motion was made
to lay the motion to reconsider the table upon which
the and having been ordered it negatiyed
yeas II, nays 81
motion for u call of the House was negatiyed-yeas
II, nays 81 and the clerk proceeded to call the roll ISL
members answering to their further proceedings
discontinued
The yeas and nays then taken the motion to
reconsider the vote, which then negativedyeas So
nays 95.
On motion to proceed to the consideration of the con-
tested election in Pennsylvania the yeas and nays
ordered, and it was negatived-yeas 50, nays 95
Mr.. Cobb of Alabama moved to take up the business
on the Speakers table, which negatived
The House then went into committee the state of
the Union, Mr. Richardson, of illinois, in the chair.
Mr. Morehead of North Carolina took the floor for the
purpose of referring to the wing held the Capt.
toll, which he designated debating society. lie de-
clared himself to be compromise whig and advocate
of the compromise measures and the supporter of the
present administration, and intending promote the
election of Mr. Fillmore The published of the
sort of tempest in teapot which calculated to
explode without doing any harm.
lie then adverted to the address which was subse-
quenty published and proceeded to notice occurrences
which took place at the meeting and went on to define
his position at the meeting alluded and considered ac
tive opposition to the laws of Congress- by whatever
might be designated amounting to neither
less than revolution He then went into variety de-
tails connected with the caucus and his hour expired
fore he had concluded.
Mr. Orr of South Carolina said it was the first occa-
sion which he had made speech that not peril
nent to the subject under discussion but variety of
reasons induced him to depart from his usual course
Those whom he represented he said represented
in the recent Convention at Baltimore, but they felt
less soctude with reference to its proceedings and the
selection which had been made would with hearty
response and cordial support in South Carolina
pressed his conviction that Mr. Pierce would conduct the
ship of State through surrounding difficulties and restore
the palmy days of Jefferson.
He then gave brief sketch of the of the noni
of the Convention who had hitherto been guided by
the Constitution and would carry its provisions He
then alluded to his declining the office of Attorney Gene
raj under Mr.. Folks administration, his career in Mexico
and subsequent retirement to the private walks of life
Civil qualifications he said alone required for the per-
ornance of the duties of the executives and when be-
came necessary to elect military chieftain there would
only remain for the republic military despotism He
concluded with eulogizng Mr., King Vice President
again adyered to Mr. Pierce and concluded by exp1 ssng
his conviction that November, 1852 would find him the
choice of the American people.
Mr. Meacham, of Vt, followed and commenced by
noticing the circumstance of six months having elapsed
without the message of the President having received
cold courtesy of consideration from which he alluded
Mr. Rantouls speech the Missouri land BILL the de-
tails of which he discussed until hapast three O'Clock
and to which he seemed disposed to confne himself
when
The committee rose before he concluded and the House
adjourned