New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-03-06
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WAsmSoToy. Feb. 26. 1862
sESATEThe Chair laid before the Senate report fro1
formation in relation to the Louisville and Portland
Canal
Mr. Pratt presented petitions from several Of the ASST
tant Marshsls Of the United States MARYLAND askir
additional compensation for taking the census
MI Rhett said that when he absent from the cts
the Senator from Alabama r Ceensl and the Senator
from Michigan fMr Cass) but particularly the former
had thought proper in their speeches the Conprons
resolutions to make personal remarks respecting
hn-rc.arks which were personal that they left him
no option but to reply to them in vndication Of himself
lie would therefore ask the Indulgence Of the
Senate to allow fisl to do so.
Mr. Pratt said that private bill day and
he hoped 1t would not be devoted any other purpose
Mr Gass said that from the remarks of the Senator
from South Carolina it might presumed that some a
vantage was taken Of his absence He followed in the
discussion and of the Senator'S absence
ron the city and he not to be deferred by the
ne matter here dropped
Inc senate then proceeded ballot for FIVE members
W Lne select committee the memorials asking
an hVestgatlon OF the decisions of the late Board Of
commissioners claims against Mexico which resulted
Pratt and Clarke. ' ~
Mr.. Borland offered resolution which was apraed IN
directing the Committee Printing to report ipon the
Present state Of the public printing time quantity
ana qaaty OF the work already dong the proser7
OF the remainder and to the propriety Of making
other arrangement for its execution ''
Dir Clarkes joint resolutions upon non-intervent;n
were then taken up and Mr. Miller addressed the sena
In support OF the doctrine of nonnteryention
f seward got the H1or and the subject was posrnuad
till Tuesday week.
After short executive session the Senate adjourned
House OF REPREsENTATIyEs.-Mr Hamilton of Mary
land presented the petition Of hundred and thirty
three citizens of Allegheny county Nd
against the extension Of the Woodworth patent by Con-
gress
The Speaker stated that the first business before the
House motion made yesterday previous to adjourn,
ment to lay the bounty land bill with the amendments
reported from the committee the table upon which
the yeas and nays had been ordered
The Clerk then called the roll and che motion was
atiVed by a vote of so yeas to 90 nays
The sense Of the House then taken on the amend
mens Upon that allowing the Registers and Receivers
y cents on each warrant to be paid by the then
locating the warrant the yeas nays were ordered ami
it was carried-yeas 121 nays As.
Ihe ayes and again ordered on the thiri
amendment which provides that when officers and sol
ders slal nave died the shall issue to their
children and they left none then their fathers and
mothers or on default thereof then their brothers and
sisterS-which was agreed to. yeas 125 nays Al
One or two other amendments agreed to- and the
ayes and noes taken the first section of Mr. Ey
ans's amendment, which carriedeS to TO- The re-
manning sections of his amendment were also carried
The last amendment which agreed to- was to strike
out the section which extended volunteers and State
militia and troops the benefit Of the act granting bounty
lands
The amendments having been disposed of the yeas and
nays were demanded the passage of the bill which
was agreed to-yeas So, nays So They were again or
dered engrossing the bill which was carried-yeas e6
nays S3
motion was here made that the House adjourn and
tellers having been appointed it earried-93 to50
and the House adjourned without finally passing the bill