New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-05-07
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srsArE,--Messrs Walker and Dodge Of Wisconsin, pre-
sentednumerous petitions rom Wisconsin grants
land to aid in the construction Of certain railroads in
that State.
Mr. Hamn reported from the committee On printing.
in favor Of printing 1900 additional copies Of the Report Of
the Secretary of the Navy the subject Of mail contracts
with proprietors of steam lines which was agreed to-
He also reported in favor of printing 600 extra copies
of the Paten. Office Report Arts and Sciences Also
to print 500 extra copies of the Agricultural part OF the
same report This was postponed till tomorrow ~
On notion by Mr. Walker the Senate took up ne blli
granting land to Wisconsin. to aid in the OF
railroad in that State from Fond du Lac to GAINESVILLE
The bill amended by adding thereto provisions ma
king like grant to the State of land for aiding the con
strcton of railroad Milwaukee to the mississippi
and was then postponed.
Mr. Borland submitted resolutions calling for informa
ton relative the amount ofmoney paid for printing and
binding for the use of the departments Laid over.
Mr. Shields reported back the bill to provide for the
settlement of the claims arising out OF the OF Cal
ifornn and the considered and ordered to be
The resolution submitted by Mr. Cass calling for copies
of the correspondence between the American Charge at
Vienna with the State Department relative to the npris
onment of Rev G. L. Brace taken up and adopted
The deficiency bill was then taken up.
Mr. Pearce addressed the Senate till after three O'Clock
defence of the administration from charges preferred
by Messrs Gwn and Hunter upon the army estimates
He entered into minute examination Of the several
items the charges Of extravaganza and replied to them
with great pariicu!arity He had not concluded when
| the Senate adjourned,
| HOUSE, REPREsENTATIv rules having OeGi.
suspended the House resolved itself into committee Of
| the whole and took up the homestead bill.
i II.
day addressed the committee with much eloQuence and
uency He said he endorsed the action of the
recently held in the Capitol to the fullest extent He
traced the history of the establishment of States and
the acquisition of additional territory to show that
TEN had invariably been pursued. by which the South
degraded from the time of the passing of the ordi
of 1887 down to the passage of the compromise act
whose institutions thus kept within prescribed
limits, beyond which they must not travel
The doctrine of State rights he said amounted to this
that slavery ia to be protected only where exists He
said he would support no man as candidate for the Pre-
sidency who did not himself to he in favor OF the
Compromise measures He went on to correct erroneous
statements that had been made to the number of men,
bers Of the whg and after variety o. re-
affair when his hour EXPIRED and the hammer OF the
| Chairman fell.
Mr. Johnson of Tenn advocated the constitutionalty
Of the bill before the committee and contended that those
who maintained its unconsttutonaty had voted for ap-
preparations of land which liable the objec-
tons He contended that Congress possessed the
power to grant lands that it has to appropriate money
and considered the object in increasing territories Is the
settlement and cultivation ofands Having acquired these
became the duty of the general to settle
them, and thus render them productive He insisted
sideration the effect of which, he said would be to in
the by enabling by their industry
to those taxes which at it out of their power
to do.
| Having shown that the bill neither unconstitu
nor agrara he went on to prove that it was moi
urged against it and concluded by davowing all idea
| making political capital by supporting it.
The Chairman here stated that the hour having elapsed
the bill would have hour during which to close tn
debate.
Mr. McMulcn took the floor and said the bill had beer
so fully. fairly and ably debated that little remained TO
him say conclusion lie then controverted the argu
ments that had been adduced to the
of the measure.
lie cnded that Gen Jackson looked forward to tn
time when the public lands should not be considered
source Of public revenue and insisted that the time ha
passed away when aristocratic distinctions existed
attributed the opposition to the BILL the part of gen
temen from the old States to fear of losing portion
their population hut if the emgrants to be ben
Gifted by the removal they should be permitted to depart
and expressed his readiness to provide for foreigners VIII
might arrive here and said he too strongly grounde
in the principles of Christian theology to dread intu
of Roman Catholics, who may flee from oppression to
country which offers them home which they would dc
fend from the British Lion, should it again visit thes
, shores.
He concluded by referring to the political aspect of tn
country and considered the time which had been spent
political disqustions detractng from the character
the country, at the time expressing his convico
that the democrats had the power Of eectng for Pres
of their party and said he would vote for
who would not pledge himself to maintain the Constitr
ton
The committee then rose, the Chairman reported, an
| the House adjourned