New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-03-01
Congressional.

estaoshnent OF new tribunal for the settlement of
claims Of American citizens against Mexico. #sN
MI Foot presented petitions against the further exten
sion of Woodworth's patent.
Mr. Hunter presented the petit;cn of irtvsx r,an,
OF the Legislature Of Pennsylvania representing that
the Wheeling Bridge not such obstruction riga
tion as to make it nuisance and asking Congress to
adopt some measures to protect it,
Mt H. said that he had doubt that similar move
ments would be made PORTIONS of Virginia pernsyiya
ma and ONO calling Congress protect the bridge
by making mail route course suggested by the late
decision of the Supreme Court This of the grav
est and most important questions which has been
raised for the decision court It involved nothing
less than the rights Of those who
navgable rivers either by bridges rreads and those
who trade on the rivers in vessels boats He considered
the court had assumed jurisdiction which that
court power to regulate all bridges navigabe streams
jurisdiction which Marshall refused to take and Taney
pronounced grave error
Mr.. Brodhead presented the Joint resolution of the
Legislature of Pennsylvania. announcing their deterni
nation to persist in the prosecutor the suit already
commenced The subject thsn referred Judi
ciary Committee
Mr. Seward introduced bill to incorporate the Sisters
ofthe VI Visitation Of Washington City. D, c.
Mr.. Rhett submitted resolution directing an i;lnuiry
into the propriety of increasing the salary the Judges
of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia Adopted
The printed calendar WIS then taken up
After long debate the bill for the relief OF Thomas
L. Legget OF Newf ork, it was postponed.
bill for the relief of the Raleigh CASTOR Railroad
Company was ordered to be engrossed
bill granting arrears of pension to the widow of Bre-
vet Brgad'er General McNel debated and ordered
| to be engrossed-
| Then the Senate adjourned to meet on Monday a
HousE-Mr. Houston. Chairman Of the Committee Of
N9 htstsAieans raported the neSeiencv bill
| referred to the Committee of the Whole. ,s
Mr. Walsh of Maryland presented the memorial of
Mary Anne Rdgely widow of Henderson Ritgey late
Lieutenant in the Army of the United States Who was
killed in the Mexican while acting as en- aid Of Gen
Lane, praying for the continuance of her pension
The bills reported former day for the relief Of the
heirs of John Jackson who as pilot on hoard The
Bon iomme Richard and of Gusavus A De Russey late
acting purser in the Navy. with an amendment de-
ductng the interest included in the bill read third
| time and passed.
The House then resolved itself into Committee of The
Whole m Mr. 80 Nit
chair, when four five bills, granting invalid pensions
were referred favoraby to the House
Among the other bills taken up the one for the re
lief of Charles Mathews. Charles Wood and James Him.
contractors of marble for building the Custom House at
Sewfork and whose workmen. horses etc were unuc-
cessary detained at the Quarry owing to the failure of
the Government to supply the requisite models, etc
Mr. Daniel ofN. o. said the Committee on Claims had
referred the subject to the Solicitor of the Treasury who
after hearing evidence both sides had eporte, in favor
Of allowing the parties $1,000 The committee however
thought the estimates upon which this report had been
founded were too extravagant. and had reduced the
amount to s12l5O-the sum mentioned in the bill which
he moved be laid aside with recommendation to the
House that it pass, which was agreed to-
Considerable time was taken in discussing bill the
relief of the legal representatives of Gen james Wet
late of the State of Georgia arising ont of trans
action connected with the Seminole war Finally a mo.
tion was carried that the and the chairman
Mr. Polk. of Tenn moved that when the House adjourn
it adjourn until Monday to which Mr. Florence of Penn
moved an amendment to substitute Tuesday upon which
the yeas and nays We're ordered and the motion
ried-yeas 81 yeas g.
consisting of from the President the United
States; among which WAS one transmitting the CORES
ondence between Capt Long and Louis Kossuth which
was laid on the table and ordered to he printed There
Also relative the delay in making I'D the rpprrs
entaton caused by the absence of returns from California;
which was referred to the Committee the Judiciary
Among the reports from the Heads of the Departments
was one from the Secretary of the Interior calling
for appropriation to defay the expenses Indians who
now in Washington.
The reports of the departments having been disposed Of
the House adjourned till Tuesday previous to which
communication submitted by the Sneaker
Louis Kossuth and motion having been made print
it, Mr. Evans of Nd said he intended to speak an hour
against the motion to print which had the desired effect
and the communication was laid on the table.
Recently, as the express train from NewHayen
passed water station ut the rate of thirtyve forty
miles hour lad about fourteen years of age who
wished stop but who had taken the wrong train was
seen upon the platform of the rear evidently mctat
ing landing Gathering himself compactly together
the train swept by, he rolled off, made three bounds
which carried him y-seven feet from where he struck
and to the utter astonishment of every escaped with
out injury beyond slight confusion the head Though
somewhat stunned he to. very well satisfied
with his landing.
There are % or 80 newspapers in Norway,
of which is published at II deg north latitude where
in one part Of the year the sun does not go down for two
months Although united to Sweden. Norway has Par
lament of its of 100 men. The Government of
Sweden has four Houses-the House of Mobiles in which
100 entitled to the second House consists of
SO clergymeu the third so hrgesses the tourt4o far
bill, to becom" law must pass three of these
Houses.
we learn lfohl tne fulaSk1 IN. \ y Democrat,
that Mr. J. W Bently of that has kept an accurate
record of the weather and he finds that the first of
December there have been but about fair days liz.
has also measured the fall of each day. in place
prepared for the purpose and has ascerained that the
amount exceeds forty feet
Because we yentured last week (says a West
ern paper) to introduce few Latin words into para
graph just to make little show of our knowledge
temporary quotes Latin at in eroeious
He says Niha fl, Who is Mill who did he fight and
what did he fight for!