New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-03-25

| !'6 of it; he feigns to be dead--that's all. But
fFe is digging, digging, digging, and one fine
T'ofning he will jump out of his hole, with his
| little three-cornered hat, his hands behind his
back, and three millions of niggers for the good
Of his country. There, you have the history of
Napoleon.
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WAsHrSeros March 49, 1852
sEyaTE-The Chair laid before the Senate part
Of the Patent Office Report for the 1851 relating to
Mr. Chase presented remonstrances from the members
Of the Ohio Legislature against the renewal Of Wood
worth's PATENT .
Mr Hale presented petitions against requiring govern
| mcnt employees to labor on Sundays
Mr. Stockton reported joint resolution authorizing
tne construction Of steamers for harbor defenees.
MI Pratt submitted the following resolution, which
was agreed to.
Rssorea That Secretary Of War be directed to have
prepared and the Senate an estimate Of
the cost Of constructing basin the terminus Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal at Rock creek sicent to
accommodate the trade of the canal at that point
The joint resolution making appropriation for the
extension of the Capitol TO the committee
on pubic buildings with instructions directing the COM
mtee to examine into the foundation at present con-
sructed and to call in the aid of the u s. engineers to
The Iowa Railroad Land Bill was taken no and
Mr. Summer addressed the Senate support os the bill
Ir. Bell offered an amendment. providing that the
lands to be selected under the amendment of Mr. Under
wood shall be in the Territories and not in the States
| Mr.. Underwoods amendment. granting 15O00a00 Of
to the old States be sold by then the pro-
cseds to be applied Of internal
was rejected; yeas To- %.
Mr. Seward offered amendment changing the course
and direction of one of the railroads which after long
debate was rejected 14a1s. e2 sa7aj is
Numerous other amendments offered. of no I'M
portance Fs5t
Mr. Geyer offered amendment requiring the reserr-
ed be offered at sale and not to be liable to ri.
vate entry which after debate agreed toyeas 49,
/ nays6
Mr. Brodhead then offered substitute for the whole
il-0eing bill graduating the price Of the public lands
This amendment debated at length by Messrs. Ma
Pratt Underwood, Brodhead, Dodge. JONES' Maugum
a Thp orNauA Arnant ntruna bdrour
MAfter the departure of the cars further debate
was had on the Iowa land bill, which was finally without
division ordered to be engrcssed The Senate then
iourned.
HOUSE OF RErREsEsrArrsEs.-The Speaker stated that
the first business before the House the calling upon
: committees
Mr.. Houston of Ala, chairman of the Committee of
Ways and Means moved that the rules suspended and
that the House resolve tef into on the state
OF the Union for the purpose Of kng the Deficiency
The House having resolved itself into committee mir
Meade in the chair1 and Mr. Houston having called for
the bill
Mr.. Hilyer, of Geo. commenced a speech of purely
political character.
Mr.. Brooks, of NewYork called the attention of the
chairman to the rule of the House. which that
members shall conne themselves when speaking the
subject legtmately under discussion.
The chairman decided that the gentleman from Georgia
in order it the custom of the House permit
, | the course he pursuing
Mr. Brooks appealed against the decision; and Mr.
Evans, Of Nd endeavored to obtain the floor. but the
chairman decided that there could be debate and the
Judgment of the chair sustained by 40
party of Georgia there not to be found
abotionst for protection for inter-
improvements, but that all for the strict
of the Constitution and the sovereign rights Of the
States he went to vndicate its position and show
that 1t acted consistently and that its members were
actuated by love Of country He then adrerted to the
course pursued in Georgia, consequent upon the ams-
sion of California and the passing of the Compromise
measures. and read extracts from papers that the
organs of the States Rights party published before the
Georgia Convention assembled evincing determination
to resist and declaring the dissolution Of the Union
contamination deyoutly to be hopec for
He expressed himself in favor of the Union party joining
democratic party and sending delegate to the Con.
vention of Georgia He reviewed the parties
Europe: declared the institution slavery perfectly
secure and said there must be something wrong in Mas
sachusets when they had pass law in favor of the
marriage of white with coored women.
Mr. Giddings. of Ohio, followed and spoke at some
length with reference to the Compromise measure; and
to what gentlemen pedging themselves who sup
ported and which he said the people Of the north
States would not out He had given notice
bill at the commencement Of the session. but which he
had been unable get before the House contended
that the effect of the Compromise perPetu-
ate the slave trade against which he should always
> tinue opposed.
Jackson of Ca, entered into defence the State
Rights party of Georgia and expressed his conviction that
# the effect Of the compromise exclude
slavery from the newly acquired territory The result
that the people of the South dissatisfied but
to secession that, he said another question As to
abuse of which his colleague Mr. Hlyer had spoken,
that used by all parties and against all parties, and
his in Congress had been used the purpose
misrepresentation He yindcated the State he repre-
charge disunon commended that the
provisions of the compromise notwithstanding
their operation regards territories should be faith
fully carried out he defended the conduct Of Governor
Mcdonald when presiding the Georgia Convention
the proceedings of which afterwards dsapproved Of
hy the people of Georgia.
Mcdonald last who expressed himself strong
possible against the proceedings and policy of South
h Carolina
MI Jackson resumed and maintained the right States
seoede whenever their interests and security require
and that the people Of Georgia however they might be
opposed to secession when should be deemed necessary
would go for it, and that when sufficient existed
and they called upon by other States to do they
!, The committee then
Mr. Houston gave notice of motion terminate de-
bate that the bill before the should pro-
cecded with.
Mr. Evans of Nd, hoped that bill of much import
ance would be allowed to be debated.
The House then adjourned without adopting any
n luton.
WASHINGTON March IL
SENArE-Mr. Gwin presented the credentials of the
Hon. John B. Weller Senator elect from Calf rnia
t six years from and after the fourth of March. 1852
Mr. McRea presented the credentials of the Hon Ste
phen Adams Senator from Mississippi to ul-
expired term of Hon jefferson Davis resigned In tax
ing leave of the Senate Mr. McRea returned his warmest
thanks for the kindness and courtesy he had received
from Senators during his service in that body.
Messrs Weller and Adams appeared and took the
S oaths, and were assigned seats.
Mr Shields presented petitions from Alabama asking
a | aid to the Collins line,
Mr. Brodhead presented twelve petitions from Pennsyl
vana. asking modification Of the tariff Of ISIS by
t increase of the duty on iron.
~ Mr. Shields from the Joint Committee on Conferene,
upon the disagreeng votes upon the Bounty Land
report The report having to be acted upon by
e the House first laid
The Iowa Railroad bill then taken up and passed BY
o. the following vote:
. Yeas-Messrs Adams. Atchson Bell Borand. Brooks
= Cass. Clemens Dodge. of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa
J. Douglas Downs. Fech Fish Foot Geyer Gwin James
Jones of Iowa Jones, of Tennessee King Mangum Nor
N ton. Rusk. Seward, Shields Smith, Soule, Underwood
-. Walker, Weller-30.
5e Nays-Messrs. Badger Bayard. Bradbury Brodhead
e Chase. Ianlin Mason. Norris, Pratt Wade--10.
II bill the relief Of Purser Vim. Speideu taken
, up and passed.
joint resolution providing for the purchase of the 9Th
volume of the laws of the United States, taken up
l. ordered to be engrossed, and passed '.a.
After conversation it understood that the
French Spoliaton bill would be taken up next week
The Chair laid before the Senate letter from Mr. Clay
N Charge Afaires Lima asking that aid be extended
destitute Americans in foreign countries and fur
y, nished to bring them home.
Mr. Shields offered resolution directing an inquiry
to the propriey of eXemptin ferry boats from tn
operation Of the laws regulating. vessels Adopted
Mr. Clarke moved that the special order being the Join
N resolutions upon non-interventon be takon up.
~ Mr.. Mangum said that the Senator from rennesse
/ Air. Joues) had the floor and this his irst al,
pearance in debate should have fair chance. The
dtion Of the (beng full of sm0ke) such
n no one could speak with any comfort He moved tn
. Senate adjourn.
Z, vote was taken and voices nearly balanced
| Mr. Mangum withdrew his motion.
= On motion Of Mr. Atchison all the special
postponed and the bill granting land to Missouri
l 1t,,t tho