New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-02-06
Congressional.

SEsArE.-The chair laid before the Senate messag,
from the President of the United States in response to
resolution of the Senate enclosing report from the Secre
ry of War relating to the claims growing out OF the con
quest of California.
Secretary of the Treasury enclosing statement of the
contracts made by that department during the 1851
account of light houses
Mr. Hale presented petitions from the State of New
Hampshire praying the repeal of the Fugitive Slave law
and the abolition OF slavery in the District Of Columbia
Laid on the table.
Mr. Davis presented petitions praying the construction
of a ship canal around the Falls Of Niagara.
Mr. Shields presented the petition of the vesty of ST.
Johns Church of Washington City praying to be REIN
brsed 5000 paid for square of ground used burial
ground which President Monroe authorized said church
to for said purpose.
Mr. Gwin presented the memorial of the workmen
poyed in the United States Navy Yard in Washington,
praying that some provision be made for those who become
olsaoiea IN the pubic employ
Mr.. Mason presented the memorial of the Mayor and
corporate authorities Of Georgetown praying the removal
of the obstruction to navigation in the Potomac river
caused by the long bridge. Referred.
Mr. Clres joint resolutions decaratory of the foreign
policy OF the United States made the special order Of
the day for next Wednesday week.
The private bills ordered and pending to third reading
were taken up and passed
The resolution giving clerk to the Committee Revo-
utonary Claims was taken up and adopted.
The Senate then took up the bill granting land to the
State of Iowa to aid in the construction of certain rail-
roads in that State
Mr.. Underwood opposed the bill, and submitted an
amendment granting to the original States $50
of land to be distributed according to their federal popu
laon--one acre to each head in each of the States.
After Mr.. U. concluded the Senate adjourned
HousE OF REPRESENTATIVES, The journal having been
read the resolution moved former day by Mr. Fuller.
of Maine who moved to suspend the rules to enable him
to submit resolution calling upon the heads of depart
lS49; which was agreed toyeas 126. nays 26 He also
moved the previous question: which Mr. Bayy re-
modified as to call upon the President for the information
required he dapproved Of the practice of calling
heads of departments thus giving them Importance
that does not belong to them under the Constitution and
treating the Executive with disrespect
Mr. Fuller moved to suspend his motion, which was
carried and yeas and nays were then taken on the
main question, which carried-yeas 125 nays 80.
On motion of Mr. Harris the bill before the House for
assigning land warrants and that sent down by the Senate
the subject referred to the Committee of
the Union and made the order Of the day for Thursday
next and from day to day till disposed Of
of the Superior of the Carmelite Nunnery of Baltimore
praying that the duties upon certain goods imported for
religious purposes may be RENTED
Mr. Smith of Alabama, submitted resolution calling
upon the President of the United States for copies of the
letters which passed between Capt Long and Kossuth
growing out of misunderstanding between them and
also the letters of Commodore Morris and Consul Hodge
on the same subject, which was agreed to.
Mr. Freeman chairman of the Committee on Public
Printing reported joint resolution authorizing the
ployment of Donaldson & Armstrong to print 100000
copies of the Census report ordered by the House the
public printer having failed in the performance of his
contract.
Mr.. Evans of Nd, opposed the passage Of the resolu
ton went into history Of the pursued relative
to the public printing which he denounced as n bad jcl
from beginning end: insisted that the same measure
justice had not hceu melted Boyd Hamilton and t.
MI. Rtchei condemned the system of partnership II
which the passage OF the resolution would give rise
concluded by moving that the contract be given to the
lowest bidder for cash
He was followed by Mr.. yenable who took much the
same view of the subject; defined his position poll
tician and went into subjects not connected with the
question before the House otherwise than the spols
which it proposed to dispose of might have undue
influence on the next Presidential election.
He was at length called to order. but ultimately allowed
to go on the sense OF the House having been taken
Makers, of MiSsSsiDOi IN
sition to Mr. Venable and he pursuing the same
line of argument called to orderimmediately after
which Mr. McMulen moved that the House adjourn, and
it stands adjourned till tomorrow.
SENATE Washington, Jan 81 1S52rhe Chair laid be-
fore the Senate report from the Secretary of the Treas
ury with statement of the Marine Hospital fund up to
June so, 1851.
Mr.. Badger presented several petitions praying an in
crease of compensation for taking the in North
Carolina.
The report of the Committee Printing in favor of
printing 1000 additional copies the proceedings of the
Court of Inquiry in the of W X Latmer Navy
was taken up, and, after a long debate, rejected
Mr. Hunter offered resolution calling upon the Secre-
ary OF the Treasury to inform the Senate of the number
of public warehouses leased the places where leased
and the periods and prices of the leases.
Mr Pearce offered resolution, which adopted, di-
recns an inquiry into the expedency of repairing the
room lately used library and of making such enlarge
ments and other alterations to have it conform with the
general appearance OF the capitol when the wings shall be
constructed
Mr.. Hale offered a resolution directing an inquiry into
the proprey of providing by law that all naval appoint
'hehts hereafter made shall be for limited term; laid
over.
., Mr. Bradbury moved that the bill making provision for
e payment OF the claims of American citizens for spoa
tos OF the French prior to 1901 be taken up made
special order And after debate the motion agreed to-
and the bill was made the special Monday
The bill granting land Iowa for railroad purposes was
again taken up -
MI Sumner addressed the Senate III support of the hill
cohtenhg that the United States had eujoyed an OK
enptlon from taxation i'll their public lands which taxa
lion PAID would amount at this To one hundred and
forty millions of dollars The States in which the Lands
We're situated could most equaby ask for norton Of
these lands for their purposes OF internal improvements
The bill was then postponed till Thursday and The
Senate adjourned. ~ "
House, OF RErREsENryrNEs.-AIr Houston of Alaba,no
inquired of the Chair If it would he in order to move thai
the House into committee of the whole on the state
the Union.
The Speaker replied that il moi be in order unless
the gentleman from Mississippi yielded the floor
Mr. MeMullcn. of Virginia suggested to both gentle
men that the best course to pursue would be refer the
joint resolution printing TO the committee of tn,
whole the state of the Union where the member from
Mississippi would have better opportunity to address
the House in the manner he contemplated He conclu
ded by moving refer the subject to that an.
also tho previous question: but understand ing that th
would bring the House direct vote the main ques
ton, and thus OF debate he withdrew the motion
the previous question.
Mr. German, of Indiana begged that the resolutio,