New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-02-02
Congressional.


sEsAtE-Thc ohsir aid before the senate the annual
report q tho expenses q the national armory
seyer petitions were presented and reports Iro cum
'aitfnss prescnttd-noae ofapy public Importance
Nh cass tnitlitted resolution which was laid over
directing eiry and report On the effect Of the ua
t-ons aft Sed BY Msasr7 Bulyer and Clayton TO tue
Eir shields srFnitted resolution dlfevting an
nation rd report by The Secretary Of War to the best
sites p the construction Of arsenals the Pacific u
and Atlantic coaEts wIch vas agreed u.
The uoue hill 70 prevent frauds uFon the Treasury m
collection of claims by members OF CongTess and
others taken up slightly amended and then Pa'asd
Nh Cess 5tint resoution reafirming the doctrine of
Mr. az addressed the Senate at length in support Of
the resolution He differed from hs democratic colleagues
~ iustiyng the conduct Of the present administration
with reference 70 Cuban difbcnes lie differed aio IN
The cotnmendations bestowed upen Mr.. Everett for de-
assuring England and France that this nation would
never do that which they wished Us to say We would
ne5s DO RE condemned the course followed By the pre-
sent admintraridn in It's denunciaons OF Crtttendsn
aud bi murdered companions and he defended the pur
poe and Character Of those men from te charge Of piracy
lie ainsred rom gentleman -fs were for waiting till
the fruit ripe before pucking It ls saw no differ
cuoe ptween taking it before ripe and after 1t vas ripe
tins COMMON s drew tie distinction between the 'nes0.I
OF taking fruit r0I Tie tree and the lacay ot taxing y
siter ithad fallen fsom the Pa7er stem He condemned
the publication n tI Cuban correspondence but saw no
dersnes bstSesn pGbhipg thai and saying Ia he sel-
eta vs were ready to purchase Cuba
lie rs7sWe, Tie of Purser Smith and condemned
the c3nduet q the Administration for Us course therein
lie commented upon tie -ea-ons Of the President against
the 0i G1Df for doufestc causss ana WarHso
his sethern friends Of the significance thsse words
reLd letter written In 1851 BY Lord la-taa-ston
urDg the emancipation of the slaves az measure 70 pre-
ventuba being annexed TO the United states lie was
disposed to wait tin the fruit was ripe because these
domestic may be rem1Yed and il was ot ths ~
most importance. Let Southern Senators wegh TINS
matter.
Hsyas against purchasing Cuba Spain would never
sse to IT, Her pride would sooner see the island saSS
into the than part with it, The Cubanos also would
| revolt at being sold OF purchased. ...
lie reviewed Eggiands pretensons in dencuncing ma
raudng and ilibusteriDg and read an account OF an
Engs project in 1893 for taking Cuba By forces raised
| in the American colonies
ie denounced the threat Of Messrs Champion and ssr-
tge tood the United States responsee for any awes
attack On Cuba by citizens Of the United,statea
H. reviewed the Monroe doctrine and fully agreed with
M Cass ia hr exposition Of the force. meaning and eE-
tent m that declaration by Mr Monroe lie controyerted
Str asonaf position this subject lie eontended that
in Mr Everett lester, and M Elmores message there
much Of the canecrng spirit for they declare that
under i've different ststss Of circumstances it may be ne
,-sr m the United Statas to take possession Of Cuba
He warned Spain of the inevitable progress Of events
he cbuneled her to he friendly to the United States to
observe al rights and obligations She bad TO meeeon-
ing sTus Bni she had better grant to cuba that indie
penGence which would take place Letspsin in the good
feeling which woudreult between her nd herregenerated
child obtain by treaties those benefits and advantage;
Of commercial alliance and support which she viii lose BY
forced separation Of Cuba from her dominion Beyond
this he utterly opposed to any violation OF the laF'
OF nations to acquire Cuba,
SIR Cas- followed defending bis construction Of the
Monros doctrine.
5Ir Seward got the loor and the Senate adjourned.
HousE-A message from the President received re
lativa to the claim Of the Custom house officers
After which the discussion the New York Branel
| Mint bill was renewed.
Mr.. seymour, of New York, said he had. on forme
day moderated the amount Of gold annually inperte
into New York which ID on the increase and which wa
astyear the amount Of fifty sixty millions of dollars
lie alluded the offer stated to have been made to con
vey tho bullion for coinage to Phadelphia for $4,000
100000 Cf which there satisfactory inoI mator
Ms florence Of Pennsylvania, stated that the partie
T TO his knowledge were responsible persons,
ar Seymour. in continuation alluded TO the suecessv
reports Of Mr. Walker the Secretary Of the Treasury
recommending the establishment OF branch mint AZ Ne
York inportations OF gold from Cafornia hs
= commenced lie was anudiDg to the rapidly nereasii
commerce OF that city when his hour being about exp
ing he moved the previous question: which was second
/, yeas 70 nays a.
II The yeas aud nays then ordered the motion
h Nj Chandler that the bin be rejected
NJ Brooks ayailed himself Of his right to reply befc
these taken and elected with much severity on
in pursued by Mr. Chandler in leprying him Of
floor in the manner he did.
I The morning hour having expired before he conolud
on Mr. Houston of Alabama moved that the House go il
Committee Of the Whole the state Of the Union viii
"A was agreed to.
The committee agan took up the Deficiency bill VII
u various amendments recommended by the Committee
ways aud Means reported, and considerable diso
be uedy superintendent of the oicethe constr
% ion OF the law by the Secretary of the Interior and
Attorney General being that he entitled to 5000
e anuum but the Comptroller refused to pay him th
to amount resolution fixing that sum was ultimate
N a-reed to.
f other amendments were disposed Of, and, pending
amendment to vote about Sl34000 for the purchase
Id paper and pay the salary the Superintendent
or printing CLERKS and messenger the committee rose
| tha House adjourned.