New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-11
Congressional.

ANipNA
yesterday, the Navy Appropriation bill was
passed
The bill to repeal the act granting lands to
the Territory Of Minnesota for railroad there
| in was received from the House of Representa-
| tiyes, and read first time. Its second reading
was objected to by Mr.. Stuart.
Subsequently, the bill for the relief Of Thomas
Bronough being under consideration,
Mr.. Pearce moved to amend it by adding the
| bill repeating the Minnesota land bill
question being raised whether the amend
ment was in order,
The presiding officer (Mr Walker in the chair
decided that it was in order.
From that decision an appeal was taken, and
the decision Of the Chair was sustained-yeas
32 nays 6.
After a long debate, the question being taken,
the amendment of Mr. Pearce was agreed to
yeas 36, nays 10.
The bill was read a third time and passed, and
the title was amended SO as to read " a bill for
the relief of Thomas Bronough, and for other
purposes" 4a
| A resolution was adopted. yeas "a, nays 23-
to continue the session till Monday next, at IL
noon.
| After short Executive session, the doors
were reopened at 81 P. NJ, and the Senate pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the army appro.
priation bill, which had been reported with
amendments While these were being consid-
cred, the Post-Ofice appropriation bill was re-
ceived from the House Of Representatives with
sundry Senate amendments, to which the House
disagree; and. on motion by Mr.. Hunter, a COM
mittee of conference was appointed.
| The amendment in relation to civil and mill.
tary superintendence at the national armies was
discussed at considerable length by Messrs.
Johnson, Brodhead, Butler, Seward, Toucey.
Pearce, Mallory, Houston, and others, and had
not been disposed of at 10 o'clock last night,
when the report closed.
| House OF REPRESENTATIVES, the tele-
graphic report closed yesterday the House had
| under consideration resolution, offered by Mr.
Hunter, to expel Mr.. Forney, the clerk of the
House. ~
Mr. Stephens, of Georgia, opposed the resolu-
ton. The report shows that the clerk has not
the slightest intention to commit the least i'm
propriety, much less fraud.
Mr.. Orr likewise opposed the resolution,
taking similar ground.
Mr. Chandler rose, not to defend the clerk
because he had been relieved Of any intention
to do wrong, but as an asserter of justice, and
to appeal to the House not to strike the clerk a
blow without giving him an opportunity to be
heard in his own defense
Mr.. Campbell said il would be unjust to the
clerk to take hasty action on this subject, and
therefore he suggested that the House delay
further action until next December, when the
l
Mr.. Chandler said he had spoken as n man
for a man, and a member of this House for JUS
tice-nothing more.
The resolution, after further debate, was re-
jected-yeas 1S, nays 154.
Mr.. Valley, from the select committee ap-
pointed on the 2lst July to investigate charges
preferred by BENZ E Green against the repre-
sentative character of Thos H Bayly, made a
report on the subject. They say they can not
report in full, for want of time; but they are
satisfied that the complainant failed entirely to
establish his first charge. As to the remaining
charges, they express no opinion, as they have
not had time to examine or read the record and
documentary evidence submitted by the said
Green. They reserve the privilege, however, Of
reporting in full, at a future day.
| The report was ordered to be printed
On motion of Mr. Millson, the committee were
authorized TO continue their investigation at the
next session Of Congress.
Mr. Wentworth, of Illinois, moved a suspen-
sion of the rules, with view to take up ths
River and Harbor bill, as returned from tn,
, Senate with amendments
The House passed the bill incorporating th,
!, Stockholders of the National Hotel of the Git,
of Washington.
Mr.. Jones, of Tenn, asked leave to introduc
q resolution to rescind the joint resolution 70
the adjournment of Congress, sine die, on Fri
u, day, the 4th inst, at noon, and to extend tn
!, time for adjournment to Monday, the 7th inst
j at u o'clock, NJ.
Objection being made, he moved suspensio
: of the rules; but the motion was disagree
n. to-yeas so, nays so.
nj Half an hour was devoted to the reception
" reports which were referred to the Committe
81 of the whole on the state of the Union; anon
hs them, one by
Mr. Bayly, from the Committee of Foreig
M Affairs, to carry into effect the Reciprocit
b! Treaty recently concluded between the Unite
4 States and Great Britain.
Mr.. Philips, from the Committee on Territ
y ries, reported bill declaring the Southel
,st boundary of New Mexico by annexing the Te
ss s ritory recently acquired from Mexico under tt
q Gadsden Treaty, which, by unanimous consen
ms ms was passed.
70 The House resolved itself into a Committee
he the whole on the state of the Union on the Pos
Office appropriation bill, and acted on the Sci
ate's amendments thereto, adopting some al
= rejecting others.
w 1.-THE House at ten o'clock, when this repo
closed, was acting on Senate amendments to IL
. General Appropriation bill. The galleries a
filled with spectators, and much confusion
every where prevailing
Numerous engrossed bills are signed from tin
~ to time by the Speaker, and messages from Il
= Senate repeatedly received. Other business
= little or no public moment is being transaete
The Senates amendment to the bill repea
~ ing the Minnesota land act was taken up al
= passed.
: Mr.. Dawson said he had repeatedly endea
ored to call up the Homestead bill, for the pu
= pose of moving that the Senate's amendmer
to it be rejected, but it was now too late to
: any thing with it, and he moved that it be ma
3y the order of the day for the third Tuesday
- December next, which was objected to.
r At IL O'clock the greatest confusion prevail
!, in the House, an effort being made to take
. the General Appropriation BILL which was
-, fused, the friends of the River and Harbor b
ai %s demanding that it should be first acted upon
IN The House was still in session at half-ps
/. % o'clock, and would, doubtless, continue
na night, .....-=
i. SCRUPLE. Serupufus, a word in the La
or language, signifies gravel-stone In ancie
IS times, when men wore sandals, which VIZ
. merely soles fastened to the bottoms of tn
y feet, gravel very easily worked its way betwe
t, them and the feet, producing a very uncomfo
rr able irritation The ''having scruples'' v
20 very easily transferred, by figure, to men
!. irritation; hence, the expression ssscruples
ior conscience" when we feel uneasiness fr
10 wounded moral feeling.
IT. STEAM PROPELLER BURNED IN THE EAST RIyl
oo The steam propeller Moses K Wilson, VII
oo sailing through He'll Gate on the Sd inst,
!. aground and finally went ashore high and d
fire afterwards broke ont in the vessel, q