New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-05-02

CHRoN1CLER.
WASHINGTON, April 25 1854
10 be faithful Chronicler of passing events
mere, IS to be tedious, for the repetition of the
same thing day after day is wearisome to hear
and much worse so to write. The invariable
accompaniment at the opening of the Senate's
session.is aseries ofspettions adverse to the Ne.
braska bill, from the North--there are none i,
favor Of it from the South, "a
The Senate passed bill to secure the nre
emption rights Of settlers upon the Nlason Ropp,
grant, In the event of the title to the same be-
ing confirmed TO the United States The resi-
OF the day was occupied in secret session upon a
Gadsden Treaty.
In the House we had Col Benton against the
Nebraska, and fine impression the old war
horse made, although his voice is better adapted
20 the Senate chamber. He was especially
happy in his sarcasm upon the phraseology of
the bill, with the stump speech in its beIiv y
and its SC amphibiologicar' aspect upon the Bad
ger proyiso, etc, ETC. When he came to speak
OF the administration and its efforts to bully
ana dragon members of the party into the sup
port OF this ill-conceived project, he read n
French fable (translating for the benefit of the
country members,) of the ASS and his Master,
The ass, while his master was gone out one day,
thought to frlghten him by putting on lion
skin, and planting himself directly in the path
attempted to set up a roar, but this ended only
in bray, which, together with his long ears,
betrayed him, and thereupon his master took a
stuck and cudgeled him soundly. Moral-asses
shouldn't undertake to frighten their masters.
The hour rule proved too much of restric-
ton upon the veteran, and the hammer fell in
the midst of one of his periods. Here occurred
one of those little episodes in legislation which
IS not easily described, but which are often as
interesting as the principal acts. Mr. Went
worth, of illinois, better known as ssLonp John
got the floor. and in the goodness of his heart,
being himself opposed to the bill, proposed to
let Col Benton finish his speech out of his Ionp
John's,l hour; but Mr., Clingman. of North Car.
ollna, Gen. Bailey, of Virginia, and Mr.. Keitt,
OF South Carolina, vehemently objected to this
courteous arrangement. The Chair, Mr.. Chand
Ter, OF Pennsylvania, ruled that only by unani-
nous consent of the Committee could Col. B.
proceed. An appeal was taken A portion of
tnose pres ant declined voting, 80 there was call
OF the House. ALI this was eating up Long
Johns hour, but he, meanwhile, was wide awake.
and as soon as he got the floor moved an amend,
ment to the bill Now, although member can
only speak one hour to the main subject, vet if
an amendment be afterwards moved he NAV
speak again to that, so that Long John tri-
umphed In the end, and Benton finished his
speech, very greatly to his own satisfaction.
Nearly one-half Of the Senators deserted their
HAL and came over to the House to listen to the
only man who is in Congress at this time, and
was also a member when the Missouri compro-
mise was passed.
The impression is really gaining ground, that
the President will veto the Insane Land bill.
The bill is said to conflict with the Baltimore
Platform. Heaven save the mark!
message was sent in by the President to-day
covering certain recommendations of the At
torney General, for modification of the pres
ent system Of conducting legal business by the
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