New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-02-10
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Special Correspondence of tbt Nsm Orleans Crescent
WASHINGTON, Feb. {, 1864.
In the Senate, Mr.. Seward presented Joint
resolution Of the State of New York calling the
attention of Congress to the necessity of further
legislation with regard to passenger ships, and
representing that much of the disease and suf-
tering of emigrants arises from the want OF
proper ventilation. The same gentleman intro
duced a bill for buying the copyright of work
by one Thomas Sumner, wherein he describes q
new method for discovering ships position at
sea- ..m ~.
Mr.. johnson, of Ark, reported bill from
the House to extend the time heretofore allowed
for satisfying claims to bounty lands, and for
other purposes The bill reviyes and continues
in force for five years more the pension act Of
1886
Mr. Bright, of Ia, submitted resolution
calling upon the President for all the papers in
reference to the Koszta affair. Mr.. Cass, after
thanking his friend from Indiana for bringing
this matter up, proceeded to speak in high terms
ofpraise of Mr.. Brown, whose conduct on this
occasion had been unjustly censured. He al
luded also to the fact that Mr. Brown had been
accused, and the accusation had passed the
rounds of the press, of having palmed off an i'm
poster upon this country in the person of GER
tain Turk who had visited it year or two tince
Now he (Mr. Cass) had received letter from
Reschid Paoha, the present Grand Vizier, a
gentleman whom he had known formerly in
Paris and whom he highly esteemed, thanking
him for the efforts he had made in the Senate in
behalf of this Turkish visiteo
Mr.. Douglas, (the other Presidential aspirant, J
followed Mr.. Cass, endorsing his commentator
ofMr. Brown, and adding thereto his high ap-
probation of the conduct of Mr.. Marsh, the
Minister at Constantinople.
The remainder of the day was given to the
discussion of Mr.. Phelps right to his seat
In the House the Deficiency Bill was under
discussion, and the Chairman of the Committee
on Ways and Means, Mr. Houston, whose cali
bre hardly fits him to superintend small plan
tation, was overruled in quite number of items
reported, the appropriations being enlarged to
suit the enhanced value of labor and material.
The economy Of such men as Houston, of Ala,
and Jones, of Tenn, costs the country great
deal more in the end than if they had the capa-
city to exercise enlarged wisdom. Their work
has to be done over again with all the disad-
vantage and vexation of needless delay.
We are in the enjoyment of delightful weather
here at this writing, and the long imprisoned
ladies are crowding the various resting places
in the capitol. There has not been much gayety
in Washington this winter, for our public func-
tionaries are not of character to spend their
hard earned salaries upon worldly friyoities.
They rather emulate, perhaps, the example of
the deceased Mr. Bodisco, who had an eye upon
the stock market, and only gave large entertain
ments az the expense Of his Government
The Gadsden Treaty is still in the hands Of
the President CHRoS1cLER