New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-01-27
Congressional.

TPasiington Jan. IT, Issf--syraYy p,sa,dsr.
5ro ZEN sla before the senats report Of ts Posta,ter
OeneraL IN relation to the repeated detention ~ tta
Northern mails between this city and New York =
Also communication from the War Department sbo,
that department. .s}l
Also; report from the Secretary of the interior com
muncatng list Of rejected applications for pensols
Mr.. Douglas gave notice that on Aoaday next he
should call up the Nebraska bill
mr. Hanlin reported the French spoliaton BILL and
gave notice tha he should ask its consideration at
early day.
Several bills considered and passed and after
short executive session, the Senate adjourned
HousEThe speaker laid before the House commune
cation from the Commissioner Of Public Buildings with
estimates for certain deficiencies representing that ap
preparations were necessary for the which was re-
ierred to the CoTnmtte Public Buildings and Grounds
message from the Senate with resolution in rea-
ton TO appointing joint committee testify the
acknowledgements Of Congress and the country to the res
euers OF the American citizens from the Francisco
concnrred ia by the House
LIE bill concerning the District Colrts Of California
was passed.
The resolution Of NJ Stanton, Of Tennessee from the
Committee on the Judiciary in reference to buildings for
Circuit and District Courts. was agreed to- '
hr Parker, from the Committee on the Judiciary ia
troduced report and resolution for changing the mode Of
eectpg the President and vice Pregdent Of the United
States which caused debate and before the oues
ton was disposed Of the House into Committee of
the mole On the State Of the Unon after deciding
10 report two bills the bill for supplying deficiencies In
the appropriations for service brought forward when
Mr. Walsh obtained the floor and addressed the House at
length in defense of the hards Of New York Mr. Smith
OF Alabama followed and asked questions the differ
ece between hafds and fofts TO which Mr. Cutting ably
feped After some remarks in reply from Mr. Smith Of
Alabama, the committee rose and the House adjourned
Jan ls-sENATg-Sayeral petitions were presented and
referred
Mr Cooper introduced bill grant lands to the State
Of to aid in the construction sunbury
and Erie Railroad to establish enow normal school
Tor the gratutous education OF female teachers and for
other purposes.
hr Wade said that Pennsylvania was the last State
That should for such Of land her citizens had
recently been engaged in rotous proceedings at the yery
place which the bill was designed to benefit
Mr. Cooper replied that there unwrittsn history
connected with the Erie riots there had been violence
on one side there had been outrage and strong provoca
tion on the other +.
The consideration Of the report Of the Judiciary Com
mttee on the right Of Mr. Phelps seat in the Senate
sickness Of Mr. Phelps which prevents him from attend
ing.
After considering and passing several private bills the
Senate adjourned.
HousEThe Speaker introduced communications from
the Treasury Department, the Department of the
Interior and likewise from the Superintendent of Print
iE transmitting sundry accounts from each which
appropriately referred The resolution in relation elect
ing the President and Vice Presdentor special COM
mttee thereonwas agreed The bill for the resf Of
the United States officers and soldiers suffering the
wreck of the San Francisco passed The Joint resou
tlon Tor adjusting the expenses of the Board of Coniis
soners for preparing code of laws for Oregon Territory
was agreed to- The bill making Quincy Illinois, port of
entry passed the two appropriation bills re-
ported yesterday from the Committee Of the Whole on the
State OF the Union The debate yesterday on NewYork
politics resumed by Mr.. Smith Of Alabama who ad-
dressed the Committee at length in reply Mr. Cutting
Mr. Perkins, OF Louisiana, obtained the floor, when the
committee Several bills introduced and bu
slness OF an unimportant character proceeded with