New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-07-25
Understood as freely and publicly speaking of

Understood as freely and publicly speaking of
them as contemplate. s.s.
Mr.. Clayton said that nc, man, perhaps, knew
less Of the Know Nothings than he did. He de-
sired to correct the Senator from Iowa in a his
torical fact. 1t was mot true that Americans |
had shed the first blood in Philadelphia. The |
Americans were assembled in meeting, and were |
deliberately fred upon and shot down by the
foreigners. This was what led to all the future
disturbances.
After some further discussion between Mr.
Cass and Mr.. Clayton,
Mr.. Weller said he had some remarks to make
on this bill, and would, therefore, move for an
adjournment. In the mean time, he hoped no.
thing serious would grow out of the difficulty
between his young friends, the Senators from
Ohio and Delaware. Adjourned.
Housewife House refused to suspend the
rules, in order to enable Mr.. HEM to report
from the Committee on Public Lands the Senate
bill granting lands to Iowa for railroads there
in, by 70 against 70.
Mr.. Faulkner moved suspension of the rules
to enable him to report from the Military Com
mittse. Senate bills regulating the pay of the
Army, and increasing its efficiency by retiring
disabled officers. Rejected-90 against 3d.
The rules were suspended for Mr.. Fenton to
report from the Committee on Commerce bill
creating Dunkirk as collection district, and
constituting the same place aport ofentry. The
bill was passed.
| Mr. Dickinson made an Intellectual effort to
introduce a resolution, authorizing the Select
Committee to whom was referred the subject OF
the superintendence Of the armories, to visit
Springfield and Harper's Ferry during the re-
| cess to make examinations with a view of fur
nishing Congress with the fullest possible infor-
nation on the subject before final action in the
premises Ayes, So; noes, not counted.
Mr. Jones, of Louisiana, was alike unsuccess-
full in an effort to take up the bill granting
lands to that State for railroads.
The House went into a Committee OF the
Whole on the Army Appropriation bill
The amendment pending was to repeal so
much Of the former act as authorizes military
superintendency at the National AImories, and
providing for the appointment OF well qualified
civilians at either of those establishments.
Mr.. Vansant said, memorials from 1000 hon
est mechanics, invoking Congress to remove
from their fellow laborers the degradation Of
military rule while engaged in civil employment,
had been sent here. They did not emanate from
a class who live on government favor, ana seek
preferments in places where there is little to be
done and much received. He vindicated the
report of the majority Of the Select Committee,
who have declared against the military super
intendency of civil works, denying, as had been
; charged, that the door of investigation had
been closed by them to the minority. The
Committee met forty six times, thirteen Wit
nesses were examined, eight we're in favor Of
7 civil superintendency, and five in favor of the
military add the latter to the three who were
! examined at Springfield, and there is an equa
number of witnesses on each side. Those arm
cries were established in 1874, and no complain
was ever heard of ineficiency of civil superln
tendence over them; on the contrary, there wa
always abundant testimony to show the su
: periority of the civil system. The present mill
: tary rule was an insult to the mechanics of tn
I. country, and therefore should be abolished.
- Mr. Reitt took issue with the gentleman
y maintaining the superiority of military super
!. intendence.
= Mr. Davis, of R. l., was for keeping the mill
tary and civil power distinct, and therefore il
"a favor of civil SUPPLEMENTARY.
: Mr.. Shelton said, after hearing both sides, h
- had come to the conclusion that each had mad
out its case.
Mr. Banks spoke against the military super
4 intendency, and defendedrthe mechanical inter
- ests of the country generally.
~ The Committee rose without coming to cor
cusion on the subject.
q The House passed the bill regulating the tin
'' for holding District and Circuit Courts in Lot
~ isiana. Adjourned,