New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-01-14
Tnirtz.Fourth congregg-Firyt aeasIon.

feia1 report Of tho Secretary Of the treasury
was received.
Mr.. Mason moved that Il, 600 copies be print
ed By the printer TO the Senate OF the laat Con
gresg,
q discussion ensued as To the power Of the
Senate to take such action, since il would, (as
| was contended on one side,l be . violation or
evasion of the law Of the Iast session relative to
the public printers. The resolution, however,
, was adopted.
seat when the Presidents annual message earts
in, else he should have objected to its reception
az irreqularly sent here. He would not pretend
to state the reasons why the President took sucn
Ian extraordinary and unprecede entsd course, but
II Yankees are allowed TO guess; and he Would by
no means presume to say that the President has
taken this opportunity to 80 down On his knees
Eto tie South, because several Southern States
are 70 hold Democratic conventions on the oth
Of January. [Laughter.1 .
i If that was the case, he was sorry the Prest-
dent had taken 80 much pains for nothing, for
there is just as muck chanGe for one OF the
senats's pages to be nominated for the Presi-
dency Do Tor for MIR. Pierce. [Laughter.I The
President takes up much OF his message in tslk-
/ ing about Central American affairs, bus he (Nr.
i Hala) thought there Was g place In the central
part of the United States ON which the eyes OF
1 Che people are turned with vastly more atten-
tion, namely, Kansas He stated 70 on the author
Il
much talked about was originally suggested BY
the British Cabinet. True, pc said BY tho Presi-
tdent, sets haye occurred in Kansas contrary to
| good order, butathey had taken place by insti-
/ cation Of the President. This is not the first
time the President has delivered alleeture on
slavery. 5gs;4 s55sl3y.
II vas insulting to the majority of thisnation
for the President 10 ssy, Id eject that men Who
disagree with him on that subject are enemies
/ Of the Classification Mr. Hale stern1y rebuked
such an imputatien. God, for puniahment Of
our national sins Or the hunil ton Of QUE ma
tional PRIDE, permits 1T; Pierce g occupy re
Il Presidential chair; and he comes doWn into the
Arena Of the demagogues stripped Of eyerything
which should clothe him with Executive dignity
ii laughter III ss 5s34@3 5tSs sFs49gl .5i5s
III. Wilson offered d resolution, which lies
over, calling on the President for information
4 relative to the troubles in Kansas. # AM 5535i
Il The Senate then adjourned to Monday.
A House.-dr. Mace offered o resolution that
the acting Doorkeeper Of this House be requested
to lock all the doors leading to this hall instan-
! ter and keep shem securely fastened till
Speaker be elected, unless opened for the ad-
mission of absent members [LaughteTr .T. l
+ precedent for this in the election Of q Pope
[laughter1 to succeed Clement ", IN 1868.
! The cardinals had been for nearly three years
> unable To agree on the choice Of q successor,
Z and were On the point Of breaking UP, when the
= magistratesof Of Rome. BY advice of st. BeDja
min, shut the gates Of the city, locking up the
cardinals till they agreed. BY @ I'd .5a.sga
5s He was not SO much Of q KnoW-Nothing as
7 not to acknowledge the binding authority Of this
4 precedent Laughter. ] H the resolution should
j be adopted, he ventured to say that the calls
Of nature would be such, either for eshmenfs
or otherwise, Elaughterl IS to force an election
i I iii ten hours, Imerrinent "A S .ssSis
& On motion Of Mr. Boyce, the resolution was
i tabled, and tho House again proceeded to vote.
j Dir. W alker, with tie view OF uniting the con-
r servative elements, offered resolution declar-
d ing MFR. Boyce speaker. ragarding him as erni-
nently qualified, and as having taken no psrs
j. in the democratic caucus. The American party
y could not carry out their wishes, and therefore
q he was inclined 10 surrender bIr. Fuller solely
u for the purpose Of organization.
% Mr.. Galloway moved to substitute the name
: Of AIR. Banks, and defended the Republicans
"a from Mr.. Walkers charge Of sectionalism On
at the contrary, they are national, seeking tt
a carry cut the cardinal principle Of freedom.
!. Mr.. Dunn appealed to Mr. Banks friends tt
ar accommodate themselves to circumstances. u
nsE secure some degree Of harmony in aIi quarters
he suggested the name Of Mr. Pennington TO
speaker .s5a VII. 4 \ IA 4S 3s5.3 Il.
u u Before the vote was announced, various gen
6 tlemen took the opportunity 70 define their 20
u sitions.
aare The resolution was tablea--yeas al, nays Is
.s MFR. Gorode offered d resolution that from an
=: after Saturday next, no member Of the Hous
- - be entitled to receive daily pay until speake
=. be elected. This was received with laughter
Aos and laid on the table. :s III .
a. a. After another ballot for Speaker, the Hous
;;aea adjourned. ..1
he According to a Calcutta correspondent Of III
me London Times, Dutch official, selected espe
is cially from the Hague, was sent to Japan t
she make such suggestions to the Japanese as woul
zet be acceptable to them, in their negotiation
ON with the United States embassy under Conmo
ge- dore Perry: The Dutch being more familis
Ter with the Japanese character and institutions
on on account Of their long intercourse with them
N know what restrictions it would be necessary
8 put in the way, to preventa free, commerc,
nt with foreign nations, to the injury of the Dutch
sit and thus, while fully acquiesoing with Commo
i'll dore Perry, in 9 desire for q treaty Of peae
&C. and amity with US, with permission to our ship
to enter two ports merely for supplies, they stu
30 dious1y debarred US from extending our com
NJ mercial relations, save through Japanese off
ot GERS. Even then they were d much trammeled
at and so completely st the mercy Of the govern.
= ment, that q commercial intercourse, to an,
> extent, was quite ont Of the question. It i
- also stated that the Dutch official before alluded
hs to, has, since his arrival in Japan, acted as
no kind of foreign Secretary to the imperis
nS1 government a. ES@ '''s s,+s' ~ ~
he Gov. GARDNER's MEssAG "A dispatch Of tht
to 3D., from Boston, says .sss.s 3D..
NC Gov. Gardners message was delivered to tn
n. Legislature to-day. He recommends twenty
one years residence of foreign citizens, ant
ur ability to read and write before they are ALLOW
m, ed to vote. He depreostes the passage of ths
ed personal liberty act by the last Legislature, AM
nd urges its speedy repeal suggests reduction 0
in the number Of members of the popular branet
II, Of the Legislature. denouncng lobbying legisla
US tion. The message is strongly native Americas
pit in its tone. Vii t54 z.545s s#sszf s d 5sfy
as By the arrival at New York of the bark Kat
ed Lincoln, we have Demarara dates to the 2
~ December. The public health was excellent
wo There had been no rain Of consequence for
rk year, and water was selling up the river at fit
cents per barrel. The corporation Of Demarar
!. was about to raise 8 loan of one hundred thou
:, sand dollars, for the purpose of supplying tn
A' city with water. There were large supplies
sugar to be shipped, and owing to the scarcit