New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-05-29

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W1sHTgaTdSs May ~ 1856 Sonata Got-
lamer introduced d bill % test ths practieabiity and
usefulness Of the atmospheric telegraph. s
AF. Fo0te reported bill to permit the eafsatiItt
Of Iowa to determine for Shat Stats tha arlfeation
for grant Of land heretofore made IN did o h con-
gtruction Of railroads therein. al q
The Senate passed bill giving MONTH nsHo,s
Of thirty dollars for life to John Naeept, 6f New
York, who lost both arms beard the
war Germantown Swhie firing d aafute in honor Dc
the; FL birth Il Day Of ths Queenof Spain
lands to the Indiana Yearly Letting Of the oeietyofe
Friends, was passed. 3s S3 553{ 81 s&3$y ss5 5#sas
Mr Mason discussed tie INFECT Of the Naval Beard.
He thought that great injustice had been done bY
their sanction and twas due I'd the c6nIltfy due
to the naval service and due to the equity oil the
age m which we live, that this great wrong should be
redresaed, and that the findings Of the Board should
pc set aside II toto, 50 far as twas competent
Congress 10 sdo it. RE- 8s52
When he had concluded the subject was postponed
Until tomorrow. 5F8
MI. benjamin then gave his reasons rYsv HE Sen
ahe saeHd pass the BILL and make aH appTapiiatioR
lot removing The distractions 10 navigation at the
" tas river. the objeesiofNof the
tsssasals w kna contrary natWit thstandiMg He did
ans naEpose ~ detaR the Senate with long discus
1o 5 o q ssnbecs II regard to which every Senator
a nat pIoeaely made but be could NOT per-
is ses lo bs faksn calling soine attention
70 tle TeTy sytrsos position assumed by TIE
4 Presiaent N hs veto message He adyerted fe fbe
iaes saas e. loFIsr session vetoed the
general flFsT and haItor Bit at Inc saJe
time intmafing that he would approve ala sar sen
arate bills, making for n aresf
Of the woTks: a This q by gas ii
thatnoW he had changed his entire princjnes s1noss
the subject and had refused I'd give is approval 10
any bill ofstIfis kind whatever. Vii. thss hs
believed that the deliberate Judgment Of ths Anaari
| can people was against that Of tie President.
Mr. Toombs said that az hs did ef ths
intrepid fidelity of the President g the
course at some length and as the hour was late the
+ subject tWas postponed till t0-mntToW.
After an executive session the Senate adjourned. s
y bill was passed-ve 81; nays 6T .5 s@ $Ss. # #@
IL Mr. Cobb 3of alabama the Committee on Pub
lie Lands, reported bil granting lands in aid Of
roads N 4 Alabama and it was #passedyeas S1sS
i Mfr. Bliss Of Ohio, made an antfslavery speech. III
The House then adjourned. g,3
/ TEXAS ITEsls We take Tie sabjoined from the
1 Galveston News Of the oath INST 1f865
4 We learn from Dr. Coffin, now Id our city from
Sabine Pass that the Sabine and Neches rivers are
again in naVigabe condtio and that the steamers
i Pearl Plant, DR.. Massie and Mary Volney "a new
boat) are Az engaged il the trade On these rivers.
Pass this year is about ten thousand hales and there
are now some FIVE thousand bales on the banks Of
the Sabine, 50 that the cotton shipped hom Sabine
4 Pass this year will be about fifteen thousand bales
about three thousand of which, Nc learn have come
u to this city. VI. 34 #3i3s5S =
!, The Washington Texas American says that within
an hour after the reception of the news Of Walkers
victory, company Of thirty was enrolled 60 eig1ate
to Nicaragua Tie 15t Of July i set the time
4 starting. ]. gsa ss NE Ne
I, The Lockhart Watehman Of the III says S5z4
1. From all portions Of the State we have accounts
], Of severe storms. i5s 4 At M
II, Some Of these juvenile tornadoes have been very
destructive to property and in some instances life
itself has not been exempt III consequence Of the.
extraordinary rains throughout the country the East
ern rivers are said TO be very full, and inland com
Il nlunication almost impossible ST