New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-01-06
TeIeqaphed to the New Orleans Crsseenf.


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WksBISgToN, Jan. 5.-S<nafs--Fesseu5en intro
duced bill for the payment Of the French spoIasou
claims, and moved its reference to select committee
Of seven.
After some discussion, the motion was agreed 10.
and CritteBden, Collamer, Tooute, Hamlin, Hunter,
DAVIS and King were appointed the COMMITTEES.
Slidell introduced bill amendasosy Of the Consre
act relative to silver coins OF the denominations Of
half dollar and under.
Gwin presented resolution instrucssng the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations to inquire into the ex
pediency Of providing for the appointmezt Of Min
lister to Japan.
Brown has not recovered sufficiently to resume his
speech.
: WASHINGTON, Jan. s.-Hcmse Qnitrsn said he
wonid not be content until be got the sense OF the
House On the Neutrality laws.
He denied that the laws Of nations required the re-
strant Of citizens from the invasion of foreign ceun
tries.
J. Clancy Jones said the President asked for more
power to carry out the existing laws, but that il did
not follow that the President obeced to the repeal o.
modification Of those laws.
Kiett thoaght the question might properly be con-
ided to special committee. N
Jones said that to grant the President power TO fol-
low expeditionsts and arrest them In foreign land
the whole Of the Neutrality laws must be perverted
The pursuit OF any expedition beyond three miles
from land Is unlawful and The capture on foreign soil
Is unlawful.
Stephens, Of Georgia, said II Is robbery to do it.
Capt Chartard, in sight OF Punta Arenas, allowed
the Decentralization Of Walkers men because he had
not the power to prevent it. Chatard was recalled in
disgrace Paulding, at that very spot, sent men on
shore to capture Gen. Walker and his men, and is not
yet involved in disgrace. This is singular state Of
affairs.
Jones said that If the President was expected to
enforce the Neutrality laws, he mnzt have power
legislatively conferred for that purpose.
Stephens said 1t would be an outrage If every man
were not sent back, and that this Government would
be yioator Of the Neutrality laws unless reparatcn
and restitution be made. II Walker is fugitive from
Justice, let the Courts say 50.
Bocock believed that Pauldng had acted Illegally,
but wanted to hear the Presidents response to the
resolution asking for information on the subject.
Grow was pleased to hear such feeling manifested
among the Democrats against the Executive eneroach
n1ent on the rights of citizens. He made an ap-
plication Of the rule to Kansas.
Maynard wanted the question discussed on its in.
trinsic merits, without reference to Kansas or Utah
He took it for granted that Paulding and Chatard
thought they had ample power and instructions for
the course they pursued II acting under instructions
of that character they should not be reproached for
obeying them.
| After some further debate the House adjourned.
The Senate then went into Executive session and
ratified the Danish Sound Dues treaty.
The Committee of the Whole took up the Presi
dents message.
Jones of Pennsylvania, submitteda series Of resou-
tons referring various portions Of the message to
| the appropriate committees
Quitman moved an amendment referring what
relates to the enforcement Of the Neutrality laws
select committee of five. He thought the greater
portion Of the Neutrality laws should be abrogated
Presidents Message, etc.
WASHINGTON, Jan. .5.-The Presidents message
and accompanying documents, relative TO recen
events in Central America, viii probably be com
municated to Congress tomorrow. Intimate friend
say that the President will more emphatically condemn
flibusterng than in his former message. The pre-
sent indications are that Paulding will not be re
called. wi. ..
Walkers Men.
NORFOLK, Jan. 5.-Walker's men were discharge,
from the Saratoga to-day by orders from Washing
ton.
Il Kentucky Senate
FRANKFORT, NY, Jan. 6.--Ex-G0v. Powell wa
elected to the U. s. Senate to-day. The.vote stood
Powell 80 Garrett Davis, "a; Thompson, 1.
Domestic Markets
NEW YORK, JAM 5.-Sales Of Cotton, 1000 bales
Flour firm; Southern Red Wheat, 81 Is; White
81 25 to 81 80; Sugar heavy; Orleans, to &c.; Ba
con heavy HAMS 81 to slc: Linseed Oil, 54 to $50
TObacco-Kentucky, 81 to sl7; TallOw unchanged
Freights unchanged.
| CISeDses Ian 5-Elonr Arm al en to az
Whisky, l5c.; Hogs, 81 70 to 81 rs.
River News.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 5.--The river is rising, with l
feet on the falls. 1t is raining.
VIoKsBURG, Jan. 5.-The John Briggs passed dow
at l, the Hiawatha at T. and the Dr. Brefington at
this evening.