New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-04-24
Thirty-Finh congres.--FIrst session.

WASHINGTON, April l6, lS58.-Senafe- Presi
dent pro TEN. laid before the Senate a communication
from the secretary OF War, in compliance with a
resolution OF the Senate Of the sth instant calling
for copy of the report lately made by a Board of
army officers, appointed to examince and test the inn
proyement in firearms, invented and patented by
Capt. j. N Ward, of the United States army, with
bis opinions as to the expediency and propriety of
adopting said Improvement either in the construction
OF new arms or altering the old arms of the United
States and OF an appropriation by Congress for the
purpose which was read and referred to the Com
mittee on Military Affairs.
Also, communication from the Secretary OF the
| Navy, in answer TO resolution of lhe Senate of
the sth instant nquiring what measures, IL any are
being aken and under what law, for the publication
OF the results Of the United States naval exploring
and surveying expedition TO the North Pacific ocean
aud China seas under the command of Lieutenant
John Rogers. in the years ls53-'54-55 and &c. aud
also the results OF the United States naval expedition
TO the La Plata river in the same years. under the
command OF Lieut.. Thomas J. Page or for the en-
gravlng OF any OF the maps, charts or drawings
which are intended to illustrate the reports of these
expeditlons TO Congress which read and referred
TO the Committee on Printing.
MI. Bayard: From the Committee on the Judiciary
to whom was referred the bill to amend an act. en-.
.llea an act to regulate the carriage of passengers
IN steamships or other vessels" approved March g.
1855, reported it with amendments.
Mr.. Clark moved that the Senate proceed to the
consideration of the bill providing for the arrest and
return of fugitives from Justice to the District OF
passage OF that bill at the present time because
| an aggravated outrage had been committed this
city recently and some of the parties concerned in it
had been arrested in Baltimore, and there were
means, under the existing laws, of having them
brought here for trial. The motion being agreed TO-
the bill was read third time and passed
The Senate soon after adjourned.
H0use.-The House proceeded to consider the ad-
verse report Of the Court OF Claims in the case Of
Cassius NJ Clay.
Mr.. Clay moved to substitute a bill for bis relief,
granting Capt. Clay s7s3 for judgment obtained
against him in Louisville, Kentucky, for breaking
open the doors of house OF illfame in pursuance OF
orders to arrest deserters in the house $500 for
property abandoned in Mexico under orders to make
forced march.
An animated discussion ensued, in the course Of
which
Mr.. Taylor moved to strike out thai portion Of the
bill which relates to compensation for property lost
! In Mexico.
The question was taken, and the motion was not
agreed to-ayes AZ, noes 81.
Mr. Marshall, of Kentucky, moved that the bin be
laid aside, and be reported to the House with
recommendation that 1t do pass.
Dir. Jones, OF Tennessee, moved that the bill be
laid aside with recommendation that it be referred
to the Committee on Claims, which motion was
not agreed to.
The motion of Mr.. Marshall was then agreed to-
ayes 81, noes So.
Afterward the bill was passed by vote of ss TO
6S, and the House then adjourned.
TwEsTY-Two LIVES Losr-The Vicksburg Sun
publishes the following note:
VIcKsBuRG, April 20, 1885,
Editors Sun II have just been informed by .
gentleman from WASHINGTON county, that on Sunday
evening last, twenty negroes belonging 10 Judge
Rnek, and two white men, were drowned while at
tempting to stop break in the levee on Judge RS
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