New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-04-30

WASHINGTON, April ", lsjS.-Ssndte.-T Pres-
dent pro tenn. laid 0eioe tile Senate commitment on
from the .tc tttry OF the Navy, in to q resp
luton OF The Senate OF the I9th Instant calling for
copies Of any correspondence or other papers con
liining information Of the condition of the United
states shin Sns9nebaDna, on her late arrival at the
sind OF jamaica, and OF The eepton aud assistance
extended to her officers aud crew Disabled by sick
ness, by the naval aud civil authorities of Great
BrtAin AZ that isand, which read, and on motion
by Mr.. Mason 1t was referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations, and ordered TO be printed.
MIR. seward presented the answer and remonstrance
oi tue American Telegraph Company. TO the m mo
rit OF the Magnetic Telegraph Company and tie
New En- land Uuion Telegraph Company, ard the
Supplement- thereto, recently presented 10 the Senate
The Immortal prays Tor The passage :" OF general
law VIII ch shall prevent combinations between citi-
zeiis or companies ia the Unted States and monopo.
lists or cumpaues out Of the United States, for the
purpose OF expressing telegraph companies and mo-
nopozlns The business o. teles. arhing 10 the United
states. The TenUnstfanis set forth that the
Of such law would strike without Cause at the ord
iary business arrangements of companies acting un
Tier. aud amenable to, tie laws Of the States o. Guy
erbmenis Oy which they are created, and would also
tend 10 embai.ass communication with othef cGuu-
ttst % discoaage enterpr aud TO give one the
irals OF The labor and expenditure OF another.
MI >. also ASKED and obtained leave TO introduce a
BIZ - secure prompt constitution OF line OF tele
a'nph ifohl San francisco to Fort Smith, and from
ill,5ae to st. Louis aud Memphis which was read
Nv &C and referred TO the Committee on Military
| Atairs.
On motion by ar. seward, resolution was
adopted requesting the Presdsnt of The Uuited
states, IL not incompatible with the public interest
10 euiinunf ate TO tie Seuatc such information as
the depalunents o. The government may e1nrd con
eefng the nature character aud extent OF the State
dailes exleied irim iureign vessels aud merchandise
navigating the Elbe by the Kingdom of Hanover
the griunds Of sach ext lions, and the practca5ty
aud expediency Ct obtaining for American shipping
and ner' sahdlse an exemption thererOm.
Mr. seward also submitted tue following resolution
viii h lies over uut Tomorrow under the rule;
Ecs0lred, That the secretary Of the Navy be
reetei 10 furnish the Selae with an estimate oil the
cost VI bringing up aud preparing publication the
surveys OF The late expedition 10 the North Pacific
Ocean and Behring's Straits, for the fiscal year end
| ing June 3d. 1853.
| The emander of the sitting was occupied in dis
cus-ing the Deficiency bill.
Hoase.-The speaker laid before the House a com
municatIon trula The Post Office Department. co.
fil-tiug estimatts for the mail service between New
| York apd Blenea which was referred "a tue Com
mltNe ~ Ways and Means, and ordered to be
prt.ted.
re House resumed the consideration of the bill
dolaung public Hands to the several States and Ter.
rtrrs whls may provide colleges Tor the benefit OF
agrc t-al aud mechanic arts, heretofore reported
adversely by slr. Codh, from the Committee on Pub
/ ~ lAids-ttie pending question being secondng
| Z tisiiand 10. tie previous question.
lit question was Lifen, ana the previous question
ea- -uStained--n!es IS, noes j.
| III 'tstIon recurring inst upon the motion to
commit, aud then the amendment of MIR Morrill,
o Vermont, that he Territories be excluded from
ne benefits OF the bill, the motion 10 commit was
| lest. and the amendment was agreed to.
| The question being then upot the bill as amended
| it was passed-yeas l05, nays 100
Mr.. Morrill, moved that the vote by which the bill
was passed lie reronsdered and that the motion u
rrcunAdcr lie lald the liable which latter motion
vas agreed to-y yeas l02, nays 81
the House soou alter adjourned.