New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-02-05
Thlrty-Flfth congre.s--second session

WASHINGTON Jan. 27.-S enate-Mr. Gwin rising
to privileged question, sad he desired TO say that
he ought not yesterday TO have the opinion
road was farce, for which expression he was then
called to order by Mr.. Bell whose remarks he misap
pretended at the time, and was betrayed into
perty for which the floor Of the Senate was not the
fheater.
X He now gave notice Of q motion to reconsider the
vote on the BILL which he hoped to revive with such
notifications as would meet the views Of the friends
of the measure.
Mr.. Seward presented the petition Of certain citi-
Gems of New York. setting forth that the cities Of New
York and Brooklyn are destitute Of defense against
foreign invasion, and praying for an appropriation
OF $3.50 600 for the construction Of defensive works.
Mr.. Douglas, in presenting petition took occasion
to mention that had he been present the OCCASION
he would have voted to admit the Senatorial claim
ants from Indiana to the floor Of the Senate.
Mr. Davis introduced resolution that such articles
on the free list as would tend, it taxed, to relieve
the financial wants Of the Treasury be transferred to
the tariff schedule. Referred to the Committee on
Finances.
The Senate here took up the private calendar.
Some few private bills were passed, and previous
to the adjournment Mr. Foot called up the resolutions
in regard to the action of Com Pauldng in order to
obtain the floor for tomorrow. Adjourned
House.-Mr. Phelps, of Michigan, by direction of
the Committee Of Ways and Means, reported reso.
luton which was adopted, calling on the Secretary
of the Treasury to inform the House, at the earliest
practicable time, the actual and probable receipts
fiscal year, and whether said receipts will meet the
public expenses.
Mr.. Houston, from the Committee on the Judiciary,
said that they had been engaged in examining the
charges preferred against Thomas Irwin, District
Judge for the Western District Of Pennsylvania, and
that pending said investigation they had been in
formed that Judge Irwin has to-day resigned his Of
fee. The Committee therefore ask for further in.
structions from the House.
On motion of Mr.. Phelps, of Missouri, the commit.
tee were discharged from the further consideration
of the subject.
Mr. Stephens introduced bills for the establishment
Of Territorial Governments of Arizona, Dacotah, and
Jefferson Territories. Referred to the Committee of
the Whole on the state of the Union.
Mr.. Grow gave notice that when the Arizona bill
should be called up, he would offer an amendment,
which read, setting forth that whereas the Ter
rit0ry acquired from Mexico, of which Arizona is
part, was, at the time Of the purchase free by law
from African slavery and such has been since es.
tabshed therein therefore, nothing contained in this
act shall be held taken to authorize African slavery
in said Territory, which shall remain free from slavery
as when acquired from Mexico.
On motion of Mr.. Nourse, of Maine, resolution
adopted calling on the President to furnish copies
Of the instructions to our African squadron, and
those given by the British Government to their forces
on the same coast. Also information as to the num-
Der of savers and suspected slavers captured, and
other matters pertaining thereto, since the ratica
ton of the treaty of Washington.
The House reconsidered the vote of yesterday, by
which the consular and diplomatic appropriation bill
was defeated.
The question was then taken and the bill was
passed-yeas 10l, nays 50.
Reports on private bills were made by the Stand
ing Committees.
The balance Of the day was spent in the considera
tivn of private bills. Adjourned