New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-02-28

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WASHINGTON, Feb 13.-Senate.-There was bat |
little business transacted during the morning hour.
Mr.. Mason, from the Committee on Foreign Rsia- |
tions reported on the memorial Of Edward r. Cooper
and associates, asking the exclusive grant Of the
Island or Key Of Narassa, in the Carrbem Sea, re-
that It be indefinitely postponed;
Yesterday Nj. Seward presented memorial q Z.
tic mail service DO paid. Referred to the PostOmce
COMMITTEES.
The Senate, after some discussion agreed torescnd
the ii O'Clock hour OF meeting and instead thereof
they can, and adjourn without evening sessions
Msasrs. Davis, Hale and Others on both sides Of the
chamber declared they never saw any good come ont
OF after dinner meetings..
The special order coming mn. Mr. Mason moved
that it be postponed, and that the bill placing the
naval and military forces at the Presidents discretion
as asked in his annual message, be taken mp.
Mr.. Hunter insisted on taking up the appropriation
Mr.. Hunter however. gave way for the presentation
of reports, wherein Mr.. Clay read lengthy report
from the Committee Pensions relative TO what il
called the soldiers bill, and moved that the Senate
concur. @
Mr.. Seward objected against voting without con-
sideraton, and moved that it be printed. Agreed to
and 10 900 copies ordered. 1870
Several Of the committee reports were offered,
when Mr.. Wade moved to postpone the Appropriation
bill and take up the Homestead bill.
Mr.. Hunter claimed the floor, but the Chair over.
ruled him. He asked the Senators to consider how it
was possible the Appropriation bills can pass when
they continually put them aside and incur the ikeIi
hood Of an extra session. for the purpose Of discus
sing favorite measures.
Finally, on vote, the Consular Diplomatic bill was
taken up by ayes 3D. nays IS. The question then re-
smaller missions.
Mr.. Pogh advocated his amendment. He asked
vote first on the proposition to make Austria and
Prussia second instead Of first class missions.
nd narso niun ocol fhn
ment and it was rejected by vote.
Mr.. Pugh then withdrew the remainder Of bis
amendment, except the last part which prevents the
payment Of any salary to any minister except those
named in the bill. After some discussion it was
aged to-ayes 80, nays Is.
Amendments providing that the amount Of the
appropriation should not be exceeded and increasing
the appropriation for running the boundary line OF
Washington territory to $50 900, were adopted and
the bill passed Adjourned.
Hoxse.-Immediately after the reading Of the
Journal Mr.. Hughes called up the bill reported from
the Select Committee to examine the accounts and
proposes to reform abuses in the foldingroom. The
House tabled the report, but adopted resolution
from that committee, declaring that all extra copies
Of books and documents be divided equally among
circulation among the libraries of the country and
the people, and that any other disposition Of the
same meets the unqualified dsapprobation Of this
House.
was then resumed in Committee of the Whole on the
state of the Union.
The appropriation for barracks and other buidings
was reduced from 800 900 to 100000 on motion Of
Mr. Pendleton, Of Ohio.
| On motion of Mr.. Faulkner, an amendment re
ducing the appropriation of $3,490,OO0 for trans
portation to So OO6 000 was agreed to.
| Various amendments were offered and rejected.
On motion of Mr.. Faulkner, the appropriation TO
the medical and hospital department was reduced Il
$1,000 E
The appropriation for repairs Of arsenals wa
stricken out. s-s-4
The appropriation Of $1OS,slo for repairs q
Springfield and Harper's Ferry armories were strick
en- out. M.r
The bill was then reported to the House, an,
without action the House adjourned till Monday.
| DISTRESSING AFFAIR AT WEDDING-Ihe Bird
Burned-n the Louisville Courier Of the 22d we int
the following:
| By passengers from Lebanon we learn of most dis
tressng affair which occurred near that place yester
| day Miss Susan Shuck, daughter OF John Shuck
ESD, was to have been married to Mr. John Thoma
at Il o'clock. But few minutes prior to the tim
the ceremony was to be performed her dress accder
tally caught on fire, and the wedding dress, whic
was of thin material instantly in blaze and til
young lady was fatally burned. Her sister, Mrs. Bu
Harrison, in her efforts to save her, fired her ow
Dress and was perhaps even more severely burne
There but little hope of her recovery 1t is feare
Mr.. Shuck and other members Of the family, who all
tried to relieve the young lady from her perous sit
alton, were burned, but not seriously. The scene vi
terrifying beyond the expression ofIanguage.
The bride was badly burnt from the waist up, az
the hair burned from her head. After her WOUND
were dressed and while she lay upon her couch, su
fering the intensest agony, the marriage ceremor
} was performed.
Rooms had been prepared at the National Hotel
this city for the bridal party and they were to lea,
by the evening train.