New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-02-19
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WASHINGTON, Feb, Il.-iSenate. -Mr- Yates, from
the Committee on the POST Once, reported blu TO
abolish the ranking privilege: - M :.
reference for the payment to the State Of Massachu
sets the balance due her for money expended os the
United States during the war Of 1872 -. 4
Mr.. Seward called up the case OF me Indiana Sens.
tors He described the question - one founded 10
principle Of transcendant importance. The State
Of Indiana il now unrepresened and misrepresented
10 the Senate Of the United States He denied that
the decision Of the Senate Il absolute and irTevef
bic. He could not conceive how Senators can msin-
tain that decision 81 the Senate Is frrevefsabIe
judgment, and be took issue with those who 10 main
tain. The senates action i legislative, not judicial
Hence It not hnal but subject TO reconsideration.
He then proceeded 70 demonstrate that the sensbe
il bound 70 give the Indians case RECOMMENDATION
and that the State has int right to be heard by
those men whom she has chosen 70 represent her. for
ard) nor TO the Senator from Illinois, (Mr TrumbuI)
but on them. s
Mr. Bright said be had wished to make . rep,y.
but his friends had advised him to leave the case of
himself and colleague 10 their hands. he would seek
another occasion TO reply.
A good deal Of incidental discussion arose whether
the vote to lay the matter on the table should be
equivalent to the final decision Of the case. At
lay on the table, which carriedyeas 80, nays IS
the latter being the foil republican vote
The private calendar was then postponed till to-
morrow, and MI. Benjamin proceeded to make .
! u
Mr.. Doolittle said that while convinced that Cuba
would one day be oars he thought the present time
inopportune to ask it. He defended bis proposal "a
establish free negro nation in Central America, and
concluded by moving an amendment that no treaty
to acquire Cuba should be valid unless ratified by the
assent of q majority of the free whts inhabitants.
Mr.. Crittenden obtained the floor, and the Senate
adjourned. A. 5=.ls. - 1..,-,s-. Il
House.-Mr. Soaring rising to q question Of priv
lege, read an extract from the Washington CORES
pondence Of the New York Times, in which II was
stated that the paint purchased for the Brooklyn
navy-yard was used in painting his farm house, &C
cordiDg to the evidence before the committee ap.
pointed to investigate the alleged frauds in the navy
and navy.yards. BE characterized the article as d
and base sander perpetrated and set on foot
by still baser correspondent and he called on the
chairman to state officially whether such evidence
| had been adduced.
| Mr.. Sherman, of Ohio, distinctly stated that nc
testimony had been submitted including the gentle
man in any abuses whatever. The committee bad
carefully avoided giving any information to neWspa
per correspondents touching the investigation II
was the pleasure Of the House in the early mart o
next week the testimony would be submitted
| The House then resumed the consideration of th,
Senate bill for the admission of Oregon into tb
| Union. l48
Mr. Clark, Of Missouri, said that alien suffrage an,
the exclusion OF free negroes and mulattoea ffon
the courts was business which concerned Orego
alone, which, under all the circumstances, ought :
be admitted without regard to population.
Mr.. Hill, Of Georgia, rejoiced that the debate ha
not taken sectional or party turn and proceeded
oppose the bill on the ground of an insuficisncy
population and Of alien suffrage.
The debate for and against the bill continued Ii
6 o'clock without taking the question. Adjourned.