New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-05
'Iaalr .y-sixsh Con rrcss--sSsrst Session.

seNse0 rexRtnAoMS 81 the tsegtsiaAlslc " SS y
ces PRAYING Congress to erect the territorial gov
crntueHt Of Arizona. which were read anu reIeffe
to the Committee on Territories.
Mr.. Clay, fFem the Committee on Commerce, 10
whom was referred the bill to provide for the cons
strlction of ii marine hospital at Apalachicola,
aud anotiier to provide for the construction Of Q
custotu-hcpse at the same place, reported them
back with The Recommendation that the do not
pass.
MI Hale presented the memorial Of +. B. San
born demonstrating against the action OF the Senate
IN ordering his arrest because he refused to obey
The summons Of the HaFper's Ferry Investigating
Cemmitsee and praying che Senate to rcscind thai
csEer as being improper and Illegal. Mr. H sale
N cordially CONQUERED with the prayer Of 10 PET
son, but inasmuch as the Senate, In spite Of all is
could say, passed tie vote by pretty large ma
iority he would naeve that the petition lie on The
table, which MAS agreed to.
( On motion by Mr.. Collamer, a resolution was
adapted directing the Committee on Post Offices
and Pos Roads 70 inquire into the expedoncy b
providing by law that any letter which shall have
remained in the post office for thirty days undellv
cred shall be returned to the writer thereof, whs
shall have endorsed his name and residences
thereon Mr.. G. remarked that under the presena
system Of requiring all letters to be prepaid there
was no pecuuiary inducenent for the governments
To- deliver letters Mt alt; and It was no more thar
just to require of the government what would DC
required of private carrier, that when he failed
to deliver package entrusted to his care, he
should return It. 1t would cost no more to carry
these letters back to their writer's than to take
them To the dead letter office.
On motion by Mr.. Rice, q resolution was adopted
instructing the Committee on the Post Office and
Post Roads to enquire into the expedency Of re-
vision Of the postal laws, and to report ~ bill on
otherwise, s
On motion BY Mr.. Hammond, the joint resolution
from the Honse Of Representatives apprepriating
$40 900 TO defray the exposes of inaugurating the
equestrian statue Of General Washington, ON the
I'D instant Was taken up and passed yeas, SO ;
naX M l b q. ,, y, u n, Il,
solution Of Mr.. Brown in regard to territorial rights
and Mr. Tnombs replied to the speech OF Mfr. Doc
little, delivered on Friday last He repeated the
charge he had formerly made, that nine States Of
this Union were faithless To their compact in refns
ing to execute the fugitive slave lar. Betweenin-
dependent soversignties there must be an arbiter
somewhere. Where is it, II they refuse to COM
ply with their solemn obligations, and persist in
aggression upon the rights of their neighbors the
was prepared for that at any time, there was no
other. Mr.. 7. then gave a historical statement of
the case Of the Georgia missionaries, Wooster and
Rntler showing that in no particular was the con-
sttution violated By Georgia. in the action OF her
Supreme Court. II was record every page of
which he was proud Of. He then contrasted with
that action the course OF the State of Wisconsin.
On the conclusion Of hisremarks.
Afr. Wade obtained the floor, and the further
consideration Of the subject was postponed until
Wednesday Of next week, at halfpast one o'clock.
on motion by Mr. Mason, the Senate then pro-
ceeded to the consideration of executive business
and nftar some time spent therein, adjourned.
House Of RepieSentaf tres. The bill providing
for the payment of invalid and other pensions was
passed also the bill for the support Of the Military
Academy.
Mr.. Gonkiin asked hut failed to obtain, consent
to offer resolution rlstrnctiDg the Committee on
the Judiciary to inquire whether any, and if SO,
what legislation is necessary to secure the liberty
Of speech or person in the District Of Columbia;
and whether, and il 40, what Legislation is
necessary to secure the rights of free persons in
said District
Mr. Gurley, from the Committee on Printing, re-
ported resolution proposing to print twenty five
thousand extra copies Of the annual message Of
the President Of the United States, with the re-
ports proper Of the heads of the departments con-
nected Herewith, emitting the stastieal portion;
and that five thousand copies of said message and
reports. complete, be printed. He said that this
proposition was an innovation, in the nature of re-
FERN II the House were to print these documents,
as heretofore, the cost would be $3S, S66, but by
the plan now proposed s22, III. Besides, instead
OF printing large number of volumes of dry sta |
tistics, the matter now to be furnished would give
all valuable information In one instead Of three or
four volumes which would be Of more conyeni-
ent size for the mails and for handling.
Mr. Gurley said, IN reply to a question by Mr..
Burnett, that under the law, this printing job
would go to the Senate printer The plan now |
proposed had acted SO well in the Senate that that
lbs 4
There was quite lively time for a few minutes
air. Adrian desired to make a personal explains
ion, with view Of refuting certain impnfations
contained IN Mr. Carter resolutions of Friday last
relation to alleged discourteous treatment of the
New York Seventh Regiment by the President, |
reads Of Department ana the Committee Of Ar
angements.
Mr. John Cochrane cansed to be read an article |
rom the New ORR Tribune about that regiment,
aying they were stability treated, and were the |
1etIms Of false pretences. Mfr. Cochrane was
herein spoken Of as The chairman OF the commit
e. which be said was untrue.
Messrs. LoEejoy and FarnsWorth objected to
lose gentlemen making personal explanations
The House proceeded to vote for printer, with
e following result ON the fourth ballot: 1
Hhoie number Of votes, 1S5; necessary to
loice, ~ NJ. Ford received a3, Mr.. Glossbren-
i III Mr.. Seaton Isl Mr.. Ball 3, Mi. Wilson i.
Mr. Ford, OF Ohio, was declared elected, and the
puse adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-sSeaqfe The eIa;i. iai,,
fore the Senate communication from the Sec
tary of State, made in obedience to law. trans
ting statements showing the number and desig-
ton Of passengers arriving in the United States
ring the year 1853, which was read and laid on ,
iaDie. The total number leaving foreign ports
the United States during the year was 155 800 :
whom 20T died on the voyage leaving the total / I
mber Of arrivals LIS 1902. ,
Also Q communication from the SECRETARY of the !
easufy in answer 10 the resolution of the Senate
the 2lst INST, inquiring whether the sum of | i
800 appropriated for repairing the works and /
ars for securing the light house at Chicago, Ill, Of
2 part of It, has been expended etc. The Sec !
tary aTahsmlfs copy Of the report of the Light
nse Beard, from which it appears that the De- 4
lI,ment has directed the expenditure Of so much
lne appropriation as was necessary for the pro-
elton of the lighthouse The Communication !.
as read and laid on The table, ;
!, W motion by MI. Mason, resolution was adopt-
Y. requesting the President OF the United States /
III ms opinion not incompatible with the public .
itercsts 70 communicate to the Senate a cany al !
~ report which may have been received from
Y commissioner on the part of the United States
e ~, nursing the boundary pursuant to the first
Ttice 81 the treaty between the United states an5
treat Britain, of the 18th Of June. ls46, showino
ae present condition of that work. 80
On mouon by Mr.. Sumner, d resolution was
aoptea requesting the President of the limited
tales, Il an his opinion moi incompatible with tha
apie interest, to furnish to the Senate oonias of
Y instructions, past and present, with regard to
ne UNIFORM ~ costume OF persons in the dipIo.
aatic OF consular service, and also any correspond
nee with reference thereto,
Mr.. Foot, from the Committee4on Clamu re,,o.t
q bill declaratory Of the acts for CARVING int
nect the ninth article of the treaty between the
'Mlea states and Spain, which was read and
assed 10 second reading. "Ae
Inc remainder of the day was devoted to exeen.
Ire business. 80 = ~
Hoase.-Mr. Miilsen Intellectually eadeavored i
atToauee resolution providing for the election of
chaplain tomorrow - \ 49, y
Mr.. sherman, from the Committee on WAYS and
leans reported bill providing that IL sba he sh
uty Of the President to cause his animal ressa
nd the executive documents 10 be nrinsed asi
oples delivered 70 tho Secretary of the Senate ana
Jerk OF the House in time for listYihutnn N M
Commencement OF each session Of Congress T6as