Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-08-12
CONGRESS.
EXECUTIVE PROCEEDINGS.
IN SENATE,
IN SENATE,
SATURDAY, July 81.

That Oh application of any mem
Der Of the Senate an extract be fur
nished from the executive record
comprehending the messages OF the
President of the United States. in
relation to the nomination OF iona,
than Russell, to be minister plenipo-
Tertiary 9th United States TO Swe-
den, and the proceedings Of the Sc
nate thereon:
1t was determined in the af!irma-
tiye.-Yeas 15-Nays 1t-as fol-
lows
YEAs-Messrs. Anderson. Dana,
Fromentin, Gaii!ard, German. Giles.
Gilman, Goldsborough. Gore, Hun
ter. King. Lambert, Leib, Turner &
Wells-i5.
NAys-Messrs. Brett, Bullock.
Campbell. Howell. Lacoek. Morrow.
Stone, TAFT, Taylor, Narnum and
Worthington-1f.
MONDAY. August 2.
On melton by MIR. Leib.
Ordered. Thattbe Secretary cause
to he printed for the use OF the Sc
nate, an extract from the executive
journal. compromising the several
messages from the President OF the
United States with the documents
and the proceedings of the Senate on
the nomination of jonathan Russell
TO be minister plenipU;entiary OF the
United States 10 Sweden.
EXTRACTS, &c.
MONDAY, May 81.
The following written message
was received from the President of
The United States by MIR. Graham ::
To the Senate of the United S:a|os
The Swedish government having
repeatedly manifested a desire to i'll
terchange public minister with the
United States. and having lately ap.
pointed one with that view. and other
considerations concurring to render
it advisable at this period to make a
correspondent appointment. noml-
nate Jonathan Russell. of Rhode ISL
and, to be minister pienipotentia,y
Of the United States TO Sweden.
JAMES MADISON.
Nlay 2eth, 1873.
The message was read.
Ordered, That it lie for consider
alton.
TUESDAY. June 4.
The Senate took into consifera-
ton the message from the President
Of the e. States OF yesterday nomi-
mating Jonathan Russell to efiieo;
and
On motion. by Mr.. Goldsborough.
Ordered, That the further cOnsi-
dera,isn thereof be postponed.
Nir. GoldsborouSh submitted the
following melton for consideration,
which was read.
Resolved. that the President OF
the United States be requested TO in
form The Senate when. and by whom
the first intelligence was officially
communicated to the Department OF
State. of the repeal Of the Berlin Il
Milan DEGREES, and at what time the
first official information OF tic re
neal OF these DEGREES was given to
the American Charge DIES Afiaircs at
Paris.
WEDNESDAY, June 9.
The Senate resumed the ccnsidc-
ration of the nomination of Jonathan
Russell, together with the motion
submitted yesterday by Mr. Colts
borough and
On motion, by Mr.. King.
The motion was amended ana a.
greed to as follows:
Resolved. That the President of
he United States be requested TO IN
form the Senate whether any COM
munication has been received trtm
Jonathan Russell, admitting or de-
pying the declaration OF the nuFs
of Bassano TO Mr.. Barlow that he
had informed his predecessor OF the
rpesl of the Berlin and Milan de-
erees al the date Of that decree.
On muIiOn,
Ordered, That the resolution, to-
cr,her with The nomination OF jona-
than Russell, be referred TO MIR.
Goldsborough, Nj. Anderson. and
MIR. King. TO consider and report
thereon.
sIr. Anderson submitted the fol