Arkansas democratic banner., 1851-03-25

WASHINGTON, March $.
 SENATE.-The Chair called the Senate 10 order and ordered the galleries closed.
 Mir Badger said before the gilleres were closed he had a resolution to submit.
 The Chair said this ar executive session, and no business could be transacted with open dooIs. Mr. Badger sad from that decision, ap- peal.
 NIT. Cooper said before further action, wish to announce that my colleague Mir. Broadhead, is present. NIT. Broadhead thea presented himself and took the oath of ofiice
 M. Clay said if no business can be done with open doors, how can Senstor be sworn in.
 Now long debate followed. MeSsrS. Walker and Bright sustained the decision of the Chair, and NeSSrs. Clay, Badger, Rusk, Atchison, Mangum, and others, opposed 1t.
 The resolution was than withdrawn and the journal of yesterday read
 Mir. Bright submitted his resolution, and Mr. Badger objected to the-Fecepton.
 The Char decided that the resolution could be reeelyed and II was read directing that each h Sena- tor be supplied with twelve copies of the Congress sIonal Globe tor the last two sessions
 MT. Berrien, from the committee apponted to wait the President, reported that they had per- formed the duty assigned them, and the President informed them he would communicate immediate ly.
 MT. Bright appealed to the decision of the Chair, allowing his resolution to be received, and the ap- peal was debated. The Char was snstainecl- yeas il. nays3 The resolution was laid over.
 MT. Clark offered resou ution requesting the President to communicate to the next session of the Senate, statement of navigation and commerce between the United States and countries with whom We have no treaties Of reciprocity since 1891 particularly with France, Spain, Portugal, and Hayti which was laid over.
 MT. Davis, of Mass, offered resolution reqair- ing the Secretary of the Treasury to report at the next session. the number of steamers, and persons fIRFss ,,L ,g1f. .l arranging ocean steamers, propellors, ferry and or- dInaTy steamers in district classes, which was land over.
 MT. Pearce offered resolution re-appointing Jetf. Davis as one of the Regents of the SmithSon- ian lnS,tuuon-adopted.
 NIT. Foote offered resolution directing Mir. Rehies contract and the document containing the decision of the Supreme Court printed by him for the Senate, to be referred to the Attorney General and that he be pald out of the contingent fund of the Senate whatever the Attorney General shall award hn for printing that doe unent; aiso for all pnnhng done for the Senate during ,he thirty first Congress, that Rltchie be paid out of the eontin- gent fund half the prices of eighteen hundred and nineteen. Lad over.
 MT. Downs offered resolution calling on the War Department to furnish the Senate with re- port of the surveys of the Mississippi
 Mir. Mangum offered resolution that two thou sand extra copies of the Espy report on meteoEoo-
 
 The Senate then went into executive session.
 Tine Senate then adjourned
 Large numbers of nominations were sent Tn by the President, among them the following; Hon. John Leeds Kerr of Maryland Minister to Bogota Mir. Easby Of Washington. Commissioner of Public Buildings George J. Curtis of Patents. Viye Eu- bank; Hon. Robert c. Schenck of OhIo Minister to Brazil; MT. Hammond. F. M. at Lancaster Pa i; MT. Marker of the State Department, Charge to Copenhagen.
 Committee on foreign affairs reported the follow ing treatles; one with Switzerland, negotiated by Mf. Mann, with unanimous recommendation in it's favor, with the exception of the Jewish diSabll ty clause which 1t is proposed to strike out one with Portugal, which country offered to pay certain and 10 leave the disputed portion to be settled by arbitration, it's ratification unanimously recommended; the one with Mexico, which coun- try offered to permit the Teahantepec Rail Road to be constructed, and aPproprales seven leagues of land on each side of the proposed line for that purpose; i also extends to American citizens equal rights privileges with Mexicans; the report of the Committee is unanimous in lts isyOr.