The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-12-18
THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS-FIRSTSESSION
SENATE.
MONDAY. DECEMBER 8.

THIRTY NGRESS-FlRST SESSION
SENATE
MONDAY. DECEMBER s.
Mr.. Bright, of Indiana, said that time would
be saved if the Senate would suspend the TWEEN
ty-fifth rule, which required that committees
shall be chosen by ballot. He therefore moved
to suspend the rule. No objection being made
the motion was agreed to- Mr.. b. then sent
up list of all the committees, and moved thai
they be declared elected which motion was
agreed to.
The following is list of the Standing Com
mittees:
On Foreign Relations - Messrs. Mason
Douglas, Norris, Mangum and Underwood.
On Findnce-Hunter, Bright Gwin, Pearce
and Miller
On Commerce - Hamln, Soule, Dodge Of
Wisconsin, Davis, and Seward
On NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bayard, Stock
ton, Upham, James
On Agrieulture-Sou1e Walker, Atchison
Spruance, and Wade.
On Military Afairs-Shields, Clemens, Bor-
land, Dawson, and Jones of Tennessee.
On Naturalization, Dodge of Wisconsin,
Borland, Morton and Spruance
On Navdi Afairs-Gwin, Stockton, Mallo-
ry, Badger, and Spruance. -
On Public Lands-Felch, Shields, Dodge Of
Iowa, Underwood and Pratt
On Pirate Land Claims Downs, Whit
comb, Clemens, Davis, and Hale.
IN indian affairs - Atchison, Sebastian,
Rusk, Bell, and Cooper
On Ctd,ms-Brodhead, Whitcomb, Bayard,
Pratt, and Wade.
On Revolutionary Cldims-Walker, Chase,
James Foote, and Sumner
Jud'c'ary-Butler, Davis, Bradbury Berrien,
and Geyer.
Post Office and Post RoGds-Rusk, Soule,
Hamlih, Upham, and Morton
IN Roads and Canais-Bright, Rhett Doug
las, Spruancc and Sumner
On PensonS-Jones of Iowa, Borland Stock
ton, Foot OF Vermont, and Geyer
Necr:s, Berr-S, Sad Clarke b. -
On Paten.1 s.-I 2 .>ts:st OSfce--Norrfs, s-snss.
Whitcomb, Dawson, and Smith.
On Public Buildings-Whitcomb, Hunter,
and Clarke
On Printing-Borland Hamln, and Smith.
On MISUNDERSTANDING, Bright Felch,
Mangum, and Fish
On Observation-Disclosures, Houston, Green,
Cooper, and Jones of Tennessee
On EngrosSed Bills-Bayard, Mallory and
Hale.
On Library-Pearce, Clemens, and Dodge
On Enrolled Bills-Jones of Iowa, and Bad
ger.
To Audit and Control Contingent Expenses
Of Senate-Dodge of Iowa, Walker, and Bell.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9.
Mr.. Stockton presented petition from citi-
zens of New Jersey, asking the interposition of
this Government in behalf of Mr.. John S.
Thrasher, lately condemned and imprisoned, af-
ter a mock trial, by the authorities of Cuba
Mr.. Stockton submitted resolution calling
upon the President to communicate all the in
formation in his possession touching the impris-
onment of Mr.. Thrasher; which was adopted
MIR. Hale introduced joint resolution au-
thorizing the President to interpose friendly
Offices with the French Republic in behalf of
Abd-el-Kader
Mr.. Bright introduced his resolution to rein
state the 49th rule, 50 as to have Senate officers
elected
A large number of bills were introduced and
referred.
Mr.. Shields moved to postpone the resolution
the Compromise acts, and to take
up the resolution extending welcome to
Kossuth
Mr. Seward addressed the Senate at length
in support of the resolution.
Mr. Berrien opposed the resolution in u
speech of an hour, the bearing of which can
be best condensed by giving an amendment he
proposed to be added to the resolution, which
was as follows:
"And be At further resolved, That the well
come thus offered to Louis Kossuth be extended
to his associate Hungarian exiles who have
landed on our shores; but while welcoming
these Hungarian patriots to an asylum in our
country, and to the protection which our laws
will afford to them, it is due to candor to de-
clare that it is not the purpose Of Congress to
depart from the settled policy of this Govern
ment, which forbids all interference with the
domestic concerns of other nations"
Mr. Hale and Mr. Foote replied, and in sup
port of the resolution.
Mr.. Miller advocated the resolution, but dis
claimed any idea of going beyond welcome
to Kossuth, the exile.
Mr. Sumner got the floor, and then the Sen
ate adjourned.